Silas Huntington: Apostle of the North
North Grenville has never been short of colourful characters throughout its history, but Silas Huntington must rank as one of the most colourful of...
Maplewood, Oxford Mills
This was actually the third school built to serve the School Section. The number of pupils grew and a larger building was needed. Maplewood,...
The other North Grenville Premier
Most people living in North Grenville today have heard about the native son who grew up to become Ontario Premier. G. Howard Ferguson is...
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...
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...
Losers weepers – The Law of Nations
The Doctrine of Discovery provided the monarchs of Europe with a very questionable justification for claiming the territories inhabited by non-Europeans between the fifteenth...
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...
A tale of two Buildings
by Tricia Habberjam
The year is 1875, and Oxford Mills is a thriving community clustered around the South Branch of the Rideau River in Eastern...
Rachel Swedlove: survivor and supporter
When Rachel Swedlove arrived in Kemptville in 1929, she had already lived more than many people manage in a lifetime. Born Rachel Achber, in...
John Fannin: an extraordinary life
North Grenville has produced many amazing characters, but there can be few who measured up to the life of John Fannin. Born in Kemptville...