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Genealogy, Family History & Vintage Postcards

History of Montreal Harbour – Cold Storage Plant (1922)

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Montreal`s Cold Storage Plant was inaugurated in 1922. Read more »

January 11, 2012 Posted by | . | , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Canadian Family Postcards Featured In The Eastern Door!

Here’s a big thank you to journalist Brittany LeBorgne for featuring the Canadian Family Vintage Postcard Collection in a half page spread this week in Kahnawake’s Eastern Door. Let’s hope LeBorgne’s article inspires still more family historians to hunt through their closets and attics for those little paper treasures!

Nia:wen!


Related Posts:

Index: Kahnawa:ke & the Iroquois | QC/ON

March 6, 2011 Posted by | . | , , | Leave a Comment

Index: Vintage Postcards of Gaspesie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine

Traditional Rural Life of the Gaspesie

Gaspesian Haymakers

Series: The Outdoor Bread Ovens of Quebec (1/7) | Introduction

Series: Outdoor Bread Ovens Of Quebec (2/7) | The Old Oven, Murray Bay, Quebec

Series: Outdoor Bread Ovens Of Quebec (3/7) | Open Air Bake Oven, Gaspe Read more »

January 30, 2011 Posted by | . | , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Index: Vintage Postcards Of The City Of Montreal

Montreal Buildings

Entertainment (including leisure, museums & special attractions)

M.A.A.A. (Montreal Amateur Athletic Association) Club House – Peel Street

New Midgets Palace (Pt.1/3) | Count and Countess Nicol of Montreal

Seville Theatre (pre-1919)

Winter Carnival, The Ice Palace, 1880s

Government buildings (health, education, legal)

Courthouse – Montreal

Hospital – Royal Victoria Hospital

University – Mc Gill

Royal Victoria College (Mc Gill Women’s University)  newly indexed

L’Universite de Montreal – An Aerial View  newly indexed

Hotels and train stations

Ritz-Carlton

Viger Hotel & Train Station

Windsor Station

Restaurants

Astor Restaurant, Bar And Cocktail Lounge

Cordner’s Cafeteria – A Real Good Place To Eat!

Dunn’s Delicatessen | Famous Smoked Meat And Strawberry Cheese Cake

Kon Tiki Restaurant

Traymore Restaurant, Montreal, Ste-Catherine St.

Retailers

T. Eaton Company on Ste-Catherine St.

Pharmacie Montreal – Introduction

Pharmacie – Montreal – Pharmacy (2/3)

Pharmacists At Work – Montreal Pharmacy (3/3)

Other

Chateau de Ramezay

La Presse Building

Montreal Churches

Notre Dame Church with horse-drawn carriages

St-James Cathedral (now known as Mary, Queen of the World)

St.Joseph’s Oratory (Oratoire) – The Crypt, Montreal

St. Joseph’s Oratory (Oratoire) – The Front Gate

St.Joseph’s Oratory (Oratoire) – An Artist’s Rendering

Montreal Parks

Dominion Park Fairground – ca. 1907

Dominion Park, Montreal (1907) View of Roller Coaster

Fletcher’s Field (now Parc Jeanne Mance) | Military Review (1914?)

Mount Royal Park Lookout (Observatoire de Mont-Royal)

Mount Royal Park – Tobogganing

Vive Le Vent! – Tobogganing (prob. Mount Royal Park)

Mount Royal Park, 1910 | Pastoral Scene With Children

Mount Royal Park Lookout (Observatoire de Mont-Royal)

The Tornado Miniature Train On Mt. Royal Lookout | (ca.1970)

The Mount Royal Cross – Night View, Montreal

Montreal’s Mount Royal Elevator | Postmarked 1913


Montreal Squares and Places

Dominion Square | Montreal In The Time Of Tramways

Victoria Square, Montreal | Early 20th century (?) scene with horse-drawn carriages

Place Viger At The Turn Of The 20th Century | Montreal Tramways

Place Viger Hotel and Canadian Pacific Railway Station

Montreal Streets

Montreal Ice Shove on Commissioner St.

Scenes of St-Catherine Street (1/10) Montreal, Quebec

Scenes of St-Catherine Street (2/10) Montreal, Quebec

Scenes of St-Catherine Street (3/10) Montreal, Quebec

Scenes of St-Catherine Street (4/10) Montreal, Quebec

Neon Signs / Modern Times on Montreal’s St-Catherine Street

Harry Houdini, St-Catherine St. & The Prince Theatre

Montreal Trams on St-Catherine St. facing  “The Main”

St-Jacques/St.James Street | Montreal In The Time Of Tramways

Montreal’s Skyline

The British Red Ensign Flys Over Montreal

Montreal on the water

Montreal from St. Helen’s Island  – View of Shipping

Bridges To Montreal Island (1): Honore Mercier Bridge, Quebec

Bridges To Montreal Island (2): Jacques Cartier Bridge

Bridges To Montreal Island (3): Victoria Jubilee Bridge, Montreal, Quebec

Bridges To Montreal Island (4): Victoria Jubilee Bridge, 1905

Bridges To Montreal Island (5): The Irish And The Queen Victoria Bridge

C.P.R. Railroad bridge – Lachine to Kahnawake

Montreal Harbour | Montreal’s Floating Dry Dock, Duke of Connaught

Montreal Harbour | Grain Elevator (Steamer discharging)

Montreal Harbour | Grain Elevator, Montreal Harbor

Montreal Harbour | Montreal’s Ocean Harbour

Montreal from St. Helen’s Island  – View of Shipping

Happy 5oth Birthday – St-Lawrence Seaway!

Allan Line Wharf In The Early 20th century  New

Index: Vintage Postcards of Quebec

January 29, 2011 Posted by | . | , , , | Leave a Comment

Call For Submissions: Festival of Postcards (9th Ed.) – Locomotion

An online showcase of the best postcards in the blogosphere!Ed. Evelyn Yvonne Theriault

It’s Festival Time Again!

The next edition of A Festival of Postcards is dedicated to LOCOMOTION, so this is your chance to pull out all those postcards depicting travel on land, water or air.

Or – feel free to interpret the theme as creatively as you wish (e.g. the Light issue included light-hearted and light-of-my-life) cards.

Altered mail art or original mail art that incorporates, or is inspired by postcards,  is also most welcome.

How To Enter (Deadline: August 20th, 2010)

1. Go to A Festival of Postcards Official Form, hit the SUBMIT button at the top of the page and fill in the form! Read more »

July 18, 2010 Posted by | . | , , | 13 Comments

Vintage Postcard: Quebec City Aerial View

This is a mid twentieth century view of Quebec City, including the parliament buildings (Parlement Nationale), the port and the St-Lawrence River. Quebec City was the center of New France (La Nouvelle France) and is now the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec.

Quebec City Good

Aerial View of Quebec City looking North East, P.Q. – No. 58

Related Posts:

Vintage Postcards of Quebec

Further Reading:

Quebec City: 400 Years of History at CBC Digital Archives

October 25, 2009 Posted by | . | , , , | Leave a Comment

Vintage Postcard: Sherbrooke, Quebec. Magog river and bridge (pre-1907)

This is a historic image of the Magog River and Bridge in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The Magog is one of two rivers that intersect in Sherbrooke with the other being the St-Francois. Sherbrooke was settled at the end of the 18th century by United Empire Loyalists. The Loyalists were Americans who were loyal to the British Crown and therefore moved to Canada after the American War of Independance. It is at the heart of the traditional region called the Eastern Townships and the modern administrative region called l’Estrie.

Magog 1907

Sherbrooke Quebec, Magog River 7 Bridge. Vintage postcard. A Canadian Family

 

This is an enlarged detail from John Rapkin’s ca. 1850 map of East Canada and New Brunswick. You can view the complete original online at Mcgill University’s La Collection W.H. Pugsley de Cartes Anciennes du Canada. You can see Sherbrooke to the left between Brompton and Orford. Read more »

October 17, 2009 Posted by | . | , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Historic Image: Near Murray Bay (La Malbaie, Charlevoix)

This is an early twentieth century b/w vintage postcard of a farm near Murray Bay, Quebec on the Lower St-Lawrence River. Murray Bay is located in Charlevoix-Est (Capitale-nationale).

Murray Bay

Murray Bay is now called La Malbaie.

Murray Bay Detail

 

Surnames of the La Malbaie Region

Asselin – Bergeron – Bilodeau – Bouchard – Bouliane – Brisson – Cauchon – Chaperon

Charrette – Couturier – Dalaire – Dassylva – Dechene – Demeule – Desbiens – Desjardin – Dufour – Frenette Read more »

October 4, 2009 Posted by | . | , , | Leave a Comment

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