--September 15, 2025.
How We Tell Our Stories
A special event to celebrate the innovative ways that Quebec heritage groups are keeping history alive.
Saturday, October 25th, 2025
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Old Courthouse at the Lac Brome Museum
15 rue St. Paul, Knowlton, QC
Admission is free!
The Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) invites the public to a special event designed to showcase the innovative ways that members of the heritage community are bringing history to life. It is an opportunity to look at the process of sharing stories from local history from different angles. By using creative means (writing, research, film, or the arts) or scientific tools (advances in digitizing, AI, DNA research and more), and often within restricted budgets, groups are harnessing technology and the savoir-faire of their members to connect with people and make history relevant today.
The event, which is free and includes refreshments, will be hosted by Heather Darch and Julie Miller at the Old Courthouse building of the Lac Brome Museum. Heather is the project manager of QAHN’s popular short film series, Raising Spirits, while her colleague Julie coordinates the Supporting Heritage Awareness, Recognition, and Engagement (SHARE) program.
The afternoon will include excerpts from 5 seasons of QAHN films, discussed in context from the early beginnings through five years of meeting challenges, making technical improvements and refining themes. A round table will feature a discussion with special guests representing four groups working on SHARE-funded projects: Dr. Dorothy Williams, professor, author, and noted historian of Black Montreal history; Etienne Domingue, the director of the Eastern Townships Resource Centre; Julie Tamiko Manning, theatre professional and active member of the Quebec Chapter of the National Association of Japanese Canadians; and Kelley O’Rourke, very active in many Irish heritage projects, including the Montreal Irish Memorial. The afternoon will finish with a visit to part of the Lac Brome Museum led by the museum’s curator, Rachel Lambie.
There is no cost to this event thanks to the financial support of our partner, Canadian Heritage. However, space is limited. People can make reservations by sending an email to [email protected].