The Stittsville News Turns 55 Today

Over the years the Museum has received excellent coverage in the Stittsville News including this front page photo from February 1992 taken at the Museum's "Living Off The Land" Exhibit at its Heritage Day Open House.

 

The very first issue of the Stittsville News was published on this day 55 years ago.

The newspaper was founded in 1957 by Howard Maguire and in 1975 John Curry became the owner. John has been dedicated to telling Stittsville’s stories ever since. Although the Stittsville News was sold to Metroland News in 2011, John continues to be an ambassador for his community and can regularly be found around town with pen and paper in hand.  Over the years Goulbourn Museum has benefitted greatly from John’s dedication to spreading the word of our news and events. 

Happy Anniversary to the Stittsville News, and a special thank you to John Curry for truly putting the word “community” in this community newspaper.

Lecture on Exceptional Women of the War of 1812 at Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogy Society

Few women’s stories appear in Canadian history books as their contributions to the War of 1812 are overlooked. Canada’s bicentennial commemoration is the perfect time to tell about six real women whose husbands marched off to war to defend the British colonies. These women’s stories are about bravery, devotion and perseverance. 

Perils & Petticoats: Exceptional Women of the War of 1812 will be presented during the Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogy Society's December meeting by historical researcher, and Board Member of the Goulbourn Museum, Kurt Johnson. It will take place Saturday, December 15 from 1-4 pm at the City of Ottawa Archives, 100 Tallwood Drive, Room 115.

It's recommended that you arrive by 1:00 p.m. for free refreshments and a chat time (networking). For members of the OGS who cannot attend in person, the meeting will be simulcast.

Click HERE for more information.

Help Us Find the Owner of this Lost Photo

Please help us find the owner of this photograph. It was left in the Stittsville branch of the RBC Bank in November. The handwriting on the back reads: "In the 1930s at Chute Panet, Que. Nana second from the left."

If you have any information please contact the Museum at 613-831-2393 or send us an email.

Exceptional Women of the War of 1812 Lecture at Richmond Library

Kurt Johnson

Discover how four women from Richmond and Goulbourn Township endured the hardships and dangers of wartime in Upper Canada. 

 

On Dec. 12th our very own Kurt Johnson will be giving a lecture at the Richmond Branch of the Ottawa Public Library about Exceptional Women of the War of 1812. He will be recounting the stories of pioneer women who, along with their soldier husbands, experienced trials and tribulations during the War of 1812. 

 

The lecture begins at 2:30 p.m. Click HERE for more information or to register.