Travel back in time this March Break
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From March 16 to 20, your child can discover new heritage skills as they spend Mornings on the Homestead at Nepean Museum. From leather working to bread making, a new adventure awaits each day. The deadline to register is Thursday, March 12. |
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Mystery is afoot at Billings Estate
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One day only! A house divided. A mystery to solve. Live History returns to the museum on Saturday, March 21 with an exciting new interactive experience inspired by Billings family history. Tickets on sale now. |
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Save the date for Easter fun!
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Easter at the Estate (Billings Estate National Historic Site): Saturday, April 11 from 9 am to 3 pm. Bell’s Bunny Hop* (Fairfields Heritage House): Saturday, April 11 from 10 am to 4 pm. *Registration is required. Hop into Spring (Cumberland Heritage Village Museum): Saturday, April 11 from 10 am to 4 pm.
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Makers at the Museum: Natural Silk Dyeing
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Spend a relaxing afternoon at Fairfields Heritage House on Saturday, April 4 as you learn to create a beautiful piece of wearable silk art using natural dyes. Registration is required.
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Coming soon to a library near you
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The beautiful grounds at the historic Billings Estate provide a unique backdrop for a three-tier fixed menu tea service including a wide selection of teas and delicious treats that are baked in-house. Capacity is limited. Reservations open Wednesday, April 1 at 10 am. Please call 613-580-2088 ext. 35258 and leave a single voicemail message with the following information:
- Name;
- Phone number;
- Number of seats you would like to reserve (maximum reservation size is 10 and large groups will be split between tables of four or six);
- TWO preferred seating times (10:30 am; 12:30 pm; or 2:30 pm);
- Allergy or accessibility concerns (regrettably, last minute requests for accommodations on the day of the event cannot be met).
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Postcards rose to popularity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as an efficient, and affordable, way to stay in contact with family and friends across the country (and further abroad, although usually at an additional cost) before telephones became widely adopted. While early post office issued cards were rather plain, souvenir postcards from events such as the World’s Columbian Exhibition (1892-93) in Chicago helped to popularize picture postcards. The two postcards included here are local examples of this phenomenon showing a Vars, Ontario streetscape (c. 1911) and the Vars Cheese Factory (c. 1920-1930) respectively. The former Vars train station now welcomes visitors to the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum and a new exhibition will open in the train station beginning in May.
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Discover a Cabinet of Curiosities
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This summer we are pulling back the curtain on the City of Ottawa Museums’ collections! Join us as we create our own Cabinet of Curiosities showcasing some of the lesser known artefacts that represent Ottawa’s history. Catch a sneak preview of this exhibition at the Atrium Gallery (Ben Franklin Place) beginning March 20.
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This summer, experience what life was like for rural residents during the 1920s and 30s in Eastern Ontario by portraying a store merchant, a teacher, a farmer, a quilter, or a homemaker at the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum.
To learn more, or to register for the information session, visit ottawa.ca/volunteer, go to ‘Browse all volunteer opportunities’, search ‘Animator’, and click the link entitled Volunteer Animator Information Session - 2020 Summer Season. Volunteers must be 14 years of age or older.
Please note that the deadline to register for the information session(s) is March 20, 2020. Feel free to contact heritagevolunteers@ottawa.ca with additional questions.
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