Welcome to the Ottawa Branch of the OMRS, now in its 31st year.
We meet between 19:30 and 21:30 on the second Wednesday of every month in the Party Room, 71 Somerset Street West, the Ann Manor building. Since March, 2020 and for the foreseeable future, we will continue to meet via ZOOM at the same time.
Ottawa is Canada’s capital, and is home to the Canadian War Museum, the National War Memorial, Beechwood Cemetery, where our National Military Cemetery is housed, the Canada Aviation Museum, Library and Archives Canada, as well as a number of historic military sites. Given this, our members enjoy excellent access to a variety of research venues.
We are always happy to meet and host OMRS members and prospective members who are in the area – please contact the Branch Secretary by e-mail to let us know when you’ll be in town, and we’ll be happy to arrange an impromptu meeting.
Our monthly meetings normally consist of a discussion of Branch business, a presentation by a Branch member or a guest speaker, and an informal show and share session where members bring in medals they are researching and discuss the recipient and what they have learned about him/her.
On normal meeting nights, free visitor parking is available behind the Ann Manor Building at 55 Cooper Street. The building is security controlled, so you need to use the intercom to request access and the Party Room is on the Ground Floor just off the lobby. The Ann Manor Building is in the heart of downtown Ottawa near the Rideau Canal, and easily accessible by public transit.
Ottawa Branch Meetings 2025
Date         Subject                                                     By Whom
19 January     Medals Day
12 Feb         ZOOM – Members’ Own                                       All
12 March      The New Zealand War Medal                                   Kevin
09 April       Not All Medals Are Equal                                       David
14 May        Medals of Hill 70                                              Don
11 June        Medal Connections                                            Jim
09 July        9th Lancers in Afghanistan 1878-80                              Bill
August        BRANCH BARBEQUE                                           All
10 Sept        ZOOM – Members’ Own                                        All
08 October    Naming of RCN Medals 1914-18                                Glen
12 November  Newfoundland VSM 1939-45                                    Mike
10 December  Christmas Social                                               All
If you would like further information about the Ottawa Branch of the OMRS, please contact:
Mark A Reid