I’ve been researching the career of the Rev. Canon John Andrew Sloan (1855-1915), the Catholic priest who baptized, married, and buried many of my paternal ancestors, first at St. Patrick’s, Fallowfield/St. Isidore’s, South March, and then at St. Mary’s, Ottawa….
Continue reading →By Allison Moran, quoting Gerald Anthony Moran According to Uncle Gerry, his Uncle Alec and Aunt Annie (Moran) lived beside Thomas Edwin Moran’s family for 10 years, when they lived on Armstrong Street in Ottawa. Uncle Gerry’s brother Dermott had…
Continue reading →A new question asked by the 1931 Census of Canada was “Has this family a radio?” I love this question, it’s so Harold Innis. The answer, whether “Yes” or “No,” was recorded under Column 10, as one of 6 questions…
Continue reading →CS Beauty Queen Contestant As I’ve said before, newspapers are not just for obituaries. For example, perhaps your aunt was a runner-up in the 1952 Civil Service Beauty Queen Contest? You may find a notice in an Ottawa newspaper, with…
Continue reading →If ever you asked him what position he had played for the Ottawa U Gee-Gees, my father would invariably reply, with his characteristic diffidence and self-deprecating sense of humour, “What position did I play? Benchwarmer!” Well, whatever his position,…
Continue reading →Heritage Passages: Bytown and the Rideau Canal will soon be shut down. Many sections of the site are already deadlinked. A message on the website currently reads: This site will be shut down as of Monday July 4, 2022. Ce…
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