This year’s symposium is entitled Heritage Intersections: People and Placemaking and is presented by graduate students of the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies’ Heritage Conservation program as well as the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism's Graduate Diploma in Architectural Conservation and Masters of Architecture. The Herb Stovel Memorial Lecture will be given by Jill […]
Storytelling and panel on the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. Hosted by the Workers' History Museum - Musée de l’histoire ouvrière. This is event is part of MayWorks Ottawa 2019, Toppling the System: 100 years of the working class resistance and the arts. For more on this year's festival, visit http://mayworksottawa.ca. Art and design by Adam […]
Heritage Ottawa invites members and their guests to attend its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at the Glebe Community Centre, beginning at 7:00 pm. HERITAGE OTTAWA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 7:00 PM Glebe Community Centre, Scotton Hall 175 Third Avenue, Ottawa Special Lecture — Building on the Past: Making […]
The erosion of shorelines is presenting as a global challenge. This is of particular concern for Canada — which has the largest coastline in the world — and especially for Indigenous nations. Important traces of cultural heritage and legacy are being literally washed away. What exactly are the challenges we face, and what strategies have […]
The HSO's 2nd seasonal Meet the Author Book Club! Come join us to celebrate Col. By Day this August 5th with an interactive discussion and potluck with the author of "Ottawa Stories: Trials and Triumphs in Bytown History" Cliff Scott. Cliff is also a former President of our Society! This is a free event, but […]