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Lumbermen’s Camp

Around 1800, England began exploiting the timber resources of its British North America colonies. Companies obtained logging rights in Crown Reserves (land owned by the Crown), and would […]

Hugh Allan

Sir Hugh Allan was born in Scotland in on September 29, 1810, the son of a prosperous merchant, and immigrated to Montreal when he was just 16. A […]

Photomontage Showing an Engraving of Curé Labelle, 1890

Both of Curé Labelle’s missions to Europe were successful. Wherever he went, he tirelessly repeated his entreaties promoting immigration to Canada. To his great surprise, he became remarkably […]

Banquet Given in Honour of Curé Labelle

As soon as they received news that Curé Labelle was on the way back from Europe, the people of Saint-Jérôme began busily preparing a grand reception to welcome […]

Curé Labelle’s Calling Card

In 1885, the federal government entrusted Antoine Labelle with the official mission of recruiting settlers from Europe. Having been involved in immigration efforts for some years already, Canada’s […]

Monseigneur Antoine Labelle

Antoine Labelle was a man of the people, with a “rustic manner,” so it is not surprising that he was not fond of the honorary title Monseigneur. The […]

F.-X. A. Labelle, Priest and Curé of Saint-Jérôme

Appointed curé of Saint-Jérôme on May 15, 1868, Antoine Labelle arrived in the small town of Saint-Jérôme in springtime. He was the eighth curé of the parish. His […]

Mgr. Bourget

Monseigneur Ignace Bourget had made the right decision: Antoine Labelle was man best placed to lead the parish of Saint-Jérôme. Labelle took his role as spiritual guide very […]

Curé Labelle and His Worn Cassock

During his lifetime, Labelle was much-loved by his parishioners. Over the years, many a celebration was held in his honour. One of the grandest was the party held […]

Antoine Labelle and Arthur Buies

The first meeting of Antoine Labelle and Arthur Buies, in 1879, signalled the beginning of a deep, respectful friendship between the two men. Despite the fact that Buies […]

Auguste Nicolas

Antoine Labelle took a particular interest in history and philosophy during his studies, and Auguste Nicolas was among his favourite writers. Nicolas sought to prove that religion and […]

Antoine Labelle as a Young Priest

When this photograph of Antoine Labelle was taken in 1864, he had been a curé for eight years. The year before, he had been made the parish priest […]