The column seen to the right, known as Boaz, stands outside the main entrance of the Montreal Masonic Memorial Temple, home of the Grand Lodge of Quebec. At the top of the column is a terrestrial globe. Opposite Boaz on the other side of the entrance is Jachin, a column surmounted by a celestial globe.
--April 3, 2025.
The four short documentaries in this series spotlight the town of Hudson, Quebec: its history, its distinctive quality of life, and its appeal as a tourist destination.
These videos were produced by 2 Buddies Productions for the Hudson Historical Society, with funding from Canada Economic Development, through the Heritage Online Multimedia Enrichment Initiative (HOMEI) of the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN).
In Canada, heritage sites may be designated nationally, provincially and municipally. The level of designation depends on the level of significance of the site. National Historic Sites must be judged to be of national significance; provincial, of provincial significance, and so on.
Founded in 1828, Canada’s oldest lending library, the Atwater Library and Computer Centre (ALCC) is celebrating 180 years of service to Montrealers, and it is marking the milestone anniversary in a number of ways.
