Historic Landmarks

Pointe-au-Père, ancienne carte postale, c.1910 / Pointe-au-Père, early postcard, c.1910

The old Fort Rose School in New Glasgow, Quebec, was "a one room building with grades 1 to 7 all being taught at the same time.

Les moulins et le développement de Bolton et des Cantons

Pendant toute la période de colonisation, sous les Régimes français et britannique, tout projet de développement dépendait de la construction de moulins permettant de moudre le grain pour l’alimentation et de produire des planches pour l’habitation et les activités agricoles. Le 28 octobre dernier, c’est ce qu’ont présenté, à Bolton-Est, deux des plus grands spécialistes des moulins au Québec, les archéologues Hélène Buteau et Daniel Chevrier. Cette présentation était la dernière conférence organisée en 2012, l’église Holy Trinity, par l’association Patrimoine BOLTON Heritage.

Woods Store, Melbourne

The Woods (Burt) Store was located at the corner of Route 243 and Cemetery Road in Melbourne, Quebec. larger_rchs.november.jpg

In 1887 the Upper Melbourne Post office, with H. L. Burt as Postmaster, was one of sixteen Richmond subscribers of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada.

Trinity Church and Cemetery Turn 150! (*Excerpt from Quebec Heritage News)

In Morin Heights on Sunday, July 31st, Bishop Barry Clarke of the Anglican Diocese of Montreal led the celebration of Trinity Church’s 150th anniversary. He also presided at the dedication of a new sandstone wall on one street side of the cemetery. This quite lengthy and substantial wall was built by funds donated by families and friends of Trinity, who raised over $20,000 for its construction. A large walnut plaque, to be mounted inside the church, was also presented with the names of those people to whom the wall is dedicated.