The Rise and Fall of English Montreal (1993) was an NFB film for which Graeme Decarie was historical advisor and occasional commentator

Updates A May 2017 CBC interactive webpage is entitled: “Montreal is 375 years old, but how old are its buildings?” A May 17, 2017 Montreal Gazette article is entitled: “Montreal’s history did not start 375 years ago.” [End]   We have previously featured posts in which Bob Hill’s research about the English presence in Quebec has […]

Do you have the musical score for the MCHS School Song?

Scott Munro (MCHS 63), who is one of the organizers for the MCHS 2015 Reunion, has a question: “Would anyone have a musical score for the school song? I’m  trying to figure out how to play it on pipes, and memory isn’t serving me too well at the moment. Cheers – Scott” Scott Munro will […]

1963-64 Orchestra at Malcolm Campbell High School

1963-64 Orchestra at Malcolm Campbell High School Fourth Row, Left to Right: J. VanderBarren, D. Campbell, R. Gresko, K. Carleton, T. Frederick, H. Schlutz, D. Ristic, G. Rosebery, M. Ristau, H. Silverstone, G. High, R. Glen, H. Rajzman, E. Cornfield, K. Brick, J. Bat­chelor. Third Row, Left to Right: C. Hansen, B. Vincent, C. McCaughey, […]

Sue (Robinson) Brady has shared with us photos from an MCHS reunion a decade ago in Vancouver

I was very pleased to read a comment from Sue (Robinson) Brady at a post entitled: Cheryl Vince’s favourite teachers at Malcolm Campbell High School included a principal and a vice-principal Click on the photos – from a reunion in Vancouver about a decade ago – to enlarge them; click again to enlarge them further […]

Steven Lesser has shared a great comment regarding MCHS dress codes (and a second great comment about a favourite song)

Update We have a great discussion (please see comments below, and the photo – which you can enlarge if you click on it – at the very top of the page you are now reading) about the Banning of the Twist at MCHS in the early 1960s. The yearbook photo at the top of this […]

Malcolm McLean Kelly: “Wonderful, kind, generous and fun man”

Montreal Gazette Obituary The obituary at the Montreal Gazette reads: Malcolm McLean Kelly 1928 – June 16th 2015 Malcolm Kelly, 86, died on Wednesday, June 16th at the Lakeshore Hospital, after a long and courageous struggle with Parkinson’s disease. He leaves his wife of 61 years, Anna (Wilson) Kelly; his daughters Allison (Nick), Elaine (Duane), […]

Car photos from weekend Port Rowan, Ontario car show – with thanks to Gina (Davis) Cayer

Gina (Davis) Cayer writes, on June 22, 2015: “Pics taken yesterday at the Lions Club Annual Car Show in Port Rowan. Cars, you guys would have like to own. Post on the reunion site if you want, use them the way you want….Gina” Comment Thank you, Gina, for sending us the photos. In the past, […]

Information update regarding Harry Boshouwers, MCHS Alumnus who passed away some years after graduating