THIS VIRTUAL WALK in Wright's Town in 1830, captures the town at the very moment when Bytown is founded and the Rideau Canal is being built.

CETTE PROMENADE VIRTUELLE dans Wright's Town en 1830 capture le village au moment même de la fondation de Bytown.

The curious history of the founding of Aylmer and Deschênes; the first 30 years.

La curieuse histoire de la fondation d'Aylmer et de Deschênes ; les 30 premières années.

Part 2 of our ramble behind Parliament Hill to the Portage Bridge and back along Wellington St.

In this two-part Ramble, Rick and Andrew take you back to several sites of Upper and Lower Bytown.

Andrew and Rick take us on a ramble through them and tell us some un-settling stories.

In this episode, Andrew & Rick explore the (ahem) roots of the Ottawa Valley's first settlements.

As the perfect means to show what portaging was like, what better video to post than Bill Mason's The Voyageurs, produced by the NFB.

The Upper Portage of the Chaudière takes us to Mitigomijokan, the Place Where the Red Oaks Grow, commonly known as Deschênes.

In remembrance of a man who does not have a headstone, I reprint this excerpt from my book Walking in the Footsteps of Philemon Wright.

En mémoire d'un homme qui n'a pas de pierre tombale, je reproduis cet extrait de mon livre Walking in the Footsteps of Philemon Wright.

The Middle Portage of the Chaudière is the toughest part of the three portages past the Little Chaudière Rapids.

In this episode, Andrew and Rick take us to the Lower Portage (Le portage-du-bas), which take us past the great Kettle Falls or Akikojiwan,.

In this, the 4th installation of the OTTAWA VALLEY RAMBLES, a visit to the oldest known settler burial ground in the region.

Leamy Lake. Andrew Van Beek, videographer, and Rick Henderson, historian, dive into the history of the first permanent settlement here.

PART 2 - A Ramble at Leamy Lake, the cradle of the First Permanent Settlement of the Ottawa Valley.

Introducing a new series that will fly you through the rich history of the Ottawa Valley - rambles through the history around us....

Three elements - The War of Independence, the Rideau Canal, and the Capitals' Curious History - all come together in this tale of intrigue.

Trois éléments - la guerre d'indépendance, le canal Rideau et la curieuse histoire de la capitale - sont réunis dans ce récit d'intrigue.