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...
Voici l’histoire de femmes d’exception, certaines très connues, d’autres moins, et du rôle important qu’elles ont joué dans le rayonnement et la survie de la colonie. Comment étaient-elles vraiment ? Qu’est-ce qui les motivait? Quels obstacles jonchaient leur parcours? Et surtout, quel héritage nous ont-elles laissé? Françoise Bâby vous invite à faire plus ample connaissance...
The First Golden Age of Jewish Life in Ottawa Guest Speaker David C. Martin, Historian, Researcher, Columnist From just before the turn of the 20th century, Jewish immigrants literally set up shop in Ottawa’s Lowertown – most notably in the Byward Market – and over the next few decades the roots of the capital’s still small...
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...
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...
