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Napanee’s world famous bank heist

Elizabeth Hall A Walk Through History In January of 1878, The Dominion Bank opened right across from the Town Hall. But after signing a lease with a woman named Elizabeth…


Celebrating Library Month

Amy Kay Hooked on Books October is Canadian Library Month! This month, libraries and library partners across Canada raise awareness of libraries’ valuable role in the lives of people in…


The history of the Grand Trunk Railway

Elizabeth Hall A Walk Through History The Grand Trunk Railway was the most important rail service of pre-confederation Canada. It ran from Levi, Quebec to Sarnia, Ontario. In 1852, the…


Napanee’s early history

Elizabeth Hall A Walk Through History  The United Empire Loyalists came down to Canada and settled around 1780, right after the American War of Independence. From there the history we…


September staff picks

Amy Kay Hooked on Books The staff of the County of L&A Libraries are avid readers and always eager to share their recent favourites. Hopefully you’ll find something that piques…


Town Hall: from jail house to local market

Elizabeth Hall A Walk Through History  At the centre of town lies the one building that really helped develop Napanee’s local government in the 19th century. Napanee’s Town Hall was…


Napanee’s most famous house

Elizabeth Hall A Walk Through History The Macpherson House is most likely a building in Napanee everyone has heard of. It was the house that became the social centre of…


A flashback to the early days of NDSS

Elizabeth Hall A Walk Through History Napanee District Secondary School is older than a lot of people think. Though the present building was built in 1952, with additions in the…


The 2023 Evergreen Award nominees

Amy Kay Hooked on Books The Evergreen Award™ is part of The Forest of Reading®, Canada’s largest recreational reading program. This awards program helps celebrate Canadian books, publishers, authors and…



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