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Artist Rendering of the Musuem of the Richmond County Historical Society

Located in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, the Society's aims are:

  • To discover and rescue from the unsparing hand of time the records which yet remain of the earliest history of Canada
  • To preserve while in our power such documents as may be found amid the dust of yet unexplored depositories, and which may prove important to general history and to the particular history of this province, County of Richmond and adjacent areas.

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Located in an 19th century home which has served as a hospital and an inn over the years, the Museum has been furnished with donations from the community as a typical home in the era of the last century. The Society offers guided tours of the Museum during the summers as well as group tours to schools and other organizations.

Address: 1296 Rte. 243, Melbourne Township

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The society maintains an archive with historical papers and documents of particular interest to Richmond County. These documents include paper records (letters, diaries, journals and other unpublished written materials); photographs and other visual records; maps, plans and architectural records; sound recordings and oral history tapes; printed material (eg. local newspapers, books), electronically stored data and the records of the Richmond County Historical Society.

Address: 1257 Rte. 243, Melbourne Township

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Buy Local Publications
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The society has a selection of publications relating to the history of Richmond County that are available for purchase at the museum or by contacting the society directly.

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Calendar of Events 2011
May 28, Saturday 12 PM 12:00 Lunch, Annual General Meeting Le Temps des Cerise, Danville, Quebec $20.00 each
1:30 Guest Speaker: Mr. Wilfred Grimard
Topic: The Craig Road, followed by the Annual General Meeting.
May 29, Sunday 12 PM Pancake Brunch, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Hall in Melbourne.
Guest speaker: Mr. Ray Baillie, Scottish Imprints in Quebec
June 4, Saturday Road Cavalcade and visit to Morrin Centre, Quebec City
July 10, Sunday 1 PM Ice Cream Social, Market space, Upper Melbourne Town Hall
July 22,23,24 l’Etend’Art weekend. Guest artists: Gordon Irwin , oil painter and Margot Langeveld, needlework.
Afternoon tea at the Musum, Sunday, July 24
October 23, Sunday 12 PM Harvest Luncheon, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Hall, Melbourne.
Highlights
  • 2011

    New Commemorative 2011-2012 Church Calendar
    This 16 month bilingual calendar features forty churches of Richmond county and vicinity from Davidson Hill in the west, Trout Brook in the east, Sydenham to the north and Brompton to the south. Only a few of the country churches remain. The larger churches in the towns of the area have undergone major changes over the years. Arranged in chronological order, the photos comprise a collection of vintage and recent pictures which represent some of the communities' earliest churches.

    Richmond County Historical Society maintains a membership of 200 persons. An Annual General Meeting is held in the spring and a Harvest Luncheon in the autumn as well as regular executive meetings. The Museum Opening Brunch and the annual Ice Cream Social are popular fundraisers. Special exhibits of the history of the region, and arts and crafts are displayed at the Museum and Archives Centre each season.

    Protestant and Roman Catholic churches of Richmond County and vicinity are celebrated in a new bilingual commemorative 16 month (Sept. 2011 – Dec. 2012) calendar. Photo exhibitions concerning these churches are displayed in various areas at the Museum.

  • 2010

    F.S. Coburn, renowned Canadian artist and long-term resident Upper Melbourne was honoured on the 50th anniversary of his death by the MRC of Val St. Francois and Canton de Melbourne.

    To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Danville’s incorporation as a town (1860-2010), a photo exhibition of the McCallum Collection of Danville photos was presented at the Museum and at Townshippers’ Day in Danville.

  • 2009

    Richmond County Historical Society maintains a membership of 200 persons. An Annual General Meeting is held in the spring and a Harvest Luncheon in the autumn as well as regular executive meetings. The Museum Opening Brunch and the annual Ice Cream Social are popular fundraisers. Special exhibits of the history of the region, and arts and crafts are displayed at the Museum and Archives Centre each season.

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Richmond County Historical Society
1296 Rte 243
Melbourne Township, Quebec, Canada
J0B 2B0
Email: e-dhealy@ sympatico.ca
Phone: (819) 826-1332
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