Type Archives | Villa Les Rochers: Summer Residence of Sir John A. and Lady Agnes Macdonald

CPR poster c. 1890

The late Victorian period was an age in which many posters were designed to promote tourism and train travel. The advertising featured stylized fonts and original art. The […]

Lady Agnes Macdonald in 1881

Lady Susan Agnes Macdonald (née Bernard) in a photographer’s studio, January 1881. She would have arrived at the studio by horse-drawn sleigh, wearing the fur coat that is […]

Timber Slide, Ottawa c. 1880

A frequent sight on the canal, and not far from the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, was that of timber slides going over the Chaudière Falls, c. 1880-1900.

Lady Agnes Macdonald and Daughter Mary

Lady Agnes Macdonald and her infant daughter Mary were photographed by William James Topley in Ottawa June 1869. Mary, diagnosed with hydrocephalus, and who would be Sir John […]

Coloured Illustration of Rivière-du-Loup

“Rivière-du-Loup, or Fraserville, on the Saint Lawrence River, the Eastern Terminus of the Grand Trunk Railway, from a sketch by G. H. Andrews” Originally published in the Illustrated […]

Steamboat Promenade, 1872

“Une Promenade a l’eau salée, voyageurs passant d’un vapeur à une autre à Québec – d’après un croquis par E. Jump, L’Opinion Publique, 1872.” Boating excursion – travellers changing […]

William Collis Meredith and Family

William Collis Meredith, Chief Justice of the Quebec Superior Court, and his family were amongst the earliest summer residents in St. Patrick. Here he is photographed with one […]

Sir John A. Macdonald’s Bed

Sir John A. Macdonald’s bed is made up for a guest at Villa Les Rochers Bed and Breakfast, St. Patrick, July 2017. This bed frame, stored in the […]

Thomas McGreevy

Hon. Thomas McGreevy (1827-1897), photographed by James Topley, also enjoyed spending summers with his family in St. Patrick. One summer, when renovations rendered Villa Les Rochers uninhabitable, McGreevy […]

Villa Les Rochers, Coloured Postcard

This undated coloured postcard of Villa Les Rochers was one of a number of postcards of the late Victorian era in Quebec featuring local homes of distinction.

Sir John A. Macdonald Speaks From Aboard Train, 1886

Transcript of Sir John A. Macdonald’s words spoken from aboard train, 1886, read by Nick Olcott: [Nick Olcott] “I am surprised that the building of the railway has […]

Proclamation of Canadian Confederation

Royal Proclamation – Reproduced in One hundred and twenty Canadian historical pictures, portraits, and documents, from the Dominion Archives and other sources : selected from the reproductions made for ‘Canada and its […]