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The War of 1812 continues and concludes in this week’s episode! If you’re not into accessing podcasts through podcatching apps, then you can listen to the episodes directly from the website here: ottawahistoryhub.com/chapter-2. Advance, Ottawa!

Good morning, Ottawa History people and welcome to the end of the War of 1812! This episode closes up the war and prepares us for the impetus behind the Rideau Canal project. I hope you enjoy it!

This was one of the first works of fiction that I read which took place in Ottawa. The first time I realized that stories didn't need to take place somewhere far away to be exotic. ottawahistoryhub.com/moonheart

This week, we’ve started a two-parter, looking first at the setting leading up to the so-called War of 1812, and next week, we’ll be looking at the war itself, insofar as it relates to the setting up of the Rideau Canal project. I hope you enjoy it! ottawahistoryhub.com/chapter-2

Happy Monday and welcome to the War of 1812! This war gave the British the impetus to take on the Rideau Canal, and build a settlement at the north end, which would one day become Ottawa!

I'm really shocked that there would be this much interest in a slow-burn history of Ottawa. I haven't even hit Colonel By yet! Thanks to everyone who's given it a listen!

In case anyone missed yesterday’s podcast, we’re talking about Philemon Wright, who migrated from Massachusetts and founded Columbia Falls, the future city of Gatineau in 1801. I hope you enjoy his trip! ottawahistoryhub.com/chapter-2

Happy Monday, Ottawa history enthusiasts! In this week’s episode, Philemon Wright enters the region and founds a little colony on the other side of the river to be the future Gatineau. A Chalcedon to our Byzantium! Give it a listen now!

‘Tell the truth’: Algonquin poet urges ‘Ottawa 200’ to fully acknowledge Indigenous history before colonization

I like visiting museums and sharing my thoughts. A few months ago, I went to the Aviation Museum in the east end. Here’s my review! ottawahistoryhub.com/aviation-and...

In the last few decades of the 18th Century, immigrants began to arrive into the Ottawa area from the south and east. In this week's episode, we meet some of those families. ottawahistoryhub.com/chapter-2

Happy Family Day! Today we learn about some of the first families to arrive in the Ottawa area! Coming north up the Rideau River and west along the Ottawa, settlers, homesteaders and would-be farmers arrived into the territory that would one day become Ottawa! www.buzzsprout.com/2535232/epis...

One great way to explore Ottawa's history is through fiction. There's some great fiction, historical an otherwise, set in town. Here's a review of Gwen Tuinman's book "Unrest" that I quite enjoyed. ottawahistoryhub.com/unrest

We’ve got a new episode of the OHH this week. The Constitutional Act of 1791 divided Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada, paving the way for the cities across the river, and the dynamic of today. Give a listen on the website or wherever you get your podcasts! ottawahistoryhub.com/chapter-2

Happy Monday! In this week’s episode of the Ottawa History Hub Podcast, the grounds of Ottawa are cut from Quebec and become part of Upper Canada, with a new set of rules and regulations! Give a listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube! www.buzzsprout.com/2535232/epis...

Good morning! Season 2, Episode 5 dropped yesterday, as European settlers finally arrive into the Ottawa area. Learn about how Ottawa became a city by starting from the absolute beginning on The Ottawa History Hub Podcast! ottawahistoryhub.com/chapter-2

Happy Monday! A new episode of the Podcast drops on the Loyalist refugees settling up the Rideau River and finally into the Ottawa area! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and anywhere else you get podcasts! www.buzzsprout.com/2535232/epis...

On this day in 1796, the capital of Upper Canada was moved from Newark (now Niagara-on-the-Lake) to York (now Toronto) by Lt. Governor John Simcoe to ensure the capital was farther from the US border. It remained the capital until 1841 when the Province of Canada was created.

In the wake of the American War of Independence, thousands of United Empire Loyalists moved into Canada, particularly into what would become Ontario. Here is the start of that story: ottawahistoryhub.com/chapter-2

The dust has settled from the violence in America, and the refugees are expelled from that sad and war-torn land. No, it’s not the news, it’s the Loyalist expulsion after the American Revolution! Listen to it now on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! www.buzzsprout.com/2535232/epis...

Got word overnight my ODSP app was declined. While I will appeal; in effort to not move out of #Ottawa, I ask again if anyone need a smart, articulate, creative - with warfighting, full stack software, community org/building and poli/king maker skills. Needs to be remote, on call is fine.

Yesterday I posted the latest episode of the Ottawa History Hub Podcast, about the American Revolution, that was the direct cause of the Loyalist Migration to populate Ontario. Keep up-to-date as we continue to look at the world into which Ottawa would be born! ottawahistoryhub.com/chapter-2

It’s Monday, so a new episode of the Ottawa History Hub Podcast drops! This week it’s the Revolution Next Door, where our southern neighbours decide to be independent, and what that means for us. open.spotify.com/episode/2cnQ... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Episode 2: The Quebec Act dropped yesterday! Here's a link in case you missed it! ottawahistoryhub.com/chapter-2

New Episode! The Quebec Act centralised the authority of the Crown in geographically large province of Quebec, raising fear of a spreading tyranny in the 13 colonies that called the act intolerable. Check it out open.spotify.com/episode/0f2D... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Hit the 1k downloads today. Feelin’ good.

Brian Doyle died earlier this month. He'd written "Angel Square", the first book that I'd read that took place in Ottawa. Here's my review of the book ottawahistoryhub.com/new-page

From 1663 to 1673, 800 French women immigrated to New France. The Filles du Roi came to the colony in a program sponsored by King Louis XIV to boost the population of New France. Their descendants include Madonna, Angelina Jolie and Bernie Geoffrion. This is their story. 🧵 1/10

This is a great podcast about les Filles du Roi. The Bride of New France is a good piece of historical fiction that takes place against this backdrop. ottawahistoryhub.com/bride-of-new...

Yesterday the first episode of Chapter 2: Bytown dropped. I hope you enjoy it! ottawahistoryhub.com/chapter-2

New episodes! I’m starting the Chapter 2 of the podcast, where we look at how Bytown formed and eventually became the city of Ottawa! Enjoy! open.spotify.com/show/1283VVe... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

Picked up some winter reading

A new episode of the Ottawa History Hub Podcast drops tomorrow. Here’s the introduction to Season 2: Bytown! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o... open.spotify.com/show/1283VVe...

Bytown Museum celebrating 200th anniversary of Bytown’s founding

Happy New Year, Everyone! My resolution this year is to tell the story of Bytown in an exciting and truthful way. I hope that 2026 is an exciting year for all of us!

Here is my interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio National Breakfast. I talked about the Dionne Quintuplets and the passing of the last living Quint, Annette. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Happy Christmas, Everyone!

I’m always happy when good things happen to good people!

I had an interesting visit to the Goulbourne Museum a few weeks ago. The smaller museums in the Ottawa area have a lot of history and shouldn't be overlooked! ottawahistoryhub.com/goulbourn

The conclusion of Season 1 – The Fall of New France is out! Give it a listen on the website, and I'll see you in the New Year! ottawahistoryhub.com/podcasts

The Fall of New France ends Chapter 1 of the History of Ottawa. From here on in, it’ll be the English Crown. Download the latest episode now! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o... open.spotify.com/show/1283VVe...

What Toronto and Montreal have done, Ottawa / Gatineau is overdue to try. I continue to work with @shawnmenard.bsky.social and @envirocentre.bsky.social to bring bike share to the National Capital Region. In Toronto, from 2.4 million rides in 2019 to 8.1 million (projected) in 2025.

I'm not the only one telling Ottawa's stories. I review books that tell the stories of Ottawa! Here's my review of Brian Doyle's Angel Square, about growing up in Lowertown in the wake of WW2! ottawahistoryhub.com/new-page

I started planning my podcast in August, and uploaded the first episode in August. Being pretty niche, I hoped for 100 by Christmas. I hit 500 today! I'm grateful to everyone who's given it a listen.

The Beaver Wars were a series of conflicts between various Indigenous nations throughout the 18th Century. Locally, it took the shape of war between the Haudenosaunee from the south and the local Algonquin. Listen to the podcast and read more on the website here: ottawahistoryhub.com/podcasts

The long-awaited conclusion of the Beaver Wars! Also called the French-Iroquois War, this was a series of conflicts that went on decades in the 18th Century, changing the dynamic amongst Indigenous peoples across the continent. open.spotify.com/episode/1Eix... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

On this day in 1989, an armed gunman murdered 14 women at École Polytechnique de Montréal. Another ten women and four men were injured. The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated annually on Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

This past summer, I went on a tour of Ottawa with Black History Ottawa. I learnt a lot and had a nice tour of the city. It was even on local TV! ottawahistoryhub.com/black-histor... youtu.be/R5RrX3t9C0M?...

The Beaver Wars, also called the French-Iroquois Wars, were a series of conflicts across the North-East quadrant of North America in the 1700s. You can stream this week’s podcast about the causes of the wars and find other resources on the website here: ottawahistoryhub.com