Indigenous status in 1950
On 13 May and 16 May 1946, respectively, the House of Commons and the Senate passed parallel resolutions to establish the Special Joint Committee...
Local settlement in 1818: The Banished Briton
Few people today, other than historians, know the name of Robert Gourlay. But, for a few years after the end of the War of...
Losers weepers – The Law of Nations
The Doctrine of Discovery provided the monarchs of Europe with a very questionable justification for claiming the territories inhabited by non-Europeans between the fifteenth...
Hiding in plain sight
Many older buildings around North Grenville have disappeared over the years; some by fire, others demolished. But there are some which are still around,...
FINDERS KEEPERS – THE DOCTRINE OF DISCOVERY
Imagine a typical Canadian family packing up and heading off to the cottage for a few days. Naturally, it’s beside a lake, very rough...
The Harp and the Maple Leaf
The impact of the Irish on Canada goes well beyond the immigrants who arrived here in droves throughout the Nineteenth Century. Most of those...
Merrickville Alloy Factory
Village Metalsmiths – Alloy Foundry Company Limited was originally founded in 1840. It has operated continuously ever since and is, therefore, Canada’s oldest foundry....
Old Town Hall and Fire Tower
This building was erected in 1856 by the township of Wolford, and, from 1860 served the Village of Merrickville as a Town Hall. The...
Heritage – Oxford Mills
Oxford Mills is a place that was nearly the main centre of Oxford-on-Rideau, then became the main centre, and then lost its position as...
A quiet revolution
History is full of exciting events, turbulent times, and violent change. But some revolutions can pass people by as they live through them, and...