RTHS Blog Posts Archive

For many years, the Rideau Township Historical Society has maintained an archive of articles, reports and presentations related to the history of the former Rideau Township. Through a re-formatting of this interesting and useful material, we now have a completely searchable database, to which we will continue to add items over time.

Much of the information in this collection has been "mined" from RTHS newsletters dating back to 2005. That represents over 150 individual newsletters, each of which is being reviewed to identify material we feel may be of interest to members and visitors. This is a "work in progress" so in order that the completed collection is displayed in chronological order beginning with the most recent, we are beginning with the older posts and working our way up to the present.

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A Note on Searching the Collection: You can search our Blog Post collection by using the Search box below, or those on any of our pages. Your search results will include all document titles from our site (principally newsletters and blog posts) containing all of your search terms, but not necessarily in combination. However, you can search for a specific phrase by using quotations in the Search box. When a document from your search results is opened, press "Ctrl+F" (Windows) or Cmd+F (OS) and reenter your search terms, one at a time (search terms entered together in this search box will return 0 results, unless the terms appear together in the document.) However, specific phrases can be found in the document using this method, but only if the phrase is accurate and the quotation marks are removed.

RTHS Bus Excursion to Historic Perth

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Article by Sandy McNiece. Photos by Rod Brazier. June, 2019. Our Rideau…

Professor M. Lindsay Lambert’s Magic Lantern Show

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Presented by Professor Lambert. Article by Sue Gibson. Photos by Owen Cooke. May,…

Algonquins of Ontario Land Claim

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Presented by Sean Darcy. Article by Maureen McPhee with extracts from presentation…

My Naval Career

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Presentation by Capt. Peter Milsom. Article by Pat Earl, photos Captain Milsom.…

Life in Jamaica and Canada

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Presentation by Nyamme (Nye) Samuels. Article by Marguerite Rogers, photos by Chanda…

Book Launch: Rideau Remembers – North Gower & Marlborough Townships’ Sacrifice in the Great War 1914 – 1918.

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Mulitiple Presenters. Article and Pictures by Rod Brazier. November, 2018 November’s monthly…

Walking in the Footsteps of Philemon Wright

Walking in the Footsteps of Philemon Wright Presented by Rick Henderson. Article…

An Equestrian Life – and After

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Article by Peter Satterly. Photos by Maureen McPhee. September, 2018. The September…

RTHS Excursion: Pinhey’s Point Historical Site and Envions

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Article by Sandy McNiece. Photos by Owen Cooke. June, 2018. We had…

3 Presentations: The Craigs of Rideau Township; Life & Death of Pilot Officer Tommy Watterson; County Reeve William Cowan

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Karen, Robin, and Robert Craig, Owen Cooke, and Bill Tupper. Article by…

Capital Lives: Hamnet Pinhey, Cecil Morrison, Isabella Preston

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Presentation by  Valerie Knowles. Article by Owen Cooke, Photos by Maureen McPhee.…

3 Presentations: Commemorating Rideau Sappers & Miners at Newboro; Validating UEL Lineage; Railways in Muskoka

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Presentations by Dr. Dennis Osmond, Gary Bagley and Rod Brazier. Article by…

A.Y. Jackson – His Manotick Years, 1955-1963

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Presenter Irene Staron Speaker: Irene Staron. Article by Susan McKellar. February, 2018…

RTHS Bring and Brag 2018

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Article by Maureen McPhee; Photos by Owen Cooke and Maureen McPhee. January…

RTHS Bring and Brag 2019

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Article by Susan McKellar, photos by Owen Cooke. January, 2019. Memories were…

Courage in Battle and the Canadian Experience in Afghanistan

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Speaker Robert Fowler. Article by Pat Earl.  Photos by, Maureen McPhee. November, 2017.…

The Irish Experience in the Ottawa Valley

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According to author Peter Currie, people are starved, he says, to know…

The Heritage Forum

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Article by Susan Mckellar, Photos by Owen Cooke and Maureen McPhee. September,…