Once again Heritage Ottawa is proud to present its annual lecture series.

Join us for a varied and rich range of topics relating to Ottawa's built heritage!

ABOUT THE LECTURE SERIES

Each year Heritage Ottawa presents its annual lecture series.

• Admission is free and all are welcome

• We’ll have light refreshments afterwards

Location: Ottawa Public Library Auditorium, 120 Metcalfe St., corner of Laurier Ave. W., unless otherwise noted. 
Time: 7:00 pm

Call 613-230-8841 for further information

Please download a PDF of our Lecture Brochure here

Cathedral Hill Development Project, Ottawa

Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa 429 Queen Street

Built in 1872-73 in the Gothic Revival style, Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa is designated a “property of architectural and historical value or interest” under the Ontario Heritage Act. This year, the Cathedral has embarked on a development initia- tive to intensify Cathedral land use which will see modern condominiums and an office tower erected around the historic Cathedral building and the adjacent Roper House. Join us for a panel discus- sion on this new urban project with the Very Rev'd Shane Parker, Dean of Ottawa and Rector of Christ Church Cathedral, Sally Coutts, City of Ottawa Heritage Planner and Jonathan Westeinde, Managing Partner, Windmill Development Group.

The House of Commons Heritage Collection

Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Ottawa Public Library Auditorium 120 Metcalfe St., corner of Laurier Ave. W.

The House of Commons Heritage Collection is comprised of over 5,000 artefacts consisting of unique examples of fine art, the decorative arts, and associated artefacts. The importance of the col- lection rests in its value as a record of the material culture of the House of Commons, parliamentary democracy in Canada, and the development of Canadian society as a whole. The lecture by David Monaghan, Curator of the House of Commons, will explore the origins, character and use of the House of Commons Heritage Collection with particular emphasis on the period following the fire of 1916.

Ottawa Union Station and the Chateau Laurier at 100

Date: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Ottawa Public Library Auditorium 120 Metcalfe St., corner of Laurier Ave. W.

Ottawa's downtown landmarks, the Chateau Laurier and former Union Station, (Government Conference Centre), are celebrating their 100th anniversary in 2012. A century earlier they repre- sented the expansion of the Grand Trunk Railway into the capital and across the country and brought to prominence a new Montreal architectural firm, Ross & MacFarlane/Macdonald, the largest in Canada by the 1930’s. Heritage Ottawa Vice- President David Jeanes, who has known both buildings since his youth and has studied them in great detail, particularly the Beaux-Arts station, will share his in-depth knowledge of these significant monuments.

Freiman’s Santa Claus Train

Date: Thursday, December 13, 2012 Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Woodside Hall, Dominion Chalmers Church 355 Cooper Street (parking and entrance on Lisgar Street, near O’Connor Street)

Ottawa’s premier department store, Freiman’s, operated the Santa Claus train from 1956 to 1967. Santa boarded the train, surrounded by children, at Vars, whose former station is now preserved at the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum. The arrival to a civic welcome at Union Station, followed by a parade down Rideau Street to Freiman’s was a major Ottawa event. Andrew Jeanes is a Culture Services Advisor at the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport and studied heritage conservation under Herb Stovel at Carleton University’s School of Canadian Studies. He will present the story of this favourite Christmas tradition.

Watch for further information on our web site or in the next Newsletter.

Heritage Ottawa would like to thank Andrex Holdings for sponsoring our conference program