On Saturday, October 14, the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum will be hosting the 5th Annual Millworkers’ Reunion from 2 to 4pm. This is an event for all those who, at any time, worked in any of the valley’s textile mills (even as a summer job). We also want invite the family members or representatives of workers who are […]
*Please note that due to renovations at the Museum, we will be meeting in the Stittsville Library (1637 Stittsville Main St.)* Are you nutty for knitting? Crazy about crocheting? Then you’ll love Yap & Yarn, Goulbourn Museum’s ‘clothes-knit’ community! This informal fibre arts circle meets once a month on a Sunday from September to May. Whether […]
Old Ottawa South is a neighbourhood organized around Bank Street, the Rideau Canal and the Rideau River. In 1907, Nepean Township villages such as Ottawa South were annexed to the City of Ottawa. The physical character of Old Ottawa South is due to both its underlying physical geography as a place bounded by waterways, but […]
Earlier this year the account book of Bellows & Stacey's store that operated at Nepean Point from 1824-1828 was discovered in a museum in Vermont. It has much to tell us about the local economy and the earliest settlers on both sides of the Ottawa River. And it’s coming home. Bruce Elliott, Professor of History at […]
Join us at 7pm for three informative talks by recent graduates. Each talk will be 15 to 20 minutes in duration and the audience will have an opportunity to pose questions to the speakers. MINERVA ELLIOTT’S DECORATING ADVICE, 1925-1935 This talk will explore how Toronto decorator Minerva Elliott used her authority to professionalize interior decoration in the early 20th century. Elliott’s recommendations helped to shape […]