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Carlingwood
Monday Sep 8, 2025 at 1:30pm
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
Tuesday Sep 9, 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...
Old Parliament bulding / Ancien édifice du Parlement
Main
Sunday Sep 21, 2025 at 1:30pm
When Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson called up Joan O'Malley's father at the last-minute, urgently needing samples of the final three choices for the new...
Image de Jos Montferrand provenant de la Société historique d'Ottawa
St-Laurent
Saturday Oct 4, 2025 at 1:00pm
La vallée de l'Outaouais a le privilège d'être associée à un personnage légendaire dont la renommée dépasse largement les frontières de la région, Joe Montferrand...
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
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...
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...