#kitten mill

In an Ottawa Citizen column called Ramblin Reflections in 1936 they wrote about the historic old landmarks that reminded the succeeding generations of what once was in our communities. They are now slowly disappearing and left among a pile of forgotten things. The Glenayr Kitten Mill in Lanark, Ontario was first developed by Clyde Woolen Mills in the 1850’s. It was Dave Markle of Glenayr Knit who…

Peter Kear ·  The Lanark Village I knew (1945-63), for which I have fond memories: Photographic evidence of the origins of the Glenayr Knit’s 1st life as an actual producer of the famed ‘Kitten’ sweater from the late 1940s into the 1980s – the arrival of one of those massive knitting ‘frames’ from Philadelphia, if I remember correctly. In the background, you can see the old ‘boiler house’ which…

The Disappearing Older Buildings — The Kitten Mill — Speech– Lanark Heritage Preservation Society

Michael Rikley-Lancaster, executive director/curator, the Mississippi Mills Textile Museum-Lanark Heritage Preservation Society THE LANARK HERITAGE PRESERVATION SOCIETY A community-based preservation initiative Thank you for inviting me last night- speaking about heritage is my passion…. this was my speech In 1936 in an Ottawa Citizen column called Ramblin Reflections wrote that the historic…

More Kitten Mill Memories -As the Needle Surges

Julia JamesJanuary 26, 2021  · Where the 3 roads meet in Lanark looked like a busy spot in the horse and buggy days. On the left, when I first went to Lanark was, I think, Campbells Rest., not sure what was there when this photo was taken, beside it is what was or became the Kitten Mill, on that same side you can see the second storey of Young’s Furniture Store and the bridge over the Clyde…

When I was 17- The Kitten- Glenayr Knitting Mills Reunion

I’ve never gone to a reunion before; not even high school, because honestly I’m always afraid that there’s going to be some ‘Carrie’-like incident that I won’t be able to seal with.

My life began in Cowansville, Quebec, a mill town similar to most rural Lanark County towns and  I left home at 15.5 to become a fashion designer. The last time I personally saw or spoke with any of my old friends…

Stories from the Old Kitten Mill

  From Up the Line–Steve Evans

Hazel Mitchell was born in Dalhousie across from the Dalhousie Township Hall and moved to Lanark December 5, 1926. She worked at the Kitten Mills for over 30 years and was the longest that lived on the Main Street of Lanark.

For most of the 20th century, Lanark and its Glenayr Kitten Mill was a hub for textile production in Ontario. Since its closure in 1997, the…

Read and share the first journal entry of our CAPS investigator and learn about his experience at the Obermiller kitten mill.

You’re from the Village of Lanark You Say?

  Photo sent to me by historian Jaan Volk–the Union Publishing Co.’s 1886-7 Farmers and Business Directory that covers Lanark County

  Lanark Village was basically settled by people from Scotland in 1820. Most of these settlers came over in a sailing vessel called Leshmahago and it numbered 178 men, women and children.

John Hall opened the first store in the village and he was followed by James…