Guest Speaker Peter McBride, President, Bytown Fire Brigade Historical Society Presented in partnership with the Bytown Fire Brigade, an Ottawa-based non-profit historical society founded in 1983 with the mission of collecting, preserving, restoring and displaying artifacts and apparatus that tell the history of firefighting in Ottawa and across Canada. Chief McBride, our guest speaker, is...
Landscape of the Nations 360 degrees Speaker Michele-Elise Burnett, President of Kakekalanicks, an Indigenous Arts and Consultancy Company, co- founded Landscape of Nations 360 degrees, a national Indigenous education and tourism initiative. The Landscape of Nations is a public artwork installation in Queenston Heights Park. Six nations and native allies played a pivotal role in...
It's our 5th Annual Victorian Harvest Tea at Hillary House National Historic Site! Happening on Saturday, September 14th, choose between two seatings. Join us on our stunning grounds this Fall season, rain or shine, to enjoy an afternoon tea that includes sandwiches, scones, and desserts. Wander around our historic house museum after tea service and...
Topic: UNDERSTANDING AFRICAN CANADIAN HISTORY THROUGH THE LENS OF EMANCIPATION DAY: 190 YEARS AND COUNTING When: Monday, September 16th, at 07:30 pm What: This year marks the 190th Emancipation Day. The occasion recognizes the legal abolition of slavery in most of the British empire, including Canada, where the last remains of enslavement were nearing the...
Come grab a bite at family friendly Beerded Dog. There will be local history books for sale with author drop ins. $5 from every Burger and $3 from every beer will be donated to HEIRS.
