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May 143 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 144 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 27 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 28 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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Andrew Leamy and Ruggles Wright - the unjust defamation of two great men.

Rick Henderson

Jan 1322 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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Andrew Leamy et Ruggles Wright - la diffamation injuste de deux grands hommes.

Rick Henderson

Jan 1324 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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London Oxford - the First Black Settler in the Ottawa Valley

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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London Oxford - le premier colon noir de la vallée de l'Outaouais

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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Aylmer Before John Egan /Aylmer avant John Egan

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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The Timber Industry - VENI, VIDI, VICI! (I came, I sawed, I conquered!)

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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L'industrie du bois - VENI, CONSCIDISTI, VICI! (Je suis venu, j'ai scié, j'ai conquis!)

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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More Curious History - Tales from One Side of the River

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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Plus d'histoire curieuse - Histoires d’un côté de la rivière

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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Aylmer's Bellevue Cemetery Celebrates its 200th Anniversary

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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Le cimetière Bellevue d'Aylmer célèbre son 200e anniversaire

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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