The kids may have gone back to school a few weeks ago, but this weekend it is time to get away from it all. Discover how vacations were different in the 1920s and 1930s than they are today. Learn how people prepared for and recorded their vacations, and take home a boat or an airplane […]
FRANK COLE: PROGRAM I 6:30 PM A Documentary | 12 minutes | 1979 An intimate, loving, and harrowing portrait of Cole's grandfather filmed during his grandmother's final struggle with dementia. The Mountenays | 22 minutes | 1982 Cinéma vérité style snapshots of a rural family in Eastern Ontario and their incredible joie de vivre. A life | 75 minutes | 1987 […]
It’s time to tackle hunger! 4.7 million Canadians do not have reliable access to adequate amounts of safe, good-quality, nutritious food. Feed the City, Feed Your Soul is a BIG impact initiative to reduce hunger and food insecurity in communities like ours across Canada. Join the Chefs of Les Toques Blanches, in partnership with Kind Village, the Canada Agriculture […]
Join us for a walk through part of Centretown and learn about many of its interesting old apartment buildings, several of which are featured in Heritage Ottawa's soon-to-be published book, Ottawa’s Historic Apartment Buildings. GUIDES : Carolyn Quinn and Richard Belliveau are members of the Heritage Ottawa board, and editors of the forthcoming book Ottawa’s Historic Apartment […]
Reflections of a Radical Tour Guide: Brian MacDougall of People’s History Walking Tours will examine little-known aspects of Ottawa’s history that will make you think differently about the city you live in. Registration Required. www.biblioottawalibrary.ca/program