Always something new in history
It may seem an odd thing, but there’s always something new in history. Now and then, a document may be found, a diary, letter,...
The Making of a Province: Political refugees
These days, people often think of the United Empire Loyalists as a rather elitist organisation, a throwback to a more Imperial and aristocratic time....
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 man in the frame
As reported elsewhere in this issue, the Oddfellows Lodge 279 in Kemptville has presented a portrait of Dr. John A. Jones to the North...
Looking back ‑ How times have changed
by Ralph Raina
I thought the readers might be interested in a bit of nostalgia about the town of Kemptville. Rudi Finzel and I have...
The CIBC Site, Prescott & Reuben Streets
This is yet another important site in Kemptville’s history that hides its past well. The first school house in the area was opened here...
Burritts Rapids history: A question of sources
Last week, we looked at the story of John Strachan French, mill owner and merchant in Burritts Rapids between 1841 and 1858. The problem...
One town, one man and a story that won’t go away
by Lyle Dillabough
It just seems to go on and on. That endless tale of Captain Roy Brown, his hometown of Carleton Place, and the...
Anderson & Langstaff Store, Prescott Street, Kemptville
This has been the site of a store since at least 1850, when Thomas Baldwin had a cabinet shop here. lt then became the...
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...