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Whitton was the first woman mayor of Ottawa. Throughout her lifetime, she worked fiercely and energetically to improve social conditions.

This celebrated Canadian army nurse and public health authority served during the First and Second World Wars. She was the first woman to attain the rank of colonel in Canada’s Armed Forces.

Ottawa in the 1840s (still Bytown then) was a growing timber-trade village with a substantial French-Canadian population but no Catholic schools and few social services. In 1845, four nuns, led by Bruyère, arrived and establish a school, hospital and orphanage, as well as established many social services.

This Father of Confederation came to Canada in 1832 as a child. After becoming a lawyer here in Cobourg, he entered politics and shared in drafting the plan for Confederation. In 1867, he was elected the first Speaker of the new House of Commons.

Born in this house as Leila Maria Koerber, Marie Dressler became the stage name of this actress who became successful in silent and talking films — including alongside Charlie Chaplin and Greta Garbo. Dressler won an Academy Award in 1931.

Turcot moved to Ottawa at the age of 20 to take a job in the civil service. Later, she became a journalist and writer, and also worked in broadcast journalism. She was active in several French-Canadian cultural organizations as well as a collector of Franco-Ontarian folk tales.

Originally from near Bordeaux, France, Jeanne Branda felt a calling to become a nun and a teacher. In 1899, she joined the Dominican Sisters of Nancy, where she took on the name Sister Marie Thomas d’Aquin. She moved to the United States and then, while visiting Ottawa in 1914, agreed to head the Jeanne d’Arc Institute.

The then-Prince of Wales and his brother opened this impressive entrance to the Canadian National Exhibition grounds in 1927.

Born in Devonshire, England, Scadding came to Canada in 1821. He was the first rector of the nearby Church of the Holy Trinity and authored many books on the history of Toronto. Scadding lived in this house from 1862 until his death.

While at Fort Henry, check out the plaque to Bonnycastle, who played a significant role in the defence and economic development of the province.

This Scottish-born master mason came to Ottawa to work on the entrance locks of the Rideau Canal and the first bridge that spanned the Ottawa River to connect Ottawa and Hull (now Gatineau). McKay built his residence, Rideau Hall, in 1838 — which was purchased by the Government of Canada to become the official residence of the Governor General.

Fort Kaministiquia was renamed Fort William in honour of this man, a Scot who rose through the ranks of the North West Company to become its principal director by 1804.

Weller contributed to some of Cobourg’s growth by offering a stagecoach operation between Hamilton and Montreal. In 1840, he made record time (37 hours and 40 minutes) conveying the Governor General from Toronto to Montreal.