GVHS publications make great gifts!

Number 2014 - 04
December 2014
...preserving and promoting awareness in the history and heritage of the Gatineau Valley since 1962
GVHS publications make great gifts!
New
Hurling Down the Pine
4th edition, by John Hughson and Courtney Bond.
The history of the Wright, Gilmour and Hughson Families, timber and lumber
manufacturers in the Hull and Ottawa Region and on the Gatineau River,
1800-1920.........$25.00
Up the Gatineau!, Volume 40………….$10.00
New and improved Master Index
For all 40 volumes of Up the Gatineau!....................$15.00
Complete Sets of Up the Gatineau!
40-volume set…………………………$155.00
Save $35 over the individual volume purchase price.
Other Publications Available from GVHS
Gatineau River Heritage Paddle: A Guide edited by Louise Schwartz
An interpretive guide to the history of the Gatineau River. The 88 page guide includes descriptive
text, 7 colour maps and historic and current day photos of both sides of the river from Wakefield
to the Chelsea dam. Aussi disponsible en français…………………$20.00
($15.00 for GVHS members)
Rupert Union Cemetery written and published by Carolyn Nesbitt Kidder
A detailed listing of 486 plots and grave sites with photos of the headstones from the old Rupert
Cemetery on Chemin des Erables between Rupert and Lascelles in La Pȇche 2012………………$25.00
Tributes: Gatineau Personalities and Historical Events
An illustrated collection of 31 articles written by Ernie Mahoney between 1985 and 2001. Edited by
Norma Geggie and Anita Rutledge, 2010………………………………………Special...$10.00
In Memory of Chelsea’s Historic Cemeteries
Chelsea’s community development is linked to its well-preserved cemeteries and the people buried in them; includes
walking tours, cemetery plans, and extensive index of names on monuments and from burial records.
Carol Martin, 2005............................ $14.50
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A Place Apart: A Search for the Pioneer Cemeteries of the Lower Gatineau Valley
A brief history of traditional cemeteries from Hull to Lac Ste-Marie, Quebec, as well as private and unmarked burial
grounds in the Gatineau. Norma Geggie, 1999..........$8.00
The Extra Mile - The Journals H. J. G. Geggie, MD,
Revised by Norma Geggie, 2007......................$16.00
Wakefield Revisited
A short history of the village of Wakefield and the families significant in its development. Norma Geggie,
2003 (aussi disponsible en français).......................$12.50
Capital Rambles: Exploring the National Capital Region
by Katharine Fletcher
Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Award-winning freelance writer Katharine Fletcher invites you to explore the spectacular natural beauty of Canada’s National Capital Region……………………………………………………………………………$20.00
Historical Walks: The Gatineau Park Story by Katharine Fletcher
Published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside
With close to 15,000 copies in print, this is one of the most popular guides to the natural
history and wonders of Gatineau Park……………………………………………………………………$17.00
Historic Map of Chelsea - 1875 (restored 2012 - colour) - showing Municipality of
Chelsea (West Hull) land ownership as indicated by the 1875 valuation roll ............$25.00
Gatineau Valley Railway Stations, poster 11 in. x 17 in. ..............................$8.00
Executive 2014
President
Marc Cockburn - 819-459-2004
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Past President
Carol Martin - 819-827-1633
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1st Vice-president
Bob McClelland - 819-827-0540
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2nd Vice-president/Treasurer
David Yuill - 819-827-0851
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Secretary
Suzanne Gibeault - 819-827-9260
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Directors
Shirley Brown - 819-827-1999
Newsletter
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Linda Bardell - 819-827-0095
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To Order
André Renaud
819-827-1720
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Erik Rask - 819-827 -1234
Web Master
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Louise Schwartz - 819-827-1429
Publications
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Contact:
Email - [email protected];
Phone - 819-827-1429
or write to:
Gatineau Valley Historical
Society
P.O. Box 1803,
Chelsea, QC J9B 1A1
2015 Meetings
Archives Closed
(more information in the
January newsletter)
Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014 to
Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015
Monday, January 19 &
Monday, February 16
at 7:30 p.m.
Chelsea Library
100 Old Chelsea Road
Chelsea QC