Tag Archives: Quebec City

This week’s crème de la crème — July 9, 2016

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs But I KNOW My Great Grandma’s Name! So Why Am I Stuck? by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive Tree Genealogy. 10 Ways to Avoid Common Genealogy Mistakes by Eileen A. Souza … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — June 25, 2016

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs From Carlow and Wexford to Canada, 1817 and 1818 by Joe Buggy on Townland of Origin. Immigrants proceeding to Upper Canada via New York 1817-1819 by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on Olive … Continue reading →

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New book about history of Quebec City’s Morrin Centre

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Gail Dever

What do a jail, college, and literary society have in common? They are all part of the history of a remarkable building in the centre of Quebec City and the subject of a book that will be launched next week. … Continue reading →

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Plains of Abraham Trail inaugurated

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Gail Dever

Yesterday, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, minister of Canadian Heritage, the mayor of Quebec City, Régis Labeaume, and The National Battlefields Commission chair, Margaret F. Delisle, inaugurated the Plains of Abraham Trail. The trail, covering more than one kilometre, is set … Continue reading →

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Remains of 204 people re-buried in Quebec City after extensive research

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Gail Dever

Earlier this month, a special ceremony took place at Mount Hermon Cemetery in Quebec City when 80 small caskets were buried. The caskets contained the remains of 204 unknown people, likely British immigrants or first-generation Canadians, who died between 1772 … Continue reading →

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Quebec City’s rue du Petit-Champlain — Yesterday and today

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Gail Dever

Last year, Quebec City’s rue du Petit-Champlain was ranked number one among the top 20 streets to visit in Canada. If you’ve ever visited Quebec City, you know the street. It’s the one at the bottom of the breakneck steps. … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — September 19, 2015

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Anglican Churches of Quebec City and Surrounding Area by Jacques Gagné on Genealogy Ensemble. Superstar Rockstar Genealogists 2015 and Rockstar Genealogists 2015: Silver and Bronze Awards by John D. Reid on … Continue reading →

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Largest cemetery in Quebec City attacked by vandals

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Gail Dever

According to several reports, about 200 headstones and monuments were knocked over by vandals in Quebec City’s largest cemetery, Cimetière Saint-Charles, Wednesday night, June 3. In some cases,  headstones were broken. The vandalism took place in the section of the … Continue reading →

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Some of my favourite places to visit in Quebec City — on Pinterest

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Gail Dever

Planning a trip to Quebec City this summer? Take a look at some of my favourite places to visit on my Pinterest board, Genealogy — Visiting Quebec City.

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History of medicine in New France and under British rule — for tourists

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Gail Dever

A new book about doctors, healers, caregivers, and gravediggers in 17th, 18th, and 19th-century Quebec City offers tourists a unique way to visit the cities. Historian and author Marie-Ève Ouellet’s book, Docteurs, guérisseurs et fossoyeurs, la médecine à Québec du … Continue reading →

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