A Newsletter is published 2 to 4 times a year and
mailed to all active members. It includes information on upcoming
events and stories about Gloucester history. Now you can read past
newsletters on-line. There is a delay before the most recent newsletters are published here.
Newsletter Index
Compiled by Robert Serré, updated by Glenn Clark
Abbreviations: vol. = volume / GHS = Gloucester Historical Society
ALLEN, Harry, BRIDGE, vol.13-3 fall 2012
ALTA VISTA DRIVE, How it began, vol.16-4 winter 2015, vol.18-1 spring 2017
ALTA VISTA STREET NAMES, vol.15-2 summer 2014
ANCESTRY, GETTING STARTED ON SEARCHING YOUR, vol.18-4 winter 2017
1950 ANNEXATION, vol.22-4 winter 2021
BARRETT, Fred G., ARENA HALL, vol.6-1 winter 2005
BESSERER’S GROVE, vol.9-1 winter 2008, vol.22-2 summer 2021
BETHANY UNITED CHURCH, vol.13-1 spring 2012
BILLINGS, Braddish, photo of second home, vol.13-3 fall 2012
BILLINGS, Braddish PLAQUE, vol.13-2 2012, vol.13-3 2012, vol.14-2 2013, vol. 14.3 2013
BILLINGS BRIDGE, vol.4-2 spring 2003, vol.4-3 fall 2003, vol.12-4 winter 2011
BILLINGS BRIDGE - 1948, vol.17-4 winter 2016, vol.18-2 summer 2017
BILLINGS BRIDGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, vol.24-3 fall 2023
BILLINGS BRIDGE STREET CAR PROPOSED BUT NEVER MATERIALIZED, vol.16-4 winter 2015
BILLINGS BRIDGE TRAIN CRASH, vol.9-1 winter 2008
BILLINGS BRIDGE WORLD WAR I SCROLL FOUND, vol.25-1 spring 2024
THE BILLINGS HOUSE, 1256 BANK STREET/30 CHESLEY STREEET (Lost Old Ottawa South), vol.23-4 winter 2022
BLACK RAPIDS, See VICTORY HILL MEMORIES, vol.17-1 winter 2016
BLAIR ROAD, MEMORIES OF by Edith Woodburn, vol. 15-4 winter 2014
BLAST FROM THE PAST (Ottawa weather extremes), vol. 19-2 summer 2018
BLOOD ON THE RAPIDS, vol 18-4 winter 2017
BLOSSOM PARK, vol.5-3 fall 2004
BOGTOWN SCHOOL, vol.4-1 winter 2003
BOWESVILLE, vol. 10-3 fall 2009
BOWESVILLE ROAD, A SPRING STROLL ALONG THE OLD, vol.19-3 fall 2018
BRENNAN, William Frederic, vol.15-3 fall 2014
BREWER, THOMAS HENRY - Shedding Light on a Mysterious Tennis Court Photograph, vol.24-4 winter 2023
BREWER PARK - Shedding Light on a Mysterious Tennis Court Photograph, vol.24-4 winter 2023
The BRISTOW FAMILY, vol.23-4 winter 2022
CANADIAN EXPLOSIVES LABORATORY, vol. 19-4 winter 2018
CANADIAN HORSE, vol.3-1 winter 2002
CANDLE MAKING OF LONG AGO, vol.8-1 winter 2007
ESTHER CARLISLE & ENCORE, THE NEARLY-NEW SHOP, vol.20-1 spring 2019
CARLSBAD SPRINGS, vol.5-2 spring 2004, vol.5-3 fall 2004
CARLSBAD SPRINGS SPA, vol.6-1 winter 2005
CEMETERIES OF GLOUCESTER, vol. 3-3 fall 2002
CENTENNIAL YEAR IN GLOUCESTER, VANIER AND ROCKCLIFFE, vol.18-1 spring 2017, vol 18-2 summer 2017
CHAIN MIGRANTS, LILLICO FAMILY, vol.10-1 spring 2009
CHAIN OF OFFICE, vol. 1-3 Dec.2000
CHRISTMAS MEMORIES IN GLOUCESTER, vol.21-4 winter 2020
CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS AND LEGENDS, vol.10-4 winter 2009
CITY OF OTTAWA ARCHIVES, partnership agreement with GHS, vol.14-1 spring 2013
CLAPP, JOHNSTON, MODEL T TRUCK & MAIL ROUTE, vol.12-3 fall 2011
CLARK, TRACEY, vol.19-1 spring 2018
CLIFFORD, ERNEST JAMES, vol.25-1 spring 2024
Lost CORONATION PARK, Billings Bridge, vol.20-4 winter 2019
CUMMINGS BRIDGE, vol.4-3 fall 2003, vol.12-1 spring 2011
An Unexpected DNA Surprise (CUTTS family), vol. 19-4 winter 2018
CYRVILLE BUS LINE, vol.20-4 winter 2019
DUNLOP HOUSE on River Road, vol. 1-2 Sept.2000
EASTVIEW, vol.5-1 winter 2004, vol.14-1 spring 2013
Thrills and Chills in EASTVIEW, vol.19-4 winter 2018
ELLIS, FRED JAMES, vol.25-1 spring 2024
ELLWOOD, village, vol.14-4 winter 2013, vol.15-1 spring 2014, vol.15-3 fall 2014 (map)
The ENEMY LIVING AMONGST US IN GLOUCESTER, vol.20-4 winter 2019
Vanier's ENFIELD AVENUE, ANOTHER MYSTERY SOLVED, vol.22-3 fall 2021
ESTHER CARLISLE & ENCORE, THE NEARLY-NEW SHOP, vol.20-1 spring 2019
The Story Behind the Naming of Vanier's ETHEL STREET, vol.22-1 spring 2021
EVANS, CECIL SAMUEL MONTAGUE, vol.25-1 spring 2024
EXPLOSIVES RESEARCH LABORATORY, UPLANDS, vol. 11-4 winter 2010
FARMER’S CORNERS, vol.4-1 winter 2003
FIRES, 1887, vol.16-2 summer 2015
FLOODING see EASTVIEW under water
GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR, The Enemy Living Amongst Us in Gloucester, vol.20-4 winter 2019
GERVIN, PRIVATE WALTER 1896-1916, vol. 16-3 fall 2015, vol.25-1 spring 2024
GLOUCESTER, correct pronunciation, vol.14-1 spring 2013, vol.17-1 spring 2016
GLOUCESTER CHAIN OF OFFICE, vol. 20-2 summer 2019
GLOUCESTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM, history, vol.13-4 winter 2012, vol.15-3 fall 2014
GLOUCESTER LIONS CLUB, vol.6-1 winter 2005
GOVERNOR GENERALS OF CANADA, vol.17-4 winter 2016
GREENBELT, vol.9 winter 2008
Coming to Grips with the GREENBELT, vol.19-4 winter 2018
GREEN’S CREEK, vol.13-4 winter 2012
GREEN’S CREEK CONSERVATION AREA, vol.8-2 summer 2007
HAMILTON POWDER COMPANY CONTROVERSY, vol.12-2 summer 2011
HAWTHORNE, BRIEF HISTORY, vol.11-1 spring 2010
HENDERSON, JAMES ALBERT, vol.25-1 spring 2024
HIAWATHA PARK see BESSERER'S GROVE
HISTORICAL STREET NAMES, vol. 1-3 Dec.2000
HMCS GLOUCESTER, vol.6-2 fall 2005
HOG’S BACK, vol.14-2 summer 2013, vol. 14-3 fall 2013
HOLY ROSARY SCHOLASTICATE, vol.19-1 spring 2018
HURDMAN’S BRIDGE, vol.4-3 fall 2003
HURDMAN'S BRIDGE BUS LINE, vol.20-4 winter 2019
HYNDMAN, ROBERT JOHN, vol.25-1 spring 2024
INNES, John, MEMORIAL CAIRN, vol.14-3 fall 2013, vol.14-4 winter 2013
JACOB’S WELL, vol.4-1 winter 2003
JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY (OTTAWA), vol.4-1 winter 2003
JOHANNSEN, HANS LAWRENCE, vol.25-1 spring 2024
JOHNSTONE, Neal, creator of photo data base, vol.2-1 spring 2001
JOHN STREET SCHOOL, vol.10-1 spring 2009
KEMP, BOB, Remembering, vol.20-3 fall 2019
KEMP, LOIS OBITUARY, vol.16-3 fall 2015
KEMPARK - THEN AND NOW, LOOKING FOR A GOOD READ?, vol.22-3 fall 2021
KERR, WILLIAM JAMES, vol.25-1 spring 2024
KIRK, Edward F., A TRIBUTE, vol.10-4 winter 2009
KITCHEN, Lillian, vol.14-1 spring 2013
Our KLONDIKE RELATIVES (Woodburn and Ogilvie families), vol.17-2 summer 2016
LAFORTUNE, Ruth, Obituary, vol. 18-3 fall 2017
LEDUC, Patricia NÉE SÉGUIN, vol.5-3 fall 2004
LEITRIM COMMUNITY DESIGN PLAN, vol.6-2 fall 2005
LIBRARY SERVICES IN GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, vol.12-2 summer 2011
LILLICO FAMILY, vol.10-1 spring 2009
LIMEBANK SCHOOL, vol. 1-1 June 2000, vol. 1-2 Sept.2000
LITTLE HORSE OF IRON, vol.3-1 winter 2002
LOST OTTAWA presentation, vol. 20-2 Summer 2019
LOGO OF GHS, vol.5-2 spring 2004
MacDONALD-CARTIER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, OTTAWA, vol.13-2 summer 2012
MANOR PARK EAST, MARTIN AVENUE FARMHOUSE, vol. 10-3 fall 2009
MANOTICK, Recollections of old, vol.21-4 winter 2020
MARTIN AVENUE FARMHOUSE, vol. 10-3 fall 2009
HUGH MASSON'S BLACKSMITH SHOP (Lost Old Ottawa South), vol.23-4 winter 2022
Remembering a Local National Tennis Champion, DON MCDIARMID, vol.22-1 spring 2021
MER BLEUE CONSERVATION AREA, vol.9 fall 2008
BACKGROUND ON THE MINTO SKATING CLUB, vol.20-1 spring 2019
MISS OTTAWA ROUGH RIDER, vol.19-1 spring 2018
MONTREAL ROAD, BRIEF HISTORY, vol.12-3 fall 2011
MONTREAL ROAD, WHY STREETCAR WAS NEVER BUILT?, vol.16-1 spring 2015
MOODIE CEMETERY PLAQUE INSTALLATION, vol. 19-2 summer 2018
MOONEY’S BAY, vol.14-2 summer 2013, vol.14-3 fall 2013, vol.17-4 winter 2016
MOROZUKS SURVIVED A ROCKY START, HOW THE, vol.18-3 fall 2017
MULLINGAN FAMILY OF LIMEBANK ROAD, THE, vol.20-3 fall 2019
MURPHY/KENNY HOUSE (on Blair Road North formerly Skead Road) by Joan Scot, vol.15-4 winter 2014, vol.16-1 spring 2015
NEW EDINBURGH, JOHN STREET SCHOOL, vol.10-1 spring 2009
NEW EDINBRUGH-GATINEAU POINT FERRY, Off to Work, by boat??? vol. 20-2 summer 2019, vol.20-3 fall 2019
NEW EDINBRUGH - 1873, THE RESIDENTS OF vol. 21-1 spring 2020
NEW EDINBRUGH FIRE, THE 1907 vol. 21-1 spring 2020
Our Klondike Relatives (Woodburn and OGILVIE families), vol.17-2 summer 2016
OGILVIE, William, ORIGINAL HOME, vol.8-1 winter 2007
OLD DUTCH MILL, vol.4-1 winter 2003
ORANGE LODGE MONUMENT, vol.3-2 spring 2002
ORLÉANS BRANCH, OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY, vol.12-2 summer 2011
ORLÉANS HISTORY, vol.15-2 summer 2014
OTTAWA & NEW YORK RAILWAY, A Railway Doomed to Failure and Cursed with Accidents, vol.21-3 fall 2020
OTTAWA JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, vol.4-1 winter 2003
OTTAWA ROTARY HOME, Bank Street South, vol. 10-3 fall 2009
THE OTTAWA SOUTH PLANING MILL (Lost Old Ottawa South), vol.23-4 winter 2022
OUR LADY OF THE VISITATION CHURCH, vol.2-2 fall 2001
OVERBROOK, vol.4-3 fall 2003
OVERBROOK REVISITED, vol.24-1 spring 2023
OVERBROOK TIME-LINE HISTORY, vol.23-2 summer 2022, vol.23-3 fall 2022
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT with City of Ottawa Archives, vol.14-1 spring 2013
PATTERSON, Mary, obituary, vol.14-2 summer 2013
PERLEY HOME FOR INCURABLES, vol.24-3 fall 2023
PHOTO COLLECTION, vol.2-1 spring 2001, vol.14-2 summer 2013, vol.14-3 fall 2013
PINEVIEW COMMUNITY, HISTORICAL NOTES ON THE, vol.18-3 fall 2017
PIONEER HOME BUILDING, vol.13-4 winter 2012
PIONEER SHELTERS, vol.11-3 fall 2010
PLAQUES, see BRADDISH BILLINGS PLAQUE, JOHN INNES MEMORIAL CAIRN, MOODIE CEMETERY PLAQUE INSTALLATION
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, EARLY HISTORY, vol.11-4 winter 2010
QUARRIES, ROBILLARD FAMILY, vol.5-2 spring 2004
QUARRIES SCHOOL SS#9, vol. 3-2 spring 2002, vol.11-4 winter 2010
RADAR DEVELOPMENT DURING WORLD WAR II, vol.13-2 summer 2012
RAF BLENHEIM CREW, A TRIBUTE TO OUR, vol.17-3 fall 2016
RAILWAYS IN GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, vol.11-2 summer 2010, vol.16-2 summer 2015
RCMP MUSICAL RIDE, vol.14-1 spring 2013, vol.14-2 summer 2013
RENAUD ROAD, vol.11-2 summer 2010
RIDEAU CANAL WORLD HERITAGE SITE, vol.8-2 summer 2007
RIDEAU HALL, A BRIEF HISTORY, vol.17-3 fall 2016, vol.17-4 winter 2016
RIDEAU PARK - 1948, vol.16-3 fall 2015, vol 16-4 winter 2015
RIDEAU RIVER FLOOD OF 1947, vol.13-1 spring 2013
RIVERSIDE HOUSE HOTEL (Lost Old Ottawa South), vol.23-4 winter 2022
ROBILLARD, Honoré and Alexandre, vol.9 fall 2008
ROCKCLIFFE AIR STATION, vol.11-3 fall 2010
ROCKCLIFFE-GATINEAU POINT FERRY, Off to Work, by boat?? vol.20-2 summer 2019, vol.20-3 Fall 2019
ROCKCLIFFE'S MILE CIRCLE, vol.21-1 Spring 2020
ROCKCLIFFE SKI JUMP, vol.18-4 winter 2017
ROCKCLIFFE STREETCAR, THE, OTTAWA'S MOST SCENIC AND UNSUCCESSFUL CAR LINE, vol.23-1 spring 2022
ROWATS OF LONG ISLAND, vol. 10-2 summer 2009
The ROYAL SHANTY and the 1901 Royal Visit, vol. 21-2 summer 2020
SAWMILL CREEK, vol.4-1 winter 2003
SCHOOLS of Gloucester, vol. 14-3 fall 2013
A Tribute to ROBERT SERRÉ, vol. 23-4 winter 2022
Before SOUTH KEYS, Celebrating 50 years with Memories, vol. 19-2 summer 2018
SPACE SHUTTLE ENTERPRISE, vol.13-2 summer 2012
SPEAKERS, see STEWART, TRÉPANIER
SPRATT, THOMAS ANDREW & ANNIE, vol.16-1 spring 2015
STEWART, William (Bill), Sergeant Major, speaker, vol.14-1 spring 2013, vol.14-2 summer 2013
STREETCARS, HOW OTTAWA'S STREETCAR ROUTES WERE IDENTIFIED IN 1921 (with 1931 update), vol.23-1 spring 2022
ST. GEORGE’S CEMETERY, HAWTHORNE, vol.11-1 spring 2010
ST. JAMES’ LEITRIM DEDICATION DAY, vol.7-1 fall 2006
ONE PERSON'S MEMORY OF ST. MARGARET MARY CHURCH, vol.24-2 summer 2023
ST. MARGARET MARY SCHOOL (also St. Margaret Mary Roman Church Church, Calvin Presbyterian (later United) Church, Billings Bridge Presbyterian Church, Calvin Church Tennis Club and Sunnyside Tennis Club), vol.24-2 summber 2023
ST. MARGARET’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, vol. 10-2 summer 2009
ST. MARY THE VIRGIN ANGLICAN CHURCH, vol.9 summer 2008
SUICIDE HILL, vol.18-4 winter 2017
TALLEST TREE IN GLOUCESTER, vol.4-1 winter 2003
TALLY HO WATTER AT THE OTTAWA HUNT CLUB - EARLY 1900s, vol.22-3 fall 2021
TOLLHOUSE, CORNER OF MONTREAL AND RUSSELL ROADS, vol.11-3 fall 2010
TOMLINSON’S GENERAL STORE, vol.4-1 winter 2003
TORNADO MAKES and REMEMBERS HISTORY, SEPTEMBER, vol.19-3 fall 2018
TRÉPANIER, Claire, speaker, vol.14-3 fall 2013, vol.14-4 winter 2013
TRINITY CHURCH TENNIS CLUB - Shedding Light on a Mysterious Tennis Court Photograph, vol.24-4 winter 2023
TUG OF WAR TEAM, Canadian Championship of 1892, vol.20-3 fall 2019
UPLANDS BUS LINES, vol.16-3 fall 2015
VANIER DOCUMENTATION PLAN, vol.4-2 spring 2003
VICTORIA SULPHUR SPRINGS HOTEL, vol.8-1 winter 2007
VICTORY HILL MEMORIES, vol.17-1 spring 2016
WEATHER, see BLAST FROM THE PAST
WEBSITE LAUNCHED BY GHS, vol.8-1 winter 2007
WOMEN’S INSTITUTES OF GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, vol.12-1 spring 2011
Our Klondike Relatives (WOODBURN and Ogilvie families), vol.17-2 summer 2016
WOODBURN, EDITH REMEMBERS vol.15-4 winter 2014, vol.16-1 spring 2015
WOODBURN, JAMES (A TRIBUTE TO OUR RAF BLENHEIM CREW), vol. 17-3 fall 2016
WOODBURN LECTURE by Loral Dean, vol.12-4 winter 2011
OUR KLONDIKE RELATIVES (Woodburn and Ogilvie families), vol.17-2 summer 2016
WOODEN BICYCLE, vol.7-1 fall 2006
WRITING A PERSONAL HISTORY, vol.17-2 summer 2016
WRITING CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED, vol.18-2 summer 2017
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