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QAHN Policy on "Identity" in English-speaking Quebec
--December 7, 2020. The following policy resolution was adopted unanimously at QAHN's 2020 Annual General Meeting, held by Zoom on November 14: Whereas Quebec’s English-speaking communities have deep roots in the province stretching back several hundred years; Whereas Quebec’s deeply rooted English-speaking communities have always represented a diversity of mother tongues and cultures;
Montreal Irish Monument Park Foundation receives 2020 Richard Evans Award at QAHN AGM
--November 17, 2020. Over 50 delegates and members attended QAHN's 2020 AGM on Zoom. The Montreal Irish Monument Park Foundation was awarded the 2020 Richard Evans Award. An in-person presentation will take place at the Black Rock in Montreal at a later date.
2020 Marion Phelps Award Goes to Mary Ducharme of the Hemmingford Archives
--Sherbrooke, Quebec, October 5, 2020.
Heritage groups put spotlight on local history across Quebec
The Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) has partnered with nine community groups from around the province to preserve and share local historical knowledge, with special emphasis on Quebec’s English-speaking history. Belonging and Identity in English-speaking Quebec, a QAHN project funded by Quebec's SRQEA, will support the development of museum and heritage-learning activities in several Quebec regions over the next six months.
QAHN'S POSITION ON SCHOOL BOARDS: A LETTER TO PREMIER LEGAULT
Sherbrooke, Québec, July 3, 2020 Premier François Legault Minister Responsible for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers Édifice Honoré-Mercier 835, boulevard René-Lévesque Est, 3e étage Québec (Québec) G1A 1B4 RE: THE FUTURE OF QUEBEC’S SCHOOL BOARDS
OPEN LETTER FROM QAHN: Quebec's Heritage and Its Future
--June 9, 2020. RE: QUEBEC’S HERITAGE AND ITS FUTURE The Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN), a province-wide network of organizations and individuals that works to promote the preservation of the heritage of the province’s English-speaking communities, welcomes the conclusions and recommendations of Quebec’s Auditor General in regards to heritage policy in her latest report.
QAHN IS 20 !
--June 9, 2020. Founded back in 2000, QAHN celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2020. Never in our wildest dreams could we have predicted that a massive worldwide pandemic would turn our “QAHN 20” victory lap into a surreal “COVID 19” alternate reality. Which of course much of 2020 has turned out to be -- for all of us!
Every Thursday! Weekly online live oldtime music from the Gaspé from QAHN and our Gaspé partners
--June 2, 2020. QAHN's "A Different Tune: Musical Heritage in English-speaking Quebec," together with our partners in the Gaspé, present a FREE WEEKLY LIVE ONLINE EVENT, starting June 4, 2020, 8 pm. Featuring old-time country music from the #Gaspé. Every Thursday at 8 pm! To tune in, click here:https://facebook.com/adifferenttune
QAHN Virtual Exhibition #6: "If a River Could Only Talk: The Cascapedia -- Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow" (Cascapedia River Museum)
--May 25, 2020. QAHN Virtual Exhibition #6: "If a River Could Only Talk: The Cascapedia -- Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow" (Cascapedia River Museum)
QAHN Virtual Exhibition #5: A Community and a Salmon River (Cascapedia River Museum)
--May 25, 2020. QAHN Virtual Exhibition #5: A Community and a Salmon River (Cascapedia River Museum) Click here to view the exhibition!