Category: Heritage
Stories of a haunted Stittsville bring fans to book launch
(Photos: Stittsville Central Staff and Marli Jago) Those rumours you’ve heard of unexplained events from neighbours, or things you’ve encountered yourself that make no sense. The strange flickering of lights,…
Haunted Stittsville being released in book form
In the 1960s, Halloween wasn’t as famous as it is today. If you wanted to be a princess, your parents had to make the dress. If you wanted to be…
Improving the quality of your daily life
The City of Ottawa and council members are always working hard to improve the quality of our daily life. Only you can influence the shape of our communities for the…
What is old is new again – Goulbourn Museum
(All photos: Stittsville Central.ca) Saturday was an exciting day for the Goulbourn Museum staff and board of directors. The newly revitalized permanent exhibit of ‘The Village General Store’ was officially…
Family Day weekend offers lots of fun in Stittsville
What have you planned to take in this Family Day weekend? There is so much going on in our neck of the woods, here are some ideas guaranteed to make…
Jackson Stitt’s descendants preserve heritage through barn restorations
(Photo: Great Lakes Barn Restoration web site) In follow-up to our story about the Bradley-Craig barn and Darby Ace’s related thesis, Patricia Barlosky of the Goulbourn Township Historical Society (GTHS)…
Our Barns: Our Stories – A thesis on the Bradley-Craig barn
(Photo: Barry Gray) In 2017, Carleton University student, Darby Ace, was working on her Master’s degree in architecture. She had already achieved her bachelor’s degree in architecture, federal government experience in heritage…
Cold, blustery day doesn’t halt historical society annual general meeting
It was a cold day on Saturday, January 19th, but at least it was not snowing, and it certainly did not deter a good turnout from attending the Annual General…
January 14, 1990 – last train blows through Stittsville
(The last train through Stittsville on its way to the west coast, January 14, 1990. The man waving was Phil Barton, and he was greeting his best friend Lorne Blackburn,…
Winter storm brings reflection to Ottawa’s snow clearing past
This quote was taken from an article “In the Carp Review…” written by Erskine Rivington. ‘November 21, 1929 – Preparations are being made to keep approximately 1,800 miles of the…
Seeking board members – Goulbourn Township Historical Society
Are you interested in local history and looking for a way to contribute to your community? The Goulbourn Township Historical Society (GTHS) has several vacancies on its Board and is…
Merry Christmas & All the Best for 2019!
(Photo: Rob Hambly) Our first month of running Stittsville Central has been a big learning experience but we have kept the wheels on and are looking forward to more great…
Job openings: The Goulbourn Museum is hiring
Do you like local history? The Goulbourn Museum is looking for a collections administrator and a programming officer to join their team. Both of the jobs have application deadlines of…
PHOTOS: Old pictures of trains in Stittsville
A few weeks ago there were some popular posts on Facebook group of old trains running through Stittsville — here’s a few of them. The above photo is one I’ve…
Goulbourn Museum loses curator: ‘Goulbourn’s loss will be Perth’s gain’
Photo: Sgt. Jonah Ellens & Corporal Jeffery Parent of the 100th Regiment of Foot (Reenacted) stand at attention while Museum Chairperson Ken Cownley, left, and Vice-Chairperson Linda Preston, right, present…