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.

The The Wilbur Mine, Lanark County, Ontario

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Presentation by Jordan Smith. Article by Bill Tupper, photos by Susan McKellar.…

The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master, and a Trial that Shocked a Country

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Presentation by Charlotte Gray. Article and Photos by Susan McKellar. April, 2015.…

Spinning Wheels and More

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Presentation by Gordon Moat. Article and Pictures by Lucy Martin. March, 2015.…

Sir John A. MacDonald and the Manotick Connection

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Presenter: Alison Cheng. Article and Pictures by Lucy Martin. February, 2015. This…

Annual Bring & Brag – 2015

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Presentations by RTHS Members. Article and photos by Lucy Martin . January, 2015.  For…

A Look at Three Arctic Shipwrecks: HMS Investigator, the Breadalbane and the HMS Erebus

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Presentation by Jonathan Moore, Parks Canada. Article and photos by Lucy Martin.…

The Curriers of Manotick

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Presentation by Brian Hull. Article and photos by Susan McKellar. October, 2014.…

The Women of Dickinson House and Their Place in Manotick Village Society, 1870-1930

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The Women of Dickinson House and Their Place in Manotick Village Society,…

Almonte, Past and Present: the June 2014 Field Trip

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Article and Photos by Lucy Martin. If it’s June it must be…

R. Tait McKenzie, the Last Voyage of the Karluk, Write Your Own Life History, and Historic North Gower Businesses

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Presentations by RTHS members Dennis Osmond, Brandon Kasssis, Susan McKellar, Colin Wright.…

Canada Cycle & Motor: the CCM Story 1899-1983

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Presentation by John McKenty. Article and Pictures by Susan McKellar. April, 2014. John McKenty, a…

Saint Patrick’s Day Celebration & Irish Heritage Month

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Presentation by Coral Lindsay and Gail Brooks Article and Pictures by Lucy…

Tales of the One-Room School House

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Presentation by: Joy Forbes. Article and Photos by Lucy Martin. February, 2014. Go back…

A History of Chocolate

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Presentation by Coral Lindsay. Article and Photos by Lucy Martin. January, 2014. Our…

Robbie Burns

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Speaker: Coral Lindsay. Article and Pictures by Lucy Martin. January, 2013. Robert Burns…

Richard Latham Garlick

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Presentation by Brian Booth. Article and picture by Lucy Martin. February, 2013.…

Donna Naughton on Canadian Mammals

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Presentation by Donna Naughton. Article and Pictures by Lucy Martin. March, 2013.…

Excursion to the Science Museum

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April’s meeting was a new type of field trip: small behind-the-scenes group…