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 We are a group of local amateur historians whose interest is to research, document and present facts and information about the history of Old Ottawa South in a fun and informative way.

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1 720 Echo Drive – The Enduring Stones of Time Jean-Claude Dubé
2 From the Archives: William Henry Sproule Kathy Krywicki
3 From the Archives: Oakland Heights Kathy Krywicki
4 Islands of Work John Calvert
5 9 Rosedale Avenue Update: No Heritage Designation Kathy Krywicki
6 From the Archives: May Court Opening Kathy Krywicki
7 From the Archives: Railway Tracks Going Under Canal Kathy Krywicki
8 From the Archives: The Striking Tale of the Fairbairn Farm Kathy Krywicki
9 From the Archives: Precious Blood Sisters Observe Golden Jubilee Kathy Krywicki
10 The Years of the Great Floods John Calvert
11 Bronson Street Canal Bridge Robert Passfield
12 Digging up the Dirt on “Old” Ottawa South John Calvert
13 Marking the 100th Anniversary of Annexation (OOS) Leo Doyle
14 From the Archives: No Bylaw Forbidding Frogs from Singing in Lily Ponds Kathy Krywicki
15 From the Archives: Lansdowne Heights for Sale Kathy Krywicki
16 From the Archives: An Introduction to the Williams Family Kathy Krywicki
17 From the Archives: Removing the Old Ice House on the Rideau River Kathy Krywicki
18 Our Community 100 Years Ago: A Sketch of Old Ottawa South in 1911 Cornelius Von Baeyer and Kathy Krywicki
19 A Profile of Architect Cecil Burgess Jean-Claude Dubé
20 Windsor Park: An Enduring Greenspace Edwinna von Baeyer
21 From the Archives: The Story of Wyoming Park and Pioneer George Fitzpatrick Kathy Krywicki
22 From the Archives: Recollections by T.H. Brewer Kathy Krywicki
23 From the Archives: Thomas H. Brewer Kathy Krywicki
24 From the Archives: Ottawa South as Suburbia Kathy Krywicki
25 From the Archives: Real Estate Ads 1910-style Kathy Krywicki
26 From the Archives: Mayfair Theatre Opens Kathy Krywicki
27 From the Archives: The History of Brighton Beach Kathy Krywicki
28 From the Archives: Civic Holiday Regattas at Brighton Beach Kathy Krywicki
29 From the Archives: Sunnyside and Bank a Tricky Corner for over 80 years Kathy Krywicki
30 Historical photographs and maps John Calvert
31 Rideau River Flood at Rideau River Drive and Belmont Ave Harry Thomson
32 South Branch of the Carnegie Public Library of Ottawa John Calvert
33 Hopewell Public School 75th anniversary in 1985 Rae MacDonald
34 Rideau River historical peak flows (highs and lows) Rideau Valley Conservation Authority
35 Memories of Sunnyside in the Thirties J Cummins
36 Mayfair Marquee Kathy Krywicki
37 Rideau River John Calvert
38 Convent is home to cloistered nuns Shari Jackson
39 Ottawa South Property Company Jean-Claude Dubé and John Calvert
40 A Brief History: 916 Colonel By John Calvert
41 City of Ottawa Funds Heritage Survey in Old Ottawa South John Calvert
42 Slattery’s Field in Old Ottawa South – Ottawa’s First Accidental Airfield Cornelius von Baeyer & Kathy Krywicki
43 Remember When? Kathy Krywicki
44 Half a Century Lindsay Suthren
45 Heritage Trees Kathy Krywicki
46 Early History of Trinity Church Catherine Allen
47 A Backward Glance at Ottawa Molly Wells
48 Memories of an Earlier Ottawa South Nancy Ross
49 Gerwin's Ottawa South Landmark Harold Sprott
50 Charles Hopewell Kathy Krywicki
51 Ottawa Tennis and Lawn Bowling Club: 112 years Catherine Allen
52 Boyd Block House Kathy Krywicki
53 More Memories of Sunnyside in the Thirties Bob Stoakes
54 Gorman House Euclid Avenue Abraham Plunkett-Latimer
55 Billings Bridge of Yesteryear John Calvert
56 What is a Craftsman-style home? Kathy Krywicki
57 Rideauville Residence Kathy Krywicki
58 Photo Gallery and more! John Calvert