Burritts Rapids and a problem in history
In order to write history, historians need reliable sources. Unless you have information, dependable and supported by documents, letters, diaries, maps or whatever, it...
“Discover the story behind every door” Maplewood Hall, Oxford Mills
Maplewood Community Hall has been at the centre of life in the hamlet since it first opened as a school in 1875. In its...
G. Howard Ferguson 1: Wild young man
In a series on Sons and Daughters, it is impossible not to notice G. Howard Ferguson. This local boy made good was Ontario’s ninth...
PARLIAMENT HILL
There are very few more potent symbols of Canada and Confederation than the Centre Block on Parliament Hill, with its magnificent Peace Tower, which...
Finding the unknown fallen
In the last issue of the Times, we reported on the unique newspaper find behind the wallpaper of a residence of North Grenville, and...
The settlement that passed us by: Part 4
As the War of 1812 was ending, steps were taken to bring in immigrants and disbanded soldiers to the Rideau area to form a...
Building on 150 years of tradition
The Grahame family have been worthy inheritors of a long baking tradition on the site. It is hard to know exactly when the wood-fired...
Kemptville in 1951: 70 years of change
Things have changed a lot in North Grenville over the past few decades, and it’s fascinating to take a close look at some of...
Methodist Church and Cemetery, Clothier and James Streets
As so often in North Grenville, some of the more interesting and historic locations are now empty sites where once there stood the earliest...
L’histoire des Acadiens et des Cajuns
La fête nationale des Acadiens est célébrée le 15 août. Ceux-ci sont éparpillés de part et d’autre au Canada, même dans notre municipalité de...