Join us for an enchanting evening as Paul Weber shares tales from Ottawa's history through story and music. This speaker series presentation will take place on Zoom. Registration: tinyurl.com/HSO-10-Jan-2024 All are welcome to attend without charge.

Running out of landfill space? Why not dump it in the river! The 1950s and 1960s was an era of all-important progress and little concern for "environmental assessments". Learn about the decision-making process that led to much of the Ottawa River shoreline from Mechanicsville through LeBreton Flats being built from our garbage. Learn about this...

Dave Tulloch looks back at how people from the Caribbean have made Ottawa their home over the past seven decades, making the transition from sandy beaches to some of the coldest winters in the world, and coming together to form one of the city's most vital and vibrant communities. This speaker series presentation will take...

Guest Speaker:  David Truemner & Emma Kent Emma and David team up to examine the fascinating legacy of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides here in Ottawa. Visit our website for full details and the links to pre-register for the virtual (Zoom) presentations: https://www.historicalsocietyottawa.ca/activities/meetings

Merchants, lumbermen, civic leaders and more! Gravestones tell us who died, but the homes and workplaces of the dearly departed tell us about how they lived. Join us as historian Richard Collins takes us for a fascinating virtual tour... exploring the stories of various historic figures instrumental in shaping Ottawa’s past. This speaker series presentation...