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North Frontenac Historical Society & Archives and the previous organization of Clarendon & Miller Community Archives have produced a collection of local history books that are available for purchase. These make wonderful gifts for friends and family members with ties to the Township or those who want to learn more about the area.

 

Books are available at :

  • North Frontenac Township Office 

  • Plevna Library 

  • Lookout Building Centre 

  • Milligan’s Meats (Cloyne)

  • Shamrock Bakery ( in summer).


Or contact Brenda at (613) 479-0586 or fromthefield23@gmail.com to arrange purchases.
 

We would appreciate your support in recommending these books to others as this is our main funding source.

This book is the initial research compiled about the early townships of Clarendon & Miller (CMCA).

Away Back in Clarendon

$25

Charles A Armstrong

In 2021 NFHSA was granted permission by the Armstrong family to reproduce Andrew Armstrong’s Recollections of Clarendon Miller Township with a publisher edition. It includes an additional section about Schools that was not previously published.

This 80 page book describes a Boys’ Camp owned and operated by Joe Tobin and his family (1935-1964).

Camp Kasawamak

$20

Historic Tourbook

This 80 page book describes a Boys’ Camp owned and operated by Joe Tobin and his family (1935-1964). From the Historic Tourbook published in 2017, American readers and visitors to the area identified the small section in the book about Camp Kasawamak and indicated they had been campers there. With help from the Buffalo New York former campers, considerable material was compiled; the book was published in the fall of 2018.

The guidebook provides a "guided" tour, in person, if driving, cycling or walking.

Historic Tours of North Frontenac

$20

Clarendon & Miller Community Archives

CMCA with summer students completing the graphic arts and layout, produced a guidebook, Historic Tours of North Frontenac, to preserve and protect the early historical heritage. The guidebook provides a "guided" tour, in person, if driving, cycling or walking OR a virtual tour if accessing the book through the www.clarmillarchives.ca website. During the project, students hired by the Township for CMCA, designed the first 10 historic signs; these signs were installed at landmarks of historical significance such as former cheese factories, sawmills, stores and lodges. Other signs were installed by the Township in 2019. In addition, the first annual bus tour using the guidebook, was conducted in July 2018.

This 300+ page book is dedicated to 64 lodge and housekeeping cottage owners who chose North Frontenac for their business.

Lodges: Past and Present in North Frontenac

$60

Clarendon & Miller Community Archives

This 300+ page book is dedicated to 64 lodge and housekeeping cottage owners who chose North Frontenac for their business. The research material included hundreds of photos and many stories from American visitors as well as the lodge owners. A celebration in the community hall highlighted the research, allowed lodge owner families to participate in a panel discussion and Neville Wells, as guest speaker and entertainer shared his family experiences of owning one of the local lodges.

This 70 page book is a collection dedicated to the store owners who chose North Frontenac for their business.

Memories of General Stores in North Frontenac

$20

Clarendon & Miller Community Archives

This 70 page book is a collection dedicated to the store owners who chose North Frontenac for their business. The book was produced in collaboration with the 10th Anniversary celebration of Clarendon & Miller Community Archives. It was inspired by the public response to the research display of the General Stores material at a public event where the community hall was staged as a General Store, original family owners served on a panel for discussion and guest speaker, Mary Cook wittingly described the running of a general store.

A 340-page coloured book which documents farms and specifically- barns, this book pays tribute to early settlers’ families who accepted the challenge to establish a farm homestead on land now known as North Frontenac Township.

Memories of the Farm

$80

North Frontenac Historical Society

A 340-page coloured book which documents farms and specifically- barns, this book pays tribute to early settlers’ families who accepted the challenge to establish a farm homestead on land now known as North Frontenac Township. The NFHSA understood the sense of urgency to record these historical structures which are disappearing from the landscape. The memories and photos shared by community members adds an emotional component that NFHSA was privileged to record for future generations.

School Days in North Frontenac is a 269-page coloured book describing the school sin North Frontenac from early times until present day. The history of one-room schoolhouses is provided in details from the early establishment of School Sections with many examples from each of the three present wards: Barrie, Clarendon & Miller, and Palmerston/North & South Canonto. Maps showing the location of each of the early schools gives the reader a swnse of the geographical area covered. There are memories reported by one-room school teachers that give a vivid picture of school life in their days. The book highlights Clarendon Central Public School as the only surviving school in North Frontenac at this time. The final section of the book is devoted to the history of the secondary schools that served and continue to serve students of North Frontenac.

School Days in North Frontenac

$60

North Frontenac Historical Society and Archives

School Days in North Frontenac is a 269-page coloured book describing the school sin North Frontenac from early times until present day. The history of one-room schoolhouses is provided in details from the early establishment of School Sections with many examples from each of the three present wards: Barrie, Clarendon & Miller, and Palmerston/North & South Canonto. Maps showing the location of each of the early schools gives the reader a swnse of the geographical area covered. There are memories reported by one-room school teachers that give a vivid picture of school life in their days. The book highlights Clarendon Central Public School as the only surviving school in North Frontenac at this time. The final section of the book is devoted to the history of the secondary schools that served and continue to serve students of North Frontenac.

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