1967: Centennial Year.  A Centennial Year Committee was formed to celebrate 100 years since the erection of the current stone church.  Decades later our Parish was gifted a string of black and white photographs of the church exterior,  dating to about 1967-1969. These form an important visual record. The shelters over the three front doors did not appear in the Centennial Booklet’s cover picture, so it is possible these photographs were taken prior to 1967/69. The Centennial Booklet, describing the first 100 years of “Old St. Mary’s church” in Almonte, was published in 1969.

1998:  Holy Name of Mary elementary school.  The small elementary school building had served generations of Catholic students in its location behind the church. By 1998, however, the growth of the town required the construction of a new school. Holy Name of Mary Elementary School on Paterson Street was opened to provide a testament to Catholic education. Hundreds of students have graduated with hearts full of good memories and souls nourished by Catholic spirituality. 1998 also saw municipal amalgamation when the Town of Almonte (along with Ramsay Township and Pakenham) became part of the larger, consolidated municipality of Mississippi Mills, Ontario.

2002 Restoration: A Restoration Committee had been formed to restore and refresh the church building. The Committee carefully and diligently examined an old photograph of the church interior taken in 1913. The Committee’s examination of the photo listed 22 detailed changes since 1913. The changes were listed in this document (click to read).