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.
Rick Henderson
Jan 1, 20221 min read
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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.
Rick Henderson
Dec 26, 20211 min read
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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.
Rick Henderson
Dec 18, 20211 min read
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OTTAWA VALLEY RAMBLES-episode 8 - The First Farms
In this episode, Andrew & Rick explore the (ahem) roots of the Ottawa Valley's first settlements.
Rick Henderson
Dec 11, 20211 min read
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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.
Rick Henderson
Dec 5, 20211 min read
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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.
Rick Henderson
Dec 4, 20211 min read
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In Memory of Philemon Wright Junior.*
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.
Rick Henderson
Nov 30, 20216 min read
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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.
Rick Henderson
Nov 30, 20216 min read
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