Preschool Playdates – Billings Bridge Village Friday, February 28 from 10 am to 11 am Ages: 3 to 5 Cost: $6.65 per child Enjoy heritage-inspired playtime with your preschooler. Discover local history through hands-on activities with a different theme each week. Parents are encouraged to bring a light lunch or snack (nut free) as the […]
Heritage Demonstrations Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm February 1 to March 28 Cost: by donation Join us at the museum each Saturday for a mini-demonstration highlighting a different heritage-inspired skill or activity. Explore the exhibition and see history come to life before your eyes! February 29 – Cheese Making Discover the history of […]
Heritage Demonstrations Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm February 1 to March 28 Cost: by donation Join us at the museum each Saturday for a mini-demonstration highlighting a different heritage-inspired skill or activity. Explore the exhibition and see history come to life before your eyes! March 7 – Corn Husk Dolls Learn more about […]
March Break Activities at the Bank of Canada Museum Open Mondays for March breaks in Ontario (MARCH 16) and Quebec (MARCH 2) March 7–8 (11:00 to 16:00) Talk to an RCMP Expert An anti-counterfeiting expert from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be on hand to show you some real-life modern counterfeit notes and teach […]
Historical Society of Ottawa - Speaker Series Guest Speaker: Sister Louise Charbonneau, Sisters of Charity (Grey Nuns) of Ottawa Within three months of their arrival in rough & tumble 1845 Bytown, young Elisabeth Bruyere and her small band of Grey Nuns had set up a school, hospital, orphanage and home for the aged. Within two […]
Heritage Demonstrations Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm February 1 to March 28 Cost: by donation Join us at the museum each Saturday for a mini-demonstration highlighting a different heritage-inspired skill or activity. Explore the exhibition and see history come to life before your eyes! March 14 – Slime! The popular show You Can’t […]
March Break Activities at the Bank of Canada Museum Open Mondays for March breaks in Ontario (MARCH 16) and Quebec (MARCH 2). March 14–15 (11:00 to 16:00) Talk to a Bank of Canada Currency Expert An expert from the Bank’s Currency team will be on hand to show you some real-life modern counterfeit notes and […]
Preschool Playdates Friday, February 7, 14, 21, and 28 from 10 am to 11 am Ages: 3 to 5 Cost: $6.65 per child Enjoy heritage-inspired playtime with your preschooler. Discover local history through hands-on activities with a different theme each week. Parents are encouraged to bring a light lunch or snack (nut free) as the […]
A winter workshop - learn the techniques behind the Heritage Habitats exhibit! Since the beginning of the year, visitors have enjoyed the tantalizing Heritage Habitats exhibit at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum (MVTM) in Almonte. Delicate kites, posters, handkerchiefs and fabric held transferred images on their surfaces – an interplay of personal history and artistic expression. […]
March 16 from 9 am to 12 pm Ages 6 to 9 Cost: $7 per child (registration is required) Experience life as a early settler in Nepean. Each morning, participants will dress the part in heritage-inspired costumes and learn a new skill that would have been essential to life on the homestead. Please use the […]
Join Pinhey’s Point Historic Site at your local Ottawa Public Library branch for heritage-inspired March Break fun. While Hamnett K. Pinhey and his family settled along the Ottawa River, other members of the Pinhey family stayed in England and others settled in Australia. Discover the ways Early Settlers communicated across great distances, with letters and […]
The Institutional members’ caucus (where 4 WHM Board representatives of the institutional members will be selected by the institutional member delegates) will start at 6:30pm. The Annual General Meeting will start at 7:00pm. Business will include a review of the museum’s activities over the past year, the presentation of financial documents for 2019, the adoption of a budget for 2020 and the […]
The Huntley Township Historical Society invites you to a St. Patrick’s Day Celebration of Irish Music Favourites Tues. Mar. 17, 7:30m PM. Carp Memorial Hall With local band The Barley Shakers featuring James Caldwell and 12 other musicians. Admission by donation. Refreshments. Everyone welcome to attend. Come and join the Fun! Information: Suzanne. 613-839-5203
𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐠 𝟕𝟓 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝, 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐫? Now’s your chance! We’ve partnered with 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗮𝗴 (www.funlight.ca) to bring you Ottawa’s most unique laser tag experience, right here at the Bunker. You’ll be given exclusive game access to the 100 level (normally off-limits to the public) and the 200 level […]
Heritage Demonstrations Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm February 1 to March 28 Cost: by donation Join us at the museum each Saturday for a mini-demonstration highlighting a different heritage-inspired skill or activity. Explore the exhibition and see history come to life before your eyes! March 21 – Beeswax Candle Making Explore how bees […]
The Historical Society of Ottawa - Speaker Series Guest Speaker: J.Y. Pelletier When the Ontario provincial government in 1912 decided to outlaw French-language education in Ontario schools, little did the realize the anger and defiance that would result in places like Ottawa. Learn the story of the two young sisters who would defy the authorities […]
Heritage Demonstrations Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm February 1 to March 28 Cost: by donation Join us at the museum each Saturday for a mini-demonstration highlighting a different heritage-inspired skill or activity. Explore the exhibition and see history come to life before your eyes! March 28 – Leather Working Personalize a leather bracelet […]
Saturday, March 14 from 1 pm to 5 pm Ages 15 and up Cost: $96 (taxes included) Barcode: 1544745 (registration is required) Learn the art and science of sourdough bread making with Elle Crevits. Connect with the history of breadmaking in the unique setting of Billings Estate National Historic Site and prepare your own loaf […]
BRINGING FAMILY CRAFT DAYS TO YOU! The next event, entitled Too Slow Gotta Go, takes its cue from Sonic the Hedgehog. On Friday Goulbourn Museum will send you a supply list (including substitutes you can scrounge from around the house) and on Sunday we will send you a link to some short videos featuring our staff walking you […]
Learn the basics of natural dyeing and paint a beautiful landscape of colour on a rolled-hem silk habotai scarf (8” x 54”) with guest artisan Andrea Belcham (Renard Et Fleur(link is external)). From scouring to mordanting, participants will learn all they need to know to create a wearable piece of art using natural dyes including […]
Sir Guy Carleton Spring Social and Annual General Meeting Guest speaker: Stuart Manson “Loyalist Cemeteries in Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry” Stuart lives in Cornwall, but, commutes to work in Ottawa. He is part owner of an historical research company called Public History, specializing in Indigenous historical projects (such as land claims & litigation). His company […]