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Very interessant,the story is very aprentice

Rosalie Laganiere, Thursday, June 30, 2011

Reply to Mary Edwards:

Dear Madam,

In 1982, the Ottawa Civic Hospital donated to the City of Ottawa Archives certain records that came from the County of Carleton Protestant General Hospital, the St Luke's General Hospital and the Ottawa Maternity Hospital; these hospitals were merged into the Civic and the buildings closed in 1924. The documents consist for the most part of administrative records: minutes, annual reports, building files, etc. They do not includes patient records.

The registration of births was done by the Division Registrar/Municipal Clerk of Ottawa. The Office of the Registrar General of Ontario delegated to the Municipal Clerks of Ontario municipalities the responsibility for the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths. The Clerks had to transmit these records to the provincial authorities (now in Thunder Bay).

You can make a request (for a fee) for a copy of your

Serge Barbe, Monday, March 08, 2010

My mother was born in Ottawa in 1918. I have been unable to find exactly where she was born. I would suspect it was Wallis House or, at that time, then called Carleton County - Protestant General Hospital. Do you have any idea where the birth records for this old hospital went to? Many years ago I phoned the Civic Hospital on Carling Ave. to see if they had them. At that time, the person did not believe they had. Any ideas would be appreciated. Sincerely, Mary Edwards

Mary Edwards, Thursday, March 04, 2010

It was a major and minor Catholic Seminary from 1924 to 1942 when the WRENS took it over. it served as a WRENS barrack until 1945. In 1946 it became emergency housing for the City of Ottawa to accommodate returning veterans and their war brides until 1950. In 1951 it became an army recruting depot for the Korean war and stayed in military hands until 1989. Several militia units called it home until they moved to Holland Armoury on Walkley Road.

Morley Verdier (Curator - Ottawa Service Battalion Museum)

Morley Verdier, Wednesday, February 17, 2010

In the late 1980's, I attended a Militia Administration Course in Wallis House. I learned to type and fill out government forms in 'Wallis World.' At that point is was very run down and no where near as nice as it is now.

Tracy McKenney, Monday, May 04, 2009

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