Editor’s Note: This is the third instalment in a multi-part series of stories spotlighting the communities of the Rideau Canal. By Ken Watson What sets the Rideau apart from other lakes and river systems is its rich history. The oldest continuously operated canal in North America, the locks work today much as they did when… Continue Reading History of the Rideau Communities – Part 3
Editor’s Note: This is the second instalment in a multi-part series of stories spotlighting the communities of the Rideau Canal. By Ken Watson What sets the Rideau apart from other lakes and river systems is its rich history. The oldest continuously operated canal in North America, the locks work today much as they did when… Continue Reading History of the Rideau Communities – Part 2
Editor’s Note: This is the first instalment in a multi-part series of stories spotlighting the communities of the Rideau Canal. By Ken Watson What sets the Rideau apart from other lakes and river systems is its rich history. The oldest continuously operated canal in North America, the locks work today much as they did when… Continue Reading History of the Rideau Canal Communities – Part 1
Editor’s Note: Last month we began telling you what became of William John Wyatt’s children. Here are the remaining offspring and where life ended up taking them. By David A. Wyatt James Robert Wyatt was born on January 16th, 1867, and baptized Anglican at Newboro on November 23, 1868, at the same time as his… Continue Reading Rolling West with Canada
Editor’s Note: Last month we told the tale of William John Wyatt’s marriage to Ann Taylor. This month we start to see what became of his children. By David A. Wyatt As the tiny milltown of Bedford Mills withered and died, the Wyatt children scattered across the continent in search of better opportunities and better… Continue Reading William Wyatt’s Children – Part 3
Editor’s note: Last issue we introduced you to William John Wyatt and his first wife Jane Whitmarsh. This instalment looks at the second half of his life and marriage to Ann Taylor. Story by David A. Wyatt Ann Taylor was born in Ireland and probably immigrated to Canada as a child. Her age is hard… Continue Reading Enter Ms. Ann Taylor
The Earliest Records of an Average Loyalist Family Editor’s note: Most of the stories written about picturesque Bedford Mills revolve around the Tett family and their ventures, and while they certainly played a huge part in the life William John Wyatt, this is not their story. This is the story of an everyday Loyalist family… Continue Reading Bedford Mills Roots
By Eric Gagnon Ontario’s urban growth of the late 19th Century required lumber, minerals, and wood for pulp. All these commodities were available north of Kingston, to be extracted and exploited by railway lines not yet built. Several proposed railways were promoted for the Kingston area: in 1846, the Wolfe Island, Kingston & Toronto Railway;… Continue Reading When Kingston was a Rail Town
By Eric GagnonAll Photos from Queen’s University Archives Can you imagine what it was like to ride the Kingston & Pembroke (K+P or “Kick + Push”) Railway? Other than the roadbed of the former Kingston-Renfrew CP Kingston Subdivision that is now the north-south K+P Trail, little remains to help us conjure up what train travel… Continue Reading Riding the K+P’s Smoke and Steam
The East-West Connection with Stations in Sydenham, Perth Road, Opinicon & Mica is Our Lakes’ lesser known line. By Eric Gagnon The Kingston & Pembroke (K&P) Railway, better-known as the ‘Kick and Push’ is the best-known line across South Frontenac, but it is not the only one! A second line, running east-west and crossing the… Continue Reading Canadian Northern’s Twisty Tale