McGill University
September 5, 2009
When James McGill died in 1813 he left his Burnside country estate and an endowment for the foundation of a college to be called after him. This being frosh week I’d like to take you on a virtual stroll through campus. We will enter campus through the main Roddick gates on Sherbrooke Street. The Roddick [...]
Ghost at McGill University, Montreal
August 23, 2009
The 6th floor of the McLennan library at McGill University in Montreal is said to be haunted by a man in a strange and old coat. He looks at you when you talk to him and then disappears.
Scots reflected in Montreal Architecture
August 4, 2009
Many diverse ethnic groups have contributed much to the growth of Montreal since its founding but none so much as the Celts. We will have a look at monuments to Scots and works of some Scots reflected in the architecture around us here in Montreal. If you know of other additional buildings or monuments Scots [...]
James Ross House
August 4, 2009
3644 Peel Street, Montreal, Que. Engineer James Ross born in Scotland in 1848 worked on the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway through the Canadian Rocky mountains.
George Stephen House
August 4, 2009
1440 Drummond Street, Montreal, Quebec The building is now home to a private club. It was owned by George Stephen a banking and railway magnate.
Claude de Ramezay
August 4, 2009
The Chateau of the 11th Governor of Montreal, Claude de Ramezay stands across the street from Montreal’s City Hall. The fact that it is still standing is conceivably due to Scotsman William Grant who purchased it in 1763 and kept it in good condition.
John Auld
August 4, 2009
1558 Doctor Penfield Avenue, Montreal, Quebec John Auld Jr. inherited his father’s old house when his father died. Since the late nineteen hundreds (1984), the building is the head office for the Cossette Communication Marketing firm.
The Amherst House
August 4, 2009
Lieut. Colonel J.A.L. Strathy, commanded our Highland regiment from 1893 to 1897 named his home “Amherst House”. The Amherst House, a freestone house is located on Cote des Neiges Street in Montreal.
The Hugh Andrew Allan House
August 4, 2009
3435 Stanley Street, Montreal, Quebec The house designed by one of the famous Maxwell brothers, Edward Maxwell is known for its architectural design on the outside and its refined interior design. Hugh Allan worked in the family owned shipping firm, Allan Lines.
Sir Hugh Allan’s House
August 4, 2009
1025 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec Hugh Allan named this mansion built in 1864, “Ravenscrag” after King James 11 castle in Fifeshire, Scotland.
