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Rawdon
Historical Society
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| Municipality of Rawdon, S
Que., Canada, 35 mi/56 km N of Montreal; 46°02'N 73°42'W. Lumbering,
dairying, potatoes |
Our gift
to the next generation...
Beverly says: 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.For more information, to attend any
of the meetings, or to join the society, send e-mail to
Beverly
Prud'homme
Have you signed our Guestbook?
Are you a curious person? Are there
things you might like to know about Rawdon's past?
Did you know that Dorwin
had built a railway to Rawdon long before the CNR arrived?
Did you know that a mayor of Rawdon
drowned on his way to Montreal?
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?
Is this photograph
of the village at the McCord Museum really Rawdon QC?
Have you ever seen the first 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
The
Rawdons - Stan C. Rawdon (Stan lives in Winchester, England and traces his ancestry back to Lord Rawdon. He'd love to hear from you. Click here to 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
Glenn F. Cartwright
Railways
of Rawdon web page
Some
Rawdon Telephone Numbers from 1953
CONTEMPORARY
Cemeteries
of Rawdon
Masonville
and Morindale
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 2007/07/03
©2000-2007 Glenn
F. Cartwright
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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