Notman online collection has photos related to history of Saraguay, Quebec

I recently had coffee with Bob Carswell, whose history-related stories I have featured in previous posts. Below is an additional item that Bob has shared with me, after I asked him to verify the correct spelling for “McDougall,” whose house is featured on a map of postwar Saraguay that Bob has drawn, which we will […]

Here’s an update of information regarding the old polo road in Saraguay, Quebec

Click here for previous posts about Saraguay > Unrelated update: I am currently working, pretty well every spare moment that I have, on a post about presentations made, at an Etobicoke York Community Council meeting on Nov. 14, 2018, regarding the adoption of a final staff report related to the Long Branch Character Guidelines. Click […]

We had a great time (many entertaining stories!) at MCHS lunch meeting on Feb. 12, 2018 in Toronto

Update from Graeme Decarie, retired MCHS and Concordia history teacher: Three children in school, one at McGill, two at Concordia

I recently told Graeme Decarie that I would put together an update based on a recent email exchange with him. The update follows below. On Jan. 9, 2018, Graeme Decarie wrote: One of my boys, Nicholas, has been studying at university in Fredericton, and will graduate this year. Today, he got accepted for a master’s […]

Lynda Benoit seeks information about the life and times of Karin Lambertz of Malcolm Campbell High School

Lynda Benoit, whose email is benoitsrealestate@myfairpoint.net, has shared the following comment at a previous post. I am sharing her message as a separate post, in order to bring your attention to it: Hi Jaan, It is with great sadness I read that Karin Lambertz had passed away. We were good friends in school but lost […]

I often think of Harry Boshouwers Jr., Jenning Dai and other MCHS classmates who are no longer with us

Photo from Ulrich Laska (MCHS 1963) of Walter Rhead, Kathleen Dawson and Ulrich Laska reconnecting in Mexico

Alfred Ramcharan served as administrator at early 1960s External Aid Office conferences, while he studied education at Macdonald College and McGill

Ken Kingsbury, who is writing about Alfred Ramcharan, shares 1965 Montreal Gazette public speaking piece related to MCHS

Ken Kingsbury is doing research on Alfred Ramcharan, who was a teacher at Malcolm Campbell High School