The Inkerman Rockets made Dundas County proud
by Susan Peters, Dundas County Archives
It is this time of year when most locals are normally obsessing on hockey playoffs, wearing their lucky underwear,...
Dundas County in the Boer War (1899 – 1902)
by Susan Peters, Dundas County Archives
The Boer war in South Africa is long distant in our memories, having taken place half a planet away...
Isaac Johnson – stone mason in Dundas County and former Kentucky slave
by Susan Peters, Dundas County Archives
Those who know me well know that I have spent many an hour deep in research of the history...
The Brown murders of 1879 – revisited with new discoveries
by Susan Peters, Dundas County Archives
There is no doubt that the Brown murders of 1879 were a tragedy for the family and for the...
The Brown Murders of 1879 in West Winchester
by Susan Peters, Dundas County Archives
Every once in a while, a story surfaces that creates a huge sensation. It makes one realize that the...
The Importance of Newspapers: Rural Living in Cumberland, Ontario
by Gladys Lillian (Tootie) Egert (Scharfe)
This article, from the Cumberland Historical Society’s “Caboose”, will remind some in this region of life in the past.
As...
Hauling Ice
by Gladys Lillian (Tootie) Eggert (Scharfe)
This was a time before electrical power was available in our area. Electric service arrived in 1949. Every winter,...
A long tradition of newspapers
Although the North Dundas Times is only a recent addition to the history of newspapers in Dundas County, it follows a long and sometimes...
The men who wanted it all
Very few people today will recognise the names of Richard Duncan, Thomas and William Fraser, John Munro, and Peter Drummond; but in 1793 they...
Winchester Springs in hot water
The healthy and invigorating power of water, and especially thermal mineral water, has been known for centuries. The ancient Greeks and Romans, the Egyptians,...