Tag: Carleton County
155 years ago old Stittsville was swept up in The Great Fire of Carleton County
The fire broke out following a three and a half month dry spell which left the countryside tinder dry and susceptible to a rampaging, out-of-control fire.
John W. Egan releases his sixth novel, Spring of 1813
Avid readers of novels are familiar with the works of Stittsville author, John W. Egan. John has now published the second book in his historical fiction series Beyond 1812. His new novel is entitled Spring of 1813.
150 years ago on August 17 old Stittsville was swept up in The Great Fire of Carleton County
The Carleton County Fire of August, 1870, devastated much of what was then Carleton County, including the village of Stittsville, and even threatened Ottawa for a time. The fire broke…
From 1820 to present: timely historical presentation on the electoral Carleton district – Goulbourn Township Historical Society
(L to R, Colonel George Thew Burke – aka Shaun Peppy and the Duke of Richmond – aka Robin Derrick) Shaun Peppy, Richmond resident and Vice-President of the Goulbourn Township…