Histoire & Patrimoine
Mary’s Pistol
Mary’s pistol is a fine example of a mid-19th-century woman’s firearm. It also represents the greater story about a devastating famine, the damaging political policies that came with it, and an extraordinary journey in one woman’s life.
St. James the Apostle
The present St. James the Apostle church was completed in 1878, and is reminiscent of many church buildings found across rural England.
Cahier d’histoire no 43
Le dernier Cahier d’histoire no 43 d’Héritage Sutton propose quatre articles, deux en anglais et deux en français.
Behind Barbed Wire
In the Missisquoi Museum’s collection is an artefact painted by a German Prisoner of War (POW) who was incarcerated in Farnham, Quebec.
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.
