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Rick Henderson

Jul 20
8 min

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
9 min

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
7 min

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
7 min

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
1 min

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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Chat GPT, the AI writer - A Tool or a Weapon?

Rick Henderson

Jan 30
4 min

Chat GPT, the AI writer - A Tool or a Weapon?

How history gets vandalized. IT MAY SEEM that this article is a big departure from my usual beat, but it really isn't. As a passionate...

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

Rick Henderson

Jan 4
2 min

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

A new Wright wrinkle.

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

Rick Henderson

Jan 4
3 min

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

Une nouvelle faille dans l'histoire de Philemon Wright

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More Curious History - Tales from One Side of the River

Rick Henderson

Dec 7, 2022
6 min

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, 2022
6 min

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, 2022
13 min

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, 2022
2 min

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, 2022
2 min

Le cimetière Bellevue d'Aylmer célèbre son 200e anniversaire

Rassemblement des descendants de Gideon Olmstead.

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Rick Henderson

May 18, 2022
1 min

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, 2022
1 min

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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AYLMER: A Tale of Two Landings (1800-1830)

Rick Henderson

Jan 16, 2022
19 min

AYLMER: A Tale of Two Landings (1800-1830)

The curious history of the founding of Aylmer and Deschênes; the first 30 years.

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AYLMER : Une histoire de deux débarcadères (1800-1830)

Rick Henderson

Jan 16, 2022
20 min

AYLMER : Une histoire de deux débarcadères (1800-1830)

La curieuse histoire de la fondation d'Aylmer et de Deschênes ; les 30 premières années.

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Rick Henderson

Jan 1, 2022
1 min

OTTAWA VALLEY RAMBLES-episode 11 - Stepping Back to Bytown, part II

Part 2 of our ramble behind Parliament Hill to the Portage Bridge and back along Wellington St.

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Rick Henderson

Dec 26, 2021
1 min

OTTAWA VALLEY RAMBLES-episode 10 - Stepping Back to Bytown, part I

In this two-part Ramble, Rick and Andrew take you back to several sites of Upper and Lower Bytown.

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Rick Henderson

Dec 18, 2021
1 min

OTTAWA VALLEY RAMBLES-episode 9 - The Earliest Settler Cemeteries

Andrew and Rick take us on a ramble through them and tell us some un-settling stories.

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