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Launch of Montreal walking tour app delayed

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Gail Dever

Apparently, last Thursday’s post about the launch of a new 60-stop Montreal walking tour app was premature. When I could not find the app, I sent an email to Montréal en Histoires, as did others, and received a very quick … Continue reading →

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Free app takes you on walking tour of Old Montreal

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Gail Dever

As of last Thursday, Montrealers and tourists can take a free self-guided historical walking tour of Old Montreal by downloading a free mobile app for smartphones and tablets. Using the 60-stop Montréal en Histoires walking tour app, you can choose … Continue reading →

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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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Montreal’s history to be projected onto city walls, and on your smartphone

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Gail Dever

The history of Montreal will soon come to life, projected in grand moving videos on the sides of buildings and trees or via historical vignettes available on smartphones and tablets throughout Old Montreal and the Old Port. According to the … Continue reading →

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