THE SETTLERS STORY

Jacques Archambault’s family and the Natives in 1646-1700 in Nouvelle-France

At our annual general meeting in Repentigny on June 11, 2023, Richard Archambault, our former President, gave us an interesting...

The flood of Ville-Marie of 1642 In the month of December 1642, all at once the Saint-Laurent River had overflowed,...

Departure from France La Rochelle had been the hub of commerce between Nouvelle France and the Metropolis for many long...

About 350 years ago, The Great Recruit of 1653 Recruitment of Pioneers Nine years after its foundation, Ville-Marie still lives...

Front page of a pamphlet who is said to have been written by Charles Chiniquy and published by him under...

Under the French regime, the parishes were obliged to attend at least eighty masses a year. They certainly deserved a...

Archives nationales du Québec à Montréal, registry of Notary Raphaël Lambert Closse, CN601-592. For the entire duration of the French...

During the 17th & 18th Century, people would rarely move, except at times for weddings, or the death of someone...

For thirty-five years, there was only one parish on the Island of Montréal. Services were held first in the fort,...

It is known that in 1663, there was a great earthquake that brought fear to the colony. Here are a...