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Doreen Lindsay
examiner@transcontinental.ca
All articles of Doreen Lindsay
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The Westmount Historical Association keeps the past...
The answers to these questions and much more can be found in the informative talks organized by our local Westmount Historical Association ... -
New Bistro owner talks to WHA
At the May 19 WHA lecture, Paul recalled how the previous owners had closed the business and were going to give everything away. One of them ... -
Westmount’s oldest house has a rich history
It is widely believed to be the oldest house in Westmount, and has been the subject of much debate over the years. As a result, many myths have ... -
Grocer Fletcher reflects on 24 years of service
Fletcher, who has been the franchise owner of Metro for 10 years, was invited by the Westmount Historical Association to explain how he ... -
Architect Shapiro outlines old fire station's history
Elizabeth Shapiro, one of the architects from the firm of Architem Wolff Shapiro Kuskowski, was at the Westmount Library on Thursday, Feb. 18 to ... -
Harvie family photo album reveals life in the 1890s
It was the last of four talks showing how photography can provide historical evidence for learning about our past. One of Harvie’s most ... -
WHA lecture recounts life of pioneer photographer...
Six books about Notman and his photography studios were on display, including Portrait of a Studio for the aficionados of photography to look at ... -
WHA opens up Ward photo album
After researching the Ward family genealogy for six weeks, Aitken was able to pass on to the 30 WHA members and interested visitors an extensive ... -
WHA hears of Turcot saga
The first speaker was David Carruthers, who lived on Clandeboye Ave. in the 1960s when he and other members of the Westmount Action Committee had ... -
Local historians recount City's first years
Westmount gained official city status in 1908 after being the Town of Westmount for 13 years, and it was that pivitol period in our history that ... -
POM Bakery was a Westmount institution
More than 50 Westmounters gathered in the Westmount Library on April 16 to recall the days when the smell of freshly baked bread drifted up the ... -
Councillors Duncan and Thompson outline WMA's 100...
Kathleen Duncan, who was president of the WMA for four of the 10 years she served as a director, began the evening by explaining how the WMA took ... -
Rothman recalls pioneering language program
Speaking in the Westmount Room of the Westmount Public Library, the former city councillor and long-time school commissioner recalled how in 1965 ... -
Local actors help WHA celebrate Roslyn centennial
The dramatization was based on the book 'Roslyn: The Story of a Canadian School', written and published by Ann Elbourne, Molly Fripp and Maryla ...
