Preserving and promoting awareness in the history and heritage of the Gatineau Valley since 1962
Next Events
Annual Dinner & Awards Evening
Monday, May 27th, 2019
Camp Fortune Main Lodge, 300 chemin Dunlop, Chelsea, QC
Bar Opens at 5:30 p.m., Dinner at 6:15 p.m.
Buffet Dinner (taxes & tip included) - $50.00
Launch of the 45th volume of Up the Gatineau! (pick up your free member copy)
Presentation of awards recognizing members and others in the community for significant contributions to the Society or to local history.
Irish language scholar and award-winning author Danny Doyle will be our featured after-dinner speaker. A two-time speaker at our monthly talks, Danny returns for a special evening of Irish Gaelic songs and poetry recital, interspersed with highlights of his recent research on the Irish language in the Gatineau Valley and its sad demise. A fluent Irish speaker, Danny is also a sean-nós singer, uilleann piper, and a published Gaelic poet for which he has earned awards.
Reservations have been closed. Contact Suzanne Gibeault at suzkgibeault@gmail.com if you have a change to your reservation. Pay by cash/cheque at the door.
Past Events
A Tour of Cantley's Famous Sculpted Rocks
In Cantley on April 27, 2019. - see more.
Other past events.
or renew membership
The Archives are closed from May 16 to September 15, 2019.
See hours and location.
New to the GVHS
Bill McGee Presentation
Finding Traces of the Early Settlers in Pre-Gatineau Park.
Revised Bibliographies
GVHS Library subject and author bibliographies.
New Maps
Ottawa and Gatineau District, 1931 and Map of the Kingsmere Area in 1964
Then and Now
now includes images of Chelsea in addition to Wakefield.
Online Image Bank
now has 3,321 images.
Publications of Local Interest
Walking in the Footsteps of Philemon Wright by Rick Henderson
Low Municipality - Reflections of the Past by Don Kealey
A Collection of Works by Florence Helena McGillivray by Bill Allen
Touring Historic Wakefield by Norma Geggie
The Last of the Wild Rivers: The Past, Present, and Future of the Rivière du Moine Watershed by Wallace Schaber