L’auteur Eric Thierry explore la vie remarquable et l’héritage de l’explorateur français qui a remonté la rivière des Outaouais en 1613 et dont la statue est un point central de la capitale nationale depuis plus d’un siècle. Via Zoom.

Conférencier : Jean-Louis Grosmaire, Écrivain, géographe   L’immense engagement du Canada lors des deux grandes guerres mondiales est connu de la majorité des gens.  Ce que l’on sait moins, c’est que des soldats canadiens, et plus particulièrement acadiens, furent envoyés loin du front, en Franche-Comté, pour contribuer à l’effort de guerre du Canada. Pourquoi et comment ces...

Topic: UNDERSTANDING AFRICAN CANADIAN HISTORY THROUGH THE LENS OF EMANCIPATION DAY: 190 YEARS AND COUNTING When: Monday, September 16th, at 07:30 pm What: This year marks the 190th Emancipation Day. The occasion recognizes the legal abolition of slavery in most of the British empire, including Canada, where the last remains of enslavement were nearing the...

Guest Speaker Peter McBride, President, Bytown Fire Brigade Historical Society Presented in partnership with the Bytown Fire Brigade, an Ottawa-based non-profit historical society founded in 1983 with the mission of collecting, preserving, restoring and displaying artifacts and apparatus that tell the history of firefighting in Ottawa and across Canada. Chief McBride, our guest speaker, is...

The Ontario Historical Society will be hosting a webinar through Zoom on JUNE 18 2024, 4:30 PM to discuss the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA), and what it means for OHS affiliates. The webinar will be led by Lynne Westerhof of Gardiner Roberts LLP, and will include a time for questions. Register here for the...