Anyone looking out for his ancestors having lived in the city of Montréal during the second half of the twentieth century cannot ignore the great resource that is the Lovell Directory (available online on the BANQ Website). This valuable research device helps us knowing people’s whereabouts between censuses. Continue reading
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From the Archives: Petit Manuel des associés de l’Union de prières et de La Bonne Mort (1873)
Was one of your ancestors a member of the Union de prières et de La Bonne Mort [Union of prayers and of the “good death”]?
Founded in 1851 in Montreal, this association’s objective was to prepare their members for the after-life and help them save their soul. In 1873, it has no less than 50,000 members. Continue reading