A window on Sutton’s past

Héritage Sutton retraces, preserves, interprets and shares information that paints a vivid picture of Sutton and its inhabitants.

Attentive to voices from the past

Héritage Sutton’s oral history collection is a compendium of testimonials from older residents who helped to build the Sutton that we know today.

Give the gift of history

Are you keen to dig into Sutton’s past or the area surrounding it? Do you enjoy chatting with people who share your curiosity? Do you want to give a gift to someone who’s passionate about history or maybe just welcome a newcomer to Sutton?

If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then

A duty to share

A major part of our mission is spreading information about Sutton’s history and heritage.

Consult our impressive collections

Our archives contain thousands of photos and documents that relate to Sutton’s history and built heritage.

News

Catalog Fonds d’histoire orale

Another great success! Héritage Sutton has put online on its website and on that of Bibliothèque et archives nationales du Québes (BAnQ), which partly financed its production, the Répertoire du Fonds d’histoire orale, featuring more than 150 audio or video interviews recorded between 1977-2023. These testimonials from people, most of whom were born, lived and…

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Launch of a 40th history booklet

This fortieth issue coincides with the 40th anniversary of the Sutton Valley Weavers’ Guild, to which we dedicate two articles that bear witness to a remarkable evolution in practices and a dynamism that time has not eroded. Textile fiber processing was widely practiced in the homes of the first inhabitants of Sutton Township. At the…

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Sutton, Border Town

This virtual exhibition highlights the social, economic and cultural impacts of the proximity between Sutton and Vermont.

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