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Tis the season to be discussing and questioning the first appearance of fruitcakes. For months they have lain in wait, all shapes lurking in the forgotten corners of homes, and now they are upon us. They are sodden with alcohol, pretty enough to look at, but with all sorts of nasty things lurking just beneath the surface. There is no escape, it is now the hour of the fruitcake. Tale 1-The A&P…

GINSENG In the early 1900s Walter J Robinson conceived the idea of growing ginseng under cultivation. After an exhaustive examination into the project he became convinced the Lanark County, Ontario soil and climate would be ideal for the growing of Ginseng as wild Ginseng had already been found throughout the many forests of Lanark County. Did you know that Ginseng has a special place in the…

Gary Box My grandfather Harold and his sister Christine sitting on the steps of their home in Carleton Place circa 1910. 245 James Street Photo from Gary Box Also read-The Saga of a James Street Home— Christina McEwen Muirhead 245 James Street Carleton Place Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum Lorna Drummond Levi’s lived there years ago. At one time their name was etched on the…

Wilbert McKay Barn Raising

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert McKay, Clayton Road who lost their barn and grain in a fire caused by lightning on August 22nd are gradually repairing the damage with the whole hearted assistance of their neighbors as well as the members of the farming community far and wide. On Saturday, Mr. McKay assisted by the neighbors, held a bam raising and a frame barn was erected. It was like the old fashioned…

The Everyday Life of a Lumberjack and River Driver –James Annable

Photo from- thanks to Cathy & Terry Machin– Moore Lumber Co who Dugald New worked at as a cook and labourer.–The Postcard Courtship of Emma Buffam and Dugald New – Episode 3 It has seldom been our privilege to present a more comprehensive word picture of the everyday life of a lumberjack and river driver on the Upper Ottawa a half century ago, than that which comes to us today from the pen of…

The One Room School House — Clayton

Clayton Ontario History · Clayton School 1913-1914. Teacher Lottie Blair. In the fall of 1927, he arrived at the one-room schoolhouse as a 20-year-old fresh out of teachers’ college. He had no experience and 42 students spread out over Grades 1 to 8 to teach. “Sometimes I have no idea how I got through it,” Lloyd Sutherland, now 91, of Toronto said yesterday while attending the S.S. 4 Ramsay…

July 8, 1940 Fire at the Mayne Store Pakenham

 July 8, 1940 Pakenham’s main business block was this morning reduced to a mass of smouldering ruins when the worst fire in the history of the village caused damage estimated at between $60,000 1 and $70,000. The buildings destroyed were five business places and two residences. Two other homes were badly damaged and the heaviest loser was Mr. James Cox, whose three-storey stone store and…

Thanks to Marj Patterson Weir- Clippings Scrapbook- Needham’s Shoe Store (originally Needham and Son) was a beloved, historic business formerly located on Mill Street in Almonte, Ontario. It is no longer in operation, having closed its doors decades ago after serving generations of local families read more- Needham’s Shoe Store in Almonte- Memories ColumnistsBy The Way with Bill Chapman40…