Merrickville and District Historical Society - history and heritage of Merrickville, Ontario, Canada

Welcome to Historic Merrickville
Stephen Merrick House

Merrickville is an attractive historic Village spanning the Rideau Canal between Smiths Falls and Kemptville. The Historical Society was formed in 1965 to encourage an interest in the history and heritage of the Merrickville district and to protect its well preserved 19th century stone and masonry houses.

Central to the Village and its history is the 1832 stone Blockhouse built to protect the canal locks and which we now operate in the summer as a Museum of local artifacts.

The Merrickville and District Historical Society also maintains extensive archival material related to founding families and Village enterprises. We undertook an Archive Restoration and Preservation project during the summer of 2005. This is the first stage of several and thus far more than 1000 images have been photographed. The documents and pictures will eventually comprise a searcheable database which will be accessible for research.

Please take a few moments to explore our website:

	About Us: our society, membership information, contact information
	News: latest society news and coming events
	Publications: our newsletters and other publications
	Projects: our various projects including the Archives Preservation Project, Heritage Award of Merit and the Merrickville walking tour brochure
	History: the history of Merrickville, photo gallery
	Blockhouse Museum: the Blockhouse Museum, operating hours
	Walking Tour: the Merrickville Walking Tour (with map)
	Links: links to other websites of interest

Header Image - the background for the header is part of a painting by John Burrows with colour and additions by William T. Clegg, titled "Merrickville Locks, Station Number 9 - 46 1/2 Miles from Bytown", ca. 1835-1844. Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1990-496-10. The full painting can be seen in the Views of Early Merrickville Gallery (the last painting).