Showing posts with label Oral History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oral History. Show all posts

Monday, 17 September 2012

Tell us your memories of Britannia Park

Photo from the City of Ottawa Archives
 
Established in 1900 by the Ottawa Electric Railway as a "Trolley Park,” Britannia Park has been a fixture in the social and cultural life of Ottawa for over a hundred years. We are now collecting its history and need your help. 

Did you attend dances, concerts, church or company picnics at the park?  Did you learn to swim at the beach?  Which big bands did you see in the old " Annex"?   What events did you attend at "Lakeside Gardens"?  What stories do you have to share about riding those old trolley cars to the park?

We are looking to collect your stories, photos and artifacts of the park's past.  If you would like to share these memories with us we would love to hear from you.

Workers History Museum
Post Box 4461, Station E Ottawa, ON K1S 5B4 

Photo from the City of Ottawa Archives
 Racontez-nous vos souvenirs du parc Britannia

Créé en 1900 par la compagnie de chemin de fer électrique d’Ottawa comme «parc à trolley», le parc Britannia fait partie depuis plus d’une centaine d’années maintenant de la vie sociale et culturelle de la ville d’Ottawa. Nous préparons ces jours-ci son historique, et à cette fin nous avons besoin de votre aide.

Avez-vous assisté dans le parc à des bals, concerts, pique-niques de votre église ou  entreprise? Avez-vous appris à nager à la plage du parc? Quel orchestre avez-vous vu dans la vieille «Annexe»? À quels spectacles ou événements avez-vous assistés dans les «Jardins Lakeside»? Quelles histoires pouvez-vous partager avec nous sur vos voyages à bord des vieux trolleys pour vous rendre au parc?

Nous faisons appel à votre aide pour recueillir des histoires, photos ou objets sur le passé de ce parc. Si vous avez quelque chose à contribuer, alors faites-nous signe!

Musée de l'histoire ouvrière
Case postale 4461, Succ. E, Ottawa (ON) K1S 5B4 


Friday, 10 June 2011

A Struggle to Remember: Fighting for Our Families

The Workers' History Museum is currently working on a documentary and exhibition, focused on the establishment of paid Maternity Leave and Family Leave in Canada.

Maternity leave and family leave are something that we may take for granted at present, so it is difficult to believe that 30 years ago it didn't exist. The documentary and exhibition explore the struggle surrounding the establishment of paid maternity and family leave in Canada, and some of the challenges that still exist today.





To learn more about the documentary, please go to http://www.pastperfectpro.com/familyleavehome.html

To learn more about the exhibit, please email us at whm.mho@gmail.com