The Cree cultural traditions and the influence of the Scottish fur traders of the Hudson’s Bay Company
photo by Niels Jensen
Speaker: Louise Abbott
When : Thursday October 20, 2011, from 19:30 to 21:00
Where: In the Media Room of the Beaconsfield Library,
303 Beaconsfield Boulevard, Beaconsfield, H9W 4A7
The trilingual book by Louise Abbott, “Eeyou Istchee – Land of the Cree - Terre des Cris” will be on sale that evening.
Lecture in English followed by a bilingual question period.
Everyone welcome. Admission free.
“The Scots influence on the Province of Québec”
Lecturer: Ray Baillie, author of “Scottish Imprint in Quebec”
In 2011, the selected theme for our lectures is "Scots in Beaconsfield" in order to present a more in depth study of this subject with several guest speakers.
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May 17th, 2007 Julie Boivin and Jennifer Ouellet, "Heritage Homes"; Herb Linder Annex
Julie Boivin, architect, Bureau du patrimoine et de la toponymie, Ville de Monreal, introduced the Maisons rurales / Farm Houses project on the island of Montreal. Jennifer Ouellet, completing her M.A. in heritage conservation, made a PowerPoint presentation in French on "Les anciennes maisons de ferme de l’île de Montréal et de l’île Bizard". Also will be the launch of the new edition of our Walking Tour of Beaconsfield booklet.2005-06
November 16, 2006 Mrs Evelyn McOuat (Bremner) speaking about Douglas Bremner, her father: important figure of our city, artist, musician, philanthropist and member of the Order of Canada
Mme Françoise Duguay, will report on her continuing excavations of the mission to the parish of Saint-Louis-du-Haut-de l’Isle, now known as Pointe Caron in Baie d’Urfé, as well as her views on the prospects for future archaeological discoveries on Montreal Island.
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