Conferences, discussions, visits

Accompany historians on their journeys of discovery through the memories of our society, and learn more about them. Ask questions about our past in the light of the events and debates making the news today. Discover the challenging careers of those who have made history their passion.

Activities presented
under this theme

SATURDAY, MAY 13

4: 00 p.m. to 6: 00 p.m.

The WINGS collection: From the defense of a historic district to the rescue of heritage objects

PRESENTED BY: Institut du patrimoine de l'UQÀM

THEME : Making History

Citizen action in defense of the Wings collection.

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Open house at SGCF

PRESENTED BY: The Société généalogique canadienne-française

THEME : Making History

Explore the archives of the SGCF.

1: 30 p.m.

Indigenous Peoples: Facts and Fiction

PRESENTED BY: Château Ramezay, musée et site historique de Montréal

LOCATION : Château Ramezay – Historic Site and Museum of Montréal
THEME : Making History

Conference by Pierre Lepage, anthropologist and author of Aboriginal Peoples: Fact and Fiction.

2:00 p.m.

Matrilineal Genealogy

PRESENTED BY: La Maison Saint-Gabriel en collaboration avec la Société d’histoire des Filles du Roy.

LOCATION : Maison Saint-Gabriel, Museum and Historic Site
THEME : Making History

Matrilineal genealogy: to highlight the contribution of women.

SUNDAY, MAY 14

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Open house at SGCF

PRESENTED BY: The Société généalogique canadienne-française

THEME : Making History

Explore the archives of the SGCF.