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Goulbourn Museum hosts Father’s Day Flashback on Sunday
(PHOTO: This Sunday, members of the WWI Canadian Army Medical Corps (recreated) from St. Thomas, Ontario will be transforming the Goulbourn Museum grounds into a Forward Aid Post and Casualty…
Two Stittsville buildings are on this year’s Doors Open list
(via City of Ottawa) Celebrating its 15th anniversary, Doors Open Ottawa continues to be the second-largest Doors Open architectural event in North America. Since its inception in 2002, over 850,000 visitors…
SATURDAY: Healing Hands: Medicine During the World Wars
(via the Goulbourn Township Historical Society) The Goulbourn Township Historical Society program for March takes place on Saturday, March 19th at the Goulbourn Museum starting at 1:30 p.m. Kathryn Jamieson,…
NOTEBOOK: Wild parsnip, Coyote near the Trans Canada Trail
COUNCILLORS GET UPDATE ON WILD PARSNIP STRATEGY The City’s Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee (ARAC) meets on Thursday morning and one of the items on the agenda is a look at…
Where the streets have new names
As many as six Stittsville street names could be soon be switched. That’s because they’re too similar to other street names in Ottawa. The six being considered for change: Bell Street Goulbourn Street…
NOTEBOOK: Free ice cream & more, 6279 Fernbank, museum needs space
FREE STUFF! Lois & Frima’s is giving away free ice cream on Saturday, October 31. It’s become an annual tradition to clear out their buckets of ice cream before going…
Richmond Bakery sign to be auctioned off
(Richmond Bakery circa 2014. Photo via Google Streetview.) UPDATE, OCTOBER 8: The Goulbourn Museum’s Curator Manager Kathryn Jamieson sent along this note: “Goulbourn Museum wants to preserve the history of the…
Goulbourn Museum seeks vendors for Outdoor Christmas Market
Calling all artisans! Goulbourn Museum is accepting applications for its Old-Fashioned Christmas & Outdoor Artisan Market. The Market will be held on Sunday, November 22nd from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at 2064 Huntley Road.…
Making scarecrows at the Goulbourn Museum September 13
Every September children come to the Goulbourn Museum for a day of festive fall crafts and to make scarecrows for the Museum’s booth at the Richmond Fair. Over the years,…
HEADS UP: New exhibition about hats at the Stittsville Library
(Above: Tracey Donaldson puts the finishing touches on the display case. Photo via the Goulbourn Museum.) During the month of August the Goulbourn Museum will be showcasing a new exhibition…
PHOTOS: Capturing a piece of heritage before it’s lost
(All photos courtesy of the Goulbourn Museum.) A local family has been farming on this property near Falllowfield and Eagleson since the mid-1800s. They operated a dairy farm here until 1997,…
John Curry wins Goulbourn Museum’s Heritage Advocacy Award
(via the Goulbourn Museum) The Goulbourn Museum’s Board of Directors had to work behind the scenes to surprise one of its own directors with this year’s Heritage Advocacy Award. John…
Goulbourn Museum celebrates 25th birthday with Father’s Day bash
(press release via the Goulbourn Museum) The Goulbourn Museum is turning 25 and the community is invited to an old-world birthday bash on Father’s Day to celebrate! Watch a medieval fight,…
Five interesting items in the Goulbourn Museum’s new virtual collection
Last week, the City of Ottawa launched a new virtual collections catalogue for local museums and archives. It features over 34,000 digitized records and photos, including items from the Goulbourn Museum.
Ottawa Museums and City Archives go virtual with their collections
(Press release from the City of Ottawa.) Accessing information about Ottawa’s history just got easier with the launch of the Ottawa Museums and Archives virtual Collections Catalogue. You can check…