Renfrew County - A Brief Outline
A History of
This article appeared in NEXUS, Centennial Edition, 1963 Year Book of Champlain Secondary School in Pembroke.
"WEE" Bit Of Townships' History
Prior to 1859, six Townships were combined to form the United Townships of, Alice, Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie, McKay, and Petawawa. Alice & Petawawa severed in 1859 & 1865 respectively.
Aboriginal Claims in Ontario: The Algonquins of Golden Lake.
Between Two Rivers: Profiles of People and
Places in the Upper Ottawa Valley
Preston O'Grady looks at the Opeongo Line, Renfrew Valley, Brudenell, local expressions and the O'Grady settlement.
A history from Between the Rivers web site.
A brief history from the Discovery Calabogie web site.
A brief history from the Village of Eganville web site.
Rivers, Waterways, Railways, Roads
Kashubian Vampires in Wilno?
Mac Beattie and the Ottawa Valley Melodiers
Ottawa Valley Railway History
City web page.
Listing of history publications concerning Renfrew County
The Upper Ottawa Valley Genealogical Group
The Upper Ottawa Valley Genealogical Group is actively collecting church histories, family histories, community histories, maps, voters' lists, census transcriptions, cemetery transcriptions, etc. This collection is part of their genealogy reference library and is open to the public.
Government of Ontario
History of Ontario
Ontario Historical Facts
The Olive Tree Genealogy
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September, 2000 Monica Erickson