Join us in a quest to discover ancient artifacts, glyphs and symbols in addition to the regular site tour.

We have planned a visit to the Coteau-du-Lac National Historic Site on Saturday, August 9, 2014.

308 A, Chemin du Fleuve
Coteau-du-Lac (Québec) Canada JOP 1BO
450 763-5631 Sans frais : 1 888 773-8888

This activity will take place rain or shine.
The guided tour will be in English with the possibility to ask questions in English or in French.

Agenda for Saturday, August 9, 2014:

9:45:                arrival at the Coteau-du-Lac National Historic Site
10:00 to 12:00: visit with a Parks Canada guide, including the Blockhouse and the interpretation centre
12:00 to 13:00: picnic (bring your own food)
13:00 to 15:00: with Gérard Leduc, last January's speaker, visit of the site to discover the ancient petroglyphs

Fee: $5.90 per person, including entry fee and Parks Canada guide (to be paid on-site)
Free parking

For information on how to get to the site:
http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/qc/coteaudulac/visit/localisation-location.aspx
Coteau-du-Lac is approximately 25 minutes / 30 km from Beaurepaire.

Discover Beaurepaire Village!

Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at 10 a.m., in French

As part of the " Pause du mercredi ", activity of the Beaconsfield Library, Pauline Faguy-Girard will take us on a tour of Beaurepaire Village:

• Visit of Beaurepaire United Church and Beaurepaire Christ Church
• History of the schools through time
• Commercial development from the beginning of the 20^th century until now

The visit will be followed by a picnic.

Registration required: call the library at 514-428-4400, extension 4471

100th year of Beaconsfield

• Student History Contest: Search for the Past
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• Architectural Pictures of Beaconsfield
• April 15 at 7:30 p.m. ,at Centennial Hall.
• Architect Alan Turner, a longtime resident of Beaconsfield, shares his photos.

Changing Arrangement.

The Historical Society sponsored three displays in the Beaconsfield Library Cube: toys, travel, school (including the Beaurepaire Catholic School’s Visitors’ Book from 1913 to 1949).

• Kiosk
• The BBHS were present at the June 4th fête in Beaurepaire Village.
• Submit your treasured family recipes. The BBHS is looking for recipes which use local foods passed down through local families.

Ceremonial Planting

Jean Lemire, a direct descendant of one of our first land grantees and with the same name, will plant a commemorative tree on Thompson Point with the mayor on June 20th to mark Beaconsfield’s 100th birthday. 

Two in French with Pauline Girard

Two Tours in English with Barbara Barclay, our President

Barbara Barclay, will have the pleasure to accompany you through time in Beaurepaire and in Beaconsfield. Saturday, July 10, 2010
>From 9:30 till 11:00
Meeting in St. James Park, corner of St. Charles Boulevard and Lakeshore Road
Discover the east end of Lakeshore Road

Saturday, August 14, 2010
>From 1:30 P.M. till 3:00 P.M.
Meeting at the corner of Fieldfare Avenue and Beaconsfield Boulevard
Discover Beaurepaire Village and Thompson Point

LE 3 JUIN À 13 H 30 2009 (EN FRANÇAIS)

Le Beaconsfield d'antan

Une promenade d'une heure trente dans le secteur à l'est du boulevard Saint-Charles avec Pauline Faguy-Girard, secrétaire de la Société historique Beaurepaire Beaconsfield.

Départ du Club nautique de Beaconsfield situé au 26, chemin Lakeshore à 13 h

30. La visite guidée sera suivie d'un thé en après-midi (7 $) au Yacht Club.

An hour and a half stroll through the section of the city east of Saint Charles boulevard with Pauline Faguy-Girard, a member of the Beaurepaire-Beaconsfield Historical Society. Departure from the Beaconsfield Yacht Club, 26 Lakeshore Road at 1:30 p.m. The tour will end with afternoon tea ($7) at the Yacht Club.

• Douglas Jack will be teaching pronunciation of first nation’s words; tee-pee and artefacts and maps to show.
• Karen Messier hosts a table and backdrop and a map, Barbara Barclay will display a watercolour of a house to be identified by people for a draw.
• The event is from 1 to 6 pm, at Centennial Hall.

The “Trip Back in Time Exhibition” and our Annual Wine and Dessert evening will take place at Centennial Hall on February 9th, 1988.

“Turn of the Century” costumes

Quilters working in one room, sports articles and old tools- in another and toys, a tea-room, etc. as well as numerous other interesting treasures throughout Centennial Hall.

Open to members of the Historical Society as well as the mayor and councillors. Tickets $3. The Mayor, Council, other City officials and the "sitters" will receive complimentary tickets. People are asked to reserve tickets in advance as space is limited and it will also give us a better idea as to numbers attending.

The Annual General Meeting will be held at Centennial Hall on Monday, June 8, 1987 at 6:00 p.m.

Our business meeting should take no more than 30 minutes, and then a sandwich supper will be served. The supper costs $5 per person; please RSVP June Walsh by May 29th if you plan to attend.

At 7:30 the curator of the David Stewart Museum, Guy Vadeboncoeur, will speak about St. Helen's Island and Le Vieux Fort.

We are including a membership form which you are invited to fill out at your leisure and to bring to the meeting with your membership fee for 1987-88: $5 for Beaconsfield residents, $7 for non-residents. Remember that the charge for guests is now $2 per meeting.