QCT Mystery Photo of the Week Contest
Quebec City is full of picturesque and noteworthy vistas and scenes. The QCT Mystery Photo Contest offers readers opportunities to appreciate the city from some well-known and less familiar angles. …
K9 Dog Rescuers
This week, thousands of people in Quebec will be moving. Some of them will decide that Fido or Minou won’t be moving with them. Animals are abandoned for many reasons; …
QCT Mystery Photo of the Week Contest
Bethann G. Merkle and Shirley NadeauQuebec City is full of picturesque and noteworthy vistas and scenes. The QCT Mystery Photo Contest offers readers opportunities to appreciate the city from some …
News Digest for June 20, 2012
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Memorials and Things of Fame
1862 The Morning Chronicle Our fellow-citizens of French Canadian origin will celebrate their national festival today with the usual pomp. The several sections of the St. Jean Baptiste Society, the …
Launch of Space Quest for Kids
The eighth edition of the Space Quest for Kids, was launched on Thursday, June 14, in the Morrin Centre library, aka the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec (LHSQ). During …
Stoneham and Tewkesbury to pay homage to Scottish pioneers
On Monday, June 25, the members of the Historical Society of Stoneham and Tewkesbury, presided by Gaétane St-Laurent, along with the Tartan Guard and bagpipers of the Quebec City 78th …
A look back at the War of 1812
Early in the 19th century, most of Europe was preoccupied with the Napoleonic Wars. A by-product of those wars was the War of 1812, often called “the forgotten war.” The …
Getting your Irish Up: The influence of Irish on the English language
Getting your Irish Up: The influence of Irish on the English Language was the title of the final conference of the season held by Irish Heritage Quebec at McMahon Hall …
War of 1812: a Quebecer fired the first shot
Probably the least-known hero of the War of 1812 is a naval officer from Quebec City named Charles Frederick Rolette. As a lieutenant in the Provincial Marine, the Canadian naval …