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Preceding Year

2026

Following Year

January, 2026

Barbara Ann Scott: Queen of the Ice

Guest Speaker: Ryan Stevens

DATE

January 14 2026

Online via Zoom

TIME

7:00pm

SERIES

Evening Series

Event Details

February, 2026

Avant Bytown: La région sous le Régime français

DATE

February 7 2026

Ottawa Public Library, St-Laurent Branch, 515 Coté Street

TIME

1:00pm

SERIES

French-language

Event Details
Algonquin Anishinaabeg of the Ottawa River Valley: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

Guest Speaker: Lynn Gehl, Ph.D

DATE

February 11 2026

Online via Zoom

TIME

7:00pm

SERIES

Evening Series

Event Details
The Ottawa Mosque (and the Ottawa Muslim Association)

Guest Speaker: Mohamed Ghadban

DATE

February 23 2026

Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch Auditorium

TIME

1:00pm

SERIES

Afternoon Series

Event Details

March, 2026

L'influence de Bytown dans le développement du Canton de Templeton

DATE

March 7 2026

Ottawa Public Library, St-Laurent Branch, 515 Coté Street

TIME

1:00pm

SERIES

French-language

Event Details
The Rideau Canal

Guest Speaker: Allison Margot Smith

DATE

March 28 2026

Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch Auditorium

TIME

1:30pm

SERIES

Afternoon Series

Event Details

April, 2026

Histoire de la jeunesse franco-ontarienne engagée (1905-1970)

DATE

April 4 2026

Ottawa Public Library, St-Laurent Branch, 515 Coté Street

TIME

1:00pm

SERIES

French-language

Event Details
The Era of Bytown

Guest Speaker: James Powell

DATE

April 25 2026

Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch Auditorium

TIME

1:30pm

SERIES

Afternoon Series

Event Details

May, 2026

Le coeur de mère Elisabeth Bruyère

DATE

May 2 2026

Ottawa Public Library, St-Laurent Branch, 515 Coté Street

TIME

1:00pm

SERIES

French-language

Event Details
I-Tour National Holocaust Monument

DATE

May 31 2026

1918 Chaudière Crossing, Ottawa, ON – North side of Wellington St at Booth Street / Chaudière Bridge

TIME

2:30pm

SERIES

Special Events

Event Details

June, 2026

Meet the Founders of Bytown

280 Beechwood Ave. Vanier ON

DATE

June 9 2026

Beechwood Cemetery

TIME

5:30pm

SERIES

Special Events

Event Details
HSO Annual General Meeting

DATE

June 10 2026

Online via Zoom

TIME

7:00pm

SERIES

Evening Series

Event Details
Meet the Founders of Bytown

280 Beechwood Ave. Vanier ON

DATE

June 14 2026

Beechwood Cemetery

TIME

1:30pm

SERIES

Special Events

Event Details
History of Gays of Ottawa

Guest Speaker: Glenn Crawford

DATE

June 20 2026

Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch Auditorium

TIME

1:30pm

SERIES

Afternoon Series

Event Details

July, 2026

Billings Estate National Historic Site Guided Tour of House & Cemetery

2100 Cabot St. Ottawa ON

DATE

July 3 2026

Billings Estate National Historic Site

TIME

2:30pm

SERIES

Special Events

Event Details

August, 2026

Perth Museum & Tay Canal Tour

11 Gore St. Perth ON

DATE

August 18 2026

Perth Museum

TIME

10:30am

SERIES

Special Events

Event Details

September, 2026

20th Century Canadian History Through the Magic of Radio

Guest Speaker: Glenn Crawford

DATE

September 19 2026

Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch Auditorium

TIME

1:30pm

SERIES

Afternoon Series

Event Details

October, 2026

Lest We Forget? An exploration of the Valour and Unequal Treatment of Algonquin who have served in Canada’s Armed Forces

Guest Speaker: Lynn Gehl & Wendy Jocko

DATE

October 14 2026

Online via Zoom

TIME

7:00pm

SERIES

Evening Series

Event Details

Afternoon Series

French-language

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