St. Lawrence Branch UELAC

06/18/2026

06/17/2026

220 years ago today, Philemon Wright defied the nay-sayers with his daring launch of the first square-timber raft down the Ottawa River to Quebec City --on June 11, 1806.

Wright’s bold adventure would mark the beginning of the Ottawa-Gatineau area’s journey to become one of the greatest centres of timber output and lumber production in the world.

Rick Henderson, great-great-great-great grandson of Philemon Wright, takes us back to that remarkable raft trip that started it all:

https://www.capitalchronicles.ca/post/veni-vidi-vici-i-came-i-sawed-i-conquered

06/17/2026

We hope to see you this Saturday for the garage sale! Stop by at 5 College Street and say hi!

We have 34 Yard Sale stops listed for Iroquois’ Community Yard Sale. Plus the Iroquois Plaza Sidewalk Sale! 11146 Rowena Rd. and 5544 Meadowbrook Dr. are in addition to the addresses included the attached poster. Be sure to drop by the CHEO just Chili Dog Day event in the Iroquois Plaza!

06/17/2026

06/15/2026

06/12/2026

June 19 is Loyalist Day in Ontario — a day to remember the Loyalist families who came north during and after the American Revolution and helped shape the early communities of what became Upper Canada.

Here in Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Loyalist history is all around us: in our cemeteries, churches, family names, farms, villages, riverside communities, and local records.

This Loyalist Day, consider taking a few minutes to connect with that history:

• Visit a local cemetery, historic site, museum, archive, or church
• Share a family story with a child or grandchild
• Look up one Loyalist ancestor or local family name
• Visit the Loyalist information signs along the St. Lawrence in Iroquois and Morrisburg
• Drop by the St. Lawrence Branch Resource Centre — and join us for our book sale on June 20
• Fly the Loyalist flag or display a symbol of Loyalist heritage
• Ask someone in your family what stories, photos, documents, or memories should be preserved

History lives when we share it.

On Loyalist Day, we honour those who came before us and recommit ourselves to preserving their stories for future generations.

Scott Harris
President, St. Lawrence Branch
United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada

06/10/2026

We are open
Monday 10am to 2 pm
Tuesday to Saturday 8:30am to 4:15 pm
Sunday Closed

06/10/2026

Stop by at 5 College Street and say hi!

We have 34 Yard Sale stops listed for Iroquois’ Community Yard Sale. Plus the Iroquois Plaza Sidewalk Sale! 11146 Rowena Rd. and 5544 Meadowbrook Dr. are in addition to the addresses included the attached poster. Be sure to drop by the CHEO just Chili Dog Day event in the Iroquois Plaza!

12/12/2025