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Héritage Sutton publishes History Sketchbook 42
This booklet proposes a walk along Old Notch Road, which, before the opening of Scenic Road, joined the Glen Sutton/Missisquoi Valley side of the Sutton Mountains massif. Nothing remains of the dozen or so farms that were built along the way. Over the past 40 years, the number of residents has almost tripled, bearing witness…
Read MoreCatalog 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…
Read MoreA special issue of History Sketchbooks on the former dairy of Sutton
Héritage Sutton publishes a special issue dedicated to the history of the old dairy and to Sutton’s rich agricultural past. A history in two parts. The first one covers the period from 1894 to 1945, during which local investors were in charge; the second part relates the period from 1945 to 1980, when the Boulanger…
Read MoreA new virtual file : “A century of educational service”
Heritage Sutton has traced the history of Sutton Academy and Ave Maria School, which successively occupied the building now known as the John-Sleeth Community Centre between 1886 and 1986. This file gathers archival documents, photos and oral testimonies of people who attended these schools it can be consulted online at heritagesutton.ca/en/our-publications/virtual-files. This project was made…
Read MoreThe John-Sleeth Centre: State of play
It is not only today that the population of Sutton, and more specifically the cultural community, is questioning the need for a cultural and community center worthy of the name. The reflection was particularly intense between 2008 and 2012 and led to the filing of several reports that were probably kept in the City archives…
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