The Village of Cushing, Quebec

Sometimes researching place names leads to stories that justify a choice and instill pride in the people who live there.

Apr 4 • Joseph Graham

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March 2026

Weir, Quebec

Names often recall an individual, or an event but sometimes they describe a feature or an action like Saskatchewan, from Cris kishiskadjiwan, meaning…

Mar 28 • Joseph Graham

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Terrebonne

Setting the tempo for Canada

Mar 21 • Joseph Graham

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Steel Rail and Copper Line Blues

Today we often text people to set up a time for a phone call, but out where we live, we went through a period of offering Skype in case the phone line…

Mar 14 • Joseph Graham

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The Levines of Trout Lake

Each family has a claim to a rich past, the knowledge of which often dies with the oldest members.

Mar 7 • Joseph Graham

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February 2026

Abercrombie Township, Quebec

Placenames are among our most enduring records and should be maintained in some form, even if the person or thing honoured has lost our respect or the…

Feb 28 • Joseph Graham

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Skiing at Mont Sauvage

Laurentian Skiing

Feb 21 • Joseph Graham

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Pine Tree Road, Echo Lake, Morin Heights

There was a ski jump on Cote des Neiges in Montreal that challenged the young George Binns.

Feb 14 • Joseph Graham

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Sharing an Invitation

February 25, Ste-Anne-du-Bout-de-l’Île Historical Society

Feb 10 • Joseph Graham

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Greenshields Point and Lac des Sables

Names of places have lives of their own.

Feb 7 • Joseph Graham

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January 2026

Reconciliation

The morning I opened my computer and saw the image below I felt a chill, a wave of how it must have felt to be out there, looking out to sea, watching…

Jan 31 • Joseph Graham

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My Hat!

Sometimes we need the light side

Jan 24 • Joseph Graham

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