On Thursday, 28 May, the Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society will host an online presentation of interest to anyone researching Ottawa families, philanthropy, health institutions, or property on Wellington Street in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
In “The Perley family and the Perley Health facility,” Glenn Wright will outline the history of the Perley family, including their prominent Wellington Street mansion and its 1897 donation to a group seeking to establish a home for “incurables.” The talk follows the story through to 1920, when a new Perley Health building opened on Aylmer Avenue.
The online session begins at 7:00 p.m.
Registration: https://ottawa.ogs.on.ca/events/the-perley-family-and-the-perley-health-facility-ottawa/
Sounds like a fascinating session…a shame the house itself no longer exists…or at least, I don’t recognize it and I’ve driven the length of Wellington St many, many times…