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046. The Dey Brothers' Rinks - Home to The Senators
 1.23 MB
 History of the three "Dey's Rinks" in Ottawa between 1884 and 1927. Written by Paul Kitchen. Download ( pdf )
045. The Transition of Bytown to Ottawa
 1.9 MB
This pamphlet is broken down by year and explores different important events in the city's history including the transition from Bytown to Ottawa. Also discusses general attitudes towards disease around this time. Written by William Pittman Lett, the City Clerk from 1855-1891. Download ( pdf )
044. Bytown and The Cholera Epidemic of 1832
 502.37 KB
L. Tresham Download ( pdf )
043. Memories of a Family Business in Ottawa
 634.59 KB
S. McDonald Download ( pdf )
042. Moss Kent Dickinson - King of the Rideau
 568.45 KB
C. Carroll Download ( pdf )
041. Early Law Enforcement in Bytown/Ottawa
 729 KB
P. Craske Download ( pdf )
040. The Graphic Publishers Ltd.
 361.98 KB
E. St. John Download ( pdf )
039. The Bytown Mechanics Institute
 431.97 KB
F. Hirsch Download ( pdf )
038. The Early Days of Fire Fighting in Ottawa
 1.09 MB
P. Craske Download ( pdf )
037. The Rideau Canal Before 1900 - Notes and Illustrations
 2.64 MB
R. F. McMillan Download ( pdf )
036. Emile Brunet - Sculptor
 1001.1 KB
G. Lamoureux Download ( pdf )
035. Some Notes of Bytown and the Fur Trade
 707.63 KB
M. Newton Download ( pdf )
034. Records of the Rise and Progress of the City of Ottawa
 774.68 KB
G. V. Cortland Download ( pdf )
033. J. R. Booth - Ottawa Valley Lumber Baron
 447.83 KB
S. C. Bateman Download ( pdf )
032. The Last Days of Bytown
 549.4 KB
A. F. Dewar Download ( pdf )
031. The Resolute Frontiersman
 599.88 KB
M. R. Redcliffe Download ( pdf )
030. Philemon Wright - A Yankee Who Helped Build Canada
 624.01 KB
E. P. Laberge Download ( pdf )
029. The Provincial Election of 1848
 480.25 KB
F. Hirsch Download ( pdf )
028. The May Court Dispensary & Related Institutions
 533.8 KB
G. J. L. Davies Download ( pdf )
027. Elizabeth Bruyere's Great Legacy
 486.8 KB
V. Campbell Download ( pdf )