Events Calendar

Upcoming Events Across Ontario
  • 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...

  • 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: Being “BADO”

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

    Guy Badeaux reflects on his four-decade career as editorial cartoonist for Le Droit as well as revealing his great-grandfather’s and great uncle’s renowned contributions as sculptors in the early days of the capital. Admission is free. All are welcome to attend.

  • Historical Society of Ottawa Speaker Series: GATEVILLE & BEYOND: A VILLAGE ON THE EDGE OF CITY & COUNTRYSIDE

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

    Guest Speaker, Stephen McKenna, Historian, Author, Musician Join Stephen McKenna as we trace the history of a working class Gloucester village-like neighbourhood – carved out of the former Billings Estate – and its transition from the era of ice houses, sawmills, brickyards, swimming creeks, and horse-drawn wagons into the modern age of shopping malls and...