One of the nicest features in the Hudson Gazette is the “That was then” historic photo that appears on the editorial page each week. The Hudson Historical Society would like to ensure this documentation of everyday life continues well into the future.
In conjunction with the Greenwood Centre for Living History and the StoryFest month, the Hudson Historical Society invites all budding historians to continue to write the story of our fair village. On Saturday, October 20, please take photos and/or video shots of everyday life in and around your home, neighbourhood or part of Hudson you find yourself in, as part of the first annual “Day in the Life of Hudson” event. We plan on repeating this event during different seasons over the years, in order to preserve our living history.
Email your images, along with a caption describing who is in the picture, where it was taken and any other pertinent details, to the Hudson Historical Society at Hudson.Day@gmail.com. If your photographs are on traditional film, contact martin-joanne.smith@sympatico.ca to arrange for a delivery. Also please visit the Hudson Historical Society website for updates and interesting information about Hudson and area.
This picture was taken on a Sunday morning in early October in the late 1960s from a position along the western shore almost two thirds of the way to the end of the point. MWP
The rocks which can be seen in this picture--likely remnants from the last ice-age--are no longer there. They were removed in the late 1970s by someone who likely thought that they cluttered the scene. [MWP]
A History Timeline (with particular emphasis upon the Vaudreuil, Hudson, Ste-Marthe and Ste-Madeleine de Rigaud areas) prepared by Maben W. Poirier of the Hudson Historical Society HUDSON, Quebec __________
7.30pm, St. James Anglican Church, 642 Main Road, Hudson
One of the most popular features in the Hudson/St. Lazare Gazette is the That Was Then photograph adorning the editorial page. Astute readers will recall that over the years Thelma McCourt has furnished many of these photographs. Thelma McCourt, a lifelong resident of Hudson, has amassed a considerable collection of pictures of this area taken by herself, her relatives and neighbours. She also has an interesting visual record of her great-great-great-grandfather James Day, born in 1768 on the Isle of Wight off the southern coast of England.
Les relations entre Amérindiens et Européens, aux XVIIe et XIXe siècles
par MARC RIOPEL
La rivière des Outaouais est au coeur de l’histoire que nous allons vous raconter au fil de ce texte. Formée à la suite du retrait du glacier sur le territoire du nord-est de l’Amérique du Nord, il y a environ 12 000 ans, la rivière des Outaouais s’impose rapidement comme voie de communication centrale qui permet l’accès à l’ensemble du Canada. Ainsi, en suivant son cours, le canotier peut atteindre l’intérieur du territoire du Québec par le biais de ses tributaires, se rendre vers la baie d’Hudson ou encore poursuivre sa route vers les Grands Lacs et l’Ouest du Canada. Les Amérindiens ont rapidement découvert son potentiel et en ont fait un réseau de communication et d’échanges réunissant les tribus amérindiennes de l’ensemble du continent. Cela s’est mis en place, il y a environ 5 000 ans. C’est d’ailleurs ce réseau de communication qui permet la rencontre des Européens et des Amérindiens, au début du XVIIe siècle, objet central de cette histoire.
Monday November 13, 7.30pm at St. James Anglican Church, 642 Main Road, Hudson
The Siberian Expeditionary Force:A (Nearly) Forgotten Episode of WWI Long-time residents of Hudson remember Frank Wilson. Born in 1890, the youngest of James and Carolyn Wilson of Cote St. Charles' nine children, Frank was one of the large contingent of local men who answered the call to defend King and Empire in the Great War. He survived, returned to the Cote, but soon left for Ottawa where he learned the trade of carpentry. Two decades of work in Detroit followed.