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Category: Funerary and Commemorative

Parc du Souvenir

Parc du Souvenir

Parc du Souvenir is located in front of City Hall, on Verdun Street, between Willibrord Street and 1st Avenue. Initially known as Willibrord Park and then Monument Park, […]
Inauguration of the Victory Memorial

Inauguration of the Victory Memorial

This image presents the October 5th, 1924 program for the unveiling of the cenotaph erected in honour of the soldiers who died during the First World War. Transcription […]
A Gathering Place

A Gathering Place

In 1929, the Great War Memorial Hall became a gathering place for the members of Branch 4 Verdun of the Canadian Legion. The idea of building a hall, […]
A High-flying Fundraising Campaign

A High-flying Fundraising Campaign

This photograph was taken on October 20, 1943, at Parc du Monument, today’s Parc des Madelinots, at the intersection of Wellington Street and LaSalle Boulevard. Flags and a […]