Archival services share a common objective: provide wider accessibility to the exceptional heritage materials in their possession.
As part of their sustained efforts over the last decades to promote archives, the twenty or so members of the Group of Archivists of the Region of Montréal (GARM) have pooled their resources and joined the Web.
We are delighted to offer you, with the permission of Éditions du Boréal, the condensed version of the first edition of Brève histoire de Montréal, by the historian Paul-André Linteau, containing over 700 archival documents, as well as a quiz and educational resources.
We are grateful to the Department of Canadian Heritage, Library and Archives Canada, as well as the Canadian Council of Archives, for providing the financial assistance to properly carry out this project.
We sincerely hope that all Montrealers will take full advantage of the precious archives at their disposal. Meanwhile, archivists will continue to promote individual and collective memory, essential for understanding the past and defining the future. That is how societies develop.
Denys Chouinard
President, GARM
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Introduction
Heart of an Empire
1699-1763
British Commercial Takeover
1800-1850
North-American City
1914-1929
Québec's Metropolis
1960-1992
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Hochelaga
1500-1642
Small French Town
1665-1760
Industrial City
1850-1896
Depression and War
1930-1945
Conclusion |
Ville-Marie
1642-1665
Conquered City
1760-1800
Canada's Metropolis 1896-1914
Modern City
1945-1960
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