The Château Frontenac in Québec City, which opened 120 years ago, is recognized as being the most photographed hotel in the world. I started the Mémère Project – @memereproject – to explore #French #Canadian roots in America. My #grandmother, Claudia Breton Émond, was one of nearly one million Québécois who emigrated to the United States […]

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The Château Frontenac in Québec City, which opened 120 years ago, is recognized as being the most photographed hotel in the world. /// I started the Mémère Project – @memereproject – to explore #French #Canadian roots in America. My #grandmother, Claudia Breton Émond, was one of nearly one million Québécois who emigrated to the United […]

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A beautiful autumn day on Route Kinnears outside Kinnear’s Mills, Québec, about 25 kilometers north of Thetford Mines. The blue lines between the tree trunks are rubber tubes that form a pipeline system which streamlines the maple syrup extraction process. The blue tubes are seemingly everywhere in forested rural Québec this time of year. I […]

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Notre Dame des Victoires in Québec City, built from 1687-1723 and commemorating victories over the British. I started the Mémère Project – @memereproject – to explore #French #Canadian roots in America. My #grandmother, Claudia Breton Émond, was one of nearly one million Québécois who emigrated to the United States between the 1840s and 1930s. It […]

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