by Edith Cody-Rice
Many Almontonians will be aware of the memorial plaques at the intersection of Mill and Bridge Street commenorating the great train crash of December 27, 1942 that...
by Edith Cody-Rice
Many Almonte residents will be surprised to hear that the First Lady of Iceland, Eliza Reid, was raised in the nearby village of Ashton. She met her...
This week, Ontario author Maria Moore gave an eye-opening talk about her family’s experience as Mexican Mennonites for The Covergirls Book Club in Almonte.
She explained why Mennonite colonies from...
by Edith Cody-Rice
The Millstone interviewed Sharon Johnston about her latest novel, Patchwork Society. Mrs. Johnston has written two novels, Matrons and Madams, published in 2015,...
These titles are suggested by Mississippi Mills Public Library staff to support those who have children asking about COVID-19 and our world, and also...
The newest book from the Lanark County Genealogical Society is available again after quickly selling out the first printing. “Lanark County Legends” is a...
A while back, UK-based writer and photographer Fred Forse spent time in Almonte photographing some of Noreen's well-known caricature puppets together with their human...
Friends of Mississippi Mills Public Library has a wonderful, new initiative!
Because of space restrictions, the Pakenham Branch is selling only masks for now. Have...
by Edith Cody-Rice
Anxiously awaited, Elena Ferrante's successor to her highly successful quartet, the Neapolitan Novels, has finally been published in English. Published in Italian...
Even though Archives Lanark has been closed all summer due to COVIB19 restrictions, three volunteers have been working hard to finish the project of...
by Edith Cody-Rice
Most of us recall studying or having heard mentioned Radisson and Groseilliers, if we studied Canadian history in high school: Radishes and...