The next lecture in the WHA’s fall series on the theme “A tribute to the people documenting the history of Westmount on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the City” will take place on October 17th in a different location from our usual one. See the Events page for details.
A new Board of Directors was elected at our Annual General Meeting on June 11, 2024. Go to our ABOUT page and scroll down to see who they are.
The Westmount Public Library has mounted its old postcard collections on Flickr. To see the postcards featuring Westmount, go to the Westmount Public Library website, click on Research at the top of the screen, then Special Collection on the right, scroll down to Postcard Collection, and finally click on Westmount Postcards.
A link to Laureen Sweeney’s book “Polishing the Jewel” describing the 1995 restoration of the Westmount Public Library is newly available on our Publications page. It is included in the Linked Publications section.
Volume 25 Number 1
This edition of the newsletter focuses on the repurposing and transformation of the chapels of religious congregations into libraries in three educational institutions in and adjacent to Westmount.
An electronic copy is available free to members, or may be purchased for $5 from the WHA Archives.
To view previous issues of our newsletters please follow the link below.
By joining the Westmount Historical Association, you will be supporting our efforts to collect, preserve, and interpret the history of Westmount.
Annual membership provides free admission to our two lectures series on Westmount’s history and heritage, participation in walking tours of Westmount, two issues of the WHA newsletter The Westmount Historian, and access to our Archives. Please note that our membership year now corresponds with the calendar year.