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The move is scheduled to begin December 2010. Client services may be disrupted November onwards, so please call to check availability.
We look forward to welcoming you at our new facility currently being constructed at 100 Tallwood, corner of Woodroffe Avenue and Tallwood Drive.
For any assistance or more information, please contact the Archives at 613-580-2424, extension 13333 or by e-mail at archives@ottawa.ca.
We are going to try something new at the next Branch meeting. The juice and cookies will be available before the meeting, at 7:00pm. This will give members and other attendees a bit of time to socialize before the meeting, perhaps ask some questions of the more experienced members (I didn’t say older). If your schedule does not permit, you can still arrive for the 7:30pm talk (and there may be some leftovers afterwards). So adjust your clocks for 16 Feb
You may be interested to know about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial, a genealogy-related interactive Web site. Read the rest of this entry »
The Ottawa Branch, with significant effort of Jim Heal and Tania Turner, have developed a catalogue of known places of worship in Ottawa and region. Please check it out and send Tania and information you can. Click here
The Council of Heritage Organizations in Ottawa / le Conseil des organismes du patrimoine d’Ottawa (CHOO/COPO) is the sole umbrella organization providing active and effective networking for the entire local heritage community. Read the rest of this entry »
21 Sep 2010, 7.30 p.m.
Library & Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa: Room 156
Topic: Using Archives to Add Rich Historical Content
Speakers: John J. Heney: President, Friends of Ottawa City Archives, author of John Heney & Sons; the Canadian Saga of an Ottawa Irish Family
Joint meeting of OGS Ottawa Branch and Sir Guy Carleton United Empire Loyalists’ Association.
Date: Saturday, 23 October 2010 10:00 AM. This lecture will not be at the usual Tuesday time but is on Saturday morning. This lecture is held in the Library and Archives Auditorium (395 Wellington St, Ottawa).
Topic: Breathing Life Into The Past; The Practice of Public History
Speaker: Kevin James, Professor of History, Guelph University, friend and associate of Ryan Taylor; consultant for “Ancestors In The Attic”.
Everyone welcome. Free refreshments. Free weekend parking.
15 Nov 2010, 7.30 p.m.
Library & Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa: Room 156
Topic: Heraldry in Canada and how to obtain a Canadian Coat of Arms
Speaker: Bruce Patterson, Saint Laurent Herald & Registrar, Canadian Heraldic Authority, Government House, Ottawa