Celebrate Heritage Day on February 22, 2022 with the theme We grow from our roots – our heritage and histories. As lockdowns and physical distancing measures continued to impact our communities in heritage groups, museums, and archives, all have dug deeper to connect people with their heritage and histories. Whether they were providing research support for family genealogy […]
Speaker: Penny Allen Details: Penny will talk about researching in The National Archives, the London Metropolitan Archives, The Society of Genealogists, and some lesser-known London archives.
Born into slavery in Kentucky, Paul Barber, was one of Ottawa’s earliest Black permanent residents and a renowned horse trainer, founding a family that has made its mark in the capital for over a century. Join The Ottawa Historical Society as Thomas Barber, Paul Barber's grandson, shares the remarkable story of his family and their […]
Presented by Heritage Ottawa, this talk will define Indigenous architecture, review changes in the field, and finally, through the lens of Cultural Sustainability Theory in Architecture, review a series of projects including the Indigenous Peoples Space located at 100 Wellington Street (former U.S. Embassy) in Ottawa. For more information visit: https://heritageottawa.org/events/phillips-memorial-lecture-pluriverse-rising-indigenous-design This Lecture Will be […]