Rick Henderson
May 14, 20243 min read
Weaponizing History
With his recent announcement, Legault blatantly declares that he governs only for his Quebecers but not for all Quebecers.
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Rick Henderson
May 14, 20244 min read
L'arsenalisation de l'histoire
Avec sa récente annonce, Legault déclare ouvertement qu'il ne gouverne que pour ses Québécois, mais pas pour tous les Québécois.
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Rick Henderson
Apr 2, 20247 min read
Aylmer Island - A Secret Revealed
Many people living in Aylmer would say this is the island's worst-kept secret, but most people in the wider Capital Area never knew.
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Rick Henderson
Apr 2, 20248 min read
L'Île d'Aylmer - un secret dévoilé.
Les habitants d'Aylmer connaissaient le secret de l'île, mais la plupart des habitants la région de la capitale ne l'ont jamais su.
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Rick Henderson
Jan 13, 202422 min read
Andrew Leamy and Ruggles Wright - the unjust defamation of two great men.
A response to the inflammatory articles by Albert LeBeau and Mathieu Bélanger in Le Droit.
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Rick Henderson
Jan 13, 202424 min read
Andrew Leamy et Ruggles Wright - la diffamation injuste de deux grands hommes.
Une réponse aux articles incendiaires d'Albert LeBeau et Mathieu Bélanger dans Le Droit.
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Rick Henderson
Jul 20, 20238 min read
The Legend of Fairy Lake
A tragic story of a beautiful Indian Princess named Womena from long, long ago.
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Rick Henderson
Jul 20, 20239 min read
La légende du Lac des Fées
L'histoire tragique d'une belle princesse indienne nommée Ikwé.
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Rick Henderson
Feb 17, 20237 min read
London Oxford - the First Black Settler in the Ottawa Valley
London's property made him Philemon's closest neighbour and his land would be the scene of a truly historic event.
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Rick Henderson
Feb 17, 20237 min read
London Oxford - le premier colon noir de la vallée de l'Outaouais
La propriété de London faisait de lui le voisin de Philemon. Ses terres allaient être le théâtre d'un événement véritablement historique.
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Rick Henderson
Feb 1, 20231 min read
Aylmer Before John Egan /Aylmer avant John Egan
An overview of the pre-Colonial and colonial settlement history of Aylmer. Un aperçu de l'histoire précoloniale et coloniale d'Aylmer.
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Rick Henderson
Jan 4, 202311 min read
The Timber Industry - VENI, VIDI, VICI! (I came, I sawed, I conquered!)
The history ... begins with the birth of the Timber Industry ... but there's a lot of that story that has never really been fleshed out.
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Rick Henderson
Jan 3, 202312 min read
L'industrie du bois - VENI, CONSCIDISTI, VICI! (Je suis venu, j'ai scié, j'ai conquis!)
Le plan était peut-être brillant, mais les habitants en aval, qui connaissaient mieux la rivière lui ont dit que c'était une idée saugrenue.
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Rick Henderson
Dec 7, 20226 min read
More Curious History - Tales from One Side of the River
... here, once again, a revisionist narrative meant only to erase the importance of the actual Founder of Hull: Philemon Wright.
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Rick Henderson
Dec 7, 20226 min read
Plus d'histoire curieuse - Histoires d’un côté de la rivière
... et encore une fois, dans ce récit révisionniste qui ne vise qu'à effacer l'importance du véritable fondateur de Hull: Philemon Wright.
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Rick Henderson
Aug 30, 202213 min read
Cantley's Haycock Mine
A guest blog about an early and significant mining enterprise that only lasted four years.
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Rick Henderson
Aug 8, 20222 min read
Aylmer's Bellevue Cemetery Celebrates its 200th Anniversary
A Gathering of the Descendants of Gideon Olmstead.
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Rick Henderson
Aug 6, 20222 min read
Le cimetière Bellevue d'Aylmer célèbre son 200e anniversaire
Rassemblement des descendants de Gideon Olmstead.
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Rick Henderson
May 18, 20221 min read
A WALK IN WRIGHT'S TOWN, IN 1830
THIS VIRTUAL WALK in Wright's Town in 1830, captures the town at the very moment when Bytown is founded and the Rideau Canal is being built.
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Rick Henderson
May 18, 20221 min read
UNE PROMENADE À WRIGHT'S TOWN, EN 1830
CETTE PROMENADE VIRTUELLE dans Wright's Town en 1830 capture le village au moment même de la fondation de Bytown.
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