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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
These ornamental bridges were built between 1900 and 1902 under the direction of Robert Surtees, a City of Ottawa engineer. They were one of the first projects of the Ottawa Improvement Commission (fo...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
New Edinburgh Park offers a beautiful setting to enjoy the Rideau River. And the Crichton Cultural Community Centre is working to make it even more engaging. Every August, the community centre organiz...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
Today, Porter Island is home to two retirement residences. It is also known for its urban bird watching, especially during the spring and fall migrations, and an abundance of wildlife including turtle...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
Member of Parliament and businessman Joseph Currier and his wife Hannah moved into their newly built home at 24 Sussex Drive in 1868. The couple held lavish parties with upwards of 500 guests until Jo...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
The Rideau Falls were named in 1613 when Samuel de Champlain first travelled through this area in search of a navigable route to China. To the early French explorer, the falls resembled a great curt...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
Founder of New Edinburgh Thomas MacKay built the main part of Rideau Hall as his family home in 1838. The property also boasted a coach house, stable, dairy barn and piggery. MacKay lived at Rideau Ha...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
On Christmas Day in 1852, a game of shintie (an early form of hockey) was played on the frozen Rideau River between the Scots of New Edinburgh and the Sassenachs (or Englishmen) of Bytown. The New Edi...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
In the late 1840s, local residents began promoting Bytown as a potential capital of Canada. At the time, railways were becoming popular in the country and a rail connection was essential for Bytown to...
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By Bytown Museum On 03/Dec/2009
The Gothic Revival design of St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church is generally attributed to Thomas Seaton Scott, Chief Dominion Architect from 1872 to 1881. St. Bartholomew's was built on land donated b...
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