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Christopher Ryan

Originally from South Porcupine, Ontario, I relocated to Ottawa in 2000 and fell in love with the city and its history. It took far too long start blogging, but it seemed like a nice way to share the things I have learned over the years. For more about The Margins of History, see the About page.

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Meet the Developers: Apartment Building Construction in Ottawa, 1900 to the Present Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch Heritage Ottawa Lecture Series

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Exploring Exhibits: Canadian Museum of Nature Research and Collections Facility Open House Monday, October 15, 2018
This past Saturday, Chris and I decided to take a little adventure across the river and go to the Canadian Museum of Nature’s open house of their collections storage facility. This is an annual event that I’ve been meaning to go to for years, but this year the timing finally worked out, and I have […]

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NOULAN CAUCHON'S CRAZY, MAD, AND GOOD PLANNING SCHEMES Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Between 1911 and 1914 Noulan Cauchon (b. 1872) issued a torrent of planning propositions published in the pages of the Ottawa Citizen. Crudely drawn but conceptually vivid they expressed his pent up energy and wild theories. Cauchon was a colourful, dynamic engineer turned town planner popular among his fellows. He later became the Chairman of […]

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Upcoming Publications in Canadian History – October 2018 Friday, September 21, 2018
Welcome back to our monthly series, “Upcoming Publications in Canadian History,” where I’ve compiled information on all the upcoming releases for the following month in the field of Canadian history from every Canadian academic press, all in one place. This includes releases in both English and French. To see the releases from last month, click here. ***Please […]

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