Celebrate Heritage Day! February 18, 2020 Celebrate Heritage Day with the theme “2020 Vision: Bringing the Past Into the Future” Tuesday, February 18, 2020 from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm at Ottawa City Hall. Heritage Day is part of Heritage Week, a nation-wide celebration that encourages all Canadians to explore their local heritage, to get involved […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]