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#onthisday in 1892: “I have for some time just been thinking that it would be a good thing if there were a challenge cup which should be held by the champion hockey team of the Dominion...” - GG Lord Stanley in a letter read to the #Ottawa Athletic Club, 🏒🏆#nhl #StanleyCup

#stpatricksday “The procession...formed near St. Patrick’s Hall… a Fenian flag was brought into the city...and this led to some little difficultly. The difficulty, however, was got over after a few heads had been broken…” 💪🏻☘🤕⁉️

– The #Ottawa Journal, March 19, 1867.

@cmckenney Bring that thing our way please!

#FridayMotivation: With $2 admission it's worth the risk! 🙌

#myottawa #museum #Memes

On Feb. 15 1901, Lord Strathcona’s Horse became the first Canadian Unit to receive the Queen’s South Africa Medal for their part in the Boer War.
Our new exhibition, “The Gallant Thousand: Ottawa and the South African War” opens in May of 2019. Details to follow.

Join us this Thanksgiving weekend, the 6 to 8 October from 11am-4pm for our annual contest “Colours of the Fall”! Win family passes and cool gifts! Winners will be chosen from our FB page on the 15th of October so don’t forget to vote for your favorites from the 9th to the 14th!

The Stony Monday Riot erupted #onthisday in 1849! The riot began at a political meeting and quickly degenerated into all-out gang warfare during which an unarmed bystander, David Borthwick, was shot and killed and more than 30 others were injured.

Another fun recreation for #ThenandNow! What a great view from a postcard, the “Rideau Locks and Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, Ont.’ 1910.
@fairmontlauier #613History #BytownMuseum #Ottawa #MyOttawa #OttCity #OttawaLocks #OttawaRiver #RideauCanal #flashbackfriday #beforeandafter

#onthisday in 1858: A “Notice to #architects” was advertised for the design of the parliamentary complex at #Ottawa. The winning design for Centre Block was submitted by Thomas Fuller and Chilion Jones. #OttCity #CdnPoli #BeautifulCanada

#ThirstyThursday: When @LtCol_JohnBy first traversed the proposed route for the #RideauCanal in May of 1827 he brought FORTY GALLONS OF RUM! For a THREE DAY journey! 🥃😵🥃😵🥃😵
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