Preserving and promoting awareness in the history and heritage of the Gatineau Valley since 1962
Special Event
Kitigan Zibi Traditional Pow Wow
*** Fyeryone is welcome to this family-friendly event ***
Join us for an unforgettable day as we journey together to Maniwaki to experience Kitigan Zibi’s annual Pow Wow.
Spaces are limited. $35/person. Payable in advance — E-transfer or PayPal.
Contact: schwartzla@rogers.com or 613-762-1429
Sorry, no refunds available.
Departure Point #1: 11:00 a.m. Chelsea Elementary School, 74 ch Old Chelsea Road
Departure Point #2: 11:20 a.m. Centre Wakefield-La Peche, 28 ch. de la Vallee de Wakefield
Returning: 4:00 p.m. from Kitigan Zibi, with similar stops in Wakefield and Old Chelsea
Carpooling can also be organized from Ottawa to Chelsea for HSO and GVHS members.
Please send us an email by May 21 for further information:
sonja.hso.ottawa@gmail.com
For more information and updates on the Kitigan Zibi Pow Wow, visit their website: Kitiganzibi.ca
Coming Event in June
June 15, 2024
Launch of the 50th edition of Up the Gatineau!
Videos from recent speaker series posted on GVHS Facebook
April 9, 2024
The Irish of the Gatineau and Ottawa Valleys
November 22, 2023
Tessouat, Chief of the Kichsipperinin Algonquin-Anishinabe Nation
An Ancient Cultural Landscape in the Heart of the Capital Region
September 27, 2023
Challenges in the Protection and Conservation of Archaeological Resources In the National Capital Region
Pat Evans Archives
Chelsea Library downstairs
Monday 10-12
Wednesday 1:30-3:30
or by appointment
New on website
Up the Gatineau! Volumes 21-25 articles now available online.
Early Settlers near Lac Philippe in Gatineau Park
Document written by Bill McGee.
A Train Station on the Move
Article was published in Up the Gatineau! Volume 47.