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.

Exploring the RCMP

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Presentation to RTHS by Glenn Wright, October, 2009. Presentation report by Lucy…

Ice Cream Days in Dickinson Square

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Article from the RTHS newsletter, September, 2009 Ice cream days in Dickinson…

Knox Presbyterian Victorian Tea & Fashion Show

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Event at Dickinson House, Manotick – June 20th, 2009. Event report by…

Vintage Wings of Canada

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An RTHS Field Trip, June 27th, 2009. Report by Lucy Martin Vintage…

The Rideau Canal at Manotick: Early Years

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Article by Ron Wilson in the RTHS newsletter – May, 2009. The…

9 Famous Children of the Great Depression

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Presentation by Coral Lindsay to the RTHS membership, April 15, 2009. Presentation…

Presentations Promote Continuing Interest in Period Costumes

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Presented by Edwina Sutherland to RTHS members and others at Watson’s Mill…

Manotick Then and Now: Preview of the 2nd Edition

From the February, 2009 edition of the RTHS newsletter. The founding of…

In Memory of Dora Stamp

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From the January, 2009 edition of the RTHS newsletter. Stamp Dora Stamp,…

The Name Game: Questions – and a Few Answers

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Source: The RTHS newsletter, April, 2008 THE NAME GAME Can you locate…

Lessons of an Old Cookbook

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Reported by Owen Cooke in the RTHS newsletter, May, 2008. During the…

A Life in Photography: Greg Newton

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A Life in Photography: Greg Newton Presented by Greg Newton to the…

History of the Archives Building in North Gower

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Article Author: Betty Bartlett. From the June, 2008 edition of the RTHS…

Field Trip to Upper Canada Village – 2008

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Field trip report by Lucy Martin. After nearly a week of rain,…

Book Review: St. Andrew’s Kars — A Family Church, 1835-2008

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Author: Susan McKellar. Reviewed by Jane Anderson Susan McKellar is leaving a…

Fleets and Forwarders: Steamboat Days on the Rideau Canal, 1830’s – 1930’s

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Presentation by Coral Lindsay to the Rideau Township Historical Society, November, 2008.…

Aspects of the War of 1812 and the Battle of Chrysler’s Farm.

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Aspects of the War of 1812 and the Battle of Chrysler’s Farm.…

Restoration of the Carleton County Map of 1863

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Restoration of the Carleton County Map of 1863 Presented by Sherry Guild…