You are invited to celebrate the rich cultures, histories, and traditions of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples at the Bytown Museum Pop-up market featuring local Indigenous vendors and makers Touch tables with traditional sacred medicines and Métis sashes Learn about the 3 Sisters with family-friendly crafts Dance performances by the Lyons Sisters and more!

Health care and nursing, both formal and informal, have a long and colourful past in Bytown (later Ottawa). Individuals and organizations affected and saved countless lives. Wives of canal workers nursed their injured husbands. Early doctors cared for patients, including an ailing Lieutenant-Colonel John By. Nuns risked deadly diseases to assist new immigrants. Trained nurses […]

This guided tour takes visitors through the evolution of Ottawa and the people who call it home while they explore the Commissariat, Ottawa’s oldest stone building. Historical accounts of this region—from the time of its first inhabitants, to its early days as Bytown, to present-day Ottawa—reveal the major changes it has experienced and what has […]

The event will include Christmas themed crafts and story reading.

Join us for an afternoon of inspiration at the Annual Art & Garden Tour! This free self-guided tour is presented by the Kirkland Lake District Horticultural Society and the Kirkland Lake Arts Club. It will have you strolling through local gardens, enjoying live art demonstrations, and meeting talented local artists showcasing their work in beautiful […]

The Kirkland Lake Art Club presents “Art in Bloom”! The exhibition will be hanging from July 16th to August 30th in the Billiard Room at the Museum of Northern History. It is included as part of regular admission to the Museum. It will also be one of the stops on the Kirkland Lake District Horticultural […]