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...
Editor's Note: I have been remiss in not sharing more poems from Noreen Syme, about growing up in Almonte long ago. As the Almonte Fair approaches, I'll share this...
Remembrances of “Days Gone By” by Murray Stewart Guthrie, born July 1, 1923
As I recall, during Prohibition, the only non-alcoholic drink that was available...
by Brent Eades
Looking through Michael Dunn's collection of historic Almonte photos that I share on Almonte.com, I came across this marvellous postcard view of the top...
by Brent Eades
I spent some time today digging through the Textile Museum's online archive of the Almonte Gazette before settling on the edition from...
Editor's Note: Two days after Christmas in 1942 one of Canada's worst train accidents happened near the site of the present-day Almonte Library.
For reasons that...
Considering all the concern and subsequent ongoing construction presently underway, I thought your readers might like a look at what was taking place at...
We've received this reminder from surviving relatives about the 100th anniversary of the death of Alexander Rosamond during World War I.
He is commemorated by the...
Editor's note: Michael Dunn has sent this follow-up to the Textile Museum's recent request for information about a painting from the Almonte area by...
I found these fascinating photos of the area around Pakenham's Five-Span Bridge on the Facebook group called 'Lost Ottawa'. They're from Library and Archives Canada and were...
We received the following letter and photos from the caregiver of a survivor of the horrific train wreck in Almonte in 1942:
Margaret Lisinski, together with two...