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Russell unveiling two murals celebrating 125th anniversary of police village

An old black and white photo shows a woman, Lillian Morrow, in a floppy hat riding a hay rake being pulled by a white horse.
This photo of Lillian Morrow, a resident and farmer in Russell, raking hay in the old days was chosen from a large number of historical photos at the Keith Boyd Museum in Russell. It is one of the images used to create one of the murals which are to be unveiled this Thursday, July 13. Photo courtesy Russell and District Historical Society
Candice Vetter - CJRO - | 15-08-2023
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The Police Village of Russell is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year.

The police village is a portion of the Village of Russell, which is within the Township of Russell, a part of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell.

Part of celebrations marking this occasion are the unveiling of two murals illustrating some of the history of both the place and the people who helped build this community. Connie Johnston, volunteer, locally-known "trivia queen," and fundraiser came into the CJRO studio to explain that the images came from actual historical photographs.

After they were chosen from the local museum archives they were used as the basis of the mural which was then painted by well-known artist Paul Schibli.

Here is the conversation with Connie Johnston:

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