At the beginning of the French and Indian War (1754-1763) fought between the colonies of British North America and the French colony of New France, both British and French forces enlisted the support of their respective First Nations allies. The French colonists supplemented their troops with Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, Algonquin, Ojibwa and
Although Montreal is a city with endless possibilities, I'm going to give you the top 10 things that you have to see if you get the opportunity to visit!Musée des Beaux-Arts - Though there are many museums to see in the city, if culture and history is what you are looking
General James Wolfe, the leader of the English forces in the conquest of Canada, died on the Plains of Abraham at Quebec.Wounded by musket shots he expired at the moment of victory over the French. After the battle on 13 September 1759, his corpse was removed from the battlefield, embalmed and
Alexis Bidagan dit St. Martin was born on April 18, 1794 at Berthier, just north of Montreal. He used the surname St. Martin all his life, but his formal surname was Bidagan. His first name is pronounced without the silent s: Alexi.In 1822 Alexis St Martin was working as a
Given what is the state of our union today, there is a certain sense of irony in the fact that the most patriotic song in Canada, the National Anthem - O Canada, was written by a French Quebecer, who served as an officer in the Union Army during the American
Joseph Albert Guay was born in Quebec in 1917. The youngest of 5 children, young Joseph was spoiled and always expected to get his way. As a young man, he sold watches and jewelry on commission. He seemed to be a natural, but very persistent, salesperson. When World War II broke
Ever wonder where the ink on US Currency came from? The green ink that has been used since 1862 to print United States greenback banknotes was invented in 1857. Thomas Sterry Hunt, while he was a professor at McGill University in Montréal developed the ink. Hunt was the staff analytical
Very often in Canada, we ignore our heroes. Such is the case of Adam Dollard, Sieur des Ormeaux and a Huron Chief named Anahotaha Dollard. He was a 25 year old professional soldier from France. He was posted to the colony of New France in 1657.By 1660, New France was
Contrary to popular belief, slavery is a very real part of our Canadian history.In 1628, the first black person known to have lived in Canada was a native of Madagascar. He was bought at the age of 7 by the British Commander David Kirke during his invasion of New France
In 1907 Quebec was building the biggest cantilever bridge in the world. Little did they know that on August 29 that they would also experience one of the largest bridge collapses in history. The bridge across the St. Lawrence River, six-mile above Quebec City, was the brainchild of the Quebec
