Themes: English and Welsh Family History; Research Methodology. Expert lecturers, pre-conference seminars, research room and marketplace. Register online at: www.conference.bifhsgo.ca. Early bird deadline: 18 August.
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 […]
Discover print resources for basic genealogy research or adding depth to your family history, with examples from OPL’s collections. Registration Required. www.biblioottawalibrary.ca/program
Ottawa’s history enthusiasts share their passion for our past! At this fast-paced event local history experts will have 5 minutes each to tell you why they’re passionate about Ottawa’s history. Come and be enlightened (quickly). Registration Required. www.biblioottawalibrary.ca/program
Join Paul for a special presentation on this amazing collection of artifacts on Thursday, September 28th with the Smiths Falls & District Historical Society located at the Heritage House Museum at 7:00 p.m.. The presentation is only $5.00 per person and includes a personal look at the exhibition with this collector. The exhibition runs until October 29th, 2017. For […]
9:30 am to 4:00 pm | Doors open at 9:00 am Heritage Ottawa and the Rideau Township Historical Society invite you to Celebrate Village Heritage, an all-day Forum on the special heritage of Ottawa's villages with a focus on how to enhance and protect their unique historical attributes. This informative event will include speakers, a walking […]
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 […]
