Organizations

The Cascapedia River Museum emphasizes the importance of conservation of the Atlantic salmon, so that this valuable resource can be preserved for future generations.

A symbol of the local community’s determination to preserve an important part of its heritage, the badly neglected former home (c.1860s) of Wakefield pioneer and mill owner William Fairbairn was placed on a new permanent foundation in 2005.

The Greenwood Centre for Living History is a charitable, volunteer-based organization that has been a focal point of Hudson for more than 275 years.

The Haskell Free Library and Opera House, built deliberately on the boundary line separating Canada from the U.S., was the gift of philanthropists Martha Haskell and her son Horace Stewart Haskell, to the communities of Derby Line, Vermont and Stanstead, Quebec.

The Hudson Historical Society was formed to preserve the history and heritage of Hudson, Quebec, and area. Situated in Vaudreuil County, Hudson is located on the south shore of the Ottawa River about 60 km west of Montreal.

A meticulous restoration of the Kempffer Cultural Interpretation Centre was undertaken in 2004 by Heritage New Carlisle, a non-profit organization run by volunteers and dedicated to protecting, promoting, and restoring the architectural, material and intangible heritage of the town of New Carlisl

Missisquoi Museum, run by the Missisquoi Historical Society, collects, preserves, researches, exhibits, and publishes items of interest to the historical development of Missisquoi County and surrounding areas.

The historical society,was formed by a group of citizens in 2001 after the Millenium celebration featured posters displaying the history of various families from the area.

A visit to the Historical Museum takes you back to the 1800s, into the lives of women and men who worked the fields and forests, or who provided services and professions for a growing population of farmers, merchants and tradesmen in this region of the Eastern Townships.