Category: Heritage
September news and events from Goulbourn Museum
Happy September! Although summer is in our rearview mirror, Goulbourn Museum staff are excited to announce a great lineup of fall workshops and programs. And autumn wouldn’t be complete without…
August news and events from the Goulbourn Museum
Keep an eye out for the Ottawa Museum Network’s new marketing campaign “More Museums to Love!”
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
With the long weekend behind us, Councillor Gower sharing community information on upcoming meetings, news and events in the Stittsville community.
Goulbourn Sports Wall of Fame being resurrected as Stittsville Sports Hall of Fame – seeking nominations
Awards presented to locally recognized athletes for their achievements began in 1994 with the first nine inductees named to the Goulbourn Sports Wall of Fame…
Recognized for long-time community service – a park is named in honour of Silas Bradley
A large group comprised of family members, friends and residents gathered to attend the official commemorative naming of the Silas Bradley Park in Stittsville…
The Rotary Club of Ottawa-Stittsville pays tribute to Valerie Wright with commemorative brick
As a member of our local Rotary Club, in 2015 Valerie was the inspiration, along with Theresa Qadri, to create and design a labyrinth for Stittsville.
Stittsville United Church research project unveils eight names for addition to the WWI and WWII Honour Roll
It was a significant project undertaken by Gloria Tubman that entailed more than seven months of research to uncover and recognize the names of eight people to be honoured…
Goulbourn Museum News: summer programs, digitization station, board news and St. Thomas Anglican Church fire of 60 years ago
The new digitization station introduced in June offers the technology to help you preserve your family collections such as old letters, photos, and slides.
Celebrate Canada Day in Stittsville
Celebrate Canada Day in your hometown and thank all of the volunteers and sponsors who have made these events possible. Celebrate Canada Day in Stittsville!
Goulbourn Museum news: new summer student, Doors Open Ottawa, AGM, volunteers honoured and more
May was a busy month at the Museum and June began with Doors Open Ottawa at which over 100 visitors came through the Museum doors…
Photos: The past week’s captured moments
Stittsville was the place to be this past week. Filled with events, people, displays and a rare atmospheric effect over Stittsville…
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
Another week has quickly passed – where does the time go. This week Councillor Gower is encouraging everyone to pump up those tires and get on your bike to join Let’s Bike Month…
Digitization station to launch at Goulbourn Museum during ‘doors open Ottawa’
Learn how to preserve your family history during the Doors Open weekend on June 1st and 2nd at the Goulbourn Museum. The Museum will be launching a new digitization station…
COMMUNITY NOTES: from the desk of Councillor Gower
Councillor shares the 12 projects that will receive funding through the Stittsville Community Micro-Grant Program. Mark your calendar for these events:
Take a walking tour of the timeless village of Ashton with the Goulbourn Township Historical Society
On May 25th, the Goulbourn Township Historical Society (GTHS) are inviting residents to take a historical stroll through the delightful village of Ashton…