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Canadian Women on the Home Frontier & 1st World War Nursing Sisters
Canadian Women on the Home Frontier & 1st World War Nursing Sisters
A talk by Dr. Melanie Morin-Pelletier, as part of the Historical Society of Ottawa 2018-2019 program.
Kids and their families are invited to join us at Billings Estate National Historic Site for a day filled with festive fun! Inside the museum, enjoy a seasonal craft, listen to favourite holiday stories, and, of course, meet Santa! Weather permitting we will also be spreading holiday cheer outside on the grounds as we warm […]
Mark your calendars for Saturday, December 1st when Santa Clause rolls into the Smiths Falls Canadian Northern Railway station! Bring the whole family down and celebrate the North Pole Express at the Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario in Smiths Falls. Get ready to hop aboard our very own Christmas cabooses for a ride along the […]
The Vanier Museopark invites you to its Benefit Event as a Casino Evening including a buffet + a bar as well as 7 game tables with croupier for a 50$ entry fee (including the first 500 tokens). Count an additonal 10$ per 500 extra tokens. The Casino Evening will take place on Saturday, December 1st 2018, at the Guigues […]
Come by and enjoy our most festive event of the year on Sunday, December 2nd from 1pm to 3pm. Live music, tea in the parlour, goodies, meet local artists and a jolly old soul at the Victorian Christmas Party. Share in the sights, sounds and flavours of an 1860s Christmas. Gather around a traditionally decorated […]
We're celebrating the new movie Small Foot with an afternoon dedicated to the Abominable Snowman! Ready Yeti takes place Sunday, December 2nd from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Goulbourn Museum. Dress in your frosty best and get Yeti to have fun! Family Craft Day activities are geared to children ages 4-11. Adult accompaniment and registration is required. Cost is $4 per child. […]
Spiritualism played a part in Victorian holiday traditions as people often gathered round the hearth during long winter nights and told ghost stories. Learn more about the popularity of spiritualism during this era and participate in a traditional séance led by a psychic medium. Light refreshments will be served. Space is limited; registration is required. […]
Join the Canada Aviation and Space Museum for a special breakfast at the museum, as we witness the historic launch of Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques! Start your day with a breakfast and a big cup of “rocket fuel” (a.k.a. coffee) as we watch the launch of this important space mission. You’ll hear from Jesse Rogerson, the museum’s Science […]
Join us as we explore the darker side of the festive season. Hear about strange and frightening holiday traditions from around the world and gather in close as we share creepy Christmas-themed ghost stories. The majority of the tour will take place inside the spooky Bytown Museum, one of Ottawa’s oldest and most haunted buildings. […]
The Vanier Museopark invites the citizens of the former Eastview Municipality to our next edition of the Eastview Breakfasts. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, December 6th at 8:30am at the Sugar Shack around the theme of Photo identification. Interested parties are encouraged to bring photographs or other archival material. The Vanier Museopark will take this opportunity […]
Interested in bringing your gingerbread house to the next level? Join Catherine Beddall, pastry artist and author of The Magic of Gingerbread, as she demonstrates how to create a one-of-a-kind, high-end, gingerbread creation. Watch art unfold before your eyes! Learn more about Catherine Beddall's edible artwork. Ages 12 and up When: December 6, 2018, 7:00 […]
You’re invited to Fairfields Heritage House as we celebrate the season with a morning of family fun! Explore Christmas traditions throughout the years with a holiday craft and a delightful assortment of both indoor and outdoor activities (don’t forget to dress warmly!). This program is perfect for kids and is sure to bring cheer to […]
Four BIFHSGO members will present their "Great Moments in Genealogy", in which they describe a "Eureka!" moment in their research. Jamey Burr, Roberta Kay, Ken McKinlay and Duncan Monkhouse are the presenters. All welcome, free parking and admission. Memberships available, donations welcome. Further info about BIFHSGO, and the talks: https://bifhsgo.ca/eventListings.php?nm=127
In December, at the CreActivity Club: Christmas decorations! To add a touch of decoration to the December's celebrations, the animators of our Club offer children to make Christmas decorations! Saturday, December 8th at 10 AM at the Museopark. Activity free of charge for members of the Club or 3$ per child Limited to 30 places only, reservations [email protected] or 613-842-9871 […]
Reservations for the Billings Estate National Historic Site's special Christmas Tea service open Monday, November 5 at 10:00 AM. Reservations can be made by phone at 613-580-2088 ext.35258. Their Christmas Tea Service is the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit as you enjoy the festive decorations, a Christmas-themed menu, and carolers. Tea will […]
The department store was the product of an increasingly leisured middle class, a new consumer economy, and architectural innovations like plate glass windows, electric lights and passenger elevators. In comparison to the great metropolitan centres, Ottawa’s fondly remembered versions of these emporia of wonders were smaller in scale, but equally ambitious and great objects of […]
Free admission! CLiFF is a national film festival about issues important to working people from Canada and around the world. Sponsored by the Workers' History Museum.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Kids and their families are invited to celebrate the season at Nepean Museum. Join us for a day filled with holiday-themed activities, treats, and, of course, a visit from Santa himself! Holiday spirit will be on display with face painting and gingerbread house decorating. Saturday, December 15 […]