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...
Environmental history project for North Grenville
The North Grenville Historical Society is partnering with noted environmental power couple Dr. Fred Schueler and Aleta Karstad on a major research project...
London – the final conference
There had been so many highs and lows in the story of Confederation since 1864. What with the Fenian raid, the resignation of George...
Joe and Mary Swain
Heritage is people, and this week’s post is rather different. I received a message from Patricia Walsworth last week: “Hi I have a photo...
Prescott Street: village street and highway
The photograph shows Prescott Street at one of its high points, some time in the 1930's. It had not always been the main street...
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...
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...
New book of “Stories from the South Branch” available starting December
For all those who have enjoyed Dr. David Shanahan’s articles on local history that have appeared regularly in the NG Times, the good news...
Strange bedfellows indeed!
It is not too much to say that George Brown and John A. Macdonald detested each other. This went far beyond the usual political...
High security in Kemptville
The tension had been mounting all week, but the increased police presence that Tuesday had added to the sense of anticipation and dread in...