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--June 9, 2020. Founded back in 2000, QAHN celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2020. Never in our wildest dreams could we have predicted that a massive worldwide pandemic would turn our “QAHN 20” victory lap into a surreal “COVID 19” alternate reality. Which of course much of 2020 has turned out to be -- for all of us!

--May 12, 2020. This new online exhibit by Dwane Wilkin of QAHN features some of the life's work of renowned naturalist Henry Mously. Check it out! Click here!

December 2, 2019 Madame Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montreal Hôtel de Ville, Édifice Lucien Saulnier, 155 rue Notre-Dame Est, Montréal, Québec H2Y 1B5 RE: Griffintown Dear Mayor Plante,

December 2, 2019 Madame Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montreal Hôtel de Ville, Édifice Lucien Saulnier, 155 rue Notre-Dame Est, Montréal, Québec H2Y 1B5 RE: Griffintown Dear Mayor Plante,

Diversity and Achievement in Anglophone Quebec: Your Story, Our Story

(Sherbrooke, Quebec, June 3, 2019).

--June 3, 2019. When we understand our history, we understand our place in the world; our sense of self is reinforced through the stories we attach to our history. As a result, losing one’s history can be akin to losing one’s sense of self. Black immigrants have made significant cultural, artistic and social contributions to present-day Montreal. However, this history is often overlooked and rarely told. By uncovering these hidden histories we not only affirm the place of Blacks in Montreal’s history, but also preserve our stories for future generations.

--March 6, 2019. Hydro-Québec leaving space for memorial at site of mass grave of Irish refugees Irish Montrealer Victor Boyle is looking forward to having a "little piece of Ireland here in Canada" after Hydro-Québec announced what it will do for a commemorative space at the Black Rock site.

"Saving Montreal: Blacks in the Battle of Chateauguay," with Dr. Dorothy Williams: an excellent start to QAHN's 2019 Heritage Talks lecture series!

--October 10, 2018. On the occasion of the arrival of the Montréal métro’s inaugural car at the Canadian Railway Museum, Philippe Schnobb, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), and Daniel Laurendeau, Vice-president of Exporail, the Canadian Railway Museum, invite media representatives at the unveiling of métro car 81-502 in Exporail’s impressive collection. What: Unveiling of métro car 81-502 in Exporail’s impressive collection When: Friday, October 12, 2018, at 11 a.m.