Riverside Park, 1908
In 1902, the Kemptville Council bought Riverside Park from the Bottom family, who had owned it for decades. It was decided that the Village...
Rideau Canal saga Burritts Rapids: made by the Canal
But,The Rideau Canal began as a military project which, fortunately, never had to meet a military purpose in its 190 years since Col. John...
Before cannabis there was booze
As we move into a new era of legalised cannabis, it is useful to remember that this is not the first time Ontario has...
The push to amalgamate
Looking back on twenty years of amalgamation, it is easy to assume that what we see now is what was always going to be;...
Kemptville Business Directory:
This is, in fact, quite a selective list of businesses which were operating in the North Grenville area in the 1860's. A much fuller...
Ku Klux Klan in Smith’s Falls
Racism and bigotry is not unknown in Canada, although we often like to think that we’re in a better place in that regard. Sometimes...
The romance of history
While we mark Canada 150, a local resident celebrated something older, an amazing story of a family that has been part of North Grenville...
Kemptville College: The Early Days
The lands that were once the homesteads of pioneer families, then the location of an institution of learning and research, are now the home...
Walter Turnbull: Man at the top
Walter James Turnbull probably had one of the more interesting lives of anyone who grew up in Oxford Mills. His mother, Sophronia Williams, came...
Major Horace Hutchins
Horace Hutchins was born on January 28, 1868 ,in Kemptville, Ontario. His grandfather had arrived in Oxford-on-Rideau Township from Ireland around 1820 and the...