Fonds F888 - Napanee Beaver fonds

In January, 1870, Cephas I. Beeman published the first issue of the Addington Beaver, a four-page, six-column weekly paper. The paper was so well received that it was purchased by George M. Beeman and William Templeton and moved to Napanee where it was renamed the Ontario Beaver. Later the paper was further expanded by the addition of four more pages and the name was once again changed, this time to Napanee Beaver. In 1892 Mr. Beeman sold out to his partner, who continued as editor and proprietor until his death in 1908. Publication of the paper was continued by his son. In 1965 the paper combined with The Napanee Express (est. 1861) and The Deseronto Post (est.1904).