Dear members and friends of the Société historique Beaurepaire-Beaconsfield Historical Society,

50 years ago, in 1976, the Beaurepaire-Beaconsfield Historical Society was created. We would like to invite you to the Annual General Meeting of the Société historique Beaurepaire-Beaconsfield Historical Society that will take place:

Saturday, June 13th, 2026
At 2:00 p.m.
At the Herb Linder Annex, 303 Beaconsfield Boulevard, H9W 4A7, in Beaconsfield

R.S.V.P. at the latest Monday, June 8th, 2026, by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to help us plan sufficient quantities for refreshments and snack following the meeting.

Plan to arrive around 1:30 p.m. to allow enough time to pay for the renewal of your membership or for a new membership, valid from June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027.

The membership fees are still:

  • $10 for non-resident of Beaconsfield
  • $5 special for resident of Beaconsfield

The entry fee to our monthly lectures is $5 for non-members and free for members.

The membership could also be paid by e-transfer. Contact us to find out the procedure.

Only members of SHBBHS can vote at the Annual General Meeting.

You will find here the Agenda for this meeting.

We are calling upon our dynamic members to make up 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.. We need new blood to be able to continue to operate and maintain alive the historical society.

You will find here the description text of the different positions as specified in the By-Laws of the Société historique Beaurepaire-Beaconsfield Historical Society.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us, either by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone 514-695-9925.

Looking forward to seeing you

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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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