Stephen Merrick House
It is believed that this house was originally built by Samuel Langford for Stephen Merrick, a son of village founder William Merrick. It has...
10 Water Street, Oxford Mills
Every house has story: a tale of families who built it, lived in it, raised families and filled it with life. The house in...
Indigenous origins in North Grenville
The Algonquin traditional territory included most of what is now North Grenville, but their territory bordered on that of another group, one that has...
School days
With the recent announcement that Oxford-on-Rideau Public School is on the list of schools that are being considered for closure next year, the community...
Kemptville Royals hockey team 1957
by Sam Gaw
Recently, as I was going through some boxes of memorabilia, I found a mint condition 1957 Season Souvenir Program of the Kemptville...
The Streets of North Grenville: Reuben and Riverside Park
In 1857, the Village of Kemptville separated from the Township of Oxford-on-Rideau, becoming an Incorporated Village with its own municipal government. But the financial...
Remembering Walkerton
Ken Graham,
Chair Mississippi-Rideau Source Protection Committee
As we deal with COVID-19, we are reminded of the value and importance of our public health system. Twenty...
An Established Church
When the Province of Upper Canada, later Ontario, was established by the Constitutional Act of 1791, it was assumed that the Church of England...
Henry Patton Pioneer Missionary of St. James
by Doug MacDonald
The distinguished older gentleman in the portrait is the Venerable Henry Patton, Archdeacon of the Diocese of Ontario.
In 1826, the Church of...
Charlottetown
It is probably fair to assume that most Canadians have heard of the Charlottetown Conference and its role in bringing about the Confederation of...