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Book Covers, Various Biographies

Within months of his passing, biographers and historians took an interest in Antoine Labelle’s life and work. The works that best defined his character, however, were probably those […]

“<span lang="fr" xml:lang="fr">Le Roi du Nord</span>” Exhibit

“Le Roi du Nord” Exhibit

Since 2001, a permanent exhibition honouring Antoine Labelle has been on view at Saint-Jérôme Cathedral. It recounts the key episodes in the life and work of Saint-Jérôme’s most […]

Advertisements for National Breweries

More than 40 years after his death, the King of the North was very much alive in people’s memories, and National Breweries capitalized on his reputation for this […]

Farming, Commercial and Historical Almanac, J.B. Rolland & Sons

The authors of this almanac published by J.B. Rolland & Sons touted it as: “The most comprehensive Almanac providing the greatest amount of information about the Clergy and […]

Table of Butter Factory Profits

In 1881, Antoine Labelle took part in a farm co-operative to produce large quantities of butter for sale. In May 1881, the newspaper Le Nord announced: “Our butter […]

“Iron Mine,” Article in the Newspaper “<span lang="fr" xml:lang="fr">Le Nord</span>”

“Iron Mine,” Article in the Newspaper “Le Nord”

Curé Labelle looked into various areas of activity to stimulate industrialization in his parish, including manufacturing, farming, commerce, and mining, as well as the railway, of course. By […]

View of the Town of Saint-Jérôme

The newspaper Le Nord wrote of this map in its October 13, 1883, edition: MAGNIFICENT SOUVENIR – Yesterday we welcomed Mr. P.F. Soucy, who is at the moment […]

A Group of People at Saunderson Falls

Curé Labelle’s arrival in 1868 was a turning point in the history of the village of Saint-Jérôme. Tirelessly committed to developing the railroad and the settlement of the […]

Men’s Toilet Service

Similar prizes were offered at each of the draws in Curé Labelle’s colonization lottery. The smaller prizes tended to vary from one draw to the next. For the […]

Poster

Despite brisk sales, the lottery posted a deficit of $3,552.66 for the period June 1884 to February 1886. Expenditures, which included items like postage stamps, agents’ commissions, advertising, […]

Ticket from the Second Series of the National Colonization Lottery

Curé Labelle’s lottery got off to a more-than-satisfactory start. Not everyone could afford the ticket price, however, so a second series was instituted in short order: this was […]

First Ticket from the First Series of the National Colonization Lottery

The National Colonization Lottery was officially founded in 1884 for the purpose of establishing a reserve fund for the settlement of the North. At the time, however, the […]