Richmond was founded in 1818 as a British Military settlement and is the oldest community within the current City of Ottawa. Read more about Richmond’s history on the Goulbourn Historical Society website here.
To celebrate Richmond's 200th birthday in 2018, we have created the Richmond 200 Passport Tour!
The Richmond 200 Passport Tour gives you the opportunity to explore Richmond by finding the 10 caches hidden around our village. Use a Passport (printable here) to make rubbings of each of the 10 special symbols found in the containers. Collect all 10 rubbings and submit your completed Passport to earn one free Richmond 200 Commemorative Coin!
The artwork on the back of this beautiful coin was created by Canadian artist Robbie Craig. It depicts a fox, which is the mascot of Richmond, sitting in front of a row of birch trees.
200 Trackable Geocoins of the same design are also available! These 200 coins represent the 200th anniversary, and will spread our village's celebrations across the globe.
To upgrade your Coin to a Trackable Geocoin for $3, or to purchase additional Coins ($12 for Commemerative, $15 for Trackable), please contact Justyna of The Lawrence Clan at 613-838-5890
To print your own Passport, click here. To read the information on the cache insert, click here.
{Cache placed with land owners' permission.}