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This selection of articles is from the LCGS Lanark Log newsletter, or have been submitted by website users.
Many
additional historical articles may be found in
The
1905 Perth Old Boys' and Girls' Reunion section.
ALMONTE |
The Rosamond Woollen Company of Almonte |
By
Alex Hughes, from the LCGS newsletter, October, 1996.
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BATHURST TOWNSHIP |
Licenses issued in Lanark County -- 1848 |
THE FIRST QUARTERLY RETURN OF LICENSES, ISSUED IN THE BATHURST DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR 1848. |
The Story of the Village of Harper |
By
Clyde Bell, in a paper presented to the members of the Harper
Women's Institute, on November 21st, 1963. Lanark County surnames
noted: ADAMS, BARNES, BELL, BOWES, BROWN, BUELL, BUTLER, CAMPBELL,
CARROLL, CHURCHILL, CUNNINGHAM, DAROU, DEACON, ENNIS, FERGUSON, FISHER,
FOLEY, GALLAGHER, GLASCOTT, HARPER, HUGHES, JACKSON, KERR, LAFFERTY,
LAKE, LEIGHTON, MARGARET, McNEE, MEIGHEN, MENZIES, PEPPER, SHIPERAL,
WARREN, WILSON, WRATHALL. |
THE BAILEYS: BATHURST TOWNSHIP |
From the LCGS newsletter, July & September, 1997. |
The Watt Murder Trial |
Transcribed
and submitted by Margaret Bradford. Originally published in
the Perth Courier, April 15th 1864, and published in the LCGS newsletter,
March through October, 1999. Was Mrs. Campbell murdered or
was she killed by a ram? Surnames mentioned: ALCORN, BATESON, BLAIR,
BRAIDEN, BUFFAM, CAMPBELL, CODE, CORRY, DEACON, FRASER, GEMMELL, GILLESPIE,
KILSO, McCALLUM, McDONALD, McLELLAN, MELVILLE, MILLER, MORRIS, MORRISON,
MULLEN, MUNRO, NICHOL, ROBERTSON, ROGERS, SHANKS, SHAW, SKIFFINGTON,
WATT. |
DARLING
TOWNSHIP
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The French Settlement in Darling Township |
By Peter Andersen,
from the Lanark Era and the LCGS newsletter. Surnames noted:
CALDWELL, CARDINAL, LALONDE, MACLAREN, MAJORE, MILLOTTE, RANGER,
WATIER. |
LANARK
COUNTY, GENERAL
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The Early Legal History of the Bathurst District & County of Lanark |
By an unknown author.
Written about 1900 for the Perth Historical and Antiquarian Society.
Surnames mentioned: ADAMS, ADAMSON, ARMSTRONG, ARMOUR, BAILEY,
BAIN, BAIRD, BELL, BERFORD, BEYON, BOULTON, BROOKE, BUELL, CAMERON,
CLARKE, CODE, DEACON, DENNISON, DICKSON, ELLIOTT, FARRELL, FRASER,
GRANT, GREIG, HALL, HENDERSON, HOGG, HUBBELL, ISBY/EASBY, JAMIESON,
KELLOCK, LAURIE, LEES, Le LIEVRE, LOVE, LYON, MALLOCH, MATHESON, McKAY,
McLAREN, McMARTIN, McMILLAN, McNAIRN, MOFFAT, MORRIS, NORTHGRAVES,
O'BRIEN, POWELL, RADENHURST, READE, RICE, ROBINSON, RYAN, SACHE, SHAW,
SINCLAIR, STANLEY, TAYLOR, THOM, THOMPSON, WALKER, WILSON, YOUNG. |
The Establishment of the Bathurst District |
From the Perth Courier,
Dec. 16, 1904. An address given by Charles MacNab, county clerk,
before a meeting of public school teachers. Surnames include: BAKER,
COWLEY, MAY, McKAY, PINHEY, SMIRLE. |
A History of the Perth Area |
By J.G. Harvey, K.C.,
1936. The text of a speech to the Lanark Old Boy's Association
in Winnipeg. He names many of the original settlers on the Scotch
Line, etc. but about two thirds of the way through he abandons Lanark
County for the charms of the Consumers' Co-operative movement in England.
Surnames mentioned: ALLAN, BALDERSON, BARRY, BECKWITH, BELL, BRIGHT,
BRYCE, CAMPBELL, CUDDIE, DRUMMOND, FERGUSON, FRASER, GOULD, HAY, HOLDERNESS,
MALLOCH, McCAFFERY, McDONALD, McDOUGALL, McGARRY, McLAREN, McLEOD,
McNEE, MILLER, RITCHIE, SCOTT, SIMPSON, SPALDING, THOM, WOLSELEY.
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Lanark County Commerical Directory 1881-2 |
A transcription of part of a Canadian or Ontario commercial directory, from a photocopy in the Algonquin College Library, Perth, Ont. |
Lanark County Commerical Directory 1936 |
The directory was transcribed from a photocopy in the Algonquin College library (Perth Campus). It consists of 70 pages of name listings and advertisements. |
The First Tay Canal |
By H.R. Morgan. Reprinted from Papers and Records, Vol. XXIX, Ontario Historical Society, 1933, and illustrated with some postcard photos of the Tay. Surnames mentioned: ARNOLD, BERFORD, BY, CAMERON, CUMMING, FERGUSON, FRASER, GLASS, GRAHAM, JACKSON, LESLIE, MARSHALL, MATHESON, MOREHOUSE, MORRIS, MOUNTAIN, POWELL, READE, RICHARDS, ROBINSON, SNEDDEN, TAYLOR, WEATHERHEAD, WYLIE. |
Lanark North and South |
By Michael Dawber, from the February, 1999 LCGS newsletter. Where is the line between "North" and "South"? What does it mean? |
A Love Story |
By Carol Bennett McCuaig,
from the LCGS newsletter, May, 1996. Surnames: BELL, MALLOCH, ROSAMOND. |
A BELL FAMILY HISTORY |
This document was transcribed by Elaine Kirkham. Some of the data has been re-arranged and consolidated, but nothing has been omitted. In some cases the manuscript is confusing, especially as to the relationship of the children in the Chalmers family. |
The Story of Lanark County |
By Emily P. Weaver. This is Chapter 26 of her book "The Story of the Counties of Ontario", published in 1913. Surnames: ARMSTRONG, McTAGGART, PATTERSON. |
The Mammoth Cheese |
By Dr. J. A. Ruddick, in a document dated 1943. Dr. Ruddick was responsible for co-ordinating the making of the Mammoth Cheese and transporting it from Perth to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago and then to England. |
COMMUNITY HISTORIES FROM THE WESTERN PROVINCES |
Community histories published by communities in the Western provinces are a great resource for genealogists searching for ancestors who left Lanark County for greener pastures. |
Mining in Lanark County |
By an unknown author.
Written about 1900, probably for the Perth Historical and Antiquarian
Society. Surnames mentioned: AGASSIZ, ASPDEN, BAKER, BROWN, COWAN,
DAVIS, DICKSON, GLENN, HART, HUNT, KELVIN, KENYON, KING, LOGAN, MacMILLAN,
MARSHALL, MATHESON, McLAREN, McMARTIN, McPHERSON, MEIGHEN, MILLER,
MITCHELL, MURCHISON, OLIVER, POOLE, RABB, ROBISON, SCHULTZE, WILSON. |
Old Photos at the Archives of Ontario |
By Ken Godfrey,
from the LCGS newsletter, May, 1996. Lanark County surnames mentioned:
GEDDES, FARMER, KENYON, MILLER, WATT. Also, Carleton Place,
Christie Lake, Dalhousie Lake, Mississippi River, Otty Lake, Perth,
Tay River. |
Upper Canada Military Settlements of 1815-1816 |
By F.H. Dobbin,
and published in The Perth Courier, Nov 23, Nov 30 and
Dec 7, 1923. Transcribed by Ann MacPhail. The story of Irish
Emigration to Canada. Surnames include: CUNNINGHAM, KEANE, ROBINSON.
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LANARK COUNTY CEMETERIES AND BURYING GROUNDS |
This list is a combination
of a printed list of the Lanark County Genealogical Society's cemetery
listings and of the cemetery location information on a map in the
LCGS library in Smiths Falls |
THE
TOWN OF PERTH
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As recalled by "Mr. Cromwell".
Written about 1900, probably for the Perth Historical and Antiquarian
Society. Surnames mentioned: ACKLAND, BAKER, BOULTON, CROMWELL,
HUGHES, LEES, LE LIEVRE, LYON, PORTER, RADENHURST, ROBERTSON, THOM,
WILSON. |
A History of Newspaper Publishing in Perth |
By an unknown author.
Written before 1898, probably for the Perth Historical and Antiquarian
Society. Surnames mentioned: BERFORD, CAIRNS, CAMERON, DRENNAN,
EASBY, ELLIOTT, FERRIER, GEMMELL, GRANT, KERR, LOW, MAIR, MATHESON,
McALLISTER, MITCHELL, NEILSON, POOLE, POWELL, RICE, SHAW, SPALDING,
STANLEY, STEWART, THOMPSON, TULLY, WALKER. |
The History of the Perth Baptist Church |
Published in the Perth
Courier, Dec. 15, 1905. Mentions many families who went west.
Surnames include: ADAMS, ALLAN, ALLEN, ASHTON, BELL, BENJAMAN,
BROWN, BUELL, CALDWELL, CAMPBELL, CASTLE, CHERRIE, CLOSS, CONDIE,
COOPER, CORRY, COX, CRAM, CUTHBERTSON, DAVIDSON, DAVIES, DENNISON,
DENOVAN, DICKSON, DORAN, DOUGLAS, DREW, DUNNET, EARSKINE, EWART, FARMER,
FERGUSON, FIFE, FLEMMING, FLINTOFF, FORTH, FRASER, GARVEN, GEMMELL,
GILLING, GOULD, GRAY, GREY, GRIGG, HAGGART, HAMILTON, HAWKINS, HENDERSON,
HOGG, HOLLIDAY, IRELAND, IRONS, JACKSON, KELLOCK, KENNEDY, KERR, KORRY,
LAING, LAURIE, LECKIE, LESLIE, LILLIE, LOCK, LYON, MACKIE, MALCOLM,
MALLOCH, MATHESON, MILLER, MOIR, MONTGOMERY, MOODIE, McADAM, McALPINE,
McCALLUM, McCARTHY, McCULLOCH, McDERMID, McDIARMID, McDONNELL, McDOUGALL,
McEATHREN, McEWEN, McFARLANE, McGRATH, McGREGOR, McKINLEY, McLAREN,
McLEAN, McMILLAN, MacNAB, McPHERSON, McTAVISH, MITCHELL, MUIR, MUTTEN,
NOTT, PORTERFIELD, RADENHURST, RICHIE, RITCHIE, ROBINSON, ROCK, ROBERTSON,
SHARPE, ROSS, RULL, RYAN, SCOTT, SINCLAIR, SMITH, TAIT, THOMPSON,
THORNE, WAITES, WATSON, WILSON, WORDIE. |
Banking In The Early Days |
Banking in the early
days of the Town of Perth -- a paper presented to the Perth Historical
Society in 1898. Transcribed by Robert T. Bond. Surnames noted:
ALLAN, BANCROFT, BELL, BOTHWELL, CAMPBELL, DESPARD, DETTRICK, DRUMMOND,
FRASER, FREEMAN, GRAY, HALL, JAMES, KIRKLAND, LESLIE, MAIR, MATHESON,
MEIGHEN, MORGAN, MORRIS, MUNROE, McARTHUR, McFARLANE, McINTYRE, McLAREN,
NESS, POWER, RICHARDSON, ROBERTSON, SHAW, SPALDING, STEWART, THOMPSON,
WELLS, WILSON. |
The W. & J. Bell Fractional Currency |
A manuscript dated 1932
by Archibald M. Campbell who mostly quotes an earlier article
by Dr. T.W. Beeman. This is a short history of the private
currency issued by the Bell store in Perth, as a response to the government's
suspension of currency payments because of the rebellion of 1838.
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The Centennial of the Perth Settlement |
From the Perth Courier,
Dec. 22, 1916. This very long and spectacularly long-winded article
is mostly a reprint of an article from the Daily Citizen, Ottawa,
1877. There are some minor discrepancies between the 1916 article
and the original. There is a lot of good, basic information here about
the Town of Perth and its early days. Surnames noted: ADAMS, ALLAN,
ANDERSON, ARNOLDI, BEDFORD, BELL, BERFORD, BLAIR, BOULTON, BROOKE,
BURNS, BURTON, CAIRNS, CAMERON, CAMPBELL, CHISHOLM, CONSITT, DAVERN,
DELISLE, DENNISON, DOUGLAS, DRUMMOND, DYNE, ELLIOTT, FERGUSON, FLINTOFF,
FORGIE, FORTH, FOWLER, FRASER, FRESHMAN, GEMMEL, GLASS, GOULD, GRAHAM,
GRANT, GREGG, GREY, HAGGART, HALEY, HALL, HALLIDAY, HARRIS, HART,
HENDERSON, HICKS, HOLMES, HOWDEN, JAMIESON, JORDAN, KELLOCK, KENNEDY,
KIPPEN, LAMOTTIE, LINDSAY, LYON, MALLOCH, MANION, MARSHALL, MASON,
MATHESON, MATHESON, MATHEWS, McKAY, McLAREN, McMASTER, McMILLAN, MEIGHEN,
MICHELL, MONTGOMERY, MOODIE, MORRIS, MORTIMER, O'CONNOR, PERRY, PLAYFAIR,
PORTER, POWELL, RADENHURST, RAINE, RICE, RITCHIE, ROBERTSON, ROGERS,
RUGG, RYAN, SCOTT, SENKLER, SHAW, SPALDING, STEPHENSON, STEWART, THOM,
THOMPSON, THORNTON, TULLY, WALKER, WATSON, WHITE, WILSON, WOLSLEY. |
Early Days of Methodism in Perth |
By Rev. Thomas Brown.
This is a transcription of a pamphlet published in 1921 for the centenial
of Asbury Methodist Church. Surnames include all ministers from 1821
- 1921 and most church officials. Too many surnames to list here. |
Early Days of the Perth Settlement |
By Mary A. B. Campbell.
A history of the early days of the Town of Perth. Manuscript dated
February 17th, 1898. Transcribed by Charles Dobie. Surnames
noted: ADAMS, BELL, BUCHANAN, DAVERNE, DeLISLE, DORAN, FLINTOFF,
FRASER, FYFE, GEMMILL, HAGGART, HALLIDAY, HARRIS, HOLMES, HUGHES,
JESSOP, KAY, LUARD, MARSHALL, MATHESON, McDONALD, McEVAR, McKENZIE,
McNEE, MONTGOMERY, MORRIS, de La MOTHE, NICHOL, O'HEAR(E), PEALE,
PORTER, READE, ROGERS, SINCLAIR, STEWART, TETT, THOM, THOMPSON, WILSON.
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Early St.John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church Baptisms - Please note this is not a complete list |
Early St.John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church Marriages - Please note this is not a complete list |
Captain Anthony Leslie and the Historic Leslie Property |
Undated typescript by
Archibald Campbell, at one time curator of the Perth Museum.
Surnames mentioned: BELL, CARR, JERGENS, LESLIE, McDONAGH, McLAREN,
MORRIS, STEWART. |
Origin And Development Of The Perth Museum |
1936 typescript by Archibald
Campbell, at one time curator of the Perth Museum. Surnames mentioned:
AMI, BAIN, BELL, BELL-SMITH, CAMPBELL, DANISON, DAWES, DAWSON,
DOUGLAS, HART, HALL, HARVEY, HOPE, LEGGETT, LOGAN, MAIR, MALLOCH,
McCREA, McINTYRE, McKINNON, MACPHERSON, MEIGHEN, MIERS, MINER, PARK,
PEACOCK, SEGSWORTH, STEWART, WADDELL, WILSON. |
1859, The Year the Railroad Came to Town |
By Michael Taylor, former editor of the Perth Courier, and published in that newspaper in 1987. Surnames mentioned: ALLAN, BUFFAM, GRANT, MADIGAN, McLAREN, WATTSON. |
Perth Old Home Week, 1948 Souvenier Booklet |
June 27th to July 4th, 1948
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LANARK
VILLAGE
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A History of Lanark Village |
By Chris. M. Forbes.
Published in the Perth Courier, Dec. 15, 1905 through
Feb. 9, 1906. This is a quite lengthy history full of thunderous and
bombastic prose which is quite often hilarious. It is amazing how
much the English language has changed in the last 100 years. Far from
being the sleepy little village of today, Lanark's history is founded
solidly on a foundation of alcohol, religion and timber. Surnames
mentioned: AFFLECK, BAIRD, BEATTY, BELTON, BLACKWOOD, BOTHWELL,
BOWER, BOYLE, BUFFAM, CALDWELL, CRAIG, DAROU, DINWOODIE, DOBBIE, DRYSDALE,
ESDALE, FERGUSON, FIELD, FOLEY, FRASER, FROST, GEMMILL, GORDON, HALL,
HORN, JAMES, KERR, LAMONT, LEECH, LINDSAY, MAIR, MANAHAN, MARSHALL,
MASON, McALLISTER, McEWEN, McGREGOR, McILQUHAM, McINTOSH, McLAREN,
M(a)cLEAN, McNAMARA, MELROSE, MILLOTTE, MOOREHOUSE, MORAN, MOSTYN,
MUIR, MUNRO, MURDOCK, MURPHY, PEPPER, POLLOCK, ROBERTSON, RYAN, SPALDING,
STANLEY, STEAD, STEWART, SUTHERLAND, THOMSON, TIMMSON, TURNER, WALKER,
WATCHORN, WILSON, WRIGHT, YOUNG. |
SMITH'S
FALLS
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History of Fort Hemlock |
Published in the Perth
Courier, May 6, 1904 and credited to the Rideau Record
(Smith's Falls). The trouble over this Smith's Falls building (dubbed
"Fort Hemlock"), resulted in the reading of the riot act. Surnames
include: CARROLL, GOULD, WALL. |
SMITHS FALLS DIRECTORY 1940 Edition |
Smiths Falls Record-News The list was produced by scanning a photocopy
of an original directory.
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ONTARIO,
GENERAL
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Amalgamation of Ontario Communities |
A table of "before and
after" names created for the LCGS website by Michael Dawber.
Most Ontario communities have just completed or are now in the process
of amalgamating, a situation which will surely complicate future genealogical
research. |
The Early History of Marlborough Township (Carleton County) |
Published in the Perth
Courier, Jan. 26, 1906, and reprinted from the Almonte
Gazette. A very terse history, mostly of Burritt's Rapids.
Surnames include: ADAMS, BISHOP, BURRITT, DANIEL, FRENCH, HURD,
LANE, MALLORY, McCARTNEY, PATTON, SEATON, SMADES, SOULES, STEPHENS,
WARD. |
1842 Census Headings |
By Mark McGarry.
Most who have tried to read the 1842 census on microfilm have been
defeated by the 123 columns of headings which are usually mis-aligned
and are almost impossible to match with the hand-written entries which
may be several film frames away. Mark has created a Wordperfect 6.1
template which is available for download in either ".zip"
or ".exe" format. A census page is presented here as an example. |
Fort Stewart Families (Hastings County) |
Submitted by Marilyn
Snedden. Originally published in the Almonte Gazette, 1897, and
published in the LCGS newsletter, June, 1999. Surnames mentioned:
ALLISON, BELTON, BOOTH, BOWES, CAMPBELL, DICK, DODDS, GRAHAM, HARVEY,
LANG, MACKIE, MATHER, McARTHUR, McMUNN, RANKIN, STEWART, WILSON. |
Hints To Emigrants | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The complete text and
charts of the book by Rev. William Bell, transcribed by his
g-g-g-grandson, Rupert Speyer. This series of 25 letters by
Rev. William Bell plus three letters by his son, Andrew Bell, was
published in Edinburgh in 1824. By selecting the link above, you will
be shown a menu describing each letter.
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