Preserving and promoting awareness in the history and heritage of the Gatineau Valley since 1962
Celebrate the Irish in Canada
Virtual Exhibit: The Irish Language in Canada
Explore Canada’s hidden Irish language treasures in the virtual exhibition, Na Gaeil san Áit Ró-Fhuar , authored by Dónall Ó Dubhghaill, head of the North American Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking community).
Other Irish stories:
- Gaels of the Gatineau Valley- Irish Surnames of the Gatineau
- An Irish Wake
- An Irishman in Canada: John Egan
- Folklore of the Gatineau Valley
- Pioneer Cemetery Martindale
Next Events
Annual General Meeting
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
GVHS will hold a virtual AGM. Please register at info@gvhs.ca
You will be sent more information after March 18, 2024
Ambassador Eamonn McKee,
Ireland's Ambassador to Canada
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
6:30 pm - doors open at 5:45 pm
Venosta Recreation Centre,
923 Quebec Rte 105, Venosta, QC J0X 3E0
Ambassador Eamonn McKee graduated from University College Dublin with a degree in history (modern Irish) and economics in 1982, followed by a Ph.D. from the National University of Ireland in 1987 for a thesis on Irish economic policy, 1939 to 1952. Ambassador McKee joined the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1986 and worked in Anglo-Irish Division, which would become the focus for his work for the following twenty years, including for six years at the Embassy in Washington from 1990 to 1996. He served twice more in Anglo-Irish Division focused on security issues, including Bloody Sunday, contentious parades, policing and confidence in the rule of law, the use of lethal force, the Cory process and criminal justice reform. Ambassador McKee was a member of the Irish Government’s talks team that negotiated the Good Friday Agreement and was later involved in its implementation on the policing and justice agenda. After working as Director for Humanitarian Relief and UN Director, he founded the Conflict Resolution Unit at the Department. He served as Ambassador to Seoul (2009-13) and Israel (2013-2015). He took up duty as Director General, Trade and Promotion Division in August 2015 where he led on the development of Team Ireland and on Ireland at Expo Dubai. Today he serves as Irelands Ambassador to Canada, Jamaica, and The Bahamas. He writes regularly on his blog at www.eamonncmckee.com .
Videos from recent speaker series:
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
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.
Publications of Local Interest
Past Event
November 22, 2023
Tessouat, Chief of the Kichsipperinin Algonquin-Anishinabe Nation
Other past events.