Our CreActivity club is adapting to the new health restrictions and we will be offering a virtual meeting every month. In May, to celebrate Mother Day our host will show you how to make a jam of sweet words! Meet us via Facebook "live" on Saturday May 8th from 10am, on the Club CréActivité page. Access to this online activity […]
Register The presentation is free, but donations are gratefully accepted through Canada Helps here. When Marianne Rasmus began her family history research journey, she knew little about her maternal grandparents’ ancestry. They were an unlikely match, although both were immigrants; one came from Newcastle, England, the other from Orenburg, Russia. In 1927 her grandfather, who died when […]
Fairbairn House is pleased to present an online lecture with Teresa Edwards, Executive Director for the Legacy of Hope Foundation. This talk introduces us to themes that are explored in a traveling exhibition that will be displayed at Fairbairn House this summer. The exhibition is the first in Canada to be developed on Residential Schools and spans […]
Goulbourn Museum invites you to join us on Wednesday, May 19 at 7:00 pm for the second installment of our 2021 Speaker Series. Discover the world of historical costuming with Loree Tannett as she shares her process for creating clothing items that bring the past alive. Topic: You've probably seen people dressed up in period […]
Digitized newspapers and more! AMBA has digitized their original newspapers from the earliest through 1937, along with many documents exploring the Ottawa Valley lumber era. Irene Robillard will bring us up to date on the Archive’s digitization accomplishments, particularly the newspaper project funded by grants from Ottawa Branch of Ontario Ancestors. She will also explain […]