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Alexandria turns 200; celebrations will last all year long

January 7, 2019January 8, 2019 Melanie Willard Alexandria 0 Comment

2019 is ramping up to be a celebration-filled year for Alexandria. The small town, located between the Ottawa and St.

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Community Building Letter to the Editor Local History 

There is no place like home for the holidays!

December 28, 2018 Louise Sproule Vankleek Hill 0 Comment

To The Editor, Growing up in a small town like Vankleek Hill gave me the greatest blessing of all: a

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Agriculture Life Local History 

Denis Lauzon: restoring and collecting antique farm machinery

December 3, 2018 James Morgan East Hawkesbury, Ontario, Prescott-Russell, Saint-Eugène antique farm machinery, Denis Lauzon, rural heritage, rural life, Vintage Iron and Traditions

A look around Denis Lauzon’s farm near St-Eugène conjures up memories of how farming used to be done. Think back

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Community Building Events Life Local History 

Argenteuil reunion planned for 2019

December 3, 2018December 11, 2018 James Morgan Argenteuil, Brownsburg-Chatham, Gore, Grenville, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Harrington, Lachute, Mille-Isles, Quebec, Saint-André-d’Argenteuil, Wentworth community, heritage, history, notre patrimoine, Our Communities, Our Heritage/Nos communautés, reunion, summer event

It’s time for a homecoming in Argenteuil. A successful reunion for past and present residents of Lachute was held in

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Life Local History 

Local libraries want photos for Digital Prescott-Russell project

November 19, 2018November 20, 2018 James Morgan Ontario, Prescott-Russell culture, digitize, Franco-Ontarien(ne), local history, photographs, public libraries

Go through your attic!  Clean out your closets!  Empty that shoe box under your bed! Public libraries throughout Prescott-Russell are

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Community Building Life Local History Religion 

The bells are back online at St-Jean-Baptiste Church in L’Orignal

November 19, 2018November 20, 2018 James Morgan L’Orignal, Ontario bell tower, church, fundraising, Paroisse St-Jean-Baptiste Parish, restoration

The sound of bells is returning to L’Orignal. St-Jean-Baptiste parish is excited to announce the bells will ring again during

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Community Building Life Local History News 

L’Orignal remembers

November 7, 2018 James Morgan Champlain, L’Orignal, Ontario, Prescott-Russell Canada, ceremony, military, Remembrance Day, Royal Canadian Army Cadets Corps 57, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 472, veterans, World War One, World War Two

An early Remembrance Day ceremony was held in L’Orignal on Sunday morning. Approximately 50 people gathered under a bright and

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Life Local History Religion 

Restoration and fundraising continues for L’Orignal bell tower

October 23, 2018 James Morgan Champlain, L’Orignal, Ontario, Prescott-Russell bell tower, church, fundraising, religion, renovation, repair, Roman Catholic, St-Jean-Baptiste Parish

A major repair project on the bell tower and bells at a historic church in L’Orignal continues.  In the spring

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Events Life Local History 

Treasures of Glengarry exhibit to celebrate and highlight archives

October 12, 2018 James Morgan Alexandria, Maxville, North Glengarry, Ontario, Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry exhibit, Glengarry County Archives, history, preservation

Glengarry County has a rich past, and the Glengarry County Archives has been preserving that past for five years. To

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The festive event of the year: Vankleek Hill Christmas Home Tour on November 3, 2018

October 12, 2018 Louise Sproule Vankleek Hill

The Christmas trees are ordered and the spirit of Christmas will be present in Vankleek Hill during the annual Christmas

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