by Bill Chapman
The headline of this particular article in the Millstone caught my attention because my former office was on Little Bridge Street.
Though I appreciate the facetious character of...
by Brent Eades
English is one of history’s most successful tongues. It’s spoken as a first or second language by more people globally than any other -- about 1.5 billion...
Almonte, the summer of 1954. The SOLD sign had just gone up on 38 Cameron Street signalling the beginning of a forty-year residency of the Dunn family. Marie was...
by Brent Eades
Artificial intelligence (AI) platforms such as GPT-3 have grown immensely more powerful in recent years, especially in their ability to generate text...
Former Councillor Alex Gillis revisits his files of 26 years to recall how Mississippi Mills was named
The following ad appeared in the Almonte Gazette...
by Brent Eades
I've been experimenting with adding colour to some of the 700 historic Almonte photos that Michael Dunn shares with me on Almonte.com....
by Brent Eades
I'm pointing out the obvious, but it is mighty darn cold out there. Wind chill approaching minus 40, apparently.
How did our ancestors...
In a book published in Quebec City in 1832 concerning the settlement of Canada, Joseph Bouchette says:
“The first systematic emigration we have to record...
I've been remiss in not drawing attention to this marvellous Facebook group run by CP-based blogger and historian Linda Seccaspina, Tales of Almonte.
With daily...
by Brent Eades
The first train arrived at Almonte back in 1859, when the tracks of the Brockville & Ottawa Railway reached town.
And trains continued...