We're recruiting! Volunteers want to know their time is well spent. CHECK Volunteers want to know that work is well organised. CHECK Volunteers want to know their contribution is valued. CHECK Volunteers are any age - youths, parents, retired. Volunteers have skills - technical, trades, computer, project management, leadership, communication, marketing, finance. Do you have a couple of hours to donate?

It's that time of year...AGM April 7th at 10am Ottawa House. Be sure your membership is current!

The Bay of Fundy tourism site is chock-full of wonderful things to do in the area. Make your summer plans now. And, be sure to include Ottawa House

It was 100 years ago this spring that women in Nova Scotia received the right to vote. Women had to be British subjects and own property to the tune of $150 or a combination of property and possessions of $300+. The first woman elected to the NS Legislature was in 1920 and she was in Cumberland County riding. Interestingly, it took until 1960 for the Canada wide right to vote for Indigenous Peoples. https://nslegislature.ca/about/history/women-in-nova-scotia-politics

Do you want a taste of the best ice cream in the province? You can help keep Ottawa House alive and well, employ local professionals and students at the museum, preserve oral histories of the area and maintain genealogical resources and archives that are a cut above the norm. Oh, and did I mention the ice cream? Have you renewed your 2018 membership yet?

Looking for Stories and Memories of the 1918 flu pandemic This year marks 100 years since the worst flu pandemic in recorded history – the Spanish influenza of 1918. It is thought to have killed 50 – 100 million people worldwide. The Parrsborough Shore Historical Society is interested in collecting stories and memories from those whose parents, grandparents, and others were impacted by this outbreak; those who perished, those who survived and those who cared for them. If you have such a story, or perhaps a letter saved in a shoe-box, leave a comment so we can reach you, or call 902-254-2092, or email Ottawa.house@ns.sympatico.ca.

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Please check your attic! Ottawa House is looking for railroaders' outfits from days gone by. Do you have an engineers bibbed overall in your closet? Perhaps a conductors brass-buttoned jacket and cap. Why? you ask. All will come clear as the summer approaches

Would you like to own a part of history, receive The Ancestral newsletter, vote at AGMs and enjoy the fellowship of like-minded and community-spirited members? Well, you can have all this for just $15 per household. Our memberships run from Jan to Dec and NOW is the time to consider becoming a member or renewing your membership. Please send a cheque to PSHS / Ottawa House, PO Box 98, Parrsboro, NS B0M 1S0. If you would like to contribute to a greater extent, donations of $20 or more are eligible for a charitable tax receipt. Please let us know your current phone, address and email. Thanks for your help!