Dear Members and Friends,

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Société Historique Beaurepaire-Beaconsfield Historical Society, I am delighted to extend an invitation to our Annual General Meeting, marking the significant occasion of our 50th anniversary.
Date: Saturday, June 13th, 2026
Start of AGM: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Herb Linder Annex, 303 Beaconsfield Boulevard, Beaconsfield, H9W 4A4 (Entrance at the west end of the City Hall parking lot)

Following the presentations and Q & A discussions, a selection of wines, cheeses and hors d’oeuvres will be offered. Non-alcoholic beverages, including tea and coffee, will also be provided. A commemorative 50th anniversary cake will be enjoyed by all attendees.
To assist our planning efforts, please indicate if you will be accompanied by a guest, and kindly include your guest’s name in your reply if applicable. Please RSVP by Monday, June 8th, 2026 at the latest. You may confirm your attendance by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
We request that you arrive around 1:30 p.m. to allow sufficient time for membership renewals, or new registrations, valid from June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027. Membership fees may also be paid via e-transfer. Please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for details.

The membership fees are as follows:
• $5 for a resident of Beaconsfield
• $10 for a non-resident of Beaconsfield
Admission to each of our monthly lectures is complimentary for our members and $5 for non-members.

Please note that only SHBBHS members are eligible to vote at the Annual General Meeting.

You will find here the Agenda for this meeting.
To ensure the viability of the SHBBHS for many years to come, we encourage our members and friends to consider joining our Board of Directors. The members of the Board of Directors meet once a month, from September to May, presently in virtual mode. Members who would like to submit their candidacy can send their name to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Descriptions of the different positions as specified in the By-Laws of the Société Historique Beaurepaire-Beaconsfield Historical Society could be found here.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at the above email address, or by phone (514) 695-9925.

We look forward to celebrating with you on Saturday, June 13th!
Best regards,
Pauline Faguy-Girard
President

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2026 Marks the 50th Anniversairy of

The First Meeting and the Establishment of the

Société historique Beaurepaire-Beaconsfield Historical Society

 

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Our lectures take place on the 3rd Thursday of the month, starting at 19:30.

Everyone is welcome. 

For 2025-2026 season, our fees are the following:

Membership fee for the year (June to May): $10 per person; special fee of $5 for Beaconsfield residents

Entrance fee to our monthly lecture: $5 for non-members, free for members

Become a member

The SHBBHS is privately funded.

We thank Roberta Angell for her bequest which contributes to the funding of our lectures.

Information: Contact us

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A brief history of Urban Art, from Cornbread to Laurent Gascon

Speaker: Archie Fineberg
When: Thursday, May 21, 2026, 19:30 - 21:00
Where: Centennial Hall
       288 Beaconsfield Blvd, Beaconsfield H9W 4A4
Lecture in English followed by a bilingual question period

The speaker will offer some of his books for sale at $30 each, tax included:
    . Montreal’s Street Art Gallery II
    . Laurent Gascon, Ceramic Tile Portraits in Public Spaces– Portraits en céramique dans les espaces publics.

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Archie Fineberg’s interest in urban art began in the spring of 2007. Gradually transitioning to full retirement from a career in management and administration, he was looking for an interesting activity to fill his added leisure time.

He was aware of the growing presence of wall-art in the streets and alleyways of Montreal and began photographing this art in his own neighbourhood, NDG. Before long he was hooked on the brightly coloured, often fanciful murals, wild-style tags and expressions of social commentary. He was particularly taken by the skill and aesthetic sensibility that were evident in the work, and the adeptness with which large images, often of great intricacy, were created on a variety of surfaces. Over that first summer, he explored more remote parts of the city, crisscrossing the island of Montreal and photographing scores of images. It quickly became a passion. In the 18 years that followed he accumulated a sizeable collection.

2026 05 21ArchieFineberg MtlStreetArt1In 2017, he published his first book, Montreal’s Street Art Gallery and in the following year its translation, Montréal, galerie à ciel ouvert. These were followed in 2022 with the sequel book, Montreal’s Street Art Gallery II.

2026 05 21ArchieFineberg LaurentGasconIn 2025, he published his third book on the theme of urban art, Laurent Gascon, Ceramic Portraits in Public Spaces - Portraits en céramique dans les espaces publiques. In writing this book, he has taken an interesting new approach that focuses on the career and philosophy of one specific, innovated Montreal artist, Laurent Gascon. This talented, innovative, and prolific artist has enhanced our city’s urban scape throughout his 60-year lifework, and during the past 17 years, he has focused his talent on honouring the achievements of eighteen Québec celebrities in the performing arts. Expressing his admiration of these celebrities, he created a portrait mural of each one. The design and medium he employs is unique. His process is fascinating, using techniques that he developed that result in the uniqueness of his installations.

In his presentation, Archie Fineberg will reveal this and more about Gascon and the people he has immortalized in his portraits.

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