The Athens Reporter- excerpts have been taken from this newspaper for the years – 1924 to 1930. The original newspapers are in the archives of the Heritage House Museum, Athens, Ontario Toledo – Nov 15th, 1924 Mr. and Mrs. Duncan McClure were Perth visitors on Friday, the 7th inst. Misses Laura and Dorothy McClure of […]
Mott’s Mills – News from the Village 1925
The Athens Reporter- excerpts have been taken from this newspaper for the year – 1925. The original newspapers are in the archives of the Heritage House Museum, Athens, Ontario Mott’s Mills – April 1925 Miss Violet Greenwood, a student of the Athens High School, was quietly married Tuesday morning at the Anglican church parsonage in […]
Lehigh’s Corners
The Athens Reporter- excerpts have been taken from this newspaper for the years- 1925 to 1926. The original newspapers are in the archives of the Heritage House Museum, Athens, Ontario Lehigh’s Corners – Mar 2nd, 1925 Mr. Wallace Hanton arrived home last week from Belleville where he has been for some time with his uncle, […]
Jasper – News from the Village – 1926
The Athens Reporter- excerpts have been taken from this newspaper for the years- 1926. The original newspapers are in the archives of the Heritage House Museum, Athens, Ontario Jasper. April 12, 1926 School re-opened o Monday. Mrs. Carroll Livingston and daughter Doreen, of Frankville, were guests last week of Mrs. O. Burridge. Mrs. Mort Davis, […]
Frankville – News from the Village 1925-1930
The Athens Reporter- excerpts have been taken from this newspaper for the years- 1925 to 1930. The original newspapers are in the archives of the Heritage House Museum, Athens, Ontario Frankville- Feb 26, 1925 Kitley Mourns the Loss of William Henry Montgomery. Was a School Teacher after leaving Athens High School The death occurred at […]
Toledo – News from the Village
The Athens Reporter and County of Leeds Advertiser Excerpts have been taken from this paper referencing the following hamlet for the years 1889, 1894 and 1895 May 7 1889 There was buried yesterday at Toldeo one of the pioneers of the township of Kitley in the person of Mr. George Marshall. Who passed away […]
Frankville – News from the Village
The Athens Reporter and County of Leeds Advertiser Excerpts have been taken from this paper referencing the following hamlet for the years 1889, 1894 and 1895 Tuesday Oct 30, 1894 issue- Frankville, Oct 28- The new fence erected in front of the McCrea property adds much to its appearance. Wesley Brown’s new house […]
Toledo – A Village in Kitley
Toledo There was a time when this fine old Kitley Village was known simply as Bellamy Mills, due to its proximity to the mills operated by Chauncey Bellamy on Bellamy Lake west of the village. The actual survey of Kitley was delayed for seven years until 1797. In the meantime, Kitley had its first settler, […]
Shane’s Corners – A Forgotten Hamlet in Kitley
Shane’s Corners The area around the community was initially settled by Lowland Scots. Otter and Hutton Creeks passed through the area but these waterways were not large enough to support a mill operation Shane’s Corners was a small settlement located along Highway 29 near what was the First Concession of Kitley. Shane’s Corners was settled […]
Newbliss – A Hamlet in Kitley
Newbliss The village dates back to 1802, when United Empire Loyalists settled on grants of land given them by the Crown. Rachel and Isaiah Wiley were granted Lot 13 on the 4th Concession and opposite it Lot 13 on the 5th Concession was granted to Catherine Moore in 1805. Two dirt roads crossed at the […]
Mott’s Mills – A forgotten Hamlet in Kitley
Mott’s Mills History has not recorded the early days of Mott’s Mills, but it is known that a homesteader, John Mott, built the first mill near his farm which straddled Hutton Creek, Mott lived in the area around 1820. The Mott family is mentioned a number of times in Leeds County archives. Ruben Mott lived […]
Kinch Street – A Forgotten Hamlet in Kitley
Kinch Street The great Irish immigration into Canada in the late 1830’s and early 1840’s brought the first Kinch Family to this old community. They carved a homestead out of the wilderness beside the road that is known as Kinch Street. Although always prosperous because of the fertility of its’ farms, Kinch Street had no […]
Lehigh Corners – A Hamlet in Kitley
Lehigh Corners (Kilborn Corners) This community is situated on the southern fringe of Frankville, straddling No.29 Highway. In the late 1800’s a toll gate was operated here on the old Victoria Macadamized road running between Brockville and Smith’s Falls. The original settler was Gideon Leehy, somewhere around 1800. The spelling of the family name was […]
Judgeville – A Forgotten Hamlet in Kitley
Judgeville Unfortunately this forgotten hamlet, remains a mystery. As of the fall of 2016 we have been unable to find any information on Judgeville. If anyone has any history, stories or photos of this old hamlet we would appreciate hearing from you.
Jasper – A Hamlet in Kitley
Jasper ( Irish Creek, Olmsted’s Mills) Jasper lies in the North East section of Kitley along the boundary with Wolford Township, with Irish Creek running through the village. Joseph Haskins, the first miler in these parts, settled on the future site of Jasper in 1802. At that time, Irish Lake was a muddy swamp […]
Crystal – A Forgotten Hamlet in Kitley
Crystal Crystal is an old Irish community located east of Frankville. It lies along Leacock Road. The easiest way to reach Crystal is by taking the Leacock Road out of Frankville and heading due east until reaching Crystal No.8 L.O.L. the centre of the community. The Irish of Crystal congregated on Lots No 1 to […]
Blanchard’s Hill – A Forgotten Hamlet in Kitley
Blanchard’s Hill Blanchard’s Hill is reached by two roads, off of No.15 and off of No.29 highways. A large sign on No.15 Hwy three miles southwest of Lombardy proclaims “Blanchard’s Hill Road”. The road takes off from No.15 on an abandoned section of pavement, and then climbs the hill towards the old Blanchard Homestead. From […]
Bellamy’s Mills – A Forgotten Hamlet in Kitley
Bellamy’s Mills The Livingston Brothers were among a group of settlers brought to Kitley by Able Stevens, the pioneer Baptist missionary whose settlements led to the establishment of both Bastard and Kitley townships. John Livingston dammed Irish Creek to provide a mill pond for his mill. The damming created a lake in the hollow, and […]
Frankville – A Hamlet in Kitley
Frankville The first Loyalist came in 1784 and a large number settled in Kitley Township in the years 1784 to 1830. They laboured hard to build up this community. Kitley was surveyed in 1797 and thrown open to settlers. Among the first to arrive was Loyalist Major William Read who had originally secured Crown land […]