History Articles

--June 1, 2017.

In the late 19th century, before there was television, movie houses or the Internet, people read. In addition to newspapers, which offered news and notice of current events, local libraries offered a selection of more timeless reading matter, mostly in the form of books.

By 1917, the reputation and actions of Lieutenant-Colonel Draper have crossed the Atlantic. When elections are announced in 1917, Draper is offered the Unionist candidature in Brome County. He accepts,yet stays at the front.

At the time of the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Canada was propelled onto the international stage. The Sutton region indubitably reflected the Canadian fervor for the war effort at that time.

1) c
2) d
3) b
4) d
5) a
6) a
7) c
8) a
9) d
10) d

--February 3, 2017.

1) Which Father of Confederation and Townships resident had once called for the annexation of Canada to the United States?
a) Sir John A. Macdonald
b) Sir George Lennox
c) Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt
d) All of the above

2) Who represented the County of Missisquoi from 1948 to 1973, and served as Premier of Quebec from 1968 to 1970?
a) René Levesque
b) Pierre Paradis
c) Daniel Johnson Jr.
d) Jean-Jacques Bertrand

--December 16, 2016.

1) c
2) b
3) a
4) a
5) c
6) b
7) b
8) d
9) c
10) b

--December 16, 2016.

1) Which village, now a part of Bromont, lost its Catholic Church to fire in 1916?
a) Shefford
b) West Shefford
c) Adamsville
d) Fulford

--December 5, 2016.

REVIEW:
A Genuine But Unrecognized Hero -- George Harold (Harry) Baker 1877-1916, by Serge Wagner, Patrimoine Bolton Heritage, 2016.