Rogers TV kindly recorded the lecture series on Ottawa's history given by Phil Jenkins for the Historical Society of Ottawa in April 2023.
The first episode will premiere on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 7:30pm, with repeat broadcasts throughout the weekend. Once an episode premieres, Rogers will post episodes on the Rogers TV website and the Rogers TV YouTube page. Stay tuned!
Here is a list of the episodes and broadcast times:
Episode 1 - Bytown’s Beginnings, Part 1 (Discovery) | September 13, 2023 730pm |
Episode 2 - Bytown’s Beginnings, Part 2 (Port of Nepean) | September 20, 2023 730pm |
Episode 3 - Bytown’s Beginnings, Part 3 (Colonel By) | September 27, 2023 730pm |
Episode 4 - Bytown’s Beginnings, Part 4 (The Capital of the Dominion) | October 4, 2023 730pm |
Episode 5 – Post-Confederation Ottawa, Part 1 (French Influence in Ottawa) | October 11, 2023 730pm |
Episode 6 – Post-Confederation Ottawa, Part 2 (Development of Parliament Hill) | October 18, 2023 730pm |
Episode 7 – Post-Confederation Ottawa, Part 3 (Trolley System in Ottawa) | October 25, 2023 730pm |
Episode 8 – Post-Confederation Ottawa, Part 4 (Ottawa Exhibition and Downtown Development) | November 1, 2023 730pm |
Episode 9 – The 20th Century, Part 1 (Ottawa Library) | November 8, 2023 730pm |
Episode 10 – The 20th Century, Part 2 (World War I and the Invention of Radio) | November 15, 2023 730pm |
Episode 11 – The 20th Century, Part 3 (Post-World War Expansion) | November 22, 2023 730pm |
Episode 12 – The 20th Century, Part 4 (Modern Day Ottawa) | November 29, 2023 730pm |