Montreal Mosaic WebMagazine

Knight of Higher Learning: Macdonald College founder turned tobacco riches into legacy of Canadian scholarship

Macdonald College in Ste. Anne de Bellevue is remembered as a bequest of Sir William Christopher Macdonald, and it was a gift of extraordinary generosity. Not only did he perceive the need for an agricultural and teaching college, but he also acquired the land, ordered the design of the buildings, paid the costs of construction and endowed the institution. The college was only one of many gifts from possibly the most generous philanthropist in the history of our country. What do we really know about the man and his own history?

The Bagg Shul: A living history of Montreal’s early Jewish community

A cornerstone of Montreal’s immigrant heritage stands at the corner of Bagg and Clark streets in Montreal’s now-trendy Plateau district.

Griffintown and Point St. Charles Heritage Trail

Griffintown and Point St. Charles were Canada’s first industrial slums, home to Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famines and generations of their descendants.

Welcome to Montreal Mosaic

It’s impossible to be bored by Montreal, but it’s easy to be overwhelmed—by our amazing history, diverse culture and vibrant arts scene.

Montreal Mosaic is a place to rediscover your city. A meeting place: a place for sharing stories, a place for personal reflections and community perspectives on the past, present and future of a great Canadian metropolis. It’s a place to explore, question and celebrate English-Montreal’s evolving cultural identities.

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A wide array of voices as already contributed to Montreal Mosaic by providing their personal reflections. These stories examine how people and groups fit into and add to the social fabric of Greater Montreal, what identity or identities they’ve adopted, and how this city has shaped them.

Pont Victoria Jubilee / Victoria Jubilee Bridge

Carte postale par la Montreal Import Co., Montréal, v. 1905.
Collection Matthew Farfan

Rue Saint-Catherine / St. Catherine Street

Carte postale par la European Post Card Co., Montréal, v. 1910.
Collection Matthew Farfan

Hiver sur Mont-Royal / Winter on Mount Royal

Carte postale par la Montreal Import Co., Montréal, vers 1905.
Collection Matthew Farfan

Rue Sherbrooke en hiver / Sherbrooke Street in Winter

Carte postale, teintée à la main. v.1908. Collection Matthew Farfan. / Postcard, hand-tinted, published c.1908.

Bureau de poste et Banque de Montréal / Post Office and Bank of Montreal

Carte postale par la Montreal Import Co., Montréal, v. 1905.
Collection Matthew Farfan

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