| date | content |
|---|---|
| 1976 | |
| 1976-03 Mar | missing |
| 1977 | |
| 1977-01 Jan |
Citizen Shield’ and Bert Lindsay, ‘The Beehive’ by Ethel Sullivan, Balaclava, ‘The Nile Voyaguers 1884-85’ |
| 1977-10 Oct |
Bus Tour to Ottawa River, Timbertown & Portage-du-fort – Clyde Kennedy as speaker., Canadian Heritage Hunt |
| 1979 | |
| 1979-01 Jan | Foss’s Bake Shop Plaunt St., ‘Early Schools’ up to 1850 |
| 1979-04 Apr |
LACAC members, John Munro Senior by Mrs. D.G. Munro and a chronological history of Renfrew 1843 to 1897 |
| 1979-09 Sep |
Highlights from Bus Tour, Membership List, CPR Station at Renfrew |
| 1979-11 Nov |
Shanty Days – R.J. Taylor, Early Churches & Preachers – Story of Renfrew, ‘Raglan Street’, Renfrew (from the LACAC Book 1978) |
| 1982 | |
| 1982-03 Summer |
Plaquing and other events. Dinner at Stewart’s House, framed scroll presented to Heritage Renfrew’s first President – Harry Hinchley. |
| 1983 | |
| 1983-03 Mar |
Article of Tom Marks’ Kilties – Hinchley. manuscripts received for the Story of Renfrew book |
| 1983-11 Nov |
Early history tidbits (Xavier Plaunt, Mayhew, Jamieson, Henderson Brick) by Dorothy Skinner |
| 1984 | |
| 1984-03 Mar |
Clyde Kennedy honoured, memorial service for George Johnston. |
| 1984-11 Nov |
Letter regarding the Committee of The Story of Renfrew – Wallie Stewart |
| 1985 | |
| 1985-01 Jan |
The Future of the Old Town Hall – Hinchley, Chisolm Township .. J.R. Booth .. Father Gravelle and the Owens Family – Les Anderson |
| 1988 | |
| 1988-01 Jan |
Bonnington House: Attempts to save. Roles of L.A.C.A.C., Heritage Renfrew, and Save Bonnington House Committee. Goodbye to the White House (Tom Low story) |
| 1988-05 May | Order to Heritage Renfrew to vacate Program Centre – no reason. Roles of LACAC, Renfrew Historical Society and Heritage Renfrew. Historic homes story in Ottawa Citizen. Legend of Grey Owl. |
| 1988-09 Sep | Developments along Smiths Creek. Map of 1850 by Major Baron de Rottenberg, showing road from Gould’s Landing to Renfrew. J.L. McDougall Hotel mentioned. |
| 1988-10 Oct | The Byer’s Church’ – the history of by Dave Lorente Sr., Poem ‘The Front Seat’ from ‘Just Folks’ by Edgar A. Guest |
| 1988-12 Dec | Summary of year. Fall bus tour. Launch of Faces and Facades booklet. Story of Simon Constant, indigenous explorer, Constant Creek by Hank Legris, Poem ‘As It Goes’ from ‘Just Folks’ by Edgar A. Guest |
| 1989 | |
| 1989-04 Apr | Story of St Francis Xavier School. Story of parish and indigenous cemeteries. |
| 1989-09 Sep | First Annual Lumber Baron Festival – Alex Barnet |
| 1989-10 Oct | Bus tour along Opeongo Road. Fall colour bus tour. Various notes. |
| 1990 | |
| 1990-01 Jan | Proposed changes to constitutions & bylaws; track record of 1989; Lumber Baron Festival launched; Genealogy Workshop report |
| 1990-02 Feb | Byer’s Church in Admaston; 17 Heritage buildings in Renfrew listed. |
| 1990-04 Apr | Individual Genealogical Index day. Historical plaque at Putnam’s Christian Retreat on Pucker St. |
| 1990-05 May | Individual Genealogical Index. |
| 1990-09 Sep | Report on Lumber Baron Festival. Frank Cosentino story on Renfrew’s role in professional hockey. Bill Burwell’s 2nd annual Steam Show. |
| 1990-10 Oct | Horton, heads of families 1842 & 1851 Censuses |
| 1990-11 Nov | |
| 1991 | |
| 1991-01 Jan | Founding Families of Admaston, Horton and Renfrew. Single people in 1851 census. Summary of 1990 activity. Move to National Archives building in progress. |
| 1991-05 May | Founding Families Project progress; Johnnie Moran story |
| 1991-07 Jul | Carol McCuaig’s presentation on Renfrew’s Founding Families. Harry Hinchley retiring from Heritage Renfrew. Founding Families of Horton, Admaston and Renfrew Village. |
| 1991-10 Oct | Story of the O’Brien Cup for hockey by Dave Lorente; Manuscript collections backgrounds by Marjorie Lindsay; Heritage Review by Doris Humphries; sketch of O’Brien home by Dave Lorente on Lumber Baron Hour Tour & Garden Party advert. |
| 1992 | |
| 1992-01 Jan | The Case of the Unidentified Photographs and Early Renfrew Photographers: Dave Lorente. Summary of 1991. |
| 1992-04 Apr | Father Joseph Gravelle and Chisholm story. Harry Hinchley in memorial. Notes. |
| 1992-06 Jun | James McNiece Austin story Lumber Baron, Renfrew Curling Club, Trinity Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge: Marjorie Lindsay. Dr. Harry Foster vet story: Marjorie Lindsay. |
| 1993 | |
| 1993-01 Jan | Review of 1992. Comments on The Valour and the Horror film production. |
| 1993-06 Jun | Heritage Renfrew activities at archives building. Booth, Logging and Settlement story by Les Anderson. Trobridges research into health and causes of death of pioneers in Renfrew’s early days. |
| 1993-09 Sep | Home Children Reunion activities and 5th annual Iron Horse Steam Show at Bill Burwell’s. Norman Crowder comments on Psychic Roots: Serendipity and Intuition in Genealogy by Henry Z. Jones. |
| 1994 | |
| 1994-01 Jan | Jack Lockwood official town crier. Marjorie Lindsay official town historian. John Steele, President; O’Brien Theatre reopened by Murray Adolph. |
| 1994-05 May | Notes on Literary Soiree. Letter to newspapers on Future of Lumber Baron Festival. Heritage Renfrew opposition to public school board claiming Block J. |
| 1994-05 May HC | Home Children |
| 1994-09 Sep | Plans for fall foliage tour. Marjorie Lindsay story on the 93 Lumber Baron Festival, and 3 artists: Noreen Martinson, Katie Millar, and Robert Leslie Wright. |
| 1994-10 Oct | Update on Block J situation. Home Child Pride. Renfrew 100 celebration plans. |
| 1994-11 Nov HC | Home Children |
| 1995 | |
| 1995-01 Jan | Harty’s Corners is Ferguslea; Block J controversy update. Dorothy Skinner retiring. Home Children update. |
| 1995-04 Apr | Algonquins of Golden Lake Land Claim. The Shantyman carving by Dub Juby. Carol Bennett’s Founding Families of Bromley Twp. Lumber Baron Festival update. Story of Teddy Millar, WW 2 war dead. |
| 1995-06 Jun | Home Children Reunion activities and 5th annual Iron Horse Steam Show at Bill Burwell’s. Norman Crowder comments on Psychic Roots: Serendipity and Intuition in Genealogy by Henry Z. Jones. |
| 1995-09 Sep HC | Home Children |
| 1995-10 Oct | Renfrew 100 Celebrations. Heritage Renfrew Home Children Reunion in Belleville. Norm Crowder page vintage Renfrew Military History. |
| 1996 | |
| 1996-01 Jan | Highlights of 1995; Ottawa Valley Theatre Organ Society concert at O’Brien Theatre. The Bijou Orchestra story by Hub Lester; Memories of the ‘Bijou’ Orchestra by Angela Legary and Audrey Beatty. Renfrew women in politics Lois Leclaire, Snadi Hiens, Marlene Thompson, Ruth Burwell Audrey Green, Katherine Millar, Dr. Charlotte Whitton. |
| 1996-01 Jan part2 | |
| 1996-04 Apr | Robertson Davies letter to Marjorie Lindsay and background on Renfrew period. Home Children update. |
| 1996-06 Jun | mailing list |
| 1996-07 Jul | Plans for Lumber Baron Festival. Story of Martin Russell with sawmill in Horton and later Renfrew. Block J controversy update. Memories of Renfrew 100 activities. |
| 1996-09 Sep | Fall Heritage Agenda. Block J controversy update. More on the Irish immigrants. |
| 1996-11 Nov HC | Home Children |
| 1997 | |
| 1997-01 Jan | Summary 1996 activities. Home Children updates. |
| 1977-02 Feb | mailing list |
| 1997-03 Mar | 1997 plan of action. Annual meeting report. |
| 1997-06 Jun | Renfrew Millionaires historical plaque. Various notes. |
| 1997-10 Oct | Call to recognize ordinary lumberjacks at Lumber Baron Festival. Celebration of Polish heritage at Our Lady of Fatima. Looking for your roots tips. |
| 1998 | |
| 1998-01 Jan | Senator Sister Mary Alice Butts guest speaker at annual meeting. List of HR accomplishments in 1997. Home Children report. |
| 1998-05 May | New Heritage Renfrew pin. List of HR activities. |
| 1998-09 Sep | Home Children Update. Bus Trip on Colonization Roads, Lumber Baron, Block ‘J’ dispute settled, 184 paid members. |
| 1999 | |
| 1999-01 Jan | 1998 in review. Home Children Canada report. |
| 1999-05 May | Origin of Calabogie and Madawaska names from Renfrew Mercury 1914. New book Invisible Women by Carol McCuaig. |
| 1999-09 Sep | Various notes. Millennium Trail Proposal. Notes on the Costello Cemetery received from email inquiry |
| 2000 | |
| 2000-01 Jan | Various notes. Home Children Canada Newsletter |
| 2000-01 Jan HC | Home Children |
| 2000-03 Mar HC | Home Children |
| 2000-05 May | Various notes and information from correspondence. |
| 2000-12 Dec HC | Home Children |
| 2001 | |
| 2001-01 Jan | Various notes. Pier 21 article. |
| 2001-01 Jan HC | Home Children |
| 2001-02 Feb HC | Home Children |
| 2001-03 Mar HC | Home Children |
| 2001-04 Apr HC | Home Children |
| 2001-05 May | Various notes. |
| 2001-05 May HC | Home Children |
| 2001-08 Aug HC | Home Children |
| 2001-09 Sep | Various notes. Accreditation of HR’s Library by LAC |
| 2001-09 Sep HC | Home Children |
| 2001-09 Sep HC | Home Children |
| 2001-10 Oct HC | Home Children |
| 2001-11 Nov HC | Home Children |
| 2002 | |
| 2002-01 Jan | To the Boys of Admaston poem. Home Children Canada newsletter |
| 2002-05 May | Legendary winter weather in summer of 1816. Handford’s Corner story by Harry Hinchley. Home Children’s Canada newsletter. |
| 2002-06 Jun HC | Home Children |
| 2002-09 Sep | What are dit names? Heritage Renfrew aims and objectives. Many Family Histories received. Home Children Canada newsletter. Fall Guided Tour – Kingsmere & Laurier Hall |
| 2003 | |
| 2003-01 Jan | Review of 2002 events. Story of Renfrew Archives 25 Years by Marjorie Lindsay. Marriage laws in Ireland. Description of The Barnet Collection. Judith Beattie – Renfrew’s first archivist 1977. |
| 2003-01 Jan HC | Home Children Canada’s newsletter |
| 2003-03 Mar | To the Boys of Admaston poem, Renfrew Mercury 1878. What’s In a Name – Dacre and Killaloe. |
| 2003-07 Jul | Heritage Renfrew receives Ontario Grant. Home Children Canada newsletter. |
| 2004 | |
| 2004-10 Oct | Donation to Heritage Renfrew of Renfrew Mercury negative collection. Home Children display. In Memoriam John Earl Lindsay |
| 2004-10 Oct HC | Home Children Canada’s Newsletter. Parks Canada Home Children display comes to Renfrew. |
| 2005 | |
| 2005-01 Jan HC | Home Children Newsletter |
| 2005-12 Dec | Heritage Renfrew year in review. Archives building photos. Notes from Renfrew Mercury 1871 and 1872. Upcoming AGM. Magnetic hill story. |
| 2006 | |
| 2006-01 Jan | Articles from Mercury by Olga Lewis – Death of Sampson Coumbs, The Ottawa Valley Exodus to US & A Big Slide + Home Children updates. |
| 2006-04 Apr | Cora Shore interview. McDougall’s Sawmill (Mercury 1872) |
| 2006-06 Jun | John Albert Quait interview. Pallen Home on the Opeongo Line. Opeongo Heritage Park. |
| 2006-10 Oct | Interview Walter Bowes. Tribute to war dead. |
| 2006-12 Dec | Beatrice Watson Interview. Washing clothes recipe. Holy Rollers |
| 2007 | |
| 2007-01 Jan HC | Home Children |
| 2007-02 Spring | Holy Rollers. Goshen Corners. |
| 2007-04 Fall | Old photo (circa 1913-28) of Raglan St. |
| 2007-12 Dec | Photo of 130th Battalion parading on Raglan St. |
| 2008 | |
| 2008-01 Jan | Renfrew 150th celebrations. |
| 2008-06 Jun | Various notes on Heritage Renfrew |
| 2008-10 Fall | Chambers Encyclopedia. Excerpts from 100 Years of Presbyterianism in Renfrew County. |
| 2009 | |
| 2009-01 Jan HC | Home Children |
| 2009-01 Winter | Death notice for Grace Simmons. Professor Herb Stovel presentation on heritage and downtown preservation List. |
| 2009-05 May | The Renfrew Journal. |
| 2009-07 Jul | Scott and Sons Hardware 90th. Renfrew Creamery. |
| 2009-10 Oct | Summer trip to Pontiac County. The Elisha BeeMan. The Albion Hotel. McGarvey Garage. British Hotel. |
| 2010 | |
| 2010-01 Jan | Godda’s Booth. First train to Renfrew 1872. Removal of Bonnechere Hotel. |
| 2010-03 Mar | AGM, David Fleming woodworking demo. Researching family roots. O’Brien Theatre |
| 2010-06 Jun | New AV area, computer station at Archives. |
| 2010-06 Jun HC | Dave Lorente and Home Children Canada. Municipal nominations for Renfrew village 1871, |
| 2010-09 Sep | Blimkie’s Booth, John Pershick’s Garage, Imbleau Foundry Now Operated by Third Generation, repairs for Renfrew Machinery Company stoves. 1910. Lime, Brick and Tile Industries 1910. |
| 2010-09 Sep HC | Home Children |
| 2010-12 Dec | Pic Supertest gas station, corner Patrick and Raglan streets. Bus trip to Brudenell, Eganville, Opeongo trail. The O’Brien Planing Mill built in 1910 story. Mercury. Home Children Canada article by Dave Lorente for Heritage Renfrew. |
| 2011 | |
| 2011-03 Mar | Pic of Low Square band shell. AGM. Heritage Renfrew flag raising. McDougall’s sawmill story. Mercury 1872. Pic Renfrew’s timber dam. |
| 2011-06 Jun | Wilfred Godin, Godin’s booth. Mercury 1957. Microfilming Renfrew Mercury. Gulf station corner Munroe and Raglan, former Graham’s superservice built in 1880s. Upper Ottawa Machine Works and Foundry story.(Mercury 1874). Blimkie’s Booth, later McCallum’s, Lochiel and Munroe streets. |
| 2011-09 Sep | Open House, D.W. Stewart on pioneer construction. George Dougall residence dismantling. Imbleau Foundry. Mercury 1965. |
| 2011-12 Dec | Hillcrest Cemetery Calabogie started 1955. Renfrew Civic Square story 1916. (Mercury). From the Mercury by Olga Lewis: 30 years ago today 1885-1915 article 13 Jan 1915 on I.E. Pedlow. I.E. Pedlow, J.C. Hardy, Murray and Taylor. |
| 2012 | |
| 2012-03 Mar | AGM report. Renfrew. Renfrew rink fire 1927. (Mercury) |
| 2012-06 Jun | Widening of Coumbes St. to Veterans Memorial Blvd. story from Mercury. Plans for annual bus trip. Large sale of real estate Lochiel, Munroe, Argyle, Bonnechere streets 1873. |
| 2012-09 Sep | Bus trip to Upper Canada Village. Dr. Maloney’s report on Renfrew water contamination from tannery on Smith’s Creek. 1912. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Fire story 1897 (Mercury). |
| 2012-12 Dec | New imaging device. Pic Ottawa House Hotel (1895), Scott’s Hardware replaced. 1946. First Fraser store story Mercury 1955. Pembroke directory proprietors, trades etc. |
| 2013 | |
| 2013-01 Spring | Annual general meeting. History of Algonquin Park. |
| 2013-02 Summer | Farrell’s Landing story. Champlain’s baptismal record. Men of affairs – Dr J.J. McCann. |
| 2013-03 Fall | Irish immigrants from County Clare to Renfrew County (Carol McCuaig). |
| 2014 | |
| 2014-01 Winter | Memory of Dorothy Skinner, Helen Clark. Tribute to Olga Lewis. What’s new. John F Gibbons (farmer) story from Mercury 1925. |
| 2014-02 Spring | Annual meeting story. Board of directors. |
| 2014-03 Summer | History of Renfrew’s Power Dam Mercury 1898, 1938, 2013, May 2014. DJ Ritza druggist story. |
| 2014-04 Fall | Fall bus trip. Hotel Renfrew Story from Mercury 1915. Burned June 20, 1968. Hotel menu. |
| 2015 | |
| 2015-01 Winter | Website launch Doug Fraser. Bus trip to Ladysmith PQ. George McNab Douglas Mill story. |
| 2015-02 Spring | McGarry Hardware store story (Circle K). |
| 2015-04 Fall | Fall bus trip to Golden Lake, Mt. St. Patrick, Cormac, Dacre, Augsburg, Ruby, Zadow, Eganville. Farrell’s Landing. History – Algonquins of Golden Lake. |
| 2016 | |
| 2016-01 Winter | AGM report, Model train exhibit by Andy Laird, population growth Renfrew, donations, Renfrew “firsts”. |
| 2016-04 Fall | Renfrew Advance Story: Fall bus trip to museums in Petawawa, Pembroke, Deep River |
| 2017 | |
| 2017-01 Winter | Thomas Low Remembered by Harry Hinchley. Bio of Larry Cotton AGM |
| 2017-02 Spring | Fundraising. 150th Celebration. Imbleau Foundry by D.W. Stewart. |
| 2017-04 Fall | Presidents message. Summary of 150th Canada Celebrations. Pat Patterson obit. Old Raglan St by Doug Fraser. Octoberfest Trip to Ladysmith. |
| 2018 | |
| 2018-01 Spring | Recap of 2017. Olga Lewis memory. Renfrew Creamery story. Christine Hough skater. |
| 2018-02 Summer | Clip from Admaston Heritage Book. Memory – Carol McCuaig, Doris Humphries. Preserving Heritage. Genealogical Codicil. Annual general meeting. |
| 2018-03 Fall | Website info. Recent acquisitions. 2018 Fall bus tour. Renfrew 1869 – Names and occupations. John Conley: baseball player. |
| 2019 | |
| 2019-01 Winter | Heritage week. Events of historical interest. How Renfrew county locations got their names. Part 1. |
| 2019-02 Spring | Genealogogists disease. David Shulist shines light on Kashubian Culture. Heritage Renfrew Bowl-a-thon. How Renfrew county locations got their names |
| 2019-03 Fall | Presentation to town council. Story of William A Moore. McGregor Clan. Politics of 1880s – by Smallfield. |
| 2020 | |
| 2020-01 Winter | Heritage Week – Background on Heritage Renfrew, Johnnie Moran (A Little St. Paddy’s Day Story) |
| 2021 | |
| 2021-01 Fall | Nick Rouble and Cal Green negatives. Women’s Institutes – sample South Horton Grist Mill. Obits for Stella Rose Laviolette & Joseph Arthur DAVID Lorente. |
| 2022 | |
| 2022-01 Spring | Instruments of Transportation to Renfrew. Waterways and railways, Mary Hass obit. |
| 2023 | |
| 2023-01 Winter | Galbraith School, Pat Visneski restaurant – hwy 60 opposite Pinnacle |
| 2023-02 Fall | The Gibbons Farm; What is Library and Archives Canada |
| 2024 | |
| 2024-01 Winter | Methodist Church (Renfrew Rec Centre) history. M.J. O’Brien to build theatre (Mercury 1930). Northcote United Church. Rosebank School |
| 2024-02 Summer | Renfrew Rotary Beach, Heritage Renfrew at RCI reunion |
| 2025 | |
| 2025-01 Winter | Former St. Joe’s High School, McDougal House, Convent; Fire Dept using horses; Archive news |
| 2025-02 Spring | |
| 2025-03 Summer | |
| 2025-04 Fall | |
| 2026 | |
| 2026-01 Winter | |