Explore the artisan tents, heritage demonstrations and activities for all ages on the museum grounds. An evening harvest supper will follow in the agricultural barn. Immerse yourself in Osgoode and area rural history! Festival cost: Pay What You May Donations! Supper cost: $15/adult, 5-12 y o $7, under 5 free The Osgoode […]
Join researcher and genealogist Gloria Tubman for her presentation on British Home Children and the techniques and resources used to unravel the life of Scottish home children, including brothers Archibald and George Clark. On April 14, 1908, 14-year old George Clark and his 11-year-old brother Archibald, both from Orphan Homes of Scotland, founded by William […]
Join the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) and cultural groups from around the Outaouais as we gather for the 2019 edition of the West Quebec Heritage Fair, hosted by the Fairbairn House Heritage Centre. Come meet the many volunteers dedicated to preserving and sharing history and culture in Western Quebec. Learn about current and […]
Take a stroll along the early 20th century heritage residences and parks that cross the north end of the Glebe along Patterson Creek, Linden Terrace and the Monkland-Clemow parkway from the Queen Elizabeth Driveway to Bronson Avenue, and learn about the area's rich social and architectural history. This district immediately became one of Ottawa’s most scenic and […]
Journey to a land of grizzlies, coastal wolves sea otters and the fabled all-white spirit bear—the rarest bear on earth—in the film Great Bear Rainforest, set in one of the planet’s most exquisite and secluded wildernesses. Hidden from the outside world, the Great Bear Rainforest is found on Canada’s rugged Pacific coast in British Columbia. […]