Guest Speakers

Rick Henderson, Author, Walking in the Footsteps of Philemon Wright, and Capital Chronicles blog; great-great-great-great-grandson of Philemon Wright

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Wright carved a settlement from the Ottawa Valley wilderness over two centuries ago. His was a saga emblematic of the beginnings of Canada's industrial development.

Rick Henderson paints an intimate portrait of the man and his family —  and of his dreams, struggles and successes.

All are welcome to attend without charge.