1755: Evangeline’s People & Other Quebec Curios
Just about any Quebec history book will have at least a section dedicated to Acadia (Acadie), the former French colony fell under British rule following the 1713 Treaty of [read on]
Demographics
1665-1666: New France’s First Census & Other Quebec Curios
The first filles du roi arrived in 1663, a government-sponsored initiative of bringing young women into the colonies to work, marry, and have children. It was actually the [read on]
1663: Ensuring New France’s Survival & Other Quebec Curios
As stated many times in the past few weeks, New France’s population was an epic fail at best. Despite Champlain’s permanent settlement, the Habitation, as well as both [read on]
Quebec’s Aboriginals, Part III & Other Quebec Curios
Part III of our exploration of Quebec’s aboriginal communities. Part of an ongoing series about Quebec History.
My Montreal: Ville-Marie & Other Quebec Curios
The heart of the Island, the borough of Ville-Marie goes back to 1642, when some of the first colonists came to populate the land and convert the natives. Founded by Paul de [read on]
My Montreal: Le Sud-Ouest & Other Quebec Curios
Like all the places covered in our My Montreal series, Le Sud-Ouest has an important place in the history of Montreal. Its story is particularly interesting: composed of [read on]
My Montreal: Saint-Laurent & Other Quebec Curios
Saint-Laurent has its origins in the late 1600s, with the start of land development after the death of colonist Jean Descaries. He gave the land to his three sons, Paul, [read on]
My Montreal: Pointe-Claire & Other Quebec Curios
Pointe-Claire, one of the oldest cities in the West Island, really began its development towards the end of the century in 1698. After a suite of deforestations in order to [read on]
My Montreal: TMI on TMR & Other Quebec Curios
On our next stop in places to live in Montreal, we stop by Mont-Royal.
My Montreal: Montréal-Ouest & Other Quebec Curios
We stop by Montréal-Ouest on our tour of places to live in Montreal.
My Montreal: Montréal-Est & Other Quebec Curios
On our tour of places to live in Montreal, we arrive at Montréal-Est, a municipality on the island in the East End.
My Montreal: Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve & Other Quebec Curios
Get to know the east end in facts, figures, and election districts.
My Montreal: LaSalle & Other Quebec Curios
In the 1600s, Montreal had a bit of a rough time trying to get settlers to actually stay on the Island. By the 1650s, the population a planned settlement, Ville-Marie, had [read on]
My Montreal: Lachine & Other Quebec Curios
It is said that the town’s name came from a joke of the explorer La Salle looking for China one fine day in 1669. When he didn’t make it to Asia, the people mocked him [read on]
My Montreal: L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève & Other Quebec Curios
In a tour of the island’s boroughs, T.A. Wellington checks out the one with the oldest golf club in North America.
My Montreal: Hampstead & Other Quebec Curios
Hampstead, founded in 1914, is generally considered as one of the richer parts of Montreal, as many wealthy citizens call this independent municipality home. In 2011, just a [read on]
Tinder: Matchmaking STDs with People Since 2012
A social experiment with a Tinder account reveals some important statistics about the dating population.