- 2026-10-08During the inter-war period, Idola Saint-Jean emerged as a dominant figure in the struggle for women's suffrage and the reform…
- 2026-10-08From 1663 to 1673, some 800 “filles du roi” immigrated to New France for the purpose of marrying and starting…
- 2026-10-08A brilliant polemicist, journalist and politician, Joseph-Israël Tarte engaged in all the important political battles of his time. Under various…
- 2026-10-08Created by Elsie Reford between 1926 and 1958, these gardens are an inspired example of the English art of the…
- 2026-10-08Born in Rivière-Ouelle, Chapais became a prosperous merchant and influential politician based in Saint-Denis. He actively promoted the economic and…
- 2026-10-08On this site, Jeanne Mance founded the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, one of the oldest hospitals in the country. She arrived…
- 2026-10-08Owned by the Joly de Lotbinière family from 1846 to 1967, this estate is a remarkable example of a summer…
- 2026-10-08Thirty years Chief Justice of Lower Canada, Adviser to Governor Craig, Leader of the "Chateau Clique", Early advocate of Confederation,…
- 2026-10-08At the age of 27 Joseph Casavant abandoned a career as blacksmith in his native Saint-Hyacinthe to enter the classical…
- 2026-10-08Entrepreneur and industrialist, Joseph-Armand Bombardier invented the snowmobile which ended winter isolation in rural areas of Canada and around the…