The story that brings us together

Discover the region’s heritage, stories, and events

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Throughout the year, Fairnbairn House hosts cultural and historical activities celebrating music, heritage, and local life.

Check out our activities

Forms of the valley
We’re Hiring!
2026 AGM
A Drive with Leila – 90 Years of History
Musical Mondays 2026
In their words: Brian Doyle
Christmas eve at Fairbairn House Heritage Centre
In Their Words: Stories from the Gatineau Valley
National day for Truth and Reconciliation
Norma Geggie Research Centre
Living history for kids: updated dates for rescheduled activities
2025 Living History for kids
2025 Fairbairn Escape Challenge
L’atelier Martineau: Three generations of know-how
Uncovered and digitized Super 8 films
Nature: Wild and Wonderful
Musical mondays 2025
2025 Annual General Meeting
Our Elders’ stories: Last call for subject nominations!
Calling all artists! Musical Mondays 2025 – 10th Anniversary Edition!
Our Elders’ stories: Calling community members aged 50 and up!
We’re Excited to Announce: Tax-Receipt Eligible Donations!
Christmas eve at Fairbairn house heritage centre
National day for truth and reconciliation
2024 Fairbairn Harvest Festival
Tools from yesteryear weekend
Living history for kids
The barn sessions
National Indigenous Peoples day
Fairbairn Escape Challenge
Along the Te-nagàdino-Zibi
Musical Mondays 2024
Half a century of Up the Gatineau!
We’re hiring!
2024 AGM + Membership Renewals
Musical mondays 2024
Christmas Eve at Fairbairn house heritage centre
50 years of the Low Down to Hull and back to the future! – Now ONLINE!
50 years of the Low Down to Hull and back to the future! – Centre Wakefield La Pêche
Fairbairn harvest festival
A self guided tour of historic wakefield: the site of the wakefield mill
Living history workshops for kids
River: a year in colour
Musical Mondays
Masham Memories
Fairbairn Escape Challenge
The Low Down to Hull and Back to the Future!
2023 musical mondays
AGM 2023
Membership Renewals
Hippie Music history @ La Fab sur Mill
We’re hiring!
Pinock – Birchbark Canoe Workshop

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The exhibitions

Featured: The origins of hippie culture in the Outaouais region?

Discover the fascinating history of music’s role in shaping the region’s unique character.

Discover the origins of Hippie Culture

Immerse yourself in the living history of Fairnbairn House

Through exhibitions, programs, and a permanent roster of special events, Fairbairn House has a renewed purpose that highlights our unique history and enhances the region’s potential as a recreational and tourist destination.

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The Fairbairn House Heritage Center receives financial support from
Community, heritage, and cultural partners