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Index: Vintage Postcards of the Bas-St-Laurent

The Bas-St-Laurent includes several regions where my ancestors lived including the Kamouraska, Matapedia, Matane, Rimouski, Riviere-du-Loup and the Temiscouata.

Catholic Church at Amqui

Riviere-du-Loup

Ste-Flavie et le feu de 1948

In Camp On Lake Temiscouata, Quebec

Price Lumber Plant, Matane

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Early Image Of The Church Of Amqui

A Canadian Family Vintage Postcard Collection

 

Some Genealogical Notes:  Early Pioneers of Amqui

Source: Amqui – Cent Ans a raconter, 1889-1989 (ISBN 2-9801227-3-4)

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The first settler was the Native “Para“, who was there from 1839. He had built a cabin on the shores of Petit Lac. He cleared some land and might have also been an official steward of the land. Unfortunately, nothing more is known about this individual. Read more »

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