Guest Speaker: Christine Matamoros How can we explain the arrival of notary Louis Théodore Besserer from the Quebec City region, who settled with his family in Sandy Hill | Côte-de-Sable around 1840? He inherited the land from his brother. What do we know about this other Besserer? Discover the incredible story of his military service...

Guest Speaker: Ryan Stevens, Author “Barbara Ann Scott: Queen of the Ice” Details Ottawa's remarkable Olympic figure-skating champion, Barbara Ann Scott, captured the hearts of a 1940s post-war nation – the charming young heroine's inspiration coming at just the right time as two long, weary decades of depression and war finally drew to a close. Join...

Guest Speaker Jean-François Lozier, Conservateur, Amérique française, Musée canadien de l’histoire   Admission is free. All are welcome to attend. Please note: this presentation will be conducted in French.

Guest Speaker: Lynn Gehl Ph.D, Anishinaabe Algonquin Advocate, Academic, Author & Artist Details This year marks the 200th anniversary of the start of the Rideau Canal and Bytown -- but how did this impact the Algonquin people, for whom the Ottawa Valley has been home for millennia? Dr. Gehl makes the case that, two centuries later, we have yet...

Guest Speaker Mohamed Ghadban, Vice-President, OMA Details The Ottawa Mosque, the first mosque in the nation’s capital and one of the oldest in Canada, was conceived in 1964 and completed in 1973, at a time when Canada’s nationwide Muslim population numbered fewer than live in just Ottawa today. Join us a we explore the history...