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What's New!
NEW PUBLICATIONS !
Borders, Customs and Smuggling (Danielle Dansereau)
Société d'histoire et de patrimoine de Frelighsburg.
"Surveyed, posted, guarded by customs agents, crossed by smugglers, argued over, coveted and checked endlessly, our border has a captivating and riotous history.
"Supplied with historical documents and anonymous anecdotes, these pages tell the story of the colourful people and times in the villages of Frelighsburg, Dunham, Abercorn and St. Armand West since 1763."
The book is available at $20.00.
"Giving Shelter deftly preserves a way of life that is nearly extinct
and offers a historical record of buildings, tools, and agricultural methods....
It will please anyone who has ever spent time on a family farm, anyone interested in rural history, anyone with romantic notions of homesteading. And it will certainly mesmerize all hand tool aficionados."
The DVD is available at $20.00.
Shadow Soldiers of the American Revolution - Loyalist Tales from New York to Canada (Mark Jodoin)
In 1779, New York Statge Patriots forced colonists loyal to the British government to flee north into what became Ontario and Quebec.
Many of the defiant young British Americans soon returned south as soldiers, spies an scouts to fight for their multigenerational farms along the Mohawk River, Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Valley. Eventually defeated, they were banished from their ancestral homelands forever.
Mark Jodoin offers an enlightened look at ten young men and women who were forced north into what became Ontario and Quebec, sharing the struggles that these Loyalists faced during our nation's founding."
The book is available at $25.00.
Images of America: The Vermont-Quebec Border - Life on the Line (Matthew Farfan)
"The Vermont-Quebec Border: Life on the Line is a visual record of life in the villages, towns, and countryside in this unique and special part of the world. The border has played an important role in the history and everyday lives of the people living along its length, both in Vermont and Quebec, and it will undoubtedly continue to shape these communities in the years to come.
Matthew Farfan is a writer, editor, translator, heritage consultant, and collector of early photographs. He lives not far from the Vermont border in Stanstead, Quebec."
The book is available at $27.00.
Zoom Into Missisquoi County's Past!
The Missisquoi Maps Project is dedicated to the exploration of the region's history via online digital maps.
The Missisquoi Maps Project solves this problem through high-resolution digital scanning and online distribution of these precious documents. A special viewing technology called "Zoomifier" makes it possible for you to quickly download the maps and to explore them with simple, intuitive "zoom" and "pan" controls.
Click on the map images below to begin exploring!
A Note from the President!
During the up and coming months, the members of the MHS, the Board of Directors and the museum staff will be asked to work actively in preparing for the opening of the Walbridge Barn site. The twelve sided barn will be used at the beginning of 2009 as an extension of our museum to display our agricultural artefacts.
In order to complete this task we will have to work many hours not only to create this new exposition but to complete a fund raising campaign which will help to pay for the necessary expenses in the preparation of this permanent exposition.
The Walbridge complex will replace The Annex/Bill's Barn which is much too small to hold our collection and would require too many modifications. The Annex will be used only as a storage area for artefacts not on display.
It is my hope that, as in the past, you will participate enthusiastically in this project which will enhance the already well known reputation of our museum as a leader in history and preservation of regional heritage.
Michel Barrette, President
"Walbridge Conservation Area Foundation"
"In 1974, the Walbridge descendants constituted a corporation: Walbridge Conservation Area Limited. This corporation is the owner of the Barn and the site of the old Estate. It was set up to manage the legacy of the Walbridge family, to ensure its perpetuity and to support its promotion. Its statutes have been modified recently to become those of a foundation.
The Walbridge Conservation Area Foundation also wants to restore the Barn in order to make it accessible once again to the public. It's restoration will be respectful of its past and how it was first used. The Barn will therefore shelter collections of tools and ploughing implements of old. This building, with twelve sides and crowned with a very exceptional roof, turns out to be the oldest polygonal barn in Quebec.
The Walbridge Barn has been designated an historic monument by the ministre de la Culture et des Communications du Québec in June, 2004." (The Walbridge Estate in Mystic - Danielle Pigeon).
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