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Rawdon
Historical Society |
| Municipality
of Rawdon, S Que., Canada, 35 mi/56 km N of Montreal; 46°02'N
73°42'W. Lumbering, dairying, potatoes |
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Our
gift to the next generation... |
Saviez-vous
que Rawdon a une société historique?
vous y trouverez plus de 200 ans d'histoire ...
chroniques sur la vie à Rawdon des générations
de citoyens avant.
Il
ya un messagerie et vous pouvez vous le joindre
c'est gratuit et surveillé par des bénévoles.
Nous sommes à la recherche d'écrivains
talentueux pret a exprimer leurs points de vue sur
des sujets d'aujourd'hui... Créer l'histoire
.. la discussion est surtout en anglais et nous
avons besoin d'un éditeur français
.. il y a des volontaires?
Joignez-vous à la SOCIÉTÉ HISTORIQUE De
RAWDON .. en savoir plus sur le passé et
le plan pour l'avenir .. |
From Beverly:
Should you have any questions feel free to contact me. For
those members who are at a distance I will keep you posted
and send a summary of the evening events, possibly even photos. . |
HERE'S A NEW SECTION Travels Down Memory Lane DERELICT BARNS ~ RAWDON IN THE 40'S ~
GraveStones at Silver Birches ~
MEMORIES OF MARY COPPING
plus HELEN COPPING'S CHRISTMAS
...WE HAVE ALSO POSTED NEW MEMOIRS FROM HELEN COPPING ..
CHURCH TIME,
OLDTIME RADIO , DR. SMILEY, Summer Activities in Rawdon 1930s,
Rawdon School Days ENJOY..
Have you signed our Guestbook?
Are you a curious person? Are there things you might
like to know about Rawdon's past?
Do you know what year the Red River was
dammed to make a lake?
Have you read the Copping
Diaries? (see below)
Do you have ancestors
buried in Rawdon?
Have you ever seen the
bridge built at 6th
Avenue, Rawdon?
Does anyone know the
location of this "mystery"
train station? Please tell us.
Do you know where the
Rawdon Ski Bowl was?
Do you know where this
1939 winter street dance
took place?
We
will try to answer all these questions and many more in the
months to come. Keep watching!
Help:
does anyone have a picture or early photo of the United (or
Methodist, as it was at the time) Church that you would like
to share (lend)?
Do you
have photos or historical items you would like us to scan
and post here on our web site? Contact us!
Beverly Prud’homme
HISTORY
Sir
Francis Rawdon - Glenn F. Cartwright
Rawdon,
the Hills of Home: A History of the Old Rawdon Township
by Beverly Prud'homme
1825
Rawdon Census
Introduction
to the Journal of George Copping of Rawdon, Quebec
The Copping Diaries: 1836,
1837, 1838,
1840, 1843,
1844, 1845
by George Copping
(1780-1849)
Glossary
of Terms, People, and Trades
Introduction
to the The Masons Richard E. A. Mason
Mason's
Falls Beverly Prud’homme
Notes from
Patrick Mason (1818-1900)
The Masons
of Mason's Falls
Mr. Jedediah
H. Dorwin Glenn F. Cartwright
Railways
of Rawdon web page
Some
Rawdon Telephone Numbers from 1953
CONTEMPORARY
Cemeteries
of Rawdon
Rawdon
Chamber of Commerce
PHOTOS
Sans
histoire, il n'y a pas de futur
Without a past, we have no
future
The content of this page is the responsibility
of the author and has not been reviewed or approved by McGill
University, nor should the opinions or statements expressed herein
be taken as a position or endorsement of McGill University.
This page last updated 2008/07/16
©2000-2007
Glenn
F. Cartwright
last revised 2005/10/23
HISTORY
The
Rawdons - Stan C. Rawdon (Drop Stan
a line and give him your comments)
Sir
Francis Rawdon - Glenn F. Cartwright
Rawdon,
the Hills of Home: A History of the Old
Rawdon Township by Beverly Prud'homme
1825
Rawdon Census
Introduction
to the Journal of George Copping of Rawdon,
Quebec
The
Copping Diaries: 1836,
1837,
1838,
1840,
1843,
1844,
1845
by George
Copping (1780-1849)
Glossary
of Terms, People, and Trades
Introduction
to the The Masons Richard E. A.
Mason
Mason's
Falls Beverly Prud’homme
Notes
from Patrick Mason (1818-1900)
The
Masons of Mason's Falls
Mr.
Jedediah H. Dorwin
Railways
of Rawdon
Some
Rawdon Telephone Numbers from 1953
CONTEMPORARY
Cemeteries
of Rawdon
Masonville
and Morindale
Rawdon
Chamber of Commerce
PHOTOS |
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