Lowertown in Ottawa, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Marie-Rose Turcot 1887-1977

Photographed by Robert Rusaw, September 26, 2024

1. Marie-Rose Turcot 1887-1977 Marker

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Born in Laurierville, Quebec, Marie-Rose Turcot moved to Ottawa around the age of 20 to work in the civil service. Later, working as a journalist, Marie-Rose Turcot published in the daily newspaper Le Droit, as well as in several other weekly and daily publications in Ottawa and Montreal, sometimes using the pseudonym Constance Bayard. She also worked in broadcast journalism for the French radio station CKCH in Hull, Quebec. Turcot was the author of a novel, several collections of short stories, and poems, and was a pioneer in collecting and publishing Franco-Ontarian folk tales. She was active in a number of French-Canadian cultural organizations in Ottawa, including Le Caveau, as well as in professional associations. She lived in Ottawa for most of her life, and died in Orléans.

Née à Laurierville, au Québec, Marie-Rose Turcot a déménagé à Ottawa vers l’âge de 20 ans pour travailler à la fonction publique. Plus tard, comme journaliste, Marie-Rose Turcot a écrit des articles pour le quotidien Le Droit, de même que pour plusieurs autres quotidiens et hebdomadaires d’Ottawa et de Montréal, parfois sous le pseudonyme

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de Constance Bayard. Elle a aussi été journaliste à la station radio française CKCH, à Hull, au Québec. Mme Turcot est l'auteure d’un roman, de plusieurs collections de nouvelles et de poèmes. Elle a collectionné et publié des contes folkloriques franco-ontariens, faisant figure de pionnière en la matière. Elle a œuvré au sein de plusieurs associations professionnelles et organismes culturels franco-ontariens, à Ottawa, comme Le Caveau. Elle a vécu à Ottawa pendant la majeure partie de sa vie. Elle est morte à Orléans.

Erected by Ontario Heritage Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list.

Location. 45° 25.802′ N, 75° 40.992′ W. Marker is in Ottawa, Ontario. It is in Lowertown. It is on Rideau Street, on the right when traveling west. The marker is posted in front of the Ottawa Public Library - Rideau Branch. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 377 Rideau Street, Ottawa ON K1N 5Y6,

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Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Rideau Branch Library (1933) (here, next to this marker); 1900 All Saints' Anglican Church (approx. half a kilometer away); L’École Guigues and Regulation 17 / L’École Guigues et le Règlement 17 (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); University of Ottawa (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Brûlé House / Maison Brûlé (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); The University of Ottawa: Alma Matter of Thousands of Franco-Ontarians (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); A Tribute to the First Builders of the University of Ottawa (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); The University of Ottawa and Ontario's Francophones (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ottawa.

Also see . . . Marie-Rose Turcot (Ontario Heritage Trust). Historical Background:

Throughout her life, Marie-Rose Turcot's typewriter was her intermediary with the world, her sixth sense as she called it late in life. She used it to earn her living first as a secretary in the civil service and later as a journalist, and also to pursue her literary and intellectual activities, writing the seven books that she published and the numerous lectures that she presented to cultural and professional associations in Ottawa.

(Submitted on November 1, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2024, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. This page has been viewed 141 times since then and 29 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 30, 2024, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.