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Main
Sunday Oct 19, 2025 at 1:30pm
Join Paul Weber for a ride through time with tales of early aviators to Ottawa... a buried beer train... lost francophone history... when Ottawa had...
Nepean Centrepointe
Tuesday Oct 21, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until Dec 30, 2025)
Want to learn more about your family history or getting stuck working on your family tree? Drop-in to work on your family tree, share research...
Nepean Centrepointe
Thursday Oct 23, 2025 at 3:00pm
Looking to build your family tree? This presentation provides a basic overview of the various online resources on the Internet that can be used to...
Genealogical tree / Arbre généalogique
Main
Thursday Oct 30, 2025 at 1:00pm (series runs until Jan 29, 2026)
Want to learn more about your family history or are getting stuck working on your family tree? Drop-in to share research strategies, and discover what...
Logo de la société historique d'Ottawa
St-Laurent
Saturday Nov 1, 2025 at 1:00pm
Plusieurs générations se sont enracinées dans les chantiers forestiers. Ces hommes abattaient d'immenses pins blancs. Au printemps, le bois équarri était assemblé en radeaux pour...
Old Parliament bulding / Ancien édifice du Parlement
Main
Sunday Nov 23, 2025 at 1:30pm
Join Jeff Wang, author of Beneath the Archway: Overseas Chinese in Ottawa since 1892 for a presentation on the struggles, triumphs and immense contributions of...
Old Parliament bulding / Ancien édifice du Parlement
Main
Saturday Mar 28, 2026 at 1:30pm
A special Bytown bicentennial presentation! Join Allison Margot Smith, historian and documentary filmmaker, to explore the fascinating history of the Rideau Canal, including a presentation...
Old Parliament bulding / Ancien édifice du Parlement
Main
Saturday Apr 25, 2026 at 1:30pm
A special Bytown bicentennial presentation! Long before becoming Canada’s capital, Ottawa was a rough and tumble backwoods lumber town. As we mark 2026, the Bicentenary...