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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS! 2021 Marion Phelps & Richard Evans awards
--January 12, 2021. Marion Phelps & Richard Evans awards Presented annually by QAHN in recognition of outstanding contributions by individuals and organizations to preserving and promoting the heritage and history of Quebec’s English-speaking communities.
Now available! Episode 6 of new QAHN Doc Series "The Scandal Makers"
--March 17, 2021. The first 6 episodes in a new series of mini-documentaries from QAHN, called "The Scandal Makers," are now available on Youtube. The series, which features Heather Darch as narrator, takes viewers to some of Missisquoi County's oldest and most obscure rural cemeteries in an exploration of the seamier side of the region's distant past... Click here for the first installment in this series: Episode 1: "The Hedge-creeper" Click here for Episode 2: "The Cogniacers, Part 1":
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.
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.
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!
New online QAHN exhibit: "Waterways of the St. Francis"
--May 20, 2020. This new online exhibit by QAHN's Dwane Wilkin, "Waterways of the St. Francis," spotlights the heritage of this iconic river that has been so important a feature of life in Quebec's Eastern Townships. Check it out! Click here!
New Online Exhibit by QAHN: "Gifts of the Marsh: Naturalist Henry Mousley"
--May 12, 2020. This new online exhibit by Dwane Wilkin of QAHN features some of the life's work of renowned naturalist Henry Mously. Check it out! Click here!
Virtual QAHN Exhibition #2: Compton County (Eaton Corner) Museum
--April 15, 2020. QAHN Virtual Exhibition #1: "Compton County (Eaton Corner) Museum: Transporting Visitors Back in Time in Eaton Corner" Click here to view the exhibition!
Memories from across Quebec: "Putting Food on the Table... Stories from Quebec's Farming Past" (Video capsule #2)
--April 15, 2020. Memories from across Quebec: This video capsule was produced by the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN), with archival recordings from the Compton County Historical & Museum Society, the Eastern Townships Resource Centre, Gatineau Valley Historical Society, Hemmingford Archives and Morin Heights Historical Association.