Old Time Stuff 1923-1939: 38 documents
ID Title Date Series Categorie Summary
9 Mr. Enrigth 1923-04-07 Old Time Stuff Cultural Mr. Enright recalls fire fighting and the hook and ladder truck located in lowertown. No water works before 1874 fires were fought using water stored in barrels.
16 Mr. Drumond 1923-04-21 Old Time Stuff Cultural Accountant for Redpath
6 Oldest house in Ottawa 1923-06-09 Old Time Stuff Cultural Old-time stuff, Oldest existing house in Ottawa, owned by Mr. Kilduff located behind 177 Bank Street
15 Sir George Burn 1923-06-30 Old Time Stuff Cultural Bank manager George Burn arrived in Ottawa 1880, he emigrated from Scotland in 1866.
8 Mr. Reid 1923-07-28 Old Time Stuff Cultural Mr. Robert Reid of Hintonburg re tells stories at the age of 85. The civic hospital take a big chunk of the south side of his farm.
11 Moise Desjardins 1923-08-04 Old Time Stuff Cultural Moise Desjardins, owned a shop on Rideau street for 44 years.
10 Mr. Harry J. Friel 1923-09-08 Old Time Stuff Cultural Mr. Harry J. Friel, son of late Henry J. Friel three times mayor of Bytown. Owner of the Old Union and Packet newspapers.
7 Dr. Theodore Chamberland 1923-09-22 Old Time Stuff Cultural Dr. Chamberland, the oldest doctor at 85 he is still practising medicine in 1923 and remembers Bytown in 1852.
18 Mr. McGuire 1923-09-29 Old Time Stuff Cultural Mr. Terrence McGuire seven year alderman for Dalhousie ward, Ottawa and 14 year school trustee for the same ward.
13 Charles Carson 1923-11-03 Old Time Stuff Cultural Ottawa Electric Railway. Charles Carson son of Robert Carson was assistant superintendent of OER. Robert came to Bytown in 1847.
12 Darcy McGee 1923-11-10 Old Time Stuff Cultural The speech that caused the Assassination of Darcy McGee.
14 Donald Kennedy 1923-12-15 Old Time Stuff Cultural Donald Kennedy well known cabinet maker of Bytown. His son James B. Kennedy born in 1844 on Kent street was Ex-M.P.
17 Miss Alvira Lockwood 1923-12-22 Old Time Stuff Cultural Miss Lockwood ran her father's business after his passing, he was only 14 years of age. she ran the photography business.
25 John McCarthy 1924-01-05 Old Time Stuff Cultural Early Bytown tailor
41 Lord Elgin 1924-01-19 Old Time Stuff Cultural Lord Elgin tours Bytown in the fall of 1849 and had a poor reception.

39 Charles Sheriff 1924-01-26 Old Time Stuff Cultural Like Philomen Wright Charles Sheriff came to Bytown with money.
38 E. Stone Wiggins 1924-02-02 Old Time Stuff Cultural Dr. E. Stone Wiggins, world renowned weather prophet.
37 William J. Wills 1924-02-09 Old Time Stuff Cultural Late William J. Wills, first immigration officer of Ottawa.
33 John Heney Late Chevalier 1924-02-23 Old Time Stuff Cultural Story of John Heney.

40 Notable changes to the city in 1874 1924-03-01 Old Time Stuff Cultural Waterworks system completed, new city hall contract was issued, Consumer gas company contract, Ottawa normal school started, Dufferin bridge completed etc.
26 Joe Montferrand 1924-03-08 Old Time Stuff Cultural Joe Montferrand the great french street fighter.
36 Bytown 1924-03-29 Old Time Stuff Cultural The dream that came through. From the year 1841, when the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada were reunited, Bytown had dreamed of being the capital
30 Dr. Barker 1924-04-05 Old Time Stuff Cultural Dr. Barker, editor of the British Whig visited Ottawa in 1859
28 Henry Bishoprick 1924-05-03 Old Time Stuff Cultural Henry Bishoprick, was the first druggist in Bytown, he arrived in the 1830's
27 Maxime St-Jean 1924-06-07 Old Time Stuff Cultural Maxime recounts a fight That Joe Montferrand was involved in finally broken up by father Telmond. Maxime also built a house on St-Patrick street a long the river.
32 William Laderoute 1924-08-30 Old Time Stuff Cultural William Laderoute, was executed for the death of a poacher after repeated warnings not to touch his nets.
29 First Locomotive 1924-09-06 Old Time Stuff Cultural Picture of the first locomotive crossing Lower Town, in the article Robert Graham, Mike Mahar and John Graham.
24 Francois Xavier Larocque 1924-09-27 Old Time Stuff Cultural Francois Xavier Larocque hit by lighting while driving his horse drawn bus.

34 John and Georg Johnston 1924-10-04 Old Time Stuff Cultural John and George give early stories of the Bytown police.
35 Kettle Island 1924-11-08 Old Time Stuff Cultural First white feet passed this way about 1510.Alexander Henry was impressed by the Chaudiere and Rideau falls in 1710. Stories of duVignau, Brule and Champlain.
42 Royal train 1924-11-29 Old Time Stuff Cultural Thomas Reynolds pulled the Royal Train with the marquis of Lorne from the Prescott Junction to the Sussex Street station, Ottawa on Monday, December 2, 1878. The engineer was Michael Manion
21 Mrs. W.H. Adams 1928-04-21 Old Time Stuff Cultural Mrs. Adams has taught music for 58 years and still teaching at 83. One of the first organist for the Eastern Methodist Church. she arrived in Ottawa in 1870.
20 Saint Andrews Church 100 years 1928-05-12 Old Time Stuff Cultural Saint Andrews Church 100th anniversary
19 Ottawa Lacrosse team 1890 1928-11-10 Old Time Stuff Cultural Ottawa Lacrosse team 1890
23 George Hugh Wilson 1934-01-04 Old Time Stuff Cultural George Wilson passed away, a long time school trustee and creator of "Old Time Stuff" published by the Ottawa Citizen every Saturday from 1923-1939.
1 Pamphile Le May writer and librarian 1987-05-16 Other Historical The Bibliothèque nationale du Québec is pleased to pay tribute to writer and librarian Pamphile Le Lay, and to mark his 150th birthday with an exhibition showcasing his literary works and activities as a librarian. This is in fact a new presentation of the exhibition that the Bibliothèque de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec set up in the summer of 1986, in memory of its first post-Confederation librarian.
5 The Historical Society of Ottawa News 2020-02-19 Ottawa News Past President's Report by George NevillernWe like to think of The Historical Society of Ottawa, founded on 3rd June 1898 by The Women's Canadian Historical Society of Ottawa as thern oldest heritage organization of the community, but that is not correct. Overrnthe 2016 Christmas period, I was surprised to learn of L'Institut canadien­ français d'Ottawa (ICFO), the oldest French­language men's club in Ontario,founded in 1852, registered in 1856, and incorporated in 1865! I was aware of L'Alliance française and had some dealings with it some years ago, but I regret to say I was ignorant of the ICFO and made a point of finding its location at the north­west corner of York and Dalhousie streets (2nd floor) with entrance off York St.
31 1924-05-31 Bytown Institutions, Bytown Gazette and Dr. Alexander Christie Old Time Stuff Cultural Bytown Institutions, Bytown Gazette and Dr. Alexander Christie, Newspaper in the 1830s

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