george étienne cartier

1868: D’Arcy McGee & Other Quebec Curios

September 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

Thomas D'Arcy McGee, photographed in 1868 by William Norman. Credit: Library and Archives Canada/C-016749/MIKAN 3577156

How did an Irishman become one of the Fathers of Confederation? The story begins, oddly enough, with a young man living in the United States. Thomas D’Arcy McGee originally [read on]

1864-67: The Dominion of Canada & Other Quebec Curios

September 7, 2017 // 0 Comments

Discussions for a confederation started in Charlottetown, when the Maritime colonies proposed their own union. After a series of governments swinging back and forth, the [read on]

My Montreal: Ahuntsic-Cartierville & Other Quebec Curios

July 16, 2015 // 0 Comments

Belmont Park in 1948. Belmont Park, an amusement park now no longer in operation, was in the area which is now the Montreal borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville. Source: Fonds Conrad Poirier/BAnQ. Accession number: P48,S1,P16831

Quebec Curios explores the first in a series of Montreal’s boroughs and municipalities with Ahuntsic-Cartierville, home to one of the oldest settlements on the island.

Cartier’s Dream: The Old Dinosaur of Quebec Law & Other Quebec Curios

February 19, 2015 // 0 Comments

Sir George-Étienne Cartier (detail). Photograph by William Notman, date unknown. Photo courtesy Library and Archives Canada/PA-074102

Exploring George Étienne Cartier’s plan for the codification of Quebec laws. Part three of a supposedly part two of Quebec law.