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On our last stop of the tour we see the progress fo our first school teacher, first chapel, schools, speeding kings daughters, chaproned by the nuns. To sailors at the door steps of the chapel to the mother house of nuns, a girls schools turned modern college( pre university where hippies ruled next to nuns in habits) That was Montreal.

Dawson College was the first anglophone( English speaking) college to be established in the CEGEP ( pre university) network. Since 1969, more than 70,000 people have received a college diploma from any one of the 5 pre-university programs or 21 career/technical programs offered at Dawson. Graduates have gone on to make their mark in every field, from the arts and law, to medicine and business, politics and academia.

As an academic leader in college education, Dawson is responsible for ensuring program quality, the delivery of pedagogical services and ultimately, student success. The Dawson community is committed to the pursuit of academic excellence, producing graduates who are informed, responsible, and fully engaged individuals. The College supports an impressive number of innovative projects that enhance the academic experience of students and fosters a greater commitment to the larger community.

Built in 1908 as the Mother House of the Congregation of Notre-Dame for a teaching order of sisters, Dawson College took up residence in 1988 after major renovations and expansion.

Founded In 1968, Dawson received its charter to become the first English-language CEGEP in the Quebec network. In September 1969, the College and its 111 teachers welcomed the first incoming class of 1,655 students.

Dedicated teachers offer students an innovative and stimulating learning experience both inside the classroom and laboratory environment and within their community.

Professional and support staff offers Dawson students every opportunity to succeed in their studies and extracurricular activities with specialized services tailored to their individual needs.

Superior facilities are available to students, faculty and staff, from interactive classrooms and labs to sports installations in the Tony Proudfoot Gym to living classrooms on rooftop gardens and the Ecological Peace Garden, 20,000 square foot testament to perseverance and courage.

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Below is the official description of the chapel. I will tell you the stories most don't know. Incluiding the relationship between the Kings daughters, Sailors and Leonard Cohen.

A Historical and Heritage gem

For over 350 years, the Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, a jewel of history and heritage, has made its way into the hearts of generations of visitors and pilgrims. As you step into the church, you will immediately notice the peaceful atmosphere and feel a palpable link to Montreal’s past.

This chapel, built in 1771, was constructed directly on top of the first stone chapel of Montreal whos foundations were recently uncovered. This first chapel was originally a site of pilgrimage. This is also the site where officers of the British regime considered setting up barracks to house the military. This was a silent witness to the faith of Montrealers who rebuilt a chapel when it seemed impossible.

Marguerite Bourgeoys’ Historic Chapel

You turn to two cameo paintings by Ozias Leduc on the back wall. One shows Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, founder of Montreal, who donated the land for the original chapel. The other is of Marguerite Bourgeoys, the first teacher and founder of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame. In 1655, she rallied the colonists to build a chapel of pilgrimage outside the settlement, a stone chapel finally erected in 1675. After a second trip back to France in 1672, Marguerite returned with the wooden statuette of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours for the chapel, the one in the reliquary on the left side-altar.

Along with the chapel, the little statue has an interesting history. Possibly the most spectacular moment for both was that fateful day in 1754 when fire ravaged the first chapel, and the statue and its reliquary were found intact among the smoldering embers.

Cradle of the English-speaking Catholic Community

After the fall of Montreal six years later, the British garrison included Irish and Scottish families who attended services at Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours. It was from this community that money was raised to begin construction of Saint Patrick’s, Montreal’s first parish for the English-speaking community.

Under the choir loft, you spot an intriguing painting, the gift of Bishop Bourget in 1849. This votive offering was a gift in thanksgiving for the end of the typhus epidemic that struck the city in 1847 with the arrival of immigrants in fever ships. Another of his gifts, the statue by Charles Dauphin called Star of the Sea, was raised to the roof of the chapel overlooking the port.

The Sailors’ Church

As the port grew in importance in the 19th century, the chapel became a favourite place of prayer for sailors. The carved replicas of sailing ships hang from the vault of the chapel as a reminder of their faith in Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours.

Generations Leave Their Mark

Succeeding generations have contributed to the decoration and renovation of the chapel: Beaulieu’s windows, the statues of Gratton and Laperle and of Guardo, and the 1886 works of Meloche uncovered in the late 1990s on the vault of the chapel.

The Tomb of Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys

In 2003, celebrations marked the 350th anniversary of Marguerite Bourgeoys’ arrival in Montreal. And in 2005, the 350th anniversary of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours was especially joyful when the “mother of the colony” returned to the chapel in Montreal’s historic district where she had lived as a beloved friend and valued counsellor to all. Her remains were placed in the left side-altar below the statue of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours. A few weeks later, the remains of Jeanne Le Ber, the recluse of Montreal, were interred in the east lateral wall of the chapel.

source:https://margueritebourgeoys.org/en/history/

It’s like an open air museum, which is an alley located at La Boca neighbourhood in Buenos Aires. It is full of colourfull houses and those houses were constructed with iron and painted with different pastel colours by the italian immigrats who settled in this neighbourhood by the end of 19th century and the beginning of the 20th.

Below is the official description of Maison St Gabriel but did you know this is where the orginal and one of the first Tinder, Bumble, matchmaking and speed dating took place! That is the story I will be telling you .. How the women chose their husbands in New France, what would eventually become Canada. Join me for my story of Canada,s orginal speeeding date historical site.

Existing plaque: 2146 Dublin Place, Montréal, Quebec

At the heart of one of the oldest surviving farmsteads in Canada, this farmhouse is an exceptional example of French inspired rural architecture, notable for its rubble stone masonry, pitched roof, and wood frame. Purchased by Marguerite Bourgeoys( Canada’s first school teacher ) in 1668, it was rebuilt in 1698 after a fire in 1693. For three hundred years it housed the Sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame de Montréal, who operated the farm to supply their community. This remarkable building remains a unique surviving connection with the work of Marguerite Bourgeoys, a pioneering figure in education in Canada.

Description of Historic Place

Located in the southern part of Pointe-Saint-Charles in Montréal, at the end of Dublin Place, Maison Saint-Gabriel National Historic Site of Canada is situated at the centre of a property of irregular shape which also contains a barn constructed of field stone, a well and a wooden cross. Maison Saint-Gabriel is an example of French-Canadian architecture dating from the days of the French regime. The lot is an island of pastoral greenery in a large residential sector.

Heritage Value

Maison Saint-Gabriel was designated a national historic site of Canada in 2005 because: its remarkable features and construction techniques make it an exceptional example of rural architecture of the French Regime; and, for more than 300 years, it was home to the sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame, who operated a farm, making it one of Canada oldest surviving farm properties.

The heritage value of Maison Saint-Gabriel derives from the fact that it is an exceptional example of the rural architecture of New France and it is associated with the religious work of Marguerite Bourgeoys and of the religious community Congrégation de Notre-Dame, which she founded.

Maison Saint-Gabriel is a remarkable building whose history and architecture are evocative of 17th-century New France. Erected on a rectangular plan, the impressive fieldstone house consists of a central body flanked by two small wings and topped by a steep, gable roof whose two slopes are pierced by small dormers, double chimneys and a belfry. Owing to its exterior composition, interior layout and construction techniques, it is an exceptional example of the rural architecture of New France.

It is also an exceptional testament to the religious work of Marguerite Bourgeoys and the Congrégation de Notre-Dame. Maison Saint-Gabriel was home to a small group of filles du roi (king's daughters), served as a primary school for young children and a homemaking school for young girls, and also served as a residence for nuns employed on a sharecrop farm.

Source: Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, Minutes, December 2005.

Demonstration viewpoint for the How To video.