Guest Speaker: Allison Margot Smith, Historian & Documentary Filmmaker Details A Special Bytown200 Presentation Allison explores the fascinating history of the Rideau Canal, including a presentation of her new film (created especially for the 2026 HSO Bytown200 Bicentennial Storytelling Challenge): “Two Wars, Three Watersheds, a Slew of Surveys and a Canal”. Admission is free. All are welcome to attend.

Guest Speaker Michel Bock, Directeur du Centre de recherche sur les francophonies canadiennes (CRCCF) Details Admission is free. All are welcome to attend. Please note: this presentation will be conducted in French.

Guest Speaker: James Powell, Author, “Today in Ottawa’s History” Blog Details A Special Bytown200 Presentation Long before realizing our destiny of becoming Canada’s capital, we were a rough and tumble backwoods lumber town.  As we mark 2026, the Bicentenary of the establishment of Bytown, James Powell takes us back to when it all began. Admission is free. All are welcome to...

Guest Speaker Conférencière : Brigitte Murray, Université d'Ottawa Details Admission is free. All are welcome to attend. Please note: this presentation will be conducted in French.

Join us to hear survivor testimonies and learn about historic anti-Semitism and the movement of Jewish refugees to Canada in this special HSO Museum Club event. All are welcome. There is no charge for admission but pre-registration is required. Please confirm your attendance by email by Tuesday, May 26: museumclub@historicalsocietyottawa.ca The National Holocaust Monument is...