Echoes of Kemptville past
by Melanie Low
One of my hobbies that was boxed up and put in storage when baby raising started was a curiosity for tracking inscriptions...
The Wharf
by James Clothier
When the Town of Kemptville celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1957, the Kemptville Women’s Institute collected a great deal of information about...
Dead centres of the community
There would seem to be little to say about local cemeteries. But those gravestones contain the names of some of North Grenville’s famous citizens,...
North Grenville’s other Premier
Most people living in North Grenville today have heard about the native son who grew up to become Ontario Premier. G. Howard Ferguson and...
Whose land was it anyway?
After the end of the American Revolutionary War, about 50,000 refugees sought refuge in the lands still held by Britain. Most of these went...
Return to Vimy 2017
by Brian Reid
On April 9, 2017, as I gathered with thousands of other Canadians on Vimy Ridge, I reflected on the moment and the...
The early references to the South Branch River
Debate continues about whether a certain stretch of waterway should be called the Kemptville Creek, or the South Branch of the Rideau River. What...
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....
The Bridges at Oxford Mills
by David Shanahan
When the signs went up a while back announcing that Factory Bridge in Oxford Mills would be closed for a couple of...
Kemptville Conscription crisis
The fact that Canada was nearly torn apart through the Conscription Crisis in 1917 can, at least, partly, be traced back to Kemptville! Although...