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The Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) is a non-profit, non-partisan umbrella organization engaged with its members in promoting preservation of the built, cultural and natural heritage of Quebec.

QAHN aims to advance knowledge of the history of Quebec’s English-speaking communities by informing, inspiring and connecting people through its activities. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in Quebec history, heritage and culture.

Founded in June 2000 under the theme, Building a Future for our Past, the provincial organization now functions as a volunteer-based network of Individual, Core and Affiliate members.  In August 2009, delegates to QAHN's annual general meeting formally approved a new five-year strategic vision for the Network. To read the 2009-2014 Strategic Plan, click on the 'Documents' link in the menu bar at the left.

QAHN encourages cooperation, communication among members, and assists member societies and organizations to obtain resources and related services for their activities and facilities. 

Members include individuals interested in anglophone heritage in Quebec, and organizations such as historical and genealogical societies, heritage foundations, community and research groups, museums, archives, and libraries.

QAHN publishes and distributes Quebec Heritage News , a bimonthly, English-language history magazine. The magazine features profiles of remarkable people, events from the past, exclusive book and museum reviews, insight into contemporary conservation issues and province-wide event listings of heritage and cultural activities of special interest to Quebec anglophones. 

Via QAHN's a free electronic newsletter, HeritageLine, members are also kept up-to-date on government heritage policy, funding sources, and inspiring community projects. Sign up   by clicking on the HeritageLine link.


Since its inception, QAHN has undertaken a variety of community-based province-wide heritage projects.
In 2007, the Cemetery Heritage Inventory and Restoration Initiative (CHIRI) was launched resulting in the identification of more than 300 cemeteries at risk in the Estrie, Montérégie, Laurentides, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, and Outaouais regions of Quebec. Visit the recently uploaded searchable online database Cemetery Heritage that includes detailed information in 151 records of cemeteries in the Eastern Townships and Laurentians regions.

The Heritage Trails project created and published a series of attractive pamphlets identifying and describing heritage sites in 20 regions of Quebec. Each pamphlet offers a detailed itinerary that can be used to take you on a one-day drive through the area.

The Quebec Heritage Web portal project created five Heritage WebMagazines, each containing a wealth of local information for travelers and historical researchers.

Our most recent project, Voices From Quebec, is an oral history partnership with the Blue Metropolis Foundation and its educational programmes and English-language schools around the province. In 2009 students worked with professional audio technicians, educators and local historians to produce podcasts that you can download from this website. 

We are currently seeking financial support through Canada's Cultural Development Fund to enable Core member societies to celebrate and explore community heritage through innovative and exciting multimedia technologies. Enjoy your visit!

Kevin O'Donnell, President


Date: 3/27/2009
HeritageLine - March 27, 2009
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Date: 3/26/2009
Anglos warm to new cultural funding

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Date: 3/19/2009
Being Irish O'Quebec Vernissage - March 19, 2009
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Date: 1/12/2009
New Cemetery Heritage database up and running

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Date: 1/5/2009
Nov-Dec 2008 issue released - Quebec Heritage News
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Date: 2/6/2008
QAHN responds to A Fresh Look at Cultural Heritage, a new study by Quebec's cultural affairs ministry.
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Date: 6/11/2007
Back issues of Quebec Heritage News now available online.
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