1819-25: The Lachine Canal & Other Quebec Curios
Ideas to create a Lachine Canal go further back than the nineteenth century, but curiously enough, concrete plans to construct such a beneficial item to Montreal’s [read on]
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1818: An Uneasy Border & Other Quebec Curios
Finding the line of division between the United States and Canada wasn’t that simple. Learn how much of the Canadian border was created in 1818!
1764: Return of the Acadians & Other Quebec Curios
The British authorities were the ones that ordered the mass deportation of the Acadians starting in 1755, but they would also be the ones to allow their returns. Deportations [read on]
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]
1754: The Beginning of the End & Other Quebec Curios
The traditional date of the beginning of the Seven Years’ War is 1754, when somebody named George Washington attacked a French scouting party, provoking the French into [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.
Quebec’s Aboriginals, Part II & Other Quebec Curios
Part II of a presentation on Quebec’s First Nations and Inuit communities. Part of an ongoing series about Quebec history.
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]
My Montreal: Anjou & Other Quebec Curios
Historically once the land of farmers and other agricultural workers. Anjou evolved in the 1950s to a more urban culture, and in 1956, Anjou separated from a fellow parish to [read on]
Montreal Merger Madness & Other Quebec Curios
A new series in Quebec Curios, we discover various boroughs and municipalities in Montreal.