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Historical Society of Ottawa Speaker Series : Jos Montferrand – Roi des forêts de l’Outaouais ou piler de taverne?

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

Guest Speaker: Michel Prévost, renowned regional historian, heritage advocate, Outaouais Historical Society President, and recipient of several scholarships The Ottawa Valley has the privilege of being associated with a legendary figure whose fame goes far beyond the region's borders. This folklore giant spent half his life here, attracted by the forestry industry. He became a...

Historical Society of Ottawa Speaker Series : Épopée maritime des Raftsmen

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

Guest Speaker Isabelle Regout — Alexandre Pampalon, Musée des Cageux du fleuve Saint-Laurent Several generations have put down roots in logging camps. These men felled gigantic white pines. In spring, the squared timber was assembled into rafts to form 500-metre-long logs. The Raftsmen sailed in these wooden cages from the Ottawa River to the St....