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History Matters in Our Communities
--June 10, 2021. “BELONGING & IDENTITY” In 2020-2021, QAHN undertook an innovative project called “Belonging & Identity.” Funded in part by Quebec’s Secretariat for Relations with English-speaking Quebecers, and with the participation of Concordia University, this project enabled QAHN to lend valuable financial, communications, and logistical support to 10 local heritage organizations in 5 regions of the province. We are happy to report that this project has been renewed for 2021-2022!
QAHN's Dorothy Williams Short-listed for Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Community Programming
--June 9, 2021. QAHN Board member Dr. Dorothy Williams has been short-listed for the prestigious Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Community Programming. In the words of Dr. Williams' nominator,
More funding for community heritage on its way
--May 25, 2021. The Quebec government will invest another $90,000 in the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) this year to help develop museum and cultural activities that tell about English-speaking community history and heritage. This is the second year in a row QAHN has received money from the province’s Secretariat for Relations with English-speaking Quebecers (SRQEA) to fund member-led programming.
QAHN Letter to Élisabeth Brière, Sherbrooke MP, RE: Historic Armouries
April 27, 2021 Madame Élisabeth Brière, Member of Parliament 1640 King Street West Suite M-10 Sherbrooke, Quebec J1J 2C3 RE: Sherbrooke Hussars and Colonel-Gaëtan-Côté Armouries Dear Madame Brière, The Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN), which is based in Sherbrooke, has been following with great interest recent developments concerning the historic Sherbrooke Hussars armoury on William Street, and the Colonel-Gaëtan-Côté armoury on Belvédère Sud.
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Image: Historical Views--April 22, 2021.
New QAHN-supported Film by ECOL: "The Life and Death of Our Manoir" (Manoir Mascouche)
--April 17, 2021. "The Life and Death of Our Manoir" is a new short documentary produced by the English Community Organization of Lanaudière (ECOL) with support from the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network, through its project "Belonging and Identity," which is funded by Quebec's Secretariat for Relations with English-speaking Quebecers.
QAHN Letter to Anglican Diocese of Montreal, RE: Fulford House, Montreal
--March 19, 2021. The Right-Reverend Mary Irwin-Gibson, Bishop of Montreal & President of the Board of Directors of the Fulford Residence. Anglican Diocese of Montreal, 1444 Union Ave., Montreal, QC H3A 2B8 RE: The Fulford Residence Dear Bishop Mary,
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