Queen’s University Archives

CA QUA02183
Person
n.d.

Tommy Riedel was a blacksmith at Willowbank Forge in Bath, Ontario. He was married to Isabelle Palmer.

CA QUA01959
Corporate body
1971-

Created in 1971, the Rideau Trail Association (RTA) is a non-profit organization which maintains a 300 kilometer trail and promotes hiking. The RTA consists of three local clubs -- Kingston, Ottawa, and Central (Perth). These clubs sponsor day hikes and other outdoor activities. The Association publishes a quarterly newsletter which keeps members informed of activities and contains articles of common interest.

Rideau Air Photos Limited

CA QUA09956
Corporate body
fl. 1950s

No information is available about this creator.

Rideau Aerial Photography

CA QUA02137
Corporate body
1959-1961

Following his honorable discharge from the Royal Canadian Navy at the end of World War II, D.G. (Mike) Willis ran his father's store in Seeley's Bay until 1959, when he operated an aerial photography company known as Rideau Aerial Photography, in partnership with his brother-in-law, Jack Wyatt. He did much contract and commercial work. His business took him down to the Maritimes and out to Western Canada, although much was concentrated in Eastern Ontario. Flying mostly out of Seeley's Bay, a small town approximately twenty minutes north of Kingston, his aerial images provide a stunning and detailed record of an area from Belleville to Brockville to Smiths Falls in particular, and includes all points in between. Although now retired, D.G. (Mike) Willis is still active in a number of personal pursuits, including a detailed study of the archaeological record of the region around Kingston, and the local lapidary association.

Rideau 150 Citizen's Committee

CA QUA01008
Corporate body
1980-1982

The Rideau 150 Citizen's Committee was established in May 1980 in collaboration with Parks Canada to prepare events in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Rideau Canal. . Patrick Watson and Cameron Graham were national co-chairmen, with regional chairs in the Northern Area (Georges Bédard), Central Area (F.C.L. Wyght) and Southern Area (Neil A. Patterson) of the Rideau Canal. The Central and Southern Areas also had vice-chairpersons for various cities and municipalities along the canal. The Southern Area extended from Narrows to Kingston.

Riddell, W.J.