Welcome Hannah
We had some very good candidates for our research assistant for this summer. We selected Hannah McCourtie, who is [...]
Meet our new employee, Leslie Hutchinson
We are pleased to introduce you to Leslie Hutchinson, our new Curator and Collections Manager and our first full-time [...]
National Day of Mourning, April 28
In 1991 the federal government officially recognized the National Day of Mourning, held annually on April 28, eight years [...]
ROGERS TV 2023 03 10 Interview of Arthur Carkner about the Workers’ History Museum
https://youtu.be/MMKjbYQBX2U Host: Welcome back to the show. I always love introducing things to our viewers on the show, and [...]
You Can’t Do That on Television!
Notable for its sketch comedy, and the career launching of many young Canadian artists, the theme of the popular 80's [...]
BOOK RELAUNCH: October 1906: Two striking trade union leaders murdered by employer thugs
Original article can be found here Buckingham, Ville occupée (‘Buckingham, Occupied city‘), first published 1983, by Pierre Louis Lapointe. A [...]
Taking history to the streets
Recently Glebe Report post a fantastic article regarding the our Capital History Kiosks. Read it here https://www.glebereport.ca/2018/03/taking-history-to-the-streets/
Trivia Night
Where: Colonnade Resturant, corner of Metcalfe & Gilmour Street When: Monday April 9th, 7:30pm Reserve your table by calling Barb [...]
Black History Month Documentary Screening in English
Screening of two documentaries illustrating racial discrimination in Canada's past, and the struggle to change for the better: Simply the [...]
Capital History Kiosks
CapitalHistoryKiosks: Project Team (*) and Graduate Researchers: Left to right: Samantha Osborn*, Ross Rheaume*, Chelsea Fahey*, Barb Stewart*, Sara Hollett, Stephanie [...]