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4 days ago
10 min

From Paddles to Buckboards

For centuries before modern "progress" arrived in the National Capital, the Great River that we call the Ottawa was itself, the superhighway

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Rick Henderson

4 days ago
11 min

De la pagaie à la carriole

Pendant des siècles avant que le « progrès » moderne n'arrive dans la capitale nationale, la Grande Rivière était l'autoroute du pays.

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Rick Henderson

Jun 29
11 min

Ottawa - Celebrating Canada Day with some more Curious History

You should plan instead to take a proper, socially-distanced walk - or a virtual one, using this guide - around downtown Ottawa.

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Rick Henderson

Jun 29
12 min

Ottawa - célébrer la fête du Canada avec un peu plus de curieuse histoire

Vous devriez donc prévoir de faire une véritable promenade sociale - ou virtuelle, en utilisant ce guide - dans le centre-ville d'Ottawa.

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Rick Henderson

Jun 20
10 min

"Gatineau": Paddling through the History of a River’s Name

There are many names for the river, but the one that we see on every modern map of the Gatineau has a history with dubious provenance.

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Rick Henderson

Jun 20
12 min

« Gatineau » : Pagayer à travers la toponymie d'une rivière

il existe de nombreux noms pour cette rivière, mais celui que nous voyons sur les cartes modernes de la Gatineau a une histoire douteuse.

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Rick Henderson

Jun 6
11 min

Triumph and tragedy at the Chaudière

... if they were to survive the plunge, they would soon after be caught in the snare of a permanent whirlpool that was aptly named ...

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Rick Henderson

Jun 6
12 min

Triomphe et tragédie à la Chaudière

... si elles devaient survivre à la chute, elles seraient bientôt prises dans un tourbillon permanent qui a été judicieusement nommé...

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Rick Henderson

May 23
10 min

The Capital's Curious History - What's in a Name - Part 2

One would never guess that this house has been the subject of a significant tug-of-war among local historians for years but it has.

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Rick Henderson

May 23
11 min

La curieuse histoire de la capitale - L'importance d'un nom - Partie 2

On ne devinerait jamais que cette maison a fait l'objet d'une lutte acharnée de la part des historiens locaux, mais c'est le cas.

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Rick Henderson

May 9
6 min

The Ghosts of Gorffwysfa

Now that his home stands empty, I imagine the spectral echoes of their mortal existence is played out in the stillness of its halls.

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Rick Henderson

May 9
6 min

Les fantômes de Gorffwysfa

Maintenant que ce manoir est vide, j'imagine que les échos spectraux de son existence mortelle se jouent dans le silence de ses pièces.

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Rick Henderson

Apr 26
13 min

The Great Hull-Ottawa Fire of April 26, 1900 - the Wind-Driven Maelstrom

BONUS BLOG: the 120th anniversary of the Great Hull-Ottawa Fire

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Rick Henderson

Apr 26
14 min

Le grand feu de Hull-Ottawa du 26 avril 1900 - le maelström éolien

BLOGUE BONUS : 120e anniversaire du Grand Feu de Hull-Ottawa

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Rick Henderson

Apr 25
7 min

The Valley's First Renaissance Man

A fine doctor and humanitarian ... he had a fiery temper, a talent for carrying a grudge, all fuelled by an ego as big as all outdoors.

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Rick Henderson

Apr 25
8 min

Le premier homme de la renaissance dans la vallée

Un bon médecin et un humanitaire avec un tempérament de feu, un talent pour garder rancune, le tout alimenté par un ego gros comme la terre.

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From Paddles to Buckboards

De la pagaie à la carriole

Ottawa - Celebrating Canada Day with some more Curious History

Ottawa - célébrer la fête du Canada avec un peu plus de curieuse histoire

"Gatineau": Paddling through the History of a River’s Name

« Gatineau » : Pagayer à travers la toponymie d'une rivière

Triumph and tragedy at the Chaudière

Triomphe et tragédie à la Chaudière

The Capital's Curious History - What's in a Name - Part 2

La curieuse histoire de la capitale - L'importance d'un nom - Partie 2

The Ghosts of Gorffwysfa

Les fantômes de Gorffwysfa

The Great Hull-Ottawa Fire of April 26, 1900 - the Wind-Driven Maelstrom

Le grand feu de Hull-Ottawa du 26 avril 1900 - le maelström éolien

The Valley's First Renaissance Man

Le premier homme de la renaissance dans la vallée

The History You Were Never Told

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