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January 26, 2010

New City Gas & Mechanics’ Institute

A Brief History on Canada The danger to Montreal’s  historic New City Gas Company building near Griffintown that was represented by a proposed new…

January 26, 2010

Dr. Jonathan Barber’s Unlikely Odyssey

In 1825, eleven years before Dr. Jonathan Barber settled his family in Montreal, he published in Pennsylvania a booklet entitled Exercises in Reading and Recitation,…

January 26, 2010

Copyright Issues Go Back a Long Way

Copyright issues make the headlines every few days, often about Google making millions of books available on the Internet. Back in the early 1840s,…

January 26, 2010

Overview of the Atwater Library, 1828-2009

The Atwater Library and Computer Centre traces its origins back to 1828, when the first mechanics’ institute established in continental British North America was…

January 21, 2010

Shorthand, A New Legal Tool in the mid-1800s

Shorthand was first used in the civil courts of Montreal  by Mr. M. Hutchinson of the law firm Macmaster, Hutchinson & Weir, according to…

January 18, 2010

Mechanics’ Institution: Leadership, 2

Montreal’s development into an industrial and manufacturing metropolis was spearheaded by men who belonged to the Montreal Mechanics’ Institution in 1828-35, and to the…

January 14, 2010

Engraver William Leney, Artist Robert Sproule

Shortly after the Mechanics’ Institution was formed in 1828, William Satchwell Leney donated an engraved copper plate for “striking off the cards of the…

January 3, 2010

François-Antoine LaRocque: Furtrader & Businessman

François-Antoine LaRocque, elected first vice-president of the Mechanics’ Institution in 1830, had one of the more exciting young lives among the early members of…

January 3, 2010

Mechanics’ Institution: Leadership, 1

The view of education that predominated in Anglican-dominated, early 19th century England looked with disfavor on educating the working classes.  Anglican leaders believed national…

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Welcome to the Montreal History Website

MontrealHistory.org

The construction for the Mechanics’ Institute of Montreal was finished in 1920. This elegant building houses the oldest subscription library in Canada. After it was established in 1828 the Institute provided the working population with technical knowledge and training. Embodying the mission and ideals of the organization, the building interior is decorated with sculpted medallions representative of the mechanical arts, as well as marble and oak. The exhibit rooms, lecture hall, classrooms, and reading rooms continue to serve their initial purpose, and The Atwater Library remains to be the last working Mechanics’ Institute building in Canada. If you want to learn more on important people and events in Canadian history, as well as Montreal Canadian History, stick around and navigate through Montreal History Website.

Montreal, Canadian History

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Important Events In Canada’s History

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About The Montreal History Website

Welcome to montrealhistory.org, a place where you can explore Major Events In Canadian History, as well as prominent and Important People and Events in the country’s history. Moreover, we collect writings, photos, and information about the history of Montreal and it’s people. Be sure to check out our selection of Books On Canadian History, as well as our recommendations.

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Timeline of Canadian History

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  • Early Jewish Members of the Mechanics’ Institute – Timeline of Canadian History
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