About the Collection

The Billings Family fonds (papers) contain over 7 metres of records that date from 1796 to 1988 and document the history of the family, the Billings Bridge Village, and Ottawa. The collection’s assigned reference code is Manuscript Group (MG) 1.

Hugh Braddish Billings III, a fifth-generation member of the family, gathered part of the collection in 1975 and placed it on loan to the City of Ottawa Archives in 1977.

Surviving Billings Family members collected a second acquisition (formerly MG 2) that held items dating as early as 1818.

A third acquisition (formerly MG 162) was recovered in Mississauga, Ontario and later donated to the City of Ottawa Archives. It was formally transferred to the Archives between 1983 and 1990, and was certified as cultural property under the provisions of the Cultural Property Import and Export Act. The City of Ottawa is designated as a Category A cultural institution under the Act.

For further information about the Billings Collection, or to view, research, or obtain copies, please contact the Reference Desk or visit the City of Ottawa Archives.

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