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Planted by Flowing Water: The Diocese of Ottawa, 1847-1997.

By: Hurtubise, Pierre with Mark G. McGowan and Pierre Savard.

Price: $16.65

Publisher: Ottawa, Ontario., Novalis.: 1998

Seller ID: 31991

ISBN: 2890889785

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

4to - 28 x 21.5 cm.; 232 pp. A thorough and complete history of the diocese of Ottawa. Profusely illustrated with both colour and black and white photographs. After the 48 page introductory section, the history for each of the parishes in the diocese is given followed by a concluding section on Catholic Action. Printed two columns per page. Full colour glossy covers. One leaf (pages 153/154) has been bound a tad off and the lower edge of that leaf is proud on the text block tail edge, otherwise just a wee bit of scuffing to the covers.
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History Boulter Gospel Chapel, 1902-2002.

By: Jenkins, Gwendolyn C. (Gwen).

Price: $6.40

Publisher: Bancroft, Ontario., Privately published: 2003

Seller ID: 17027

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; [2] - 42 pp. White card photographic covers in a plastic comb binding. Boulter, in Carlow Township, is a small village in the north end of Hastings County in the province of Ontario. Gwen documents the rekigious history of the Carlow/Mayo Townships area along with period and more recent black and white photographs. Two small stains on the front cover, otherwise 'tis near fine. Signed and dated by the author on the inside of the front cover.; Signed by Author
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The Best of Several Worlds: The Life and Times of Wesley Johnston.

By: Johnston, Wesley.

Price: $9.60

Publisher: Belleville, Ontario., Guardian Books.: 2001

Seller ID: 17032

ISBN: 1-553062825

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

8vo - 20 x 13 cm.; 191 pp. Autobiography, with photographs, of an Ottawa Valley boy born in 1927 in Foresters Falls. Light soiling, light wear on covers; binding sturdy, text pages clean.
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Grace-St. Andrew's United Church. 1840-1990. (Arnprior).

By: Lang-Runtz, Heather.

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Arnprior, Ontario., Grace-St. Andrew's United Church.: 1991

Seller ID: 22681

ISBN: 0969527705

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

8vo - 23 x 28 cm. (oblong); 53 - [3] pp. Preface by Rev. Dr. Ross and Shirley Davis. Illustrated with period photographs and a centre section of sixteen pages of full colour photographs printed on coated paper featuring the stained glass windows. The history is traced from the very beginnings, through the Presbyterian and Methodist roots to a look at what the future may bring. The church is located at 269 John Street North in Arnprior, Ontario. The covers show mild shelf wear to the edges, otherwise very clean and sound.
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Discovering Wild Temiskaming.

By: Muir, Murray and Vicky.

Price: $27.00

Publisher: Murray and Vicky Muir.:

Seller ID: 32048

ISBN: 09731204X

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

8vo - 21 x 15 cm.; 154 pp. One Day Adventures and Beyond, Featuring the Ottawa-Temiskaming Highland Trail. Maps, photos, commentary, hiking and canoeing. Contents: Things to Know Before You Go; Temagami; Little Clay Belt; Ottawa River Valley; Englehart to Kirkland Lake; The Wild Northwest; Picnic Spots and Swimming Beaches; Ottawa-Temiskaming Highland Trail. A sturdy, clean copy.
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Nexus, Being the Ninth Volume and the Issue of 1938 (Pembroke Collegiate and Vocational Institute)

By: Mullin, Genevieve (editor)

Price: $48.00

Publisher: Pembroke, Ontario, Canada,

Seller ID: 24323

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

4to - 25.5 x 21 cm.; v - 60 pp. The 1938 yearbook for PCVI of Pembroke, Ontario in Canada. Owner of this volume was Gertrude Choppin. Includes a number of literary pieces, prose and poetry, from members of the Literary Society, student art, photos of sports teams, glee club, literary society, Nexus staff, band, "Nautical Nonsense" and rifle team, lots of ads from local businesses. Some wear and soiling on cover and on text pages, part of spine strip is missing; text pages in quite good shape.
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Nexus, Being the Ninth Volume and the Issue of 1938 (Pembroke Collegiate and Vocational Institute)

By: Mullin, Genevieve (editor)

Price: $48.00

Publisher: Pembroke, Ontario, Canada,

Seller ID: 24324

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

4to - 25.5 x 21 cm.; v - 60 pp. The 1938 yearbook for PCVI of Pembroke, Ontario in Canada. Lots of student signatures. Includes a number of literary pieces, prose and poetry, from members of the Literary Society, student art, photos of sports teams, glee club, literary society, Nexus staff, band, "Nautical Nonsense" and rifle team, lots of ads from local businesses. Some wear and soiling on cover and on text pages, part of spine strip is missing; text pages in good shape.
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Poems

By: Murray, Hon. Thomas, Sr., M.P.

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Oil City, Pennsylvania, E. C. Breene.:

Seller ID: 24350

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

8vo - 21.5 x 13.5 cm.; Unpaginated. Saddle-stapled booklet. Stated under the author's name, "One of Nature's Noblemen, Barry's Bay, Ontario, Canada". Murray (1836-1915) was a Canadian politician. Printed here, over four pages and the verso of the front and back covers, are seven poems. Mild soiling, otherwise, a clean, sturdy booklet.
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A Degree of Truth.

By: Nagy, Philip.

Price: $10.80

Publisher: Renfrew, Ontario, Canada., General Store Publishing House.: 2008

Seller ID: 31399

ISBN: 1897508077

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine

8vo - 22 x 15 cm.; 212 pp. A second novel by retired academic and Ottawa resident, Nagy, centered on academic life in a fictitious Ottawa Valley university which he calls Mackenzie King University. An as-new and unused book.
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Nexus, Being the Eighth Volume and the Issue of 1937 (Pembroke Collegiate and Vocational Institute)

By: Neil, Palmer (editor)

Price: $48.00

Publisher: Pembroke, Ontario, Canada,

Seller ID: 24322

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

4to - 25.5 x 21 cm.; vi - 64 pp. The 1937 yearbook for PCVI of Pembroke, Ontario in Canada. Lots of signatures of fellow students and school staff; owner of this volume was Gertrude Choppin. Includes a number of literary pieces, prose and poetry, from members of the Literary Society, student art, photos of sports teams, glee club, literary society, Nexus staff and rifle team, lots of ads from local businesses, a special In Memoriam page honouring Dr. Matthew McKay. Some wear and soiling on cover and on text pages, part of spine strip is missing; otherwise, quite readable.
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Highways of Destiny: A History of the Diocese of Pembroke, Ottawa Valley, Canada

By: O'Dwyer, Rev. William C.

Price: $22.50

Publisher: Ottawa, Ontario., Archdiocese of Pembroke.: 1964

Seller ID: 32924

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+ in Good dust jacket

8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; xiii - 263 pp. Father O'Dwyer tells the stories of all the small parishes that make up the vast Pembroke Diocese, plus the religious orders that worked in the area, Faithful Companions of Jesus, Madonna House Apostolate, Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, and the Sisters of St. Joseph. Green cloth-covered boards with gilt spine lettering, and the large 8 panel fold-out map tipped in on the front paste down end paper is in a near fine to fine condition. Bit of wear to the boards at the spine tips, otherwise, a clean, bright copy. The dust jacket has a bit of rubbing ...
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Matters of Grace: Reflections of a Soul.

By: Ogilvie, Garfield Thomas.

Price: $11.25

Publisher: Canada., House of Airlie / Lulu Press: 2012

Seller ID: 31420

ISBN: 1105645088

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Fine

8vo - 21 x 15 cm.; (10) - 197 pp. From the back cover: ". . . a master storyteller of the Ottawa Valley." Signed and dated (Christmas, 2014) by the author with an inscription to an unknown bishop on the first page. An as-new and unused book.; Signed by Author
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A History of Stafford Township 1835-1991.

By: Patterson, Marian J.

Price: $27.00

Publisher: 1991

Seller ID: 32397

ISBN: 0969505305

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

4to - 28 x 21.5 cm.; xi - 133 pp. Stafford Township is in Renfrew County and was incorporated into Laurentian Valley in 2000. This Township history is rich in photos, maps and information on pioneering families of the area. A clean, sturdy copy with minor edgewear on cover.
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St. Mary's High School, 1948-1974, Combermere: So Shall Live on Forever . . .

By: Peplinskie, Ernie and Karen (Miller) Poole. (editors).

Price: $27.00

Publisher: Combermere, Ontario., Privately Published.: 2005

Seller ID: 31672

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

4to - 27.5 x 21.5 cm.; (6) - 181 pp. A commemoraive history of the high school in Combermere, Ontario, founded and run by the Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ), an order of Catholic nuns. Profusely illustrated with many black and white photographs. Present are full class lists, staff biographies and lists.
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Camp Northway, Algonquin Park, Canada, The First One Hundred Years.

By: Prewitt, Brookes (editor).

Price: $27.00

Seller ID: 32049

Binding: Soft Cover.

Condition: Very Good

8vo - 21 x 11.5 cm.; 264 pp. Introduction by Prewitt, Camp Director, 2006. Founded in 1906, this book was put together for its centennial celebration in 2005. Contents: Centennial Events; Life at Northway (collection of memories with emphasis on the early years); Directors' Stories (Fanny L. Case, Ann Russe Prewitt, Brookes Prewitt); Campers and Staff Lists. Northway is the oldest girls summer camp in Canada. Spine has a user crease; a clean, sturdy volume.
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Carlow Township: Before the Memories Fade.

By: Reynolds, Nila. (editor).

Price: $27.00

Publisher: Boulter, Ontario., Senior Citizens of Carlow Township.: 2003

Seller ID: 32646

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine with no dust jacket

8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; (16) - 151 pp. Brown cloth with a faux leather finish and gilt lettering on the spine and the front board. No dust jacket as issued. Township map on back end papers. First published in 1977, this is the third revised printing. A history of one of the "rough and rugged" sections of Ontario written by a group of dedicated men and women who helped live much of what is written about and relate the stories with much humour and charm. Very well edited and profusely illustrated with many period black and white photographs. An as-new and unread book. A clear and removable ar...
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A Boy from Burnstown: My Life's Story.

By: Richardson, George.

Price: $13.50

Publisher: Ontario., Privately published.: 1998

Seller ID: 32433

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

8vo - 22 x 14 cm.; (6) - 324 - (2) pp. Bound with a black plastic coil in card stock covers with mylar overlays. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Born on a farm outside of Burnstown in Renfrew County, Richardson served as a United Church minister, eventually retiring in Perth, Ontario. Signed by the author on the title page. The clear mylar sheets are scuffed a tad and show some yellowing with age. Otherwise very clean with a sound binding.
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Echoes of the Forest: Canada's Lumbering Story from Past to Present.

By: Soucie, Alan.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Ottawa, Ontario., Bak Pak Productions.: (2008)

Seller ID: 32456

ISBN: 0981274307

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine

4to - 27.5 x 21 cm.; 252 - (2) pp. First published in 2008, this is the sixth edition with no date given. Illustrated with many archival and contemporary black and white photographs with 6 or so pages of full colour photographs. Three page index of names, one page of bibliographic references and web based resources. Very minor wear to the edges of the covers. Otherwise clean with a sound binding.
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Harry History and Harry History Completed. Two volumes.

By: Stevenson, Harry.

Price: $48.00

Publisher: Combermere, Ontario., Privately published.: (1984)

Seller ID: 27924

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

4to - 27 x 20.5 cm; 219 pp for "Harry Histor" plus 46 pages for "Harry History Completed". A history from a very personal point of view, of one of the Madawaska Valley's more famous tourist operations, Stevenson's Lodge. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. I knew so many of these people who are now passed on but the stories and good decent lives that they lived are not forgotten. Both volumes show only mild shelf wear and light soiling. The first volume, "Harry History" is signed, with an inscription, by the author on the inside of the front cover...
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Esquisse historique de l'Ile du Grand Calumet.

By: Taillefer, Joseph.

Price: $67.50

Publisher: Ile du Grand Calumet, Quebec., Le Comite des citoyens de l'Ile du Grand Calumet.: 1982

Seller ID: 33280

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

4to - 28 x 21.5 cm.; 427 pp. The text is in French. This original work was produced in an edition of 1000 copies. Full colour photographic covers. Profusely illustrated with many black and white photographs, the majority of which are archival. Five appendices, 2 pages of notes, 5 page bibliography, 8 pages of local advertising. Minor wear and scuffing of the covers, otherwise clean with a sound binding.
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Category: Canadiana - Ottawa Valley