OAS - Ottawa Chapter-News and Activities

Chapter News and Activities

Our monthly meetings
Unless otherwise indicated meetings are held at the Routhier Community Centre, 172 Guigues Ave.

Spring Pot Luck + In person Presentation

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Potluck 6:30 P.M. - Lecture 7:30 P.M..
Routhier Community Centre (Lounge), 172 Guigues Ave

The Lecture will also be available on Zoom

We invite Ottawa Chapter members, friends and guests to join us for a special evening at the Routhier Community Centre.
A pot luck will be followed by a presentation from underwater archaeologist Susan Langley who will have travelled by car all the way from Corunna in (extreme) southwestern Ontario.
Please rsvp to ottawaoas@gmail.com if you are planning to attend and let us know what you might be able to contribute to the pot luck.

Please register below to attend on ZOOM

May Lecture
With Susan B.M. Langley, Ph.D.

What do the Titanic, the Bible and Superman have in common?
Operation Habbakuk

World War II saw a number of odd and unusual inventions and proposals developed for the war effort. One area of research was glaciology and a solution proposed for the problem of needing to refuel aircraft in the mid-Atlantic, where the U-boat wolf packs lurked, was to use icebergs. This presentation examines the development of this project in 1943.

Susan Langley directed the Maryland Maritime Archaeology Program for over 30 years, and served as both the State Underwater Archaeologist and Dive Safety Officer. In this capacity she also worked with the Area Contingency Planning Committee organized by the U.S. Coast Guard to address oil and hazmat spills that may directly or indirectly impact submerged historic resources.

She has taught at numerous public and private colleges and universities and, as an Adjunct Professor at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, she instructed an introduction to underwater archaeology, the anthropology of pirates and piracy, as well as a fiber, textiles, and trade course. Dr. Langley taught maritime archaeology in Thailand for several years for UNESCO. She is a Master SCUBA diver instructor, Emergency First Responder Instructor, and lectures and leads expeditions for Abercrombie & Kent. As a beekeeper, she kept a hive at government House for 10 years, through two Governors and is a founding member of the Society for the Preservation of Old Mills Mid-Atlantic Chapter.

To attend the May Lecture virtually, register here:
Meeting Registration - Zoom

Virtual Lectures

Our virtual lectures of 2020 are now available for viewing on YouTube.
For a description of the topics and a link to the videos click HERE

Our virtual lectures of 2021 are now available for viewing on YouTube.
For a description of the topics and a link to the videos click HERE

Our virtual lecture of 2022 is now available for viewing on YouTube.
For a description of the topic and a link to the video click HERE

Our virtual lecture of 2023 is now available for viewing on YouTube.
For a description of the topic and a link to the video click HERE

Other meetings

Digs, Excursions and Public Archaeology

Bonnechere Day July 13, 2019

Once again the Chapter was invited to deliver a program for Archaeology Day at Bonnechere Provincial Park. This is an annual event for many of us who participated and had the pleasure of enjoying the many amenities of the park during the weekend. Our collaboration with the Park and the Friends organization goes back more than twenty years! The interest, enthusiasm and support we receive from staff and the campers is very much appreciated.

VIEW photos from Bonnechere Day

Exhibitions
In these stay-at-home times,
Capital Heritage Connexion invites you to explore their online heritage offerings on Ottawagraphy !

Canadian Institute for Mediterranean Studies Conferences

Click HERE for schedule and contact information

Archaeological Institute of America Conferences

Click HERE for schedule and contact information

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