Government House SK is proud to be part of Historic Places Days. This year’s theme is Makers from Coast to Coast to Coast: Honouring Arts, Crafts and Storytelling . In celebration of #HistoricPlacesDays, join us Saturday, July 19 and Sunday, July 20 from 1 – 4 p.m. and experience what was once domestic chores of the Victorian […]

Enjoy FREE admission to the Bytown Museum with the purchase of an ice cream!

Make a square for the Bytown Museum’s paper quilt! Decorate a small cardboard square to show off your favourite thing, the place you call home, or a cool pattern. Then join the museum’s mosaic of squares in our giant paper quilt!

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 […]