David Dean Wins François Bregha Storyteller Award

David Dean is a 2025 recipient of The Historical Society of Ottawa’s François Bregha Storyteller Award which recognizes “individuals who have made an outstanding contribution toward increasing awareness of Ottawa history.” David received the award for spearheading Capital History Kiosks with its accompanying website built by MA in Public History alumna Danielle Mahon. To learn more about the project you can listen to their 2021 presentation to the HSO or read David’s recently published account of the project, “Pop-Up History”: Taking History to the Streets in Canada’s Capital City”, in Joanna Wojdon and Dorota Wiśniewska (eds) History in Public Space (Routledge, 2024).