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  • Historical Society of Ottawa Speaker Series : L’autre Besserer: du Nouveau-Brunswick à Niagara

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

    Guest Speaker: Christine Matamoros How can we explain the arrival of notary Louis Théodore Besserer from the Quebec City region, who settled with his family in Sandy Hill | Côte-de-Sable around 1840? He inherited the land from his brother. What do we know about this other Besserer? Discover the incredible story of his military service...

  • 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....

  • 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 French Language Speaker Series: Parcours d’un journaliste: Donner la parole à ceux qui n’en n’ont pas

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

    Pour débuter le mois de la francophonie, rencontrez un homme engagé et témoin de prédilection. Avec un regard vers le passé, il dévoilera ses défis et ses réussites à informer la population francophone. Quels bons souvenirs a-t-il de ses rencontres avec les acteurs de changements de la région?

  • Historical Society of Ottawa French Language Speaker Series: Lutte ouvrière en 1980 : Droits des ravisseurs franco-ontariens

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

    Andreanne Gagnon présente une étude sur l’histoire ouvrière de Hawkesbury avec la grève d’Amoco. C’était une période mouvementée où les destins de participants engagés dans une lutte sociale pour les droits des travailleurs franco-ontariens se sont croisés.