Passages : Missisquoi Museum, Stanbridge East
To see the online "SHOMI" exhibit, "Passages," click here:
http://qahn.org/exhibit/shomi-musee-missisquoi.
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The Colby-Curtis Museum of Stanstead
To see the online "SHOMI" exhibit, click here:
http://qahn.org/exhibit/shomi-colby-curtis-museum-stanstead-historical-….
St. Francis College
The St. Francis College (1854-1898) played a prominent role on the education scene in Quebec.
Sugaring Off: A Quebec Tradition -- 2011 QAHN Hometown Heritage Essay Contest Winner!
Did you know that maple syrup is the oldest agricultural product in Quebec? It all began with the Indigenous peoples who called it “Sweet Water.” When spring returned and the maple sap was running the Indigenous peoples offered the boiled thickened syrup as a sacrifice to the Great Spirit. “Sugaring off” was largely a woman’s function in Iroquois communities. The men cut notches into tree trunks and small wooden troughs were stuck into the bark.
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House: A Cultural Gem on the Canada-U.S. Border
This documentary was produced as part of QAHN's Heritage Online Multimedia Initiative (HOMEI) by the students at Montreal's Conservatoire Lassalle, under the supervision of Professor Stéphane Tremblay.
Hatley's Educational Jewel: the Founding of Charleston Academy
Religion and education were two of the primary necessities for immigrants, mostly from New England, who settled in the Hatley region following the opening of the Eastern Townships in 1792. in the late 1790s, several familes settled about a mile or so north of the present village of Hatley; amongst these was the family of Deacon Bond Little.