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Talks
A summary of the physical and human geography of Mile End in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries Sunday 23 April 2023, 2 pm There are a few fragmentary indications of First Nations presence. We have a good idea of the geology of the plateau on the east side of […]
Talk: Mile End Before Urbanization – streams and roads, tanneries and ...
Our bodies, our choices, our rights The Montreal Women’s Health Centre (in French) Sunday March 5, 2023, 2 p.m. The result of a long battle and decades of mobilization, the fight for free access to abortion and contraception remains one of the most important struggles of the feminist movement. This […]
Talk: The Montreal Women’s Health Centre
Guilbault’s Zoo and Gardens: “The largest, most novel and most varied exhibition in the world!” Talk by Bernard Vallée Sunday 12 February at 2 pm Recent road work on Pine Avenue uncovered archaeological remains of a once-famous zoo. Come hear Bernard Vallée, well-known housing activist and defender of the Plateau’s […]
Talk: Guilbault’s Zoo and Gardens
Le long chemin aux urnes : la lutte pour le droit des femmes au Québec Talk by Melanie Leavitt, Sunday 11 December On the occasion of the centenary of the women’s march to the Quebec Parliament for voting rights, we will examine the history of the women who waged a […]
Talk : Le long chemin aux urnes
Le Châtelet, a century of history: from mansion to housing co-op Sunday November 27, 2:00 p.m. On Park Avenue, just north of Fairmount, there is a rare example still standing of a Belle Époque mansion – from the time when the avenue was a prestigious residential address. The house and […]
Talk: Le Châtelet
Mile End Memories is reviving the old Mile End railway station, demolished in 1970, with a video made using 3D computer models of the lost buildings. Full version (16 min) showing the evolution of the site through time, from 1876 to today. Short version (4 min) Presentation of the […]
Mile End Station
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(Français) Conférence : L’avenue du Parc à travers le temps
1 In 1915, St. Michael’s church in Mile End could boast that it was the largest English-speaking Catholic parish in the city of Montreal. Over the next few decades, that population moved away to other parts of the city. St. Michael’s merged with a Polish mission in 1969 and today, people […]
Talk: In search of Irish Mile End
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(Français) Histoire et défense du patrimoine : archives citoyennes
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(Français) Nos prochaines conférences, hiver-printemps 2020
Presentation Queer Mile End: Production of another LGBTQ+ neighbourhood The recent creation of queer neighbourhoods outside of traditional gay villages suggest changes among LGBTQ+ generations and urban species in central cities. Based on a series of interviews among LGBTQ+ youth living in Mile-End in 2013, this presentation explores the process in […]
Presentation: Queer Mile End
The Landscapes of Mile End Sunday November 3, 2 p.m. (Standard time) Mile End has a rich history. Recognized as a district of heritage interest by the City, it bears witness to Montreal’s cultural diversity and urban development triggered by 19th-century industrialization. It is culturally and socially dynamic and is […]
Presentation: The Landscapes of Mile End
Family archives: their contributions to history and challenges of conservation in French Sunday 6 October 2019, 2 pm Bibliothèque Mordecai-Richler 5434 Park Avenue ** Please note that the multipurpose room upstairs, where the activity takes place, will be open as usual. Only the adult section of the library, downstairs, is closed. ** […]
Presentation – Family Archives
The Comité des citoyens du Mile End, Association des gens d’affaires du Mile End, and Mile End Memories are conducting a survey about residents’ opinions on and needs for retail shops. Click here to participate As with good neighbours, we’re never happy when a well-loved neighborhood business has to close. […]
Talk: The evolution of Mile End retail
Mile End Memories, in collaboration with the Mordecai-Richler Library, presents a new version of its Historical and Literary Tour of Mile End during the Journées de la culture. Rediscover the neighbourhood with a walking tour featuring historical and literary references to places that have inspired many authors and artists. The walk, led […]
Journées de la culture 2018: Historical and Literary Tour
In Montreal imagery, the Mile End neighbourhood is constantly in transition. Several different immigrant communities each contributed to the district’s transformation. The 1960s and 1970s was the time when newly arrived Greek immigrants left their mark. This panel will present a joint effort of a McGill University history department seminar […]
A chapter of neighbourhood history: Mile End of the Greeks
For decades, garment factories helped define the identity of Mile End. At its peak, this sector employed tens of thousands of people. However, the industry declined very rapidly during the 1980s and 1990s because of globalization. But since then, a new generation of designers, anxious to create clothes produced in […]
Made in Mile End / Fabriqué au Mile End
The Mile End Cultural Scene of the 1990s Talk by Louis Rastelli During the 1990s, a new generation of independent musicians and artists moved into the lofts of Mile End’s old warehouses and garment factories. At the time, the neighbourhood was perfect for the artists’ life: living costs were low, […]
The Mile End Cultural Scene of the 1990s
Dictionnaire historique du Plateau Mont-Royal: spaces and themes The architecture of the Dictionnaire historique du Plateau Mont-Royal, its spaces and themes. How is such a work constructed? Come join several of the authors in a discussion. Justin Bur, Mile End Memories; Jean-Claude Robert, UQAM Professor Emeritus of History; and Bernard Vallée, Montréal Explorations […]
Dictionnaire historique du Plateau Mont-Royal: spaces and themes
Gentriville: an interactive experience on gentrification Gentriville is an interactive fiction designed by Marie Sterlin and Emmanuelle Walter. The two creators will present their project and share with us the results of their research and their thoughts in order to begin a shared discussion on the gentrification phenomenon which affects Mile […]