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Kenwood House on Harrington Street, Arnprior

This house was one five built for Kenwood in the early 1930s. With a backdrop of the Gillies’ Grove (an old growth forest), these homes were designed with […]

New Employee Wing

This new wing was built in 1947 as part of Kenwood’s employee welfare programme. This initiative was to give workers a stable and comfortable workplace, and hopefully would […]

View of the Kenwood Joining Workshop

Women were an integral part of Kenwood’s workforce. While not afforded the same positions nor pay scale as their male counterparts, they were still able to contribute financially […]

Shop Order, 1941

This shop order was designed in Huyck’s New York Factory and modified to work in the Arnprior Mill guaranteeing consistent quality among the Huyck products whether they were […]

WWII Volunteer List

This honour scroll shows the names of Kenwood Mills employees who volunteered for service in WWII. This document, designed, by A.J. Casson, a member of the Group of […]

Application and Employment Record of Gerald Homuth

The application above was submitted by Gerald Homuth on November 6, 1941. He was hired at 16 years old to operate the ring spinner. In January of 1943, […]

Payroll for the Week of December 25-30, 1933

This page from Kenwood’s payroll shows the names and wages of those working at the mill in December of 1933. The highest hourly rate before overtime, earned by […]

Application of Harold McGregor

Harold McGregor applied to work at Kenwood Mills in 1928 at the age of 16. He left McLachlin Bros. Lumber Mills to find steady work and found the […]

Francis Conkling Huyck Sr.

Francis Conkling Huyck Sr. was the founder of Kenwood Mills. Born in upstate New York, Francis had 40 years of experience making paper-maker’s felts before his death in […]

The Griffith and McNaughton Mill

This brick three-storey structure was the location of Griffith-McNaughton, Ltd. The side of the building advertises “We manufacture felt for all grades of pulp and paper, also mangle […]

Letter from Griffith and McNaughton, Ltd. to E.J.C. Norrie and Co., 1916-1918

Throughout WWI Griffith and McNaughton, Ltd. had private business dealings outside their contracts with the Canadian Department of Militia and Defence and the U.S. War Department. This letter […]

Liquidation of the Arnprior Felt Co.

This 1916 document illustrates an agreement between William A. Cole, the liquidator of the Arnprior Felt Co.’s assets and effects, and James Griffith, formerly of the Felt Co., […]