History

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By Dave Allston -  Sporting clubs were the centre of social life in the first...

The early days of Maplelawn, part two (plus bonus photos!)

By Dave Allston -  In my previous column, I wrote about the Thomsons, an important...

Get to know one of Westboro’s founding families

By Dave Allston -  For a column titled “Early Days,” what better subject than to...

The early days of Magee House

By Dave Allston -  The old stone building on Wellington Street West known as “Magee...

Surprise! This Kitchissippi school is actually 100 years old this month

By Dave Allston -  The building we know as Nepean High School will be celebrating...

A window into the 1870s is unearthed (right next to the KT offices!)

By Dave Allston -  A planned excavation of an old railway site has begun to...
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Early Days: Richmond Roads home with a forgotten name

The Canadian Bank Note Company on Richmond Road at Kirkwood is a familiar building...

Maison Jeanne D’Arc: The tenth anniversary of a potential teardown

It has now been nearly ten years since a group of concerned citizens and...

The tale of “Westboro Manor”

One of Westboro’s most impressive structures is located at 330 Churchill Avenue, just south...

Lost and found: a Kitchissippi mystery

As time passes, history begins to fade. The lives and events, the people and...

Cave Creek: the “scourge” of early Kitchissippi

For decades during the earliest days of Kitchissippi, there was a small but significant...

Early Days: Prohibition and the history of hooch in Kitchissippi

This year marks the 100th anniversary of prohibition in Ontario, a significant era in...
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