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--February 22, 2022. A new episode in QAHN's popular "Scandal Makers" series! In "The Survivor," Kathy Curtis of the Colby-Curtis Museum in Stanstead uncovers the mystery of Seba Beebe, the first American settler of Beebe Plain, and why his name was obscured from the public record for so long.

--February 15, 2022. QAHN is very sad to announce the passing of a true Townships icon, Louise Hall. Louise, a former educator and school principal, was a great friend to heritage, a long-time supporter of this organization, and (with her sister Adelaide) a co-winner of QAHN's 2014 Marion Phelps Award. Our sympathies to Adelaide and all her family and friends. For information about funeral arrangements, click here.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS! 2022 HERITAGE VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION AWARDS: Marion Phelps & Richard Evans awards Presented annually by QAHN in recognition of outstanding volunteer contributions by individuals and organizations to preserving and promoting the heritage and history of Quebec’s English-speaking communities. Deadline for nominations: March 31, 2022.

--January 24, 2022. QAHN’s “Scandal Makers” team has been visiting the cemeteries of the Eastern Townships in search of long-dead Townshippers, the notorious and the infamous, who lie in rest in the burial grounds of Stanstead and Compton counties. The first three documentaries in QAHN’s 2nd Scandal Makers series were just launched in an online Film Fest on Sunday, January 23. If you didn’t have a chance to see it, you can now view the entire event on our Youtube channel.

--January 17, 2022.

February 23, 2022, 1:30-3:00 p.m. QAHN & Partners present "Belonging & Identity"HERITAGE SHOW & TELL ONLINE 11 communities, 11 great projects, from podcasts and online exhibits to live performances: Here's your chance to meet heritage leaders from across Quebec who are celebrating local history and culture despite pandemic challenges.

--January 10, 2022. There are many wonderful Canadian history lessons, but one that has often been overlooked is that of Canadian inventor and automobile maker, George Foote Foss, of Sherbrooke, Quebec. More than 124 years ago, a prosperous mechanic, blacksmith, and bicycle repairman named George Foote Foss built Canada’s first successful gasoline engine automobile, which was later referred to as the Fossmobile.

--November 29, 2021.

November 26, 2021 Hon. Pablo Rodriguez MP, Honoré-Mercier Minister of Canadian Heritage RE: George Foote Foss and Canada’s First Gas-powered Automobile Dear Minister Rodriguez, Canada’s very first gasoline-powered automobile – the “Fossmobile” – was built right here in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Named for its builder, local resident George Foote Foss, this unusual vehicle was completed in 1897. The 125th anniversary of that momentous event takes place in 2022. Hence, Minister Rodriguez, the urgency of this letter to you.