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Rick Henderson
- May 18
- 1 min
A WALK IN WRIGHT'S TOWN, IN 1830
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.
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Rick Henderson
- May 18
- 1 min
UNE PROMENADE À WRIGHT'S TOWN, EN 1830
CETTE PROMENADE VIRTUELLE dans Wright's Town en 1830 capture le village au moment même de la fondation de Bytown.
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Rick Henderson
- Jan 16
- 18 min
A Tale of Two Landings, just upriver from Wright's Town (1800-1830)
The curious history of the founding of Aylmer and Deschênes; the first 30 years.
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Rick Henderson
- Jan 16
- 20 min
Les deux débarcadères, juste en amont de Wright's Town (1800-1830)
La curieuse histoire de la fondation d'Aylmer et de Deschênes ; les 30 premières années.
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Rick Henderson
- Jan 1
- 1 min
OTTAWA VALLEY RAMBLES-episode 11 - Stepping Back to Bytown, part II
Part 2 of our ramble behind Parliament Hill to the Portage Bridge and back along Wellington St.
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Rick Henderson
- Dec 26, 2021
- 1 min
OTTAWA VALLEY RAMBLES-episode 10 - Stepping Back to Bytown, part I
In this two-part Ramble, Rick and Andrew take you back to several sites of Upper and Lower Bytown.
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Rick Henderson
- Dec 18, 2021
- 1 min
OTTAWA VALLEY RAMBLES-episode 9 - The Earliest Settler Cemeteries
Andrew and Rick take us on a ramble through them and tell us some un-settling stories.
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Rick Henderson
- Dec 11, 2021
- 1 min
OTTAWA VALLEY RAMBLES-episode 8 - The First Farms
In this episode, Andrew & Rick explore the (ahem) roots of the Ottawa Valley's first settlements.
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Rick Henderson
- Dec 5, 2021
- 1 min
THE VOYAGEURS - by Bill Mason
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.
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Rick Henderson
- Dec 4, 2021
- 1 min
OTTAWA VALLEY RAMBLES-episode 7 - The Upper Portage
The Upper Portage of the Chaudière takes us to Mitigomijokan, the Place Where the Red Oaks Grow, commonly known as Deschênes.
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Rick Henderson
- Nov 30, 2021
- 5 min
In Memory of Philemon Wright Jr.
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.
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Rick Henderson
- Nov 30, 2021
- 6 min
À la mémoire de Philemon Wright Jr.
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.
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Rick Henderson
- Nov 27, 2021
- 1 min
OTTAWA VALLEY RAMBLES-episode 6 - The Middle Portage
The Middle Portage of the Chaudière is the toughest part of the three portages past the Little Chaudière Rapids.
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Rick Henderson
- Nov 20, 2021
- 1 min
OTTAWA VALLEY RAMBLES -episode 5 - The Lower Portage
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,.
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Rick Henderson
- Nov 13, 2021
- 1 min
OTTAWA VALLEY RAMBLES - episode 4 - The Oldest Settler Burial
In this, the 4th installation of the OTTAWA VALLEY RAMBLES, a visit to the oldest known settler burial ground in the region.
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Rick Henderson
- Nov 9, 2021
- 1 min
OTTAWA VALLEY RAMBLES-episode 3 - Leamy Lake, part III
Leamy Lake. Andrew Van Beek, videographer, and Rick Henderson, historian, dive into the history of the first permanent settlement here.
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Rick Henderson
- Nov 3, 2021
- 1 min
OTTAWA VALLEY RAMBLES-episode 2 - Leamy Lake, part II
PART 2 - A Ramble at Leamy Lake, the cradle of the First Permanent Settlement of the Ottawa Valley.
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Rick Henderson
- Nov 1, 2021
- 1 min
OTTAWA VALLEY RAMBLES-episode 1 - Leamy Lake, part I
Introducing a new series that will fly you through the rich history of the Ottawa Valley - rambles through the history around us....
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Rick Henderson
- Jul 27, 2021
- 12 min
Mr. & Mrs. Smyth - A Spy Story Linked to our Capital Area
Three elements - The War of Independence, the Rideau Canal, and the Capitals' Curious History - all come together in this tale of intrigue.
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Rick Henderson
- Jul 26, 2021
- 14 min
M. et Mme Smyth - Une histoire d'espionnage liée à notre région de la Capitale
Trois éléments - la guerre d'indépendance, le canal Rideau et la curieuse histoire de la capitale - sont réunis dans ce récit d'intrigue.
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