GATINEAU VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Photographs from the
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Horse Drawn Carriage Near Tracks, Kirk's Ferry
GVHS 4/01
Wakefield Bay
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River tug boat towing log booms past bay at Burnett
GVHS 2002/15
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Call for Nominations
Nominations are being accepted for Directors of the GVHS Executive Committee to be elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Society to be held February 15th.
Presentation and Reading: Rideau, Whispers In Stone
Monday, January 18, 2010 @ 7:30 pm
Chelsea Community Centre
Darren Jerome will present some assumptions concerning the nature of the life during the Canal construction and early use between 1827 and 1832.
GVHS Annual General Meeting and Home Movie Night
Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 7:30 pm
Chelsea Community Centre
Caroline Forcier-Holloway will show a Crawley family home movie entitled At the Sandpits and offer advice on preserving home movies.
Prime Ministers and the Gatineau Valley
Monday, March 15, 2010 @ 7:30 pm
Chelsea Community Centre
Barry Wilson will talk about pursuing a collection of prime ministerial material and the strong connection between many prime ministers and the Gatineau Valley.
Founded in 1962, the Gatineau Valley Historical Society "promotes matters of historical or heritage significance in the general area of the Gatineau Valley". It holds monthly meetings featuring speakers on subjects of historical interest, publishes an annual journal, Up the Gatineau!, and a bi-monthly newsletter.
The Society manintains an Archive to document the history of the Gatineau Valley. Its collection includes books, photos, documents and maps, as well as microfilmed census data and church records of baptisms, marriages and deaths. The Archives is located in the basement of the Chelsea Library at 100 Old Chelsea Road, and is open on a part-time basis.
To help fund its work, the Gatineau Valley Historical Society holds its annual auction of donated antiques and collectibles. The auction, and flea market, is held in Old Celsea, Quebec, usually on the third Saturday of August. Please consider donating unwanted antiques or other items to support this event. The Society will give tax receipts for the amount it realizes from donated articles.
Mission Statement
The Gatineau Valley Historical Society is a charitable not-for-profit organization which has acted to conserve and foster interest in history and heritage of the Gatineau Valley region for over forty years, since its founding in 1962.
As a voluntary organization, the Historical Society achieves this mission through the work of people - executive, committees, members - and by influencing people. Our activities range from organizing events to publishing and preserving archival material of local historical interest. We interact with other history and heritage groups in the region, and work as an active, locally-based group to make our resources and assistance available within the wider community.