Miss Margaret Johnson Post Office Mistress Almonte

Several close friends and present and former associates of MissMargaret Johnson, paid tribute to Almonte’s former Postmistress on the occasion of  her retirement at an informal gathering at the Presbyterian Church Hall on Friday, August 2nd. 

The post vacated by Miss Johnson, a 28 year employee of the Post Office Department, 13 Postmistress, has been filled by Mr. Stuart Lancaster, former assistant Postmaster at Carleton Place, He took over his duties here on August 6th. 

Miss Johnson replaced the late Hal B. Kirkland on his retirement in 1961. Mr. Ian Malloch, Postmaster, from Arnprior, acting as spokesman for several other Postmasters present spoke briefly about MissJohnson’s loyal service to the public over the years and presented her with two sheets of mounted, mint stamps, one sheet commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Graham Bell 28 years ago and the other commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Invention of the telephone this year. 

The stamps are considered collectors’ Items. Miss Johnson was also presented with a Certificate of Merit from the Federal Government, signed by Prime Minister Trudeau. Following the official presentations a light lunch was served to the guests. On Saturday evening, members of the family and several friends of Miss Johnson met at her home for an informal gathering. Knowing Miss Johnson to be an avid amateur photographer, those attending presented her with enough film and flashbulbs to last for years she said. — Aug 15 1974–

Unexpected Almonte
April 15, 2020  · 

A lovely, old Queen St. porch in #Almonte with one of the most interesting and beautiful sets of front doors!
Hoping some of you know some details…
(Brent? Mike? Becky?)
#DoorsOfAlmonte

Jeff MillsThis house belonged to Margaret Johnson, Almonte’s Post Mistress back in the sixties. She was a good friend of my grandmother’s

Karin Setterwe lived next door to Miss Johnson for many years. Margarets mother also lived there until her passing when she was in her late 80s, early 90s. They were wonderful neighbours. The inside of the house was beautiful. Full of antique furniture (including a crib). The floors were gleaming hard wood, mouldings and bannister on the stairs. There was also a summer kitchen at the back of the house.

Jayne Munro-OuimetMy great aunts house… often visited. She was born in the late 1800’s and was aged when I was born. They once owned a hotel in northern Ontario. There son was a Doctor. She loved serving “high tea” in the parlour. I always thought she was related to the Queen, as she dressed so beautiful. Loved hats. One of her daughters was the Post Mistress in Almonte.

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John Graham — Mail Carrier — Pakenham 1860s

The Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
24 Jul 1926, Sat  •  Page 26

John Graham made his way all the way down the March Road to Pakenham on this sulky from 1860

By 1850 sail had largely given way to steam as a reliable way to move the mail over Canada’s major water routes. During the navigation season mail steamers regularly carried mail from Kingston to Montréal, and from Montréal to Québec. In 1852 these services were put on an interconnecting schedule and extended to the head of Lake Ontario to speed up the mail from Canada West. By 1865 there were mail steamboats on the Upper Great Lakes connecting Parry Sound, Collingwood, Sault Ste Marie and Fort William with the US Postal Service. A weekly steamer service also brought mail from Québec to the Gaspé Peninsula and the ports around the Gulf of St Lawrence.

In 1860 the postal department decided to establish its own Atlantic service from Montréal to Liverpool, England. The year 1861 was disastrous. The Canadian struck ice and foundered off Newfoundland on 4 June, and the North Briton went down on the Perroquet Rocks in the Gulf of St Lawrence on 5 November. New rules made the service safer, more reliable and less costly. By 1890, Canada had scheduled ocean mail services to Britain and Europe from Montréal and Halifax, to the West Indies from St John, and to China and Japan from Vancouver. A direct line to Australia calling at Honolulu and Fiji was established in 1893.

593 Somerset street now where John Grahamlived. The are is full of red browstone structures so they were probably brick row houses.

Ottawa Daily Citizen
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
28 Jul 1880, Wed  •  Page 4

Pakenham Village Notes

Ottawa Daily Citizen
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
19 Apr 1862, Sat  •  Page 4

The Gazette
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
04 Sep 1880, Sat  •  Page 3

Ottawa Daily Citizen
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
17 Jun 1874, Wed  •  Page 4

Ottawa Daily CitizenOttawa, Ontario, CanadaFri, Jul 10, 1868 · Page 4

Full record for Dickson, Samuel S.

Last Name	Dickson
First Name	Samuel S.
Dates	b. 1830
Nativity	Lanark Co., Canada
Business	Farmer; Stock Raiser
Post Office	Cedar Hill
Township	Pakenham
County	Lanark

Concession and Lot	Lot size
VII, 5	100
VII, 6	450

Travelling the Mail Route 1840

The Settlers Days stagecoach ended the first day of its six-day mail run here Monday in 1978 when it stopped at the post office for hand-cancellation of special mail covers at 6 p.m. Tonight it will stop in Lanark Village, having come through Perth in mid-afternoon.

Wednesday will see the coach and its crew travelling through sparsely-populated northern Lanark County on its way to Pakenham. Thursday will be spent travelling towards Ottawa, were the coach’s passengers will meet with Canada Post officials Friday on Parliament Hill , before travelling on through Manotick to North Gower. Saturday will see completion of the 196-mile run at the Merrickville post office in mid-afternoon, before the coach returns to Smith Falls.

This is the second year the Smiths Falls Settlers Days committee has re-enacted the 1840s stagecoach mail run to promote its July 1-2-3 celebration and to bring alive part of Eastern Ontario’s history. Pulled by two horses, the coach includes, in addition to the driver, a military guard, two passengers and at least one outrider on horseback. Others will join the coach for part of the run. All will be in period costume. A total of 2,000 special editions will be hand-cancelled for each official post office stop on the route and will be made available to collectors later.– June 1978

Stagecoaches and Mail Carriers of the Past –Photos

The Last Stagecoach Driver in Lanark County

Hogging Buffalo Robes will not be Tolerated on a Stagecoach

So Where was McGonigal’s Livery Stable?

The Appleton Mail Man Who Always Got Things Straightened Away

Missing the Post Office — Mary Cook Clippings

By Mary Cook Citizen special correspondent

Home mail delivery here doesn’t appeal to everybody. Now that the system has been established more than nine months, most people, according to a post office spokesman, now accept it and are pleased with the added service. However, a few diehards like Maurice Price, who has a personal objection to door-to-door delivery, would be just as happy with the old system. In fact, Price, a professional engineer, refused to go along with the change and rents a private post box. “I find it most puzzling that an institution which continues to lose money would venture into an operation which costs more money.

“It also annoys me that by refusing door delivery, I am in fact saving the post office money, and yet they charge me for the ‘privilege’ of renting a box … it doesn’t make any sense.” The most common argument against home delivery comes from older residents who miss the social contact the daily walk for the mail afforded them. Ray Moffatt said his morning trip down Bridge Street was the “highlight of my day.”

“There was always someone to sit with on the benches outside . . . and the obituaries were always placed inside the post office and we all went in every day to check on them. Now, if I go downtown, it’s for a cup of coffee.”

John Belisle said it was one of the worst things that ever happened to the town. “I really miss visiting with my old friends … I still come downtown every day, but I rarely meet any of the old post office gang.” Many people, however, are pleased with home delivery. Mrs. William Hanham, whose husband is a physician said: “At least now I get my mail … my husband often forget to bring it home from the office.”

Older people who are confined to their homes feel the same way, and young working couples are pleased that their mail is at their homes when they come home at night. Peter Montean, assistant postmaster, said that out of 1947 points of call, only 75 families retained boxes at the main office. These figures, he said, would indicate the door-to-door delivery was generally well received. However, the post office has not been without its own transition problems. Many local mail users often put only the name and the word “town’ on their envelopes, omitting street and postal code, so that all of this type of mail requires hand sorting and the marking on of the postal code. After a notice from the post office, the situation is gradually improving.

Many businesses say that the traffic past their stores has decreased because of home delivery, and they feel the demise of the daily trip to the post office has affected their cash registers … but they all agree it (home delivery) is here to stay. As one old timer put it, “Sure I miss the trips to the post office every day, but now my morning friends are the people on the soap operas.”

The Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
05 Jul 1977, Tue  •  Page 4

Carleton Place Then and Now–Bridge Street Series– Volume 6-The Eating Place to the Post Office

You’ve Got Mail — The First Post Offices of Lanark County

As Time Goes By — The Old Post Office Clock

The Story Behind the Clock – Dack’s Jewellers

The Appleton Mail Man Who Always Got Things Straightened Away

Take a Letter Maria– Carleton Place Post Office

As Time Goes By — The Old Post Office Clock

My Baby, Just-a Wrote Me a Letter– The Carleton Place Post Office

 

The Ghost of the Post Office Clock

Notations and History about the Old Post Office

The Mystery of the Almonte Post Office Clock –Five Minutes Fast and other Things….

Crime and Punishment? –Tales from the Almonte Post Office

Michael Dunn remembers Ron Caron

 

Mary Cook Archives

Mary and Walter Swinwood — Mary Cook News Archives 1981

The Evolution of the Women’s Institute — Mary Cook News Archives 1982

Bob Sadler’s Boat Rides –Mary Cook News Archives 1982

Carleton Place Ladies Auxiliary — Chamber of Commerce 1987– Mary Cook Archives

It’s Hard for Women to get into Office in Carleton Place — 1974 –Mary Cook

Mary Cook Archives —Philip Mailey — January 25 1983

Carleton Place a place for Mad Scientists! Mary Cook News Archives 1983

Mary Cook Archives — Rifle Ranges and Nursery Schools — September 1980

Mary Cook News Archives — The Wool Industry 1982

The Moldowans —- Mary Cook News Archives 1982

Clippings of Cheryl Coker — Mary Cook News Archives

Donald Lowry …. Mary Cook News Archives

1976 Agricultural Tour — Mary Cook News Archives

The Dear Abby of Lanark County -Mary Cook Clippings

“Who is to say the street won’t be overrun with irate husbands ready to fill people full of lead?” Clippings of Mary Cook

 

Stagecoaches and Mail Carriers of the Past –Photos

Franktown Road in Carleton Place- see the carriages and a stagecoach on your left. Photo from the Edwards family collection at the Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum– read more The Last Stagecoach Driver in Lanark County ……

Clipped from

1. The Winnipeg Tribune,
2. 23 Sep 1931, Wed,
3. Page 3

Clipped from

1. Ottawa Daily Citizen,
2. 11 Feb 1854, Sat,
3. Page 1

 

                          Mail

Middleville & District Museum Photo

Perth Courier, October 6, 1899To The Editor of the Perth Courier:It has lately come to my attention that a misleading and utterly false report has been circulating about me on the 12th July last in Perth. First of all, let me say that I was not in the company of any man that day and also that I did not taste a drop of drink of any kind except a cup of tea for my dinner; and that I left Perth before 5:00 that afternoon on the Lanark stage and was at my home at Watson’s Corners before dark. If it was necessary for me to do so I could get fifty people to prove that every word of the above was strictly true. Thank you so much for your space.

I remain,Very Truly Yours,Mary McCulloch, Watson’s Corners

Lanark Post office.. From Elaine Playfair’s photo album sent to us by Middleville historian Laurie Yuill

Lanark Post office.. From Elaine Playfair’s photo album sent to us by Middleville historian Laurie Yuill

Lanark Post office.. From Elaine Playfair’s photo album sent to us by Middleville historian Laurie Yuill

Lanark Post office.. From Elaine Playfair’s photo album sent to us by Middleville historian Laurie Yuill

People and things of Lanark County–Cindy Gagnon Lanark Post Office- From “Up the Line”-

John MacLean’s Post Office in Lanark Village 1904- Public Archives–
Perth Courier, July 7, 1899–Come and visit the Lanark County Genealogical Society Facebook page– what’s there? Cool old photos–and lots of things interesting to read. Also check out The Tales of Carleton Place and The Tales of Almonte

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The Art of Letter Writing Lost

 

Steph, Irene, Hannah and Heather

 

Letter writing is truly a lost art in this text-crazy world where attention spans last about 5 seconds long. Letters used to be one of the basic staples of communication and sending news, keeping war-separated lovers connected, or a way to make a friend half way around the world.  Letters recorded our thoughts, our history–and now they are gone.

When was the last time you put a stamp on something other than a bill? While everyone loves to receive a handwritten card, very few actually take the time to write one (like myself). Since the invention of email, texting, Facebook, and other technology, there really isn’t a need to write letters. I have saved letters and note cards that are important to me through the years– so why is typing something on a computer much easier for me now. Very few people keep emails for posterity if you think about it.

Years ago my daughter-in law’s Grandmother, Irene Lalonde, had cancer and she was given little hope. I emailed all my friends and asked them if they had time to send a card to Irene it might make her day a little better. Sending get well cards was something we did all the time, and frankly we never thought twice about it. Irene fought hard, but in the end she went to live with the angels and I forgot all about the cards we sent her until the other day.

A childhood friend of my late husband, Edward Chiesa, sent the note below to me last week and asked me if I remembered sending cards. Let’s face it, sending letters or cards is a good way to go anywhere without moving anything but your heart as they say. I can’t begin to fathom what we lost when we stopped physically handwriting something and yet, no one talks about it.

Here is the note Ed sent Irene, and I am glad that he saved it, because it brought back a lot of memories of Irene Lalonde and the love she shared with my family. She is greatly missed by all.

 

 

Irene did make it to Stephanie and Perry’s wedding and that was a blessing.

 

The art of expression in cursive writing is no longer taught in schools, and will greeting cards go the same way as all the photo albums we have now gathering dust as our photos are kept inside our phones? The postman used to be anticipated on a daily basis, now all he or she brings is junk mail and bills. When I attempt to hand write now I always hope the once beautiful cursive writing I had will come back- but I find it tedious. But, handwriting  shouldn’t be lost–and actually, neither is the feeling we get when we put pen to paper.

 

 

 

 

Who remembers these blue thin almost like tissue paper air mail forms we wrote on? Aerogrammes

Come and visit the Lanark County Genealogical Society Facebook page– what’s there? Cool old photos–and lots of things interesting to read. Also check out The Tales of Carleton Place.

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In Memory of Carman Lalonde — Grandfather, Father and Historian of Lanark County

Is Facebook now a Replacement for Public Walls?

Is There Anything Better Than Old Friends?

You’ve Got Mail- Or Maybe You Don’t–Clayton

 

August 11 1871-Almonte Gazette

 

The residents of the Village of Clayton have from time—or about that-—been in communication with civilization through the medium of a tri-weekly mail to Almonte.

But the Clayton of today claims no kindred to the Bellamy’s Mills of twenty years ago. These progressive days, when railways and steamboats are making their way to every hamlet, it is not to be wondered that the progressive and ambitions and those should desire regular daily communication with the outside world.

For the purpose of achieving this object the proper authorities were petitioned and it was understood the request would be complied with. We are now informed that this is not to be the case, and that the people of Clayton and vicinity will have to bear the inconvenience of a twice weekly mail for an indefinite time.

The post-office authorities were also asked to establish a post office at Hunters Mills, a place that is rapidly  growing (thanks to the perseverance and energy of the Messrs. Hunters) and cannot much longer do without a Post Office.

Author’s Note–Don’t get too upset the letter carrier can “miss your village” anytime they want!

 

Photo-Uber Humor

As Huntersville could only be supplied in the event of a daily mail going to Clayton, it is altogether improbable that the petition will be granted.

Author’s Note–It was probably for the best as Huntersville kind of disappeared–Where Was Hunter’s Mill and Huntersville?

 

 

 

April 11 1940

Some of the young men of the village cleaned the sidewalk of snow and ice which is a wonderful improvement. Those responsible for the work were Keith Stanley, Edward and Willard Munro.

The weather for the past few days has been much warmer. We hope it will continue. Quite a lot of maple syrup has been made and of fine quality.

 

 

Come and visit the Lanark County Genealogical Society Facebook page– what’s there? Cool old photos–and lots of things interesting to read.

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Where Was Hunter’s Mill and Huntersville?

The Tiny Hamlet of Bellamy’s Mills 1851

The Appleton Mail Man Who Always Got Things Straightened Away

Photo-The Ottawa Journal Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Sat, Dec 22, 1956

There used to be a time when only a horse and buggy brought mail to Appleton via Carleton Place.  In the 1950s James Edward Dowdall and his sweet grey mare Daisy (3rd horse) had been doing the 4 mile trip for at least 2 decades and only missed 3 days when one of his sons had to cover for him. Then there was the time a mare before Daisy got rattled at some pasteboard boxes on the side of the road and the cutter was upset and Dairy went trotting off in no obvious direction, but as Dowdall said in typical Lanark fashion: “We got it straightened away”.

Appleton postmaster  Mr. Gamble and Harry Menzies from the Carleton Place unit had never known him to be late or lose any of the precious mail. The days of hauling the mail on a cutter in the winter was limited after they began to plow the roads and it usually took 20 minutes to a half an hour for a one way trip. Storms, blizzards you name it, Dowdall never got cold as he was manned to the hilt with warm clothing,  a buffalo robe, and felt boots up to the knee and then rubber boots as a topper.

 

Photo by Linda Seccaspina-Post Office in Appleton Ontario 1871 displayed in the North Lanark Regional Museum, Appleton Ontario.

Each day he would leave Appleton for Carleton Place to pick up the mail. After he dropped off the mail at the post office he would wander over to the post office lobby to swap stories with anyone who would listen. That was his favourite part of the day Dowdall said as they talked his kind of language in that waiting  room. At Six o’clock he would head back to Appleton where some were waiting for him to collect their mail.

One would think maybe a truck would have been better for him, but like a lot of us aging folks his eyes were not the best, and night driving would not have been too safe for him. He actually got into the postal business as his doctor told him to find a “light job” as he had health issues and had retired from being a farmer. So along with some plowing and gardening jobs he made out just fine. Life was simple for Mr. Dowdall only having to change his buggy twice in his duration delivering the mail, but in Carleton Place it was another story.  Postmaster Harry Menzie’s offices were jammed everywhere storing mail. The staff worked Sundays and late into the evening and no one really complained as you did what you had to do.

 

Photos–Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum

The Carleton Place Post Office used to handle mail for Innisville, Appleton and also sent out three rural route deliveries a day. Not only that, but they handled larger packages and with only two wickets open the lobby was always jammed. Of course Menzies  wanted another wicket but there wasn’t an ounce of space to spare in that building with boxes lined up everywhere against the walls.

March 1968

In December of 1956 the Carleton Place post office sold over 130,000 stamps that month and  James Edward Dowdall would have so much mail he would have to tie bags on the back with just a little ‘sittin’ room for himself– but all was good. Unlike some his fellow mail delivery  men he wasn’t buying gasoline or paying for repairs–Daisy wouldn’t hear of it. That old gal was never going to stop when she was tired- she was only going to stop when the mail was done. No hour of life was ever wasted between James and his horse Daisy and Appleton and Carleton Place were grateful.

 

The community was first known as Teskeyville after early settlers Joseph Teskey and his brother Robert who built a saw and grist mill. For a time the place was called Appletree Falls because of a riverside orchard. When the post office opened in 1857, Appleton was chosen as its name

In 1869 the population was 250 and the Appleton Post office was a money order office-The Province of Ontario Gazetteer and Directory 1869

 

Anita Dowdall-—I married grandpa Dowdall’s grandson in 1961, his dad was Kenneth Irwin Dowdall, the eldest of James Edward Dowdall sons, he had 6 boys,my husband is the eldest of 4 kids, 3 boys & 1 girl. His name is (Borden) my oldest son Bruce has his name Edward for his middle name. Thanks for sharing a great story about grandpa Dowdall.

 

Come and visit the Lanark County Genealogical Society Facebook page– what’s there? Cool old photos–and lots of things interesting to read.

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How Much Did the Old Post Office Perth Sell For?

Take a Letter Maria– Carleton Place Post Office

As Time Goes By — The Old Post Office Clock

My Baby, Just-a Wrote Me a Letter– The Carleton Place Post Office

Memories of Carleton Place — The Roxy and Marilyn Monroe

Crime and Punishment? –Tales from the Almonte Post Office

Lost at the Dead Letter Office?

In the years before World War I thousands of letters handled by this country’s postal service went undelivered. They ended up in the waste bin because they were addressed improperly or incompletely, or were illegible. When local postal workers were stumped about what to do with a letter they couldn’t deliver they forwarded the stray mail to the Dead Letter Office.

Only the Dead Letter Office had the authority to open letters which couldn’t seem to get delivered. Once opened, the contents of letters were considered sacred, so much so that the dead letter clerks were—and still are—forbidden to read any more of the communications than absolutely necessary to determine where the letters should go. The Post Office preferred to hire women or retired clergy, whom they felt could be trusted with items of value.

If something is lost in the mail, it feels like it has disappeared into the ether, like it was sucked into a black hole, like it no longer exists. But, it turns out, a lot of the mail we think is lost is actually in a designated place.  The Mail Recovery Centre is the contemporary name for the Dead Letter Office.  It’s where our lost mail ends up. And eventually, if our mail doesn’t find its way back to its rightful owner, it’s auctioned off to the highest bidder.

 

It used to be that once the Post Office deemed they were out of room in the Dead Letter office they would auction off what they had to resellers that sold on EBay. But now like libraries, and other collectible businesses they have cut out the middleman and are selling online the dead mail  themselves.

Material from Canada’s Dead Letter Office continues to arouse the interest of a diversity of collectors of Canadian postal history.  So what did they find in the Ottawa Dead Letter office in February 1892 according to the newspaper?

$18,000 in cash, 4 writs, 6 mortgages, 8 waistcoats, 4 vests, 100 railway tickets, 85 railway passes, 16 neckties and 4 sets of false teeth-as well as a host of mail that could not be delivered.

 

 

Come and visit the Lanark County Genealogical Society Facebook page– what’s there? Cool old photos–and lots of things interesting to read.

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Inspector Coolican and His Rural Mail Delivery

 

 

 1876

July 7, 1921–Almonte Gazette

Inspector Coolican is busy locating letter boxes in Almonte and Carleton Place and laying out rural mail delivery routes.

Almonte will have seven letter boxes and Carleton Place will have eight in addition to the three now maintained by the town. In Almonte the boxes will be located at the corner of Country and Church streets, at the Reformed Presbyterian church in New England, on Main street near the Stone Bridge, near the Rosamond Woolen Co’s, Mill, at the Methodist church, near the upper end of Union street, and at junction of Main, Martin and Queen streets.

1903

 

The establishing of free rural delivery mail routes has also been looked into, and the inspector will recommend a route from, Almonte to Union Hall, Rosetta, Arklan, and return by way of the Perth road. Another route will be from Pakenhanm village to the ninth line, along the ninth line to Blakeney and return to Pakenham by route serving the eleventh and twelfth lines.

 

1876

Another will be from Pakenham to Cedar Hill, going as far as Mr. Adam Miller’s and back with a full service to the district lying between these points. Still another route will leave Pakenham by way of the White Lake road going almost up to Ellis’ school, crossing over to the twelfth line, serving all the district between and returning to F,lone 49 Pakenham by the twelfth line.

 

First Rural Mail From Carleton Place–On Friday last the first rural mail delivery from Carleton Place was instituted, when Mr. George Presley started out on No. 2 R.M.D., Beckwith. The route is from Carleton Place, starting at 6 a.m., to 11th line Beckwith, thence to Ashton station and Ashton village, returning by the 9th line and running west to the lake, then south to the 7th line and returning to town by the Franktown road. It is a long route, covering 35 miles. R.M.D. No. 1 is to the McCreary, Scotch Corners, Innisville, Boyd’s section, but has not yet been started, although we understand Mr. Albert Winn has this contract. As soon as a sufficient number of boxes are secured this service w ill be started.—Carleton Place Herald. Nov 22 1912

Come and visit the Lanark County Genealogical Society Facebook page– what’s there? Cool old photos–and lots of things interesting to read.

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