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Thursday, January 28, 2016

What Ottawans were being arrested for in 1911

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Came across this the other day, and thought it was kind of interesting, so I thought I'd share. It's a scan from a book I acquired a...
Sunday, January 24, 2016

The CP 1201 steam engine at Bayview - new video never seen before!

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My grandfather (Ted Sauve) was a life-long railroader, as was his Dad and grandfather, all out of the old CPR Ottawa West station on Bayswat...
Friday, January 22, 2016

The history of Streetcars in Kitchissippi

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hi everyone! Please check out the newest issue of the Kitchissippi Times, which features my "Early Days" column which this week c...
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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

The "Chinese Laundry": A Hintonburg institution worth remembering

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In the late 19th century, a new enterprise arrived in Ottawa and indeed, throughout North America. Following the completion of the Canadian ...
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Monday, January 11, 2016

The story of Archibald Smirle & family: Kitchissippi pioneers

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The name "Smirle" is well known in west Ottawa, mostly for the street in Wellington Village which bears that name. Unfortunately, ...
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Thursday, January 7, 2016

Lots to come in 2016!

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Happy new years to everyone. A big thank you to those who read regularly, and who appreciate local history like I do. I'm really excited...
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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

"A History Buff's Beef" - interview for Carleton University journalism

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Recently I was interviewed by a Carleton U journalism student, who was asking about how Kitchissippi is Ottawa's oldest ward (according ...
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