Our favourite sites for exploring Ottawa’s history at the click of a mouse!
- Britannia: A History
A collection of articles on the history of Britannia neighbourhood - Capital History
Stories about life and work in Canada's National Capital Region. A project of the Carleton Centre for Public History. - Civic Hospital Neighbourhood Association
Check the “History and Heritage” page for a timeline, map, etc. of this area - History of Ottawa East
History Project of the Old Ottawa East Community Association - Kitichisippi Museum
Dave Allston’s intriguing blog about west Ottawa’s little-known history - Lost Ottawa
Facebook research community devoted to images of Ottawa and the Outaouais up to the year 2000. - Margins of History
Christopher Ryan's blog covers varied stories from Ottawa’s history - Mid-Century Modern and 1970s-Era Ottawa
A celebration of mid-century modern and 1970s residential design in Ottawa - OttawaHH
Ottawa’s History and Heritage in Pictures - Ottawa Past & Present
Photographic comparisons of Ottawa locations, in the past vs. today - Ottawa Rewind
Not to be missed - Andrew King’s stories about fascinating and quirky episodes in Ottawa’s history - Ottawa South History Project
Mapof heritage properties, essays, and stories from the Old Ottawa South Community Association - Richmond Heritage
Richmond, Ontario in the nineteenth century - Sandy Hill History
People, places and events from Sandy Hill's past, by François Bregha - Spacing Ottawa
The blog of the urban design magazine, with many articles on Ottawa’s past - Today in Ottawa’s History:
A day-by-day account of Ottawa’s history by James Powell - Urbsite
Compelling photographs and essays on Ottawa’s architecture, urban design, and history - Vanier Now:
Articles about Vanier’s past, as well as the present.