Category Archives: Montreal

Author of ‘An Irish Heart’ about the Irish immigrants in Montreal’s Griffintown neighourhood has passed away

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Gail Dever

Sharon Doyle Driedger, the best-selling author of An Irish Heart — How a Small Immigrant Community Shaped Canada, passed away on May 25 in Toronto. An Irish Heart tells the story of the thousands of impoverished Irish immigrants who settled … Continue reading →

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Montreal’s archives moves back to city hall after six years

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Gail Dever

The Archives de Montréal will return this summer to city hall, and on-site research visits will return soon after. In 2018, Montreal’s archives had to be moved to a temporary location on rue Saint-Denis because city hall and the archives’ vaults … Continue reading →

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Findmypast Friday — McGill University WWI honour roll, Pennsylvania births and baptisms

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Gail Dever

Findmypast has again expanded its global offering. Records for First World War Canada and 17th century Pennsylvania have been added to the genealogy website.  Canada, McGill University Honour Roll, 1914-1918 This new collection includes graduates of McGill University who served in … Continue reading →

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Analysis of Montreal Irish Famine victims’ bones gives insight into their health issues — and they’re looking for descendants

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Gail Dever

After analyzing bones found during work on a light-rail station in Montreal, an archaeological lab has revealed new details about the lives of Irish migrants who died there in 1847. The 2019 archeological dig in Pointe-Sainte-Charles — where the Irish fleeing … Continue reading →

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New Montreal Holocaust Museum to be built

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Gail Dever

The Montreal Holocaust Museum announced Monday the construction of a new museum that will open in 2025 on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, which is in the heart of what was once the city’s vibrant Jewish neighbourhood. Construction will begin on the $80-million … Continue reading →

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Memorial site for Montreal’s Irish Famine immigrants may soon be realized

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Gail Dever

During her re-election campaign, Montreal incumbent mayor Valérie Plante pledged to create a new memorial site for the Irish Famine immigrants who died on the city’s waterfront in the 19th century. For years, the city’s Irish community has tried to … Continue reading →

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Bibliography on the Scots in Montreal and Quebec

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Gail Dever

During Dr. Gillian Leitch’s webinar on the Scots in Montreal and Quebec to the Québec Genealogical eSociety last Thursday, she said she had created a page on her blog, Gilliandr’s Blog, with a bibliography and links to online resources. You’ll … Continue reading →

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Manitoba church records, 1800-1959, now searchable on FamilySearch

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Gail Dever

FamilySearch indicated yesterday it has updated the collection, Manitoba Church Records, 1800-1959, to its website, and it is now searchable. There are more than 6,500 images to search by name or browse. The collection includes baptisms, marriages, deaths and other … Continue reading →

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Quebec Archives digitizes historic Montreal postcard collection

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Gail Dever

A retired librarian in Pennsylvania, who has collected and donated more than 800,000 postcards, said, “Postcards were mostly a communication tool used by the middle class.” Donald Brown went a step further to suggest these often colourful forms of short … Continue reading →

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1741 Montreal census now available on PRDH

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Gail Dever

The Drouin Institute has added the 1741 Montreal city census to PRDH, which is one of the top Quebec websites for genealogists. Every individual listed in the 1741 census has been identified and linked to their PRDH individual file. From … Continue reading →

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