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Smiths Falls History & Mystery: Benjamin Byram

Hometown News - June 20, 2022

Building the future The year was 1883, and Benjamin Glover Byram (1862-1943) left his fiancée, Louisa Marion Dean (1861-1936) in England with a promise. He told...

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Smiths Fall History & Mystery: The adventures of Jason Gould

Hometown News - May 24, 2022

In 1829, Jason Gould (1802-1864) made the journey from Roxbury, New York to the raw, undeveloped wilderness of Smiths Falls, Ontario. He had been...

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Smiths Falls History & Mystery: Hidden killer behind a secret door

Hometown News - April 19, 2022

When we moved into the Keyhole House, we noticed an odd-looking panel nailed to the wall in the second-floor hallway. A few weeks later,...

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Smiths Falls History & Mystery: Unlocking secrets to your old house

Hometown News - February 18, 2022

Old houses are keepers of secrets and witnesses to history. They have many stories to tell if you are willing to listen. We bought...

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Smiths Falls History & Mystery: The spy who lost Smiths Falls

Hometown News - January 20, 2022

The birth of Smiths Falls begins with a tale of intrigue and espionage. During the American Revolution (1775-1783), the Smyth family were involved in...

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Smiths Falls History & Mystery: G.T. Martin

Hometown News - December 6, 2021

Architect extraordinaire When we moved into the Keyhole House in Smiths Falls, we decided that the 1960s chandelier with space-age globes hanging in the front...

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Smiths Falls History & Mystery: Message in a door frame

Hometown News - October 15, 2021

When we visited the Keyhole House for the first time in 2018, entering through the Moorish arch was almost like crossing a threshold into...

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Smiths Falls History & Mystery: The man behind the red brick

Hometown News - September 15, 2021

In 1887, The Toronto Mail newspaper raved about the town of Smiths Falls. They wrote that “there were over one hundred buildings erected in...

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Smiths Falls History & Mystery: Outerbridge Station Theatre Magic

Hometown News - August 16, 2021

The Smiths Falls Canadian Pacific Railway Station was constructed in 1887. The structure was built on what was once swampland belonging to John McGill...

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Smiths Falls History & Mystery: The Lost Cemetery

Hometown News - June 18, 2021

For twenty years, Agnes Lamb lived in what was considered to be the finest mansion between Montreal and Toronto. Alexander Wood’s “Glenwood” Mansion was...

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