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Records Management Contract
The archives of Héritage Sutton are a precious asset that we cannot use to their full value because of delays in their treatment: description, classification, indexing, etc. We hope to make up for these delays by the end of the year with the help of specialists in document management. We are therefore in recruitment mode. If…
Read MoreHéritage Sutton launches a 37th History Sketchbook
Each new booklet is a promise of beautiful discoveries. Guy Paul introduces us to his uncle Rodolphe, a bonesetter, who “repaired” many people in Sutton. Direct descendants of Moses Westover, the Hurtubise brothers retrace the path of their ancestor as well as that of his brothers and nephews, established in Sutton since 1802. In fact,…
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 MoreHéritage Sutton launches a 36th History Sketchbook
In his article on patent remedies, Martin Gagnon shows how, until governments regulated practices, potions, elixirs, and ointments of all kinds with miraculous virtues circulated without constraint throughout the countryside. For his part, Serge Jothy strived to trace the physicians who practiced in Sutton over the last two hundred years. In addition, The Richford Attraction…
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…
Read MoreCall for volunteers !
If you like history and have a little time, join our team of volunteers for the pleasure of exchanging on genealogy, heritage, the great moments of local and regional history and to discover the testimonies of those who built Sutton. Send us an email at heritagesutton@gmail.com specifying your field of interest. Thank you for your interest.
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