Histoire & Patrimoine
Setting the world on fire
Human combustion stories became a fashionable topic in the 19th century after grisly cases were reported in papers and scholarly journals.
Avez-vous l’heure ?
On l’oublie, pourtant elle est toujours là, précise. Connaissez-vous l’histoire de l’horloge sur la façade de l’hôtel de ville?
Archaic Missisquoi
According to archaeologists, this stone bowl represents the first people who lived in this region between the Late Archaic and Early Woodland eras.
Life Cut Short
Some gravestones stand out as a reminder of the perils our earliest settlers faced. Accidental deaths were frequent.
L’origine du nom Missisquoi
Missisquoi, plus qu’un nom de lieu, c’est la mémoire d’une mouvance et d’un mode de vie millénaire aujourd’hui disparu.
La glace, un bien essentiel
L’étang que l’on appelle aujourd’hui le lac Larivière dans le domaine Gagné à Sutton a été créé d’assurer un approvisionnement en glace.
Mrs. Brunner’s Work
The work of women in settlement history matters as the sensibilities and experiences of men give only half of the story.
No Final Rest
It is hard to believe that body-snatching was once a thing and that these body-snatching stories happened in small villages like Dunham.
