Join us for June’s exciting HSO Museum Club excursion – an exclusive HSO guided tour of Canada’s Cold War Museum, the Diefenbunker, on Sunday, June 29. Guests and family members are welcome. Please visit the HSO website for full details on admission fees, accessibility and how to sign up: https://www.historicalsocietyottawa.ca/activities/events/eventdetail/175/16,17,18,19,20,21,22/diefenbunker-hso-guided-tour Please note that the museum requires...

Meet at Laurier House @ 10:15 a.m. Tour of Laurier House, followed by Sandy Hill historic walking tour.  Approximately 90 minutes in total. Walking tour led by HSO member Ben Weiss. All are welcome, but capacity is limited to 15 participants per tour. Early registration is advised. Please email us: museumclub@historicalsocietyottawa.ca Note the closest parking lot to the...

Join us for a special afternoon, mingling with fellow members and exploring this fascinating historic village — stepping back in time to the 1920s and 1930s. Adults: $9.14 Seniors (65 and over)/Students (with full-time ID)/Youth (17 and under): $6.47 Children (5 and under): Free Family (Up to 2 adults, accompanying children from same household): $23.15...

Meet at south end of Chief William Commanda Bridge @ 5:30 p.m. Tour of the bridge and discussion of life & legacy of Chief William Commanda. Approximately 60 minutes. Walking tour led by HSO member Abbie Simpson. All are welcome, but capacity is limited to 15 participants per tour. Early registration is advised. Please email us: museumclub@historicalsocietyottawa.ca...

Guest Speaker: Joan O'Malley When Prime Minister Lester Pearson called up Joan’s father at the last-minute, urgently needing samples (by the next morning!) of the final three choices for the new Canadian flag, it was 20-year old Joan who came to her father’s rescue, sewing Canada’s first maple leaf flag. Admission is free. All are...