Dedicated to the development and preservation of workers’ history and heritage in the Ottawa Valley.
Joined June 2011
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8 Mar 2023
Arthur Carkner, Workers' History Museum board member, is going to be on @rogerstv with @daytimeottawa at 2pm Friday, March 10. The show will be repeated at 6pm and 11pm.
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We love @CapitalHistory and their kiosk project! Don't forget to scan the QR code next time you walk by one of these traffic boxes in #MyOttawa to learn more about #OttawaHeritage.
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29 Nov 2022
Among the more than 50 #PublicHistory #CapitalHistoryKiosks are also stories about #ottcity's sporting history - including one of the city's oldest & most prestigious soccer clubs, the Ottawa St. Anthony Italia #Soccer Club.
Learn More:
capitalhistory.ca/sports-and…
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8 Nov 2022
On December 10th, we're hosting a symposium to celebrate the life and legacy of Leo Panitch.
The event will consist of roundtable discussions and a keynote by Visiting Professor @SteveMaher18
Register at: carleton.ca/politicaleconomy…
ALT LEO PANITCH Global Capitalism, The State and The Socialist Challenge. December 10, 2022. 9am to 4pm. Dunton Tower, Room 2017. The Institute of Political Economy is organizing a symposium dedicated to one of its founders, Leo Panitch, who passed away in December 2020. This event will bring together student, scholars and friends for a keynote address by Stephen Maher and roundtables throughout the day.
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30 Nov 2022
It's #GivingTuesday and we hope you will consider us for one of your good causes today!
Whether you are able to help us with a one time or regular donation, or even join us as a member, we would be so, so grateful! workershistorymuseum.ca/beco…
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Nous savons que c'est le vendredi noir, mais le #MardiJeDonne arrive à grands pas et, compte tenu du grand nombre d'organismes patrimoniaux à Ottawa, nous voulions nous assurer que vous ayez le temps de choisir celui que vous voulez soutenir le 29 novembre ! (1/2)
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Rendez-vous à la page des membres pour découvrir notre incroyable communauté patrimoniale d'Ottawa et choisissez-en un ou deux à qui faire un don lors du #MardiJeDonne !
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We know it's Black Friday but #GivingTuesday is right around the corner and with so many amazing #heritage organizations in #Ottawa we wanted to make sure you had time to choose which one you want to support on November 29th!
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Head to our Members page to discover our amazing #Ottawa #heritage community and choose one or two to donate to on #GivingTuesday!
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29 Nov 2022
Including the story of Élisabeth Bruyère, and her fellow Sisters of Charity, who worked tirelessly to save lives during the #ottcity Lowertown typhus outbreak in 1847.
#PublicHistory #CapitalHistoryKiosks
Read and Listen in to Learn More:
capitalhistory.ca/people/eli…
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29 Nov 2022
REMINDER: #GivingTuesday2022 starts at 12:01am EST! Each donation made via @Carleton_U Future Funder will be matched $-for-$ on Nov 29.2022.
Help us continue to tell #OttCity #PublicHistory on the Streets via the #CapitalHistoryKiosks:
futurefunder.carleton.ca/cam…
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25 Nov 2022
This #GivingTuesday2022 please help us continue to tell #PublicHistory on the Streets through #CapitalHistoryKiosks - which bring Ottawa's history to life via images and embedded QR codes on traffic control boxes seen by more than 35,000 people/daily.
futurefunder.carleton.ca/cam…
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24 Oct 2022
#OtD 24 Oct 1940, the 40-hour work week came into effect in America under Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the result of decades of militant working class struggle and organisation. Learn about some of those struggles here: libcom.org/history/strike-je…
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24 Oct 2022
This weekend, get into the Halloween spirit AND the yummy treats at the museum. We'll be serving up a ghoulish snack called Graveyard Pudding...taste it if you dare! 🍬🎃😋
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ALT An aerial view shows an assortment of candies on a white surface; a small orange gourd and some little black bats are also visible.
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24 Oct 2022
Here's how to vote Monday in Ottawa's municipal election | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/vo…
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24 Oct 2022
Revisit Ottawa's mayoral past, and don't forget to vote for our mayoral future today! Polls are open until 8pm.
24 Oct 2022
Bytown & Ottawa’s early mayors were moonlighters; lawyers, doctors, lumbermen, entrepreneurs, and real estate tycoons by day, they spent their spare time serving as mayor, elected for only one year at a time.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3fCtMeO
#election #ottawa
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Next Thursday October 27 from 7-8:30pm, The Canadian War Museum will be hosting “Research and Revelations: 20 Years of Scholarship in Canadian Military History”, a webcast which will be streamed on Zoom.
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