What’s Happening
Volunteer Spotlight: Valérie Lalonde
If you’ve noticed the Workers’ History Museum’s increasing French language presence over the past six months, it’s mainly due to this month’s Volunteer Spotlight. Although she has not been with the Museum for very long, Valérie Lalonde has already become essential to our work. Somehow she juggles raising two young[...]
Trivia Night March 29, 2014!
Do you and your friends know lots of interesting bits of information and trivia? Come on out for a night of fun and fundraising for the Workers’ History Museum! Date: March 29, 2014 Time: 7:30 p.m. Place: The Glen Scottish Restaurant & Pub, 1010 Stittsville Main Street Cost: $10 per[...]
Britannia Unveiled
Sunday, 23 February will go down in Canadian history as the day the Canadian men won Olympic hockey gold in Sochi. It will go down in the Workers’ History Museum’s history as the day we won our first gold medal: our first permanent exhibit! “Britannia: The People’s Playground” is a[...]
Announcing the 2014 Annual General Meeting
All members of the Workers’ History Museum are invited to the 2014 AGM, to be held on March 10th at 7pm (Institutional Members Caucus at 6pm). The PSAC is allowing us the use of their boardroom at 233 Gilmour Street. According to the WHM’s by-laws: • The Annual General Membership[...]
New Exhibit Uncovers Britannia’s Working Class History
The Workers’ History Museum is unveiling its permanent exhibit, “Britannia: The People’s Playground,” as part of the Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre’s 21st Annual Winter Garden Party. When: 11:30-2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 23, 2014 Where: Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre, 102 Greenview Avenue, Ottawa Admission: Free “Britannia: The People’s Playground” looks at[...]
Black Workers in Canada: The 20th Century Experience
Black Canadians, and Black Canadian workers in particular, have too often been a forgotten part of Canadian history. As part of Black History Month, we hope to share a little of their experience and what it means to our lives today. Contributions During Wartime Black Canadians played an extremely important[...]
Volunteer Spotlight on Bob Allen
This month’s volunteer spotlight is on our dedicated WHM Secretary, who faithfully attends all our meetings and diligently records our words for posterity. Let’s hear more about this former union rep and his work with the Museum. What is your name? My name is Bob Allen. Where are you from?[...]
Remembering Pete Seeger: The Ottawa Connection
Last month, we marked with sadness the passing of the great musician and activist Pete Seeger. We also learned the interesting story behind his appearance in Ottawa back in 1958. Pete Seeger had been blacklisted in the US since 1953, a victim of McCarthyism and the House Un-American Activities Committee,[...]
A Winning Bid: Cal Best and the Black History Month Series 2014
Several people have asked us about winning the grant to be a part of BAND/TD Then & Now’s Black History Month Series 2014. WHM Treasurer Barb Stewart explains how it came to pass: “Last July, I noticed an item in the Council of Heritage Organizations in Ottawa (CHOO | COPO)[...]
Cal Best Project on Cross-Canada Tour
February is Black History Month, and we’re taking “The Cal Best Project” on the road. See our latest exhibit and documentary Simply the Best at a location near you! All events are free and include panel discussions with Mr. Best's contemporaries and those he affected. HALIFAX Thursday, February 6 at[...]
Stories from the Railway
Get swept up in the tales of romance on the rails, as guest speakers share stories of love and marriage, community and family. * Kay Leeson, a local war bride, tells us of her journey by train to Smiths Falls to start a new life with her husband after the[...]
The Rich Workers’ History Behind Toilet Paper
The Workers’ History Museum is excited about our upcoming E.B. Eddy exhibit, to be housed in our office at 251 Bank Street, Ottawa. The exhibit will be drawn from the Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation (CSTMC)’s Domtar Eddy Booth collection, which contains more than 20,000 items including artifacts, photos,[...]