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 39th history booklet

Héritage Sutton has published its 39th history booklet. This issue offers a ‘walk’ through the village core, showing how it was rebuilt after the great fire of April 1898.  It tells the story of the pioneer Shepard family, and that of the Godue family, who were at the heart of Sutton’s development. Also on 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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A 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…

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A 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…

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The 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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Call 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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New membership conditions

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The Heritage Sutton Board of Directors has modified the membership rules to ease the tasks of the volunteers who manage the organization and to facilitate the distribution of the History Sketchbooks.

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