Westmount Room in Westmount Public Library, Architect Robert Findlay, 1910

WHA Events

THE WESTMOUNT HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION HOSTS A NUMBER OF EVENTS EACH YEAR. THESE INCLUDE TWO LECTURE SERIES, SEVERAL WALKING TOURS, AND EXHIBITIONS OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND OTHER MATERIAL FROM OUR ARCHIVES.

PLEASE CONSULT OUR WEBSITE REGULARLY FOR UPCOMING ACTIVITIES OFFERED BY THE WHA.

LECTURES ARE FREE FOR WHA MEMBERS, $5 AT THE DOOR FOR THE PUBLIC. DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 PM UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED

Upcoming Lecture

LECTURE — WESTMOUNT STATION: CPR HISTORY AND A FUTURE VISION

SPEAKER: David B. Hanna, PhD, heritage expert, and former professor of urban planning

Westmount Station was once an important community location featuring some of the most storied trains of the continent. Although saved, it stands unused. How can it become a community-building location once again?

DATE: April 12, 2023 –
LOCATION: Victoria Hall, Westmount

Additional Information: This lecture is co-sponsored with the Westmount Public Library and is open to members of the Westmount Historical Association and the Westmount Public Library. To reserve a place, sign up through Eventbrite by going to the Westmount Public Library web site and search for April 12 under Events

DOCUMENTING LOCAL HERITAGE

Due to the pandemic, the April lecture was co-sponsored by the Westmount Public Library and given remotely in 2021, and David Lanken exhibited his work at the Gallery in Victoria Hall in the spring of 2022.

Prominent Westmount Women

Changing Westmount Institutions

Westmount Parks and Gardens over the Years

Shaping the Future: Westmount & Beyond

Westmount Anniversaries

Memories of Westmount: Exercises in Oral History

Strolling the Streets of Westmount

The Visual Arts in Westmount

Repurposing Buildings in Westmount

Walking Tour Posters