Heritage Ottawa 2007-2008 Lecture Series

Heritage Ottawa Thanks Andrex Holdings for their Sponsorship of the 2007-8 Lecture series

The public lectures listed below provide an exciting look at various topics relating to Ottawa's built heritage.

• Admission is free
  
• Light refreshments provided
  
• Except where otherwise noted below, all lectures will be held at the Ottawa Public Library Auditorium, 120 Metcalfe Street, corner of Laurier Ave. [MAP]
  
• Call 613-230-8841 for further information

Gatineau National Park History and Heritage

Award-winning author, travel and environment writer Katharine Fletcher will provide an illustrated look at the pioneer history, heritage buildings and historic landscapes of one of Canada’s most popular parks. Katharine will read tales from two of her books, Historical Walks:The Gatineau Park Story and Capital Rambles: Exploring the National Capital Region.

Free admission
Location: Ottawa Public Library Auditorium, downstairs at 120 Metcalfe Street, corner of Laurier Avenue West. [MAP]

The Rideau Canal: a UNESCO World Heritage Site

In June, the 175 year old Rideau Canal was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Prof. Herb Stovel, Coordinator of Carleton University’s Heritage Conservation Program and a respected expert on World Heritage Sites, will describe the significance of the Rideau Canal and what qualifies it for UNESCO designation.

Free admission
Location: Ottawa Public Library Auditorium, downstairs at 120 Metcalfe Street, corner of Laurier. [MAP]

Aylmer’s Forgotten Painted Ladies

Restoration Architect, Louise McGugan, will give an illustrated presentation on the history and architecture of Aylmer’s heritage wood frame buildings and contrast the historic and present day streetscapes of this historic community.

Free admisision
Location: Ottawa Public Library Auditorium, downstairs at 120 Metcalfe Street, corner of Laurier. [MAP]

David C.Knowles, railway historian, president of the C. Robert Craig Memorial Library (railway books and images), and author of The Ottawa Car Company, will give an illustrated lecture on Ottawa’s importance as a builder of streetcars for the nation, and the work of local entrepreneurs W.W. Wylie, Thomas Ahearn and Warren Soper.

Free admission
Location: Ottawa Public Library Auditorium, downstairs at 120 Metcalfe Street, corner of Laurier. [MAP]

Lisgar alumni David Jeanes and Stuart Lazear will talk about Lisgar Collegiate’s heritage building, built in stages 1874-1908, and its five prominent architects: William T. Thomas, Walter Chesterton, James Mather, Edgar L. Horwood, and Lawrence Fennings Taylor, and the campaign by Heritage Ottawa’s founding president Bob Phillips and others to save the school from demolition in 1974.

Free admission
Lisgar Alumni Auditorium, 29 Lisgar St.[MAP]

Free admission
Location: Ottawa Public Library Auditorium, downstairs at 120 Metcalfe Street, corner of Laurier. [MAP]

Barbara McMullen, historian and retired urban planner, will give a visual tour and speak about the manufacture and use of architectural terra cotta in central Canada during the late 19th and early 20th centuries with a special focus on Ottawa. She will also provide links to its use in England and the United States.

Free admission
Location: Ottawa Public Library Auditorium, downstairs at 120 Metcalfe Street, corner of Laurier. [MAP]