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Alphonse Mérineau, his daughter Georgette and son Alfred

Alphonse Mérineau, his daughter Georgette and son Alfred

Alphonse Mérineau, his daughter Georgette, born in 1921, and his son Alfred on the porch of their home on Du Pressoir Street, May 15, 1925.
Life on the Island

Life on the Island

Standing on Île-de-la-Visitation Street, historian and cultural animator Stéphane Tessier (ST) remembers his beginnings at Cité historia and how, over several encounters, he got to know the descendants […]
Sault-au-Récollet and Des Prairies River hydroelectric power plant in 1963

Sault-au-Récollet and Des Prairies River hydroelectric power plant in 1963

Aerial view of Sault-au-Récollet and the Des Prairies River hydroelectric power plant, July 7, 1963.
The Sault’s roads

The Sault’s roads

After scenes showing the heart of the Sault-au-Récollet village, the Church of the Visitation, and the Gouin Boulevard East, historian and cultural animator Stéphane Tessier (ST) speaks to […]
La Visitation Island and the Des Prairies River hydroelectric power plant in 1947

La Visitation Island and the Des Prairies River hydroelectric power plant in 1947

Aerial view of La Visitation Island and the Des Prairies River hydroelectric power plant in 1947. The mills are on the left, between the islands of Montreal and La Visitation. The […]
Paschal Persillier dit Lachapelle Sr., and the house of his son Pascal

Paschal Persillier dit Lachapelle Sr., and the house of his son Pascal

Several members of the Persillier dit Lachapelle family have contributed to the development of the northern part of the Island of Montreal. And so, Pascal Persillier dit Lachapelle […]
The Nouvelle-Lorette mission overlaid on the built environment of Sault-au-Récollet today

The Nouvelle-Lorette mission overlaid on the built environment of Sault-au-Récollet today

The Nouvelle-Lorette mission overlaid on the built environment of Sault-au-Récollet today. This representation shows the most likely location of the First Peoples’ village according to archaeologists. It is […]