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Presentation by George Laidlaw Report by Owen Cooke George Laidlaw Some forty members, guests and residents gathered at the Manotick Place for our February meeting.  Dorothy Gray introduced our speaker,…

Article  by Giulio Maffini Photos by Giulio Maffini, Maureen McPhee, and Owen Cooke. January, 2020. This year’s Bring & Brag held at St Andrews Presbyterian Church in Kars was splendid. There…

Presentation by Andrew Narraway & Gail Anglin. Article by Susan McKellar, Photos by Owen Cooke. November, 2019. The program of the October RTHS meeting featured lots of discussion about Joseph…

Presentation by Dr. David Shanahan. Article by Rod Brazier. Photos by Owen Cooke. September, 2019. In our times, there is a not uncommon perception that Canadian history begins with the…

Article by Sandy McNiece. Photos by Rod Brazier. June, 2019. Our Rideau Township annual bus excursion took place this year on June 15th and was to the historic town of…

Presented by Professor Lambert. Article by Sue Gibson. Photos by Owen Cooke. May, 2019. In a darkened room with only the glow from an antique projector, the sight of “Professor” Lindsay…

Presented by Sean Darcy. Article by Maureen McPhee with extracts from presentation by Sean Darcy. Photos by Owen Cooke. April 2019. On April 17, 2019, RTHS welcomed as its guest…

Presentation by Capt. Peter Milsom. Article by Pat Earl, photos Captain Milsom. March, 2019. On the first day of spring, the RTHS met at the North Gower Anglican Church and…

Presentation by Nyamme (Nye) Samuels. Article by Marguerite Rogers, photos by Chanda Samuels. February, 2019. Flanked by tables displaying photos, scrapbooks and some beautiful prize-winning handwork, Nyamme Samuels, with her…

Mulitiple Presenters. Article and Pictures by Rod Brazier. November, 2018 November’s monthly RTHS gathering was a special evening, in that it provided the backdrop for the official launch of the…

Walking in the Footsteps of Philemon Wright Presented by Rick Henderson. Article by Susan McKellar. Photos by Ruth Wright. October, 2018. Aylmer native Rick Henderson shared his enthusiasm for his…

Article by Peter Satterly. Photos by Maureen McPhee. September, 2018. The September meeting of the Rideau Township Historical Society was held at the Community Hall at Burritt’s Rapids. The speaker…

Article by Sandy McNiece. Photos by Owen Cooke. June, 2018. We had a beautiful warm day for our trip this year. We left from the North Gower Client Centre and…

Karen, Robin, and Robert Craig, Owen Cooke, and Bill Tupper. Article by Scott Cameron, Photos by Maureen McPhee. May, 2018. The May meeting featured three presentations by RTHS members. The…

Presentation by  Valerie Knowles. Article by Owen Cooke, Photos by Maureen McPhee. April 2018. Valerie Knowles’ presentation provided us with insights into the lives of four Ottawa area personalities from…

Presentations by Dr. Dennis Osmond, Gary Bagley and Rod Brazier. Article by Pat Earl, photos by Maureen McPhee. March, 2018. A full house, at the City of Ottawa Client Centre…

Presenter Irene Staron Speaker: Irene Staron. Article by Susan McKellar. February, 2018 Our February speaker, Irene Staron, lives with her husband Al Smith in the studio/dwelling built by Jackson in…

Article by Maureen McPhee; Photos by Owen Cooke and Maureen McPhee. January 2018. The January 2018 RTHS meeting once again featured the ever popular annual Bring and Brag event, where…

Article by Susan McKellar, photos by Owen Cooke. January, 2019. Memories were stirred and discussion generated at the January meeting when several people shared an amazing variety of artifacts, pictures…

Speaker Robert Fowler. Article by Pat Earl.  Photos by, Maureen McPhee. November, 2017. On Wednesday, November 15, the Rideau Township Historical Society welcomed Robert Fowler to speak on the themes from…

According to author Peter Currie, people are starved, he says, to know about “us”.  The Ottawa Valley is unique, as illustrated by its log barns not found in other parts…

Article by Susan Mckellar, Photos by Owen Cooke and Maureen McPhee. September, 2017.   After welcomes from RTHS president Sandy McNiece, Heritage Ottawa vice-president Linda Hoad and Councillor Scott Moffatt, three…

Article by Peter Satterly. Photos by Maureen McPhee and Owen Cooke. June, 2017 A bright red bus was waiting for us at the North Gower Client Centre. Skies were clear with…

Presentation by Tony Glen. Article by Jane Anderson. Photos by Owen Cooke. May, 2017. Brian Earl introduced our speaker, Tony Glen. Tony, Director of Exhibitions, Creative Development and Learning at…

Presentation by Ruth Stewart Verger and Donna Verger. Article by Maureen McPhee, Photos by Maureen McPhee and Owen Cooke. April, 2017. Donna Stewart and Ruth Stewart-Verger approached the April presentation…