Speakers Program
FCOA Speakers Program
Over the years, FCOA has invited many distinguished guests to share their knowledge and expertise.
2004
October 31
Julie Harris, The Central Experimental Farm [last-minute replacement for Katharine Fletcher]
November 14
Michel Prévost, L’Université d’Ottawa : Plus de 150 ans d’histoire
November 21
Gill Magnan & Michael Wiggin, The Bywash: Lower Town’s Best Kept Secret!
November 28
Owen Cooke, Ottawa Valley Flyers and the War in the Air, 1914-1918
2005
March
Michel Prévost, The Belle Époque of Caledonia Springs, the Greatest Spa in Canada
April
Katharine Fletcher, Exploring the National Capital Region
October
Victor Suthren, Safe from War: The Military Origins of an Unmilitary Nation’s Capital
November
Michael Houston, Making of the Commemorative DVD: “150 Years of Policing in Ottawa”
2006
April
Colin Churcher, The Development of Railways in the Ottawa Area
May
Kyla Ubbink, Preserving Books and Papers for Collectors
September
Greg Newton, The Photographic Legacy of Bill and Jean Newton [with City Archives]
October
Kristina Marie Guiguet, The Musical Intrigues of a Private Concert in 1844: Mrs. Widder’s Soirée Musicale [with Pinhey’s Point Foundation]
October AGM
Julian Smith, Using Archival Information to Shape the Contemporary Environment in Ottawa
2007
January
David Knight, Conflict, Desperation and Compromise: Why Queen Victoria Was Asked to Select a Capital for Canada
February
Myron Momryk, Owen Cooke, Andrew Rodger, Martha Catchpole, Kyla Ubbink, & John McElhone, Archives in Your Attic – Experts offer advice on how to identify and preserve your treasures [with City Archives]
March
John Reid, The Ottawa Sharpshooters: The Company and Some of Its Remarkable Men, circa 1885
April
John McElhone & Kyla Ubbink, Preserving Your Photographs and Documents – a hands-on workshop [with City Archives]
September
Andrew Burtch, Nuclear War in the Workplace – The Civil Defence Corps in Ottawa, 1945-1958
October AGM
Andrew Waldron, Researching the Modern Past – Ottawa’s Recent Built Heritage
2008
February
Dave Mullington, Seeking the Soul of Charlotte Whitton
March
Robert Serré, Le défi de la généalogie communautaire
April
Mayor’s reception in honour of Archives Awareness Week, the unveiling of 6 restored Victorian-era council Minute Books, and the launching of the restoration of the 1890 portrait of Queen Victoria (by invitation)
May
Bruce Elliott and Edwinna von Baeyer, Homes, Gardens & History, Part I: Researching Your House and Garden [at Billings Estate]
September
John Heney and Andrew Jeanes, Homes, Gardens & History, Part II: Heritage and Home in Sandy Hill – 321 Chapel [at 321 Chapel]
October AGM
Marci Surkes, The Emergence of Women in the Scrum: The Ottawa Chapter of the Women’s Press Club during WWII
November
Paul Kitchen, Our Royal Winter Game: The 125th Anniversary of Hockey in Ottawa
2009
April
Conservation of old books and paper, Kyla Ubbink (a.m.); and photographs, Greg Hill (p.m.) [with City Archives]
April & May
Tours of Local Archives: 1) Deschâtelets (André Dubois), Anglican (Glenn Lockwood), Jewish (Laurie Dougherty), 2) U. of Ottawa (Michel Prévost), U. of O. Special Collections (Lucie Desjardins), U. of O. tour (Michel Prévost)
May
"Booze and Banter" -- A History of Alcohol in Ottawa, Phil Jenkins, Bruce Elliott, Larry Cotton [at Minglewoods pub]
November AGM
Transport in the Air and on Steel – Ottawa's Story: 1) Talk: “Time Flies: Aviation at Uplands”, Julie Harris, Dave Bullock, 2) Exhibit: “Track Changes: 150 Years of Rail Transportation in Ottawa” [with City Archives]
2010
October AGM
Phil Jenkins, “Here to Stay: An immigrant’s personal view of Ottawa, 1951-2010” [with City Archives]
October Workshop
“Your Digital Photo Collection: Tips for organizing and preserving electronic images”, Louise Renaud, Mylène Choquette, Kathleen Brosseau, Richard Murphy, Joe Iraci & Jean-Luc Vincent [with City Archives]
November
Hugh Halliday, “Mission to Warsaw – Planes, Penicillin and Politics” [with Polish Embassy]
2011
July
Archives Building Open House
October AGM
Jacques Faucher, “An Echo of Lower Town Ottawa”, Personal Recollections of the Neighbourhood
November
Calling All Photographers! Preserve Your Legacy – Look to the Future!
1) John Lund, “Into the Future”: where photography is headed in technology and society; new ways to collect, organize and preserve images and the implications for individuals and archives,
2) Greg Newton, “Preserving Your Legacy”: personal experience as an Archives donor; safeguarding a family’s photographic legacy
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