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...
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 Vanishing People
In Canadian history, there is a fascinating period between the immediate pre-contact period and the arrival of the first Europeans. Archaeology can tell us...
The Inkerman train disaster
On March 31, 1941, just eighty years ago, the small hamlet of Inkerman was the scene of a train accident that took the lives...
Memories of South Mountain
There have been many changes in South Mountain since Samuel Garnsey and John Faddel (or Farrel) first started selling lots in the new village...
A grandfather’s story
by Kateri Skaarup
He was 15 years old. Too young to enlist, but yet he did anyway under a fake name. He did so alongside...
Old Home Week
Old Home Week
by Ashley Harper, Chesterville and District Historical Society
In the midst of the Great Depression, hundreds of people travelled to Winchester from all...
The Honourable Andrew Broder
Parliamentary Representative for Dundas County
by Susan Peters,
Dundas County Archives
Andrew Broder is one of those men in history who has generated such a level...
Chesterville King Street Fire, 1909
by Ashley Harper, Chesterville and District Historical Society
In the early hours of April 6, 1909, Chesterville residents were awoken to the alarm of fire and...
Dam at South Mountain
In 1905, when this postcard was made, South Mountain had a population of 400. James Murdock was the baker; J.H. and J.N. Barkley, John...