At the ABHS meeting on Monday February 10 noted historian Ken Weber will discuss a number of truly interesting women who have accompanied their spouses to the peak of Canada’s political landscape and how they approached their role as prime minister’s wife in quite different ways. Several wives were supportive helpmates while some others came...
Jean-Marie Guerrier presents a virtual tour of Ottawa, exploring the impact and outstanding contributions of Black Canadians to our city. Via Zoom.
Join historian Dr. Jane McGaughey as she discusses the life and times of Colonel James FitzGibbon, one of the best-known soldiers in 19th century Upper Canada, and a familiar face to many in Toronto. Arriving in in the colony as a dashing young officer, he further earned the public's esteem for his roles in stemming...
With Giselle Jones, Social Worker, Psychotherapist Giselle will talk about exploring the additional and invisible labor of navigating the world being Black, but also the tremendous resilience and power born from both intergenerational and lived experience. She will invite and instruct how to embrace "micro moments" of mindfulness throughout the day. This is the most...
What’s new at the railway? We're getting Port Coleman underway with the lighthouse, some serious track laying and new bridges. We have new displays on club history and modelling techniques and colouring pages for the kids. You'll see over 85 years of innovation in technique from hand-crafted models to 3D printing. We use prototypical switching,...
