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	Bytown or Bust: History and Genealogy in the Ottawa, Canada area.
		In 1817, a petition was circulated in County Wexford and County Carlow.
		One of the earliest newspapers in Bytown was the Bytown Gazette.
		Bytown was incorporated as the City of Ottawa in 1855.
	www.bytown.net (8250 words)

	Share Subscriptions - Bytown & Prescott (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A provisional committee of the leading citizens of Bytown was formed to canvas for stock subscriptions, to petition the different municipalities along the railway line for financial support, and to generally promote the venture.
		On December 10, the Prescott and Bytown delegations met halfway at the Kemptville Town Hall and a 12 man delegation was formed to solicit more subscriptions in Kemptville, Smiths Falls, and Merrickville.
		Bytown and Prescott 4-4-0 "Ottawa" #3, at Ottawa, Ont circa 1861.
	www.railwaybob.com /Bytown_and_Prescott/BandPPage2.htm (334 words)

	First Railway in Ottawa
		The Bytown and Prescott Railway was formed in 1850 and started looking for funds.[2] Subscriptions for stock were slow in coming but by the end of that year Bytown, Prescott and several smaller communities had pledged to give a bonus to the railway when it completed its line.
		The Bytown Packet was a forerunner of the present day Ottawa Citizen and its proprietor, Robert Bell, the secretary of the company, played a significant role in completing the line.
		To its right is the Collège de Bytown (Lasalle Academy) of 1852 and a little further right the Mother House and infirmary of the Grey Nuns of 1849, with its central spire.
	www.railways.incanada.net /Articles/Article2005_1.html (2989 words)

	Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
		In London again in 1838, he was examined by a committee of the House of Commons on the feasibility of Charles Shirreff’s proposed water route to Lake Huron via the Ottawa, and later that year he had an interview with Lord Durham [Lambton] at Quebec on the matter.
		Intensely loyal to the crown, Stewart won the 1844 general election in Bytown on a pledge to support “the course pursued by the illustrious Individual at the head of the Government,” Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe*.
		Bytown Gazette, and Ottawa and Rideau Advertiser (Bytown [Ottawa]), 1836—54, especially 10 Oct. 1844.
	www.biographi.ca /EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=38324 (1136 words)

	Les Traiteurs Bytown Catering
		Bytown Catering is proud of its team of professionals whose goal is to be the caterer of choice in the Ottawa region.
		Our team takes pride in their work and will ensure that your function is a success.
		All those efforts where rewarded when Bytown Catering won the Consumers' Choice Award in its category for the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.
	www.bytowncatering.com (183 words)

	About the Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Housed in Ottawa’s oldest stone building, the Bytown Museum traces the history of Ottawa’s early years, from the construction of the Rideau Canal and the rough-and-tumble days of Bytown, to the city’s emergence as the nation’s capital and beyond.
		It became apparent that a museum was required to house this impressive collection and in 1917 the Bytown Museum opened its doors.
		The mandate of the Bytown Museum is to collect, preserve, research, exhibit and educate the public in regards to the growth and development of Bytown, the City of Ottawa and its environs from the founding of Bytown to 1918.
	www.bytownmuseum.com /about.html (211 words)

	Raising the Roof
		The Bytown Art Group evolved from a meeting held at the Union Mission, a long-time shelter for men in downtown Ottawa in October 1996.
		The Bytown Art Group grew from that meeting, started creating art in 1997, and were still at it four years later.
		At first, the group met weekly in a donated space at Options Bytown (a non-profit housing building in the neighbourhood); space was later donated by Sandy Hill Community Health Centre.
	www.raisingtheroof.org /ss-case-dsp.cfm?casefile=Bytown_Art_Group (786 words)

	Walter Shanly's Report on the Bytown and Prescott Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Bytown and Prescott Railway was formed in 1850 and one of the first steps was to survey a route.
		North West from Bytown lies the vast region of the “Upper Ottawa,” displaying thriving settlements, on each side of the River, for a distance of 120 miles.
		At Bytown, the navigation of the River is intercepted by the “Chaudieres” Falls and Rapids; round which is a “portage” of eight miles—over a fine macadamized road, to the flourishing village of Aylmer.
	www.railways.incanada.net /candate/shanly.html (7875 words)

	Youth Zone : Pre-Construction, 1826-1858 \| A Treasure to Explore: Parliament Hill (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
		Upper Bytown was located to the west of Barrack Hill, and overlooked the Chaudière Falls.
		Lower Bytown was to the east, between the canal and the Rideau Falls.
		From the beginning, Lower Bytown was the home of the more transient part of the population: raftsmen, lumberjacks and mill workers.
	www.parliamenthill.gc.ca /youthzone/text/zonetime_preconstruction01-e.html (290 words)

	City of Ottawa - Major Projects
		The Bytown Bridges and Sussex Drive are an integral part of Confederation Boulevard, the Capital's ceremonial route, which encircles the downtown core of Ottawa and Gatineau and extends along Sussex Drive to Rideau Hall - the official Residence of the Governor General.
		The Bytown Bridges prior to its reconstruction, were opened by the Queen Mother in 1954.
		The Bytown Bridges and Sussex Drive (Confederation Boulevard) Reconstruction project started in April 2003 as a partnership between the City of Ottawa, the National Capital Commission (NCC) and Public Works and Government Services Canada, as part of ongoing municipal infrastructure upgrades and the Confederation Boulevard improvements.
	www.city.ottawa.on.ca /city_services/major_projects/bytown/invitation_en.shtml (281 words)

	Bytown & Prescott - The Beginning
		BandP renamed Ottawa and Prescott (OandP) Railway as the city of Bytown was renamed Ottawa on 01 January 1855.
		Excitement was in the air at Prescott and Bytown as the 1840's drew to a close.
		Connecting with the Central Vermont Railway at Rouse's Point on the northern tip of Lake Champlain, the Northern of New York Railroad was pushing its way westward along the south shore of the St Lawrence to Ogdensburg.
	www.railwaybob.com /Bytown_and_Prescott/BandPPage1.htm (459 words)

	BRS About the Society
		The Bytown Railway Society is a volunteer, non-profit organization incorporated under federal government statute to promote an interest in railways and railway history.
		Among the Society's activities are its twice-monthly meetings, the publication of a magazine for members (Branchline) and the restoration and operation of a number of pieces of historic railway equipment located at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa.
		The Bytown Railway Society (BRS) has had a long history of active participation in the rail scene in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec from running excursions to providing the service crews for the National Museum of Science and Technology's operation of ex-CP steam locomotive 1201.
	www.bytownrailwaysociety.ca /about.htm (231 words)

	Montreal & Bytown Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Three railways were to be included: The Montreal and Bytown Railway Company which would follow the north bank of the Ottawa River from Montreal and would traverse the route of the previously proposed Carillon and Grenville railway; the Brockville and Ottawa Railway Company and the Bytown and Pembroke Railway Company.
		The Montreal and Bytown Railway Company (See Map of Montreal and Bytown Proposed Route) was charted in August 1853.
		The Montreal and Bytown Railway managed to raise about $100,000 through the sale of shares in Canada and $98, 761.00 had been spent on construction making the cost per mile about $7,597.00.
	jim-sandilands.tripod.com /c-g/MontrealBytownRailway.html (911 words)

	resAnet Results Summary
		Report on the location, surveys and estimates of the Bytown and Prescott Railroad / by Walter Shanly.
		Report on the location, surveys and estimates of the Bytown and Prescott Railroad [microform] / by Walter Shanly.
		Reports on the preliminary and locating surveys of the Bytown and Prescott Railway [microform] / by Walter Shanly.
	www.collectionscanada.ca /wbin/resanet/resultsm/l=0/d=1/r=1/e=0/s=s/n=SK/h=10/t=455099/u=Subject=Bytown+and+Prescott+Railway+Company (107 words)

	City of Ottawa - Major Projects
		The Bytown Bridges and Sussex Drive Reconstruction project started in April 2003 as a partnership between the City of Ottawa, the National Capital Commission (NCC) and Public Works and Government Services Canada, as part of ongoing municipal infrastructure upgrades and the Confederation Boulevard improvements.
		Sussex Drive and both Bytown Bridges are now complete and open to traffic as of July 16, 2005.
		The Bytown Bridges and Sussex Drive are an integral part of Confederation Boulevard, the Capital's ceremonial route, which encircles the downtown core of Ottawa and Gatineau and extends along Sussex to Rideau Hall - the Governor General's Residence.
	ottawa.ca /city_services/major_projects/bytown/index_en.shtml (634 words)

	Copyright \| Commissariat 3D Reconstruction Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This website is proprietary to the Bytown Museum and the National Research Council (NRC).
		The Bytown Museum and the National Research Council Canada (NRC) disclaims any warranties, expressed, implied or statutory, of any kind or nature with respect to this website and its content.
		The Bytown Museum or the NRC shall not be liable in any event for any damages, whether direct or indirect, consequential or incidental, arising from the use of the information contained on this website.
	www.virtualmuseum.ca /Exhibitions/Bytown/copyright_e.html (130 words)

	National Society Daughters of the American Revolution: Bytown Chapter, Ottawa, Canada
		Until the mid 19th century, Ottawa was known as Bytown having been named for Lt. Col.
		In the early 1800s, before the arrival of the railroad, the Rideau Canal was a major transportation route and water link between Lake Ontario and Montreal.
		Bytown and Colonel By are synonymous with Ottawa, and by having the name of Bytown for our Chapter, we honour our City and Region.
	www.geocities.com /bytown_dar (360 words)

	1850: Bye-bye Bytown: A capital city is born (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Forget the canal that spawned Bytown about 25 years earlier: They decide Bytown will be bypassed if they don't take immediate action to connect it by rail to the Montreal-Toronto line.
		And a key element of that transformation fell into place five years after that walk in the snow when, on Jan. 1, 1855, Bytown was consigned to history, and the City of Ottawa was born.
		"When the line finally came to Bytown, a great number of toasts were raised at Doran's Hotel on Wellington Street to herald the dawn of a new era in the town's history," wrote Nick and Helma Mika in their 1982 book The Early Days of Ottawa.
	www.canada.com /ottawa/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=0c3d77af-0698-47e7-b5ee-37279f36b9b6 (1328 words)

	Ottawa Start \| History Guide
		We started out as a rough and tumble lumbertown called "Bytown", became a headquarters for the federal government along the way, and we're now evolving into a moden, high-tech city.
		Originally opened as the Imperial Theatre in 1914, the building we now know as Barrymore's lasted for nearly four decades as on of Ottawa's premier movie theatres.
		Some mayoral trivia: Bytown's first mayor was John Scott (1847).
	ottawastart.com /history.php (507 words)

	Bytown Brigantine
		John volunteers extensively with Bytown Brigantine sharing his wealth of knowledge of seamanship, rigging, tall ship sailing, and watch keeping with trainees of all ages.
		If you have skills that you feel might be of service to Bytown Brigantine, please contact the office at (613) 596-6258 or email info@tallshipsadventure.org.
		If you were born with a spanner in your hand, enjoy the challenges of working on marine mechanical systems, and would like to volunteer your time to keeping Bytown Brigantine's ships humming, please contact us.
	www.tallshipsadventure.org /volinformation.html (701 words)

	Ottawa - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		At first, these areas were to have been used for the building of fortifications, but they later became the site for Canada's Parliament Buildings and the parkway network.
		The thirty years that followed the building of the Rideau Canal saw Ottawa (by then called Bytown) and Philemon Wright's settlement (Wright's Town) progress mainly because of the thriving forest industry.
		In 1855, Bytown was incorporated and became Ottawa.
	www.teskey.com /ottawa (1330 words)

	Bytown Gunners Order - 30th Field Artillery Unit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Bytown Gunners Order - 30th Field Artillery Unit
		A Canadian military artist has been commissioned to produce a Commemorative 'Print" of the BYTOWN GUNNERS from 1855 to 2005.
		The print originals and a series of colour prints will be available for sale beginning in February 1005.
	www.30fieldartillery.com /150th_Events.html (217 words)

	Bytown Warehousing & Distribution Ltd. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Bytown Warehousing & Distribution Ltd. has been operating since 1975 with a reputation for integrity.
		We offer economical and efficient transportation and warehousing service in the Ottawa & Outaouais region.
		We are a professional company capable of and committed to servicing all your customers to the best of our ability.
	www.ypca.com /bytownwarehousing (76 words)

	The Bytown Museum - Ottawa Attractions
		The Bytown Museum is housed in Ottawa`s oldest stone building, the Commissariat of Lt. Colonel John By; Royal Engineers.
		Built in 1827, the building was the treasury and a storehouse during the building of the Rideau Canal.
		The Bytown Museum tells the story of Col. By, the construction of the Rideau Canal as well as the early years of the city of Ottawa.
	www.ottawakiosk.com /bytown_museum.html (524 words)

	Bytown Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		-- The Bytown Museum preserves and presents the early history of Ottawa from the frontier era as Bytown to the early 20th century, including Ottawa's ascension as Canada's capital.
		Located in the heart of Ottawa in Ottawa's oldest and most haunted stone building, major themes include the construction of the Rideau Canal, The Ottawa Lumber Trade and Ottawa's violent early years.
		PAGE OVERVIEW: -- Provides general information about Bytown Museum, which may include web site and contact information, as well as description and collections info for those planning to visit Bytown Museum..
	www.museumstuff.com /rec/org286451117550886.html (250 words)

	Bytown Travel · CORPORATE TRAVEL
		We define quality by the honest and trusting relationships we cultivate with every person we are fortunate to serve.
		Bytown Travel has partnered with SABRE - the world’s foremost travel information and reservation system company to provide our clients with GetThere - the leading corporate travel online self-booking tool.
		The ability to secure bottom-line fares and rates, the application of powerful online travel tools, and a commitment to service excellence in travel management is how Bytown Travel is leading the evolution of business travel.
	www.bytowntravel.com /corporate.html (381 words)

	Ottawa Plus.ca - Tourism & Transportation - Bytown Museum
		The Bytown, Ottawa’s oldest community museum houses artefacts dating back to when Ottawa was known as Bytown, named for Lt. Colonel John By, who built the Rideau Canal and founded the city.
		Through the exhibits at the Bytown Museum, one can trace Ottawa's transition from a frontier lumber town to the bustling, multi-cultural capital it is today.
		Explore a kitchen from 1850's Bytown, and appreciate how people lived without electricity, electronic appliances or running water.
	www.ottawaplus.ca /tourism_transportation/bytown_museum/42777 (335 words)

	Bytown Railway Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This page contains information on the Bytown Railway Society and its publications.
		The Bytown Railway Society, Inc. is an all volunteer, non-profit organization incorporated under Federal Government statute to promote an interest in railways and railway history.
		The Society operates a number of pieces of historic railway equipment in Ottawa.
	www.trainscan.com /lib/brs.html (275 words)

	The Bytown Group - Home
		Bytown launches a new website for Mxi Technologies.
		Take a flip through the 2008 Combat Baseball catalogue.
		Bytown is awarded the 2007 Annual Report design for the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada.
	www.bytowngroup.com (79 words)

	Bye Bye Bytown - Shows - The Dancing On Water Theatre Company
		Bye Bye Bytown is a thrilling musical ghost story about Lt. Col John By, the workers who built his Rideau Canal, and the men and women of Bytown who rallied together to prove that they could be more than just a rough-and-tumble frontier town…they could be the Capital of a nation!
		It tells the story through the eyes of five modern-day teens who are whisked into the past by the ghost of Col. By.
		Bye Bye Bytown, directed by Joshua McMillan and Laura Ewing Piper, and sponsored in part by the City of Ottawa, opened at Centrepointe Theatre in July 2005.
	www.dancingonwater.ca /shows/bytown.php (381 words)

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