How is the public involved with who goes on a bank note? How are the images chosen? Join Suzette Argo and Boyd Laanstra, specialists from the Bank of Canada’s Currency Department visual content team, as they chat about creating new bank notes for Canada.
Share in the holiday cheer with your household at Cumberland Heritage Village Museum. This season, they’ve adapted their Vintage Village of Lights as a drive-through experience. Relax and enjoy the festive scenery from your vehicle as you pass through a 1920s and 30s village illuminated by over 30,000 lights. Colourful vignettes will highlight Christmas traditions […]
Join Osgoode Museum this month for free Poppy Painting from the comfort of your home over Zoom! You don’t need any artistic experience painting or crafting and you can use materials you have on hand at home!
In this presentation, staff from the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) will share genealogical research possibilities for the Canadiana collections. They will present a brief overview of the history and materials in the collections before diving into possible research avenues and approaches for both Canadiana (digitized historical publications, published prior to 1921) and Héritage (Library […]
Kettle Island: Precious nature preserve or site for a new inter-provincial bridge? Ottawa writer and HSO Director Randy Boswell dips his paddle in the waters of history and explores the surprising past of Kettle Island. Randy will expand on articles he has recently written on the subject for the Ottawa Citizen.