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--November 11, 2016. 1) This early postcard, c.1910, shows a scene overlooking what village on what lake? a) North Hatley, Lake Massawippi b) Lac-Mégantic, Lake Megantic c) Georgeville, Lake Memphremagog d) Ayer's Cliff, Lake Massawippi

--November 4, 2016. 1) d 2) c 3) d 4) c 5) b 6) c 7) c 8) a 9) a 10) b

--November 4, 2016. 1) This photograph, c.1905, shows Main Street in which village, formally known as "the Flat"? a) North Hatley b) Coaticook c) Richmond d) Ayer's Cliff

1) c. The former Jeffrey Mine in Asbestos is 2 km wide, 350 metres deep and about 6 square kilometres in area. 2) d. CANUSA Street, in Beebe, takes its name from the fact that houses on one side of the street are in Canada, while those on the other side are in the United States. 3) a. For years, Frelighsburg was named Slab City after the large quantities of "slabs" (slang for tree bark) found in the village that was once home to several sawmills.

--October 22, 2016. 1) Where is the largest open-pit asbestos mine in the Western Hemisphere located? a) Thetford Mines b) Graniteville c) Asbestos d) Marbleton 2) Where is there a street named CANUSA? a) Potton b) Abercorn c) Sutton d) Beebe 3) Which village was once known as Slab City? a) Frelighsburg b) Pike River c) Cherry River d) Bury 4) Which village was once called Sucker City? a) Fitch Bay b) Cherry River c) Pike River d) Lennoxville

1) b. The twelve-sided Walbridge Barn is unique in the world. 2) c. The Canada-U.S. border runs right through the Haskell Opera House. The stage is located on the Canadian side of the building, while most of the seats are in the U.S. The door to the opera house is in the United States, but Canadians don't need to go through customs! 3) d. Saint-Armand's Guthrie covered bridge is only 14.9 metres (45 feet), making it the province's smallest covered bridge. Built in 1845, it is also the oldest. 4) d. Eccles Hill, the site of the infamous Fenian Raid of 1870.

--October 21, 2016. 1) What architectural landmark is the little village of Mystic most famous for? a) The former convent of the Ursuline Nuns b) A unique twelve-side barn c) Quebec's tallest cell tower d) All of the above 2) Where in the Townships can you perform on a stage to an audience sitting in another country? a) The Abercorn Theatre in Abercorn b) The Orford Arts Centre in Highwater c) The Haskell Opera House in Stanstead d) Nowhere, that's just crazy

1. a) Racine, named after Antoine Racine, the first bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sherbrooke. 2. d) All of the above. 3. c) Magog Township was only created in 1849, from the eastern portion of Bolton and the western portion of Hatley townships. 4. c) Kingsey Falls. 5. b) Stanhope, which is located on the Quebec-Vermont border. 6. b) Sherbrooke. Charles Lennox, after whom both Lennoxville and Richmond are named, was the 4th Duke of Lennox, as well as the 4th Duke of Richmond!

--October 21, 2016. 1. Which of the following towns is named after a Catholic cleric? a) Racine b) Bishopton c) Valcourt d) All of the above 2. Which of the following ski resorts is named after the township in which it is located? a) Orford b) Bromont c) Sutton d) All of the above e) None of the above 3. Which of the following was NOT one of the original Eastern Townships? a) Hatley b) Bolton c) Magog d) Bury e) All of the above

--le 2 mai 2016. *Tamara Guillemette est étudiante en histoire à l’Université de Sherbrooke. En stage au RPAQ durant l’année 2016, elle produira une série d’articles sur la villégiature dans les villages anglophones du Québec qui sera mise en ligne dans les magazines électroniques du RPAQ. L’article qui suit est le cinquième de la série.

--le 2 mai 2016. *Tamara Guillemette est étudiante en histoire à l’Université de Sherbrooke. En stage au RPAQ durant l’année 2016, elle produira une série d’articles sur la villégiature dans les villages anglophones du Québec qui sera mise en ligne dans les magazines électroniques du RPAQ. L’article qui suit est le quatrième de la série.

--April 5, 2016. It was not quite dancing in the streets. More accurately, there was a lot of strolling and conversation. Between World Wars I and II Shawbridge was a magnet for the residents of Montreal's teeming Jewish neighbourhoods. Road access was poor but the train made the little community on the lower side of the bridge, across the North River a welcome respite from the city. Shawbridge served as a summer resort destination. There were cottages available to rent weekly or for the season and modest hotel/rooming houses.

--le 23 mars 2016. *Tamara Guillemette est étudiante en histoire à l’Université de Sherbrooke. En stage au RPAQ durant l’année 2016, elle produira une série d’articles sur la villégiature dans les villages anglophones du Québec qui sera mise en ligne dans les magazines électroniques du RPAQ. L’article qui suit est le troisième de la série.

--le 1 mars 2016. *Tamara Guillemette est étudiante en histoire à l’Université de Sherbrooke. En stage au RPAQ durant l’année 2016, elle produira une série d’articles sur la villégiature dans les villages anglophones du Québec qui sera mise en ligne dans les magazines électroniques du RPAQ. L’article qui suit est le deuxième de la série.

--le 22 février 2016. *Tamara Guillemette est étudiante en histoire à l’Université de Sherbrooke. En stage au RPAQ durant l’année 2016, elle produira une série d’articles sur la villégiature dans les villages anglophones du Québec qui sera mise en ligne dans les magazines électroniques du RPAQ. L’article qui suit est le premier de la série.

--January 8, 2016. “Low Municipality - Reflections of the Past,” by Don Kealey. About the Book: Take a step back in time to the mid 1800s and read about how the Municipality of Low, Quebec, progressed from a logging outpost, to a colonization settlement, to finally an intriguing, vibrant township which included the regions of Brennan's Hill, Venosta, Low, Fieldville and the Manitou.

--le 7 janvier 2016. La section Faits divers du Progrès de l'Est, journal publié à Sherbrooke entre 1883 et 1924, permet de retracer nombre de petites histoires hors de l'ordinaire qui se sont déroulées dans les Cantons-de-l'Est. Parmi ces histoires, il y a plusieurs décès accidentels. Le Progrès de l'Est du 7 janvier 1891 nous présente un de ces décès tragiques.

--December 8, 2015. The Victoria Exchange Building, Pointe-Saint-Charles District, Montreal. History and description of 2551 Rue de Châteauguay, Montréal (The building number in 1929-30 was 211; in Lovell's Montréal Directory from 1930-31 on it was 2551.) Pointe-Saint-Charles

October 19, 2015. The following is the first instalment in a series written by Sandra Stock, as part of QAHN's project, Housewife Heroines: Anglophone Women at Home in Montreal during World War II, which has been funded through the World War Commemorations Community Fund.

October 13, 2015. The following is the first installment in a series written by Sandra Stock, as part of QAHN's project, Housewife Heroines: Anglophone Women at Home in Montreal during World War II, which has been funded through the Department of Canadian Heritage's World War Commemorations Community Fund.