Category Archives: Montreal

Interfaith gathering at Montreal’s Irish monument

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Gail Dever

Thousands of Irish people fleeing the Great Famine of 1847 settled in Montreal. It is estimated that 6,000 of them lost their lives on the shores of the St. Lawrence River during the voyage, and are buried in a cemetery located in … Continue reading →

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Montreal’s McCord Museum to double in size

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Gail Dever

The McCord Stewart Museum, with Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, yesterday announced its planned new social history museum will double in size and remain on Sherbrooke Street in the heart of downtown Montreal. The new building will house three recently merged museums … Continue reading →

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Irish Famine memorial park to be built in Montreal

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Gail Dever

It has taken 172 years, several generations, and a lot of lobbying and hard work from the Montreal Irish Memorial Park Foundation, and now it appears the city will have an Irish Famine memorial park to honour the memory of … Continue reading →

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Archives de Montréal in process of moving to temporary location

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Gail Dever

The Montreal newspaper Le Devoir ran an article last week about the Archives de Montréal’s move to a new location, where they will stay for three years while city hall undergoes extensive renovations that could cost upwards of $140 million. … Continue reading →

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Archives on the move in Saskatoon and Montreal

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Gail Dever

Major changes are in the immediate future for the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan’s archival centre in Saskatoon and Montreal’s municipal archives. The Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan will close its Saskatoon centre to the public December 21. They are in the process … Continue reading →

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St. Andrew’s Society of Montreal wants documents, photos, memorabilia for its archives

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Gail Dever

If you own anything, such as documents, certificates, or photos, that may interest the St. Andrew’s Society of Montreal, historian and genealogist Gillian Leitch, who is responsible for the organization’s archives, would like to hear from you at info@standrews.qc.ca. In her … Continue reading →

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Book about Montreal’s Irish neighbourhood, Griffintown, wins Canadian Historical Assocation prize

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Gail Dever

The Canadian Historical Association (CHA) announced yesterday in Regina that a book about the recent history of an Irish neighbourhood in Montreal was among the winners of one of its annual CHA Prizes. The Clio Prize for Quebec for the … Continue reading →

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Montreal and Dublin mayors to join walk to Irish memorial stone

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Gail Dever

Mayor of Montreal Valérie Plante and Mayor of Dublin Mícheál Mac Donnchahas will take part in today’s 153rd Annual Walk to the Stone to walk from St. Gabriel’s Church to the Irish Commemorative Stone, known as the Black Rock. The … Continue reading →

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Improved search feature on Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery website

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Gail Dever

North America’s third-largest cemetery and Canada’s largest, Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery in Montreal, launched a new search app that makes it easy to locate burial sites and learn about the deceased. Almost one million people are buried in this cemetery on top … Continue reading →

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New book — Montreal: The History of a North American City

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Gail Dever

A new two-volume set of books on the history of Montreal, from Indigenous life before contact with Europeans to its present-day bilingual and multicultural urban region, could make a good addition to a genealogist’s home library. The books are a … Continue reading →

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