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HSO 2026 Bytown200 Bicentennial Storytelling Challenge
The Historical Society of Ottawa is proud to share stories about Bytown and the Rideau Canal to highlight the 200th anniversary of both in 2026.
Paul Weber: Stories in Song
8 August 2025
HSO
Paul Weber is a bilingual singer-songwriter, guitarist, storyteller and videographer who likes to share Ottawa history in song. In this 3½ minute video, Paul performs an ode to the workers who…
Andrew King: Boats, Taverns, and Beer
8 August 2025
HSO
Andrew King is an Ottawa artist and historian and author of the Ottawa Rewind blog. Andrew recalls the steamships that once plied the Rideau Canal: The Lost Steamships of The Rideau…
Rick Henderson: The Capital Builders
8 August 2025
HSO
Rick Henderson is the great-great-great-great-grandson of Philemon Wright & Abigail Wyman and author of "Capital Chronicles". Rick recounts the history of the region in four parts: The Curious Cast that Created Canada's…
Ken Watson: History of the Rideau Canal
8 August 2025
HSO
![This 1688 map [1910 copy] is one of the first to name the Rideau River. "Kataracoux" is today's Kingston and "Tonniata" is Brockville.](/media/k2/items/cache/3119c7be2ab58173062c39c6b8c72ed7_M.jpg)
Ken Watson, a member of the Board of “Friends of the Rideau” since 1997, is a geologist with a deep interest in Rideau heritage and the environment. Ken recounts the…
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