Moving Day in Quebec!
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I did it, I finally did it. I am now master of my own domain.
You will discover below that we packed up all the blog posts from the old website and moved them here.
At this new address, I will continue to provide daily posts about genealogy news and issues — all from a Montréal point de vue. Remember to bookmark this new address. And how about joining us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/267887183374875 where we share lots of genealogy info?
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Why move to new digs? Last week, I bought my own domain name for this blog — same name, but shorter email address. With this new domain name I have greater control and portability, enabling me to easily move it to a new platform if desired. I also like the shorter address without WordPress in it, making it easier for people to remember and find the blog. I am still using the WordPress template, but this blog is no longer hosted by WordPress.
Why move today? I decided to move today because July 1 is Moving Day in Quebec. Very à propos, eh?
Moving Day in Quebec
In Quebec, July 1 is traditionally Moving Day (Fête du déménagement or journée nationale du déménagement) — the day when renters who wish to vacate their current logement do so. This activity dates from the time when the province used to mandate fixed terms for leases of rental properties.
According to Wikipedia, the Moving Day tradition began as a humanitarian measure of the French colonial government of New France that forbade seigneurs, the semi-feudal landlords of the seigneuries, from evicting their tenant farmers before the winter snows had melted. This later evolved into a requirement that urban leases begin on May 1
In 1973, the Quebec government decided it would be better to hold Moving Day on July 1 so that children could finish their school year in the same school. It also allows people to move on Canada Day, a statutory holiday, to avoid using a vacation day.
Happy Canada Day! Bonne fête du Canada!
Congratulations! on such a smooth move!
Thanks! Hard to move on such a hot, humid day… but I managed. 😉
Congrats Gail on your move. How exciting to have your own “pied de terre” out there in the World Wide Web!
Thanks! It is nice that the move is finally over.
Hi Gail, I subscribe to your blog and it’s wonderful. Also came across some info you posted re the Frampton Reunion 2015. It is possible for you to post about our reunion? We, the Carbray family, are holding our own reunion in Quebec City either a few days before or after the Frampton one as nearly all of us are going to the Frampton one too. (One of our Carbray ancestors, Patrick, married a Mary Sinjohn – from whom most of us descend from, and the Sinjohns were Frampton pioneers.) So, since most of us, all of us actually, are coming from a distance, it made sense to piggyback on the Frampton reunion. Plus, we looking for more Carbray descendants…in Quebec City and Montreal. If you agree, I can send you the details once we get everything organized. Many thanks
Sounds interesting. Send me the details at genealogyalacarte@hotmail.com.