2024 Award Winners

Regional Awards 

City of Ottawa Local History Award 
The Russell House Hotel: Ottawa’s Long Forgotten Heart 
Noah CM, Home School 

The Sir Richard William Scott Historical Society of Ottawa Award 
L’Hôpital Montfort: Pourquoi l’hôpital Montfort est-il important pour la communauté franco-ontarienne? 
Saayuja B, Westboro Academy 

Indigenous Sacred Chaudière Falls Award 
Feather Teaching 
Madden B and Drake F, Eganville and District Public School 

Canadian Museum of History Award 
Teddy Rogers: A Bear in War 
Margaret M, First Avenue Public School 

Friends of the Canadian War Museum Award 
What were the major battles and tactics of the Seven Years War? 
Janis A and Yildiz A, Glashan Public School 

L’explosion de Halifax en 1917 
Lola W and Glynn H, Glashan Public School 

Heritage Ottawa Award 
Le Château Laurier 
Elsie Y and Solène H, Immaculata High School 

Pinhey’s Point Foundation Award for Local History 
Le Sirop d’érable: Comment est-il devenu un symbole au Canada? 
Eliana M and Sara B, Westboro Academy 

Ottawa Museum Network (OMN) Award 
Aberneen Pavilion 
Cecilia M, First Avenue Public School 

The Township of Cumberland Historical Society Award 
La Cuisine Canadienne 
Wincent W and Hunter S, Ashbury College 

Upper Canada Village 
Gwen H and Yosha Nathan S, Immaculata High School 

Capital Heritage Connexion Award 
Diefenbunker: Pourquoi le Diefenbunker est un endroit historique au Canada? 
Tej G and Hendrix S, Westboro Academy 

The National Capital Commission Heritage Award 
Astronomy in Canada 
Isabella G and Julian S, Ashbury College 

Student Choice Award 
The Halifax Explosion 
Zuva T, Ashbury College 

Canada’s History and Ontario Power Generation Social Justice Award 
Jordan’s Principle 
Nevaeh S, Eganville and District Public School 

Ontario Heritage Fairs Association (OHFA) Awards 

Founders’ Award 
The Key Events of LBGTQ rights and history in Canada 
Oscar P-U, Glashan Public School 

First Nations, Métis and Inuit Award 
Disappearing Reservations 
Biidaazhe Two-Axe K and Aaliyah J, Eganville and District Public School 

Multicultural History Society of Ontario Award 
Anti-Semitism in Canada 
Miri W and Norah H, First Avenue Public School 

Archives of Ontario Award 
How did Industrialization Alter the Values and Beliefs of Canadians? Was it a Setback or Step Forward? 
Nancy W and Ovieni O, Glashan Public School 

Ontario Historical Society Award 
La loi d’exclusion des Chinois: Comment la loi d’exclusion des Chinois a-t-elle changé le Canada? 
Éva A-C, Westboro Academy 

Ontario Ancestors Award 
Le Komagata Maru et immigration Sud-Asiatique 
Kaira Kaur S, Mutchmor Public School 

Ontario Historical Society Reading and Remembering Award 
Laura Secord: Quelle est l’histoire de cette icône canadienne? 
Sara P and Sonakshi P, Westboro Academy 

Ontario Women’s History Network Award 
La bataille pour l’égalité des femmes 
Isabelle M, St. John Catholic Elementary School 

The Ontario Library Association Research Award 
C’est quoi l’impacte de la force armée canadienne? 
Tay R and Thomas M, Glashan Public School 

Ontario Human Rights Commission Award 
How Mary Two Axe Early’s Actions Changed Canada 
Kate G and Rawan E-B, Glashan Public School 

Ontario Historical Thinking Award 
Le rafle des années soixante (Sixties Scoop) 
Adeline G, Mutchmor Public School 

Ontario Heritage Fairs Association Executive Award in Honour of Wayne Hugli 
M. Jonel Destre, Teacher, Westboro Academy