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  • Historical Society of Ottawa French Language Speaker Series: Parcours d’un journaliste: Donner la parole à ceux qui n’en n’ont pas

    Ottawa Public Library, St-Laurent Branch Coté Street 515, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Pour débuter le mois de la francophonie, rencontrez un homme engagé et témoin de prédilection. Avec un regard vers le passé, il dévoilera ses défis et ses réussites à informer la population francophone. Quels bons souvenirs a-t-il de ses rencontres avec les acteurs de changements de la région?

  • Historical Society of Ottawa Speaker Series: The Peace Tower’s Bells: The Musical Voice of the Nation

    Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch 120 Metcalfe St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Guest Speaker:Andrea McCrady, Canada’s Dominion Carillonneur Details: Dr. Andrea McCrady has served as Dominion Carillonneur since 2008, with 53 bells under her command at a keyboard located 188 steps up the Peace Tower, conjuring up the music of Parliament Hill’s massive singing tower. Join us as Dr. McCrady reflects back on almost a century that...

  • Historical Society of Ottawa Speaker Series: What was on the dinner table… in Bytown?

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    Guest Speaker: Holly Benison, Masters Candidate (Public History), Carleton University Details: What meals were being served on the dinner tables of early Bytown? For example, what fare might the Grey Nuns have fed the Irish Famine Refugees upon their arrival in Bytown in the 1830s? Holly Benison explores what might have been the typical diets...

  • Historical Society of Ottawa Museum Club – The Bytown Fire Brigade Historical Society

    The Bytown Fire Brigade Historical Society 2880 Sheffield Road, Unit 1, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Join us on May 2 for a guided tour of equipment and artefacts related to more than 180 years of firefighting in Bytown and Ottawa! Where:  The Bytown Fire Brigade Historical Society Unit 1, 2880 Sheffield Road, Ottawa, ON, K1B 1A4 When: Friday, May 2, 2 p.m.-3 p.m. (Get-together afterward at the nearby Tim Horton’s...

  • Historical Society of Ottawa Speaker Series – A Life of John Buchan: Beyond the 39 Steps

    Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch 120 Metcalfe St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Guest Speaker: Ursula Buchan, Author, “Beyond the Thirty-Nine Steps: A Life of John Buchan” Details: Join us as award-winning British journalist/author Ursula Buchan recounts the remarkable life and legacy of her grandfather, John Buchan (Lord Tweedsmuir), war correspondent, journalist, prolific thriller writer, barrister, British Member of Parliament and Governor General of Canada. Admission is free. All...