Tag Archives: McCord Museum

Notman Photographic Archives added to UNESCO Memory of the World International Register

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Gail Dever

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has inscribed the Notman Photographic Archives on the Memory of the World International Register. The register serves to safeguard and promote access to documentary heritage of global significance — archives that … Continue reading →

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McCord Museum makes 130,000 hi-res images royalty-free and downloadable, thanks to generous donations

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Gail Dever

To mark its 100th anniversary, the McCord Museum in Montreal yesterday announced a new open access platform with English and French descriptions of more than 140,000 objects, photographs, and archival documents from its collections. What is especially remarkable is the site also … Continue reading →

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Notman Photo Archives among three collections added to the Canada Memory of the World Register

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Gail Dever

Three new collections of unique, authentic and irreplaceable documents detailing significant portions of Canada’s history have been added to the Canada Memory of the World Register, as announced yesterday by the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, which manages listings to the Register. Created … 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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McCord Musem digitizing three centuries of Quebec family archives

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Gail Dever

To mark Montreal’s 375th anniversary, McCord Museum has created Our Amazing Families: Three Centuries of Quebec Documents and History, a project to highlight the economic, social, and family history of Quebec. Thanks to financial support from Sun Life Financial, McCord Museum will describe, digitize, … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — November 5, 2016

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Montreal Street Toponymy by Dianne Nolin on Genealogy: Beyond the BMD. Background on Canada’s Imperial War Service Gratuity by Steve Clifford on Doing Our Bit. New Books in the Genealogy Services … Continue reading →

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Notman exhibit — Portrait of an extraordinary visionary photographer

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Gail Dever

The first retrospective exhibit dedicated to William Notman, Notman, A Visionary Photographer, opens today at Montreal’s McCord Museum, and it will run until March 26, 2017. Notman was the most important Canadian photographer of the 19th century. He was an … Continue reading →

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Annie Young, the Notman doodler

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Gail Dever

The theme of this year’s Women’s History Month is #BecauseOfHer to recognize and appreciate the significant achievements and contributions of women who have helped shape Canada. Because of Annie Young, who is my first cousin three times removed, and two … Continue reading →

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McCord Museum offers summer walking tours of historic Montreal

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Gail Dever

McCord Museum is conducting two 90-minute walking tours in July and August in the heart of two emblematic downtown Montreal neighbourhoods, the Golden Square Mile and Milton Parc. The first of the twice-weekly July tours, The Prestigious Golden Square Mile, … Continue reading →

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150th anniversary of American civil war lectures at McCord Museum

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Gail Dever

Montreal’s McCord Museum will host two lectures to mark the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War as part of the series, Les Belles Soirées de l’Université de Montréal.The Civil War In a two-part series, on Monday, April 13, and … Continue reading →

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