Blogs about: Carleton Place Local History
Early Settlers Found Good Land in Ramsay Township, by Howard Morton Brown, Carleton Place Canadian, 11 May, 1961
wrote 2 months ago: One of the few letters which remain from those written by Ramsay settlers in the township’s first ye … more →
MANY RAMSAY FAMILIES TOOK MISSISSIPPI ROUTE, By Howard Morton Brown, Carleton Place Canadian, 04 May, 1961
wrote 2 months ago: A pioneer navigation of the Ottawa Valley’s Mississippi River was an expedition by a group of Scotti … more →
1800 PEOPLE AMONG FIRST SETTLERS IN RAMSAY, BY HOWARD MORTON BROWN, CARLETON PLACE CANADIAN, 27 APRIL, 1961
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wrote 3 months ago: An account of the beginnings of settlement in Ramsay township is continued. Extracts from a diary o … more →
HOWARD M. BROWN TELLS STORY OF RAMSAY TOWNSHIP, CARLETON PLACE CANADIAN, 20 APRIL, 1961
wrote 3 months ago: One of the first trails to be laid out as a road when the forests on the north side of Carleton Plac … more →
Last Service At Beckwith Old Kirk Held 35 Years Ago, by Howard Morton Brown, Carleton Place Canadian, 23 March, 1961
wrote 4 months ago: This is the third and final part of a story which has recalled some of the events in the memorable b … more →
Carleton Place, Main Street, 1910
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Many Town Streets Named After Settlers 140 Years Ago, by Howard Morton Brown, Carleton Place Canadian, 23 June, 1960
wrote 6 months ago: An asset which the Ontario government and a number of Ontario communities have begun to exploit to g … more →
Ottawa-Carleton Place Railroad Built in 1870, by Howard Morton Brown, Carleton Place Canadian, 02 July, 1959
wrote 6 months ago: The completion of a hundred years of railway transportation provides Lanark County with a notable ce … more →
Central School Once Single Room Under Eye of Teacher, by Howard Morton Brown, Carleton Place Canadian, 12 December, 1957
wrote 6 months ago: School Building, 1850 The first Carleton Place Common School was replaced at the same Bridge Street … more →
Local Teachers Once Paid Less Than $200 per Year, by Howard Morton Brown, Carleton Place Canadian, 28 November, 1957
wrote 6 months ago: The state of schools and school teaching in Ontario’s early days has long been a favourite top … more →
Small Industries Numerous in Town 100 Years Ago, by Howard Morton Brown, Carleton Place Canadian, 24 October, 1957
wrote 6 months ago: Six hundred adults and children lived in Carleton Place an even one hundred years ago, as estimated … more →
Dollar and Cent Currency Adopted 100 Years Ago, by Howard Morton Brown, Carleton Place Canadian, 17 October, 1957
wrote 6 months ago: Early days in Carleton Place 100 years ago, prepared by Howard M. Brown DECIMAL CURRENCY We publish … more →
Candidates Once Watched How Voters Polled Votes, by Howard M. Brown, Carleton Place Canadian, 10 October, 1957
wrote 6 months ago: World news features of the day, as read one hundred years by the subscribers of the Carleton Place w … more →
McNeely Home on 11th Line Once Built in a Day, by Howard M. Brown, Carleton Place Canadian, 01 August, 1957
wrote 6 months ago: Incidents as seen and recorded in Carleton Place some sixty years ago by William W. Cliff are told i … more →
Elections Were Rough in Good Old Days, by Howard M. Brown, Carleton Place Canadian, 06 June, 1957
wrote 6 months ago: In an election year one hundred years earlier than the approaching national election of June 10, Lan … more →
Three Hour Sermon at Funerals Common in Good Old Days, by Howard Morton Brown, Carleton Place Canadian, 18 April, 1957
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wrote 6 months ago: Last week, the story of the founding of The Carleton Place Canadian was told. In this issue the writ … more →
Mississippi River Main Factor in Industrial Growth, by Howard M. Brown, Carleton Place Canadian, 21 March, 1957
wrote 6 months ago: The water power of the Mississippi at this point is excellent, and ever since the first utilization … more →
Carleton Place Bridges Had Turbulent Record, by Howard M. Brown, Carleton Place Canadian, 14 March, 1957
wrote 6 months ago: The new section of highway 15 providing a route around the south side of Carleton Place continues to … more →
Slave Owner Became Wife of Carleton Place Distiller by Howard Morton Brown, Carleton Place Canadian, 14 March, 1957
wrote 6 months ago: Business and industrial activity in Carleton Place, when viewed over the years of the community … more →
