Pas d’histoire, devenez guide!
Cité Historia
 Three self-guided tours with audio-guide of the Sault-au-Récollet, from 1726. La ronne de lait in the village; Les moulins d’hier à aujourd’hui on the site of the mills, and Le tour de l’Île-de-la-Visitation.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 25, 26 and 27, 2009
Noon to 4 p.m. (en français)
Departure: Cité Historia, Maison du Meunier
10897, rue du Pont
Henri-Bourassa Métro. No. 69 East bus or terminal No. 45 North bus
Information: 514 280-6709
www.citehistoria.qc.ca
Les Entretiens d’Outremont
Héritage Montréal
Walking tour along Outremont streets and avenues. See how well residential and public architecture has been preserved.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Noon to 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (en français)
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. (E)
Held rain or shine
Departure: Outremont Métro, corner of avenue Van Horne and avenue Wiseman
Reservations required (limited number of participants): 514 286-2662
www.heritagemontreal.org
Exploring the witnesses to Expo 67
Docomomo Québec
 Explore Sainte-Hélène and Notre-Dame islands and learn about the architectural and artistic testimony of one of Montréal’s landmark events.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (en français)
Held Sunday in case of rain
Departure: Jean-Drapeau Métro
Reservations required (limited number of participants): 514 872-3207 (Centre d’histoire de Montréal)
www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/chm
www.docomomoquebec.uqam.ca
Urban institutions and their gardens
Concertation Centre-Ouest
Historic and architectural guided tour of institutional estates and their gardens in the western part of downtown.
Saturday and Sunday, September 26 and 27, 2009
2 p.m. (F, E) (duration 2 hours)
Departure: corner of rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest and avenue Atwater
Atwater Métro
Reservations required: 514 872-7629
(Maximum 25 persons)
concertationcentreouest@cca.qc.ca
Sainte-Marie: A century of industrial life – Urban tour
L’Écomusée du fier monde
 The Sainte-Marie neighbourhood, east of downtown Montréal, is known mainly for its commercial past. Explore the evolution of industrial life in this former working-class neighbourhood with the Écomusée du fier monde as your guide.
Saturday and Sunday, September 26 and 27, 2009
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (en français)
(Cancelled in case of rain)
Departure: Maison de la culture Frontenac (outside)
2550, rue Ontario Est
Frontenac Métro
Reservations required (limited number of participants): 514 528-8444
L’autre Vieux-Montréal
L’autre Montréal
 This tour tells the story of the darker side of Old Montréal: labourers and Filles du Roy, dockworkers and servants, journeymen printers and mass gatherings. Learn about Montrealers with French and British backgrounds who rubbed shoulders in the old city with aboriginal peoples, black slaves, Arabic-speaking immigrants and Greek sailers in past centuries.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Departure: 10 a.m. (duration 3 hours)
Where: Centre d’histoire de Montréal
335, place d’Youville
Old Montréal
Champ-de-Mars or Square-Victoria Métro
Limited number of participants. Visitors must obtain a free ticket at the Centre d’histoire de Montréal starting September 15. (Closed Mondays)
Information: 514 872-3207
From the Main to megastructures: Saint-Viateur Est area of the Mile End
Mémoire du Mile End et Les Amis du boulevard Saint-Laurent
 Tour of a unique area of the Mile End soon to be revitalized. Visitors will discover the evolution of this vernacular district over the past 150 years and discuss the results of a recent citizen consultation process.
Held in association with the Comité des citoyens du Mile End.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (F, E)
Held rain or shine
Departure: in front of Saint-Enfant-Jésus Church
5390, rue Saint-Dominique
(Between boulevard Saint-Joseph and avenue Laurier)
Laurier Métro, No. 51 or 55 bus
Information:
www.mile-end.qc.ca
www.amisboulevardsaintlaurent.com
Collège Gérald-Godin
Société patrimoine et histoire de l’Île-Bizard et Sainte-Geneviève
 Guided tour of the Collège Gérald-Godin, which was a former Pères de Sainte-Croix monastery.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
1 p.m. (en français)
Where: Collège Gérald-Godin
15615, boulevard Gouin Ouest – Sainte-Geneviève
Information: 514 620-6271
Guided tour of Pointe-Claire Village
 The history of Pointe-Claire goes back to the French colony. To learn more, join the guided walking tour of Pointe-Claire Village led by the Société pour la sauvegarde du patrimoine de Pointe-Claire. See the fortified windmill dating back to 1709 and the Neo-gothic style St. Joachim Church, and learn about Pointe-Claire’s first residents and houses.
Sundays, September 27, and October 4 and 11, 2009
1 p.m. (F, E) (duration 2 hours)
Departure: in front of St. Joachim Church
2, avenue Sainte-Anne, Pointe-Claire
Information: 514 693-9114
Guided tour of Dawson College
City of Westmount, Dawson College and the Westmount Historical Association
 Guided tour of a building by architect J. Omer Marchand, built in 1908, which now houses Dawson College. Learn about the history and main architectural elements of the building.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
2 p.m. and 3 p.m. (E)
2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. (en français)
No reservations required: First come, first served.
Where: Dawson College – Main entrance
3040, rue Sherbrooke Ouest, corner of Atwater
Information: 514 989-5226
Modern Rosemont:
housing and urban development… continuity and discontinuity
Docomomo Québec
Guided tour of Rosemont, where visitors will discover the changes that occurred during the second half of the 20th century. Comments on the architecture of modern buildings: single- and multi-family homes, groups of housing units, schools, churches, sports facilities, hospitals, etc.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (en français)
Tour postponed to Sunday in case of rain
Departure: Viau Métro (ticket booth)
Reservations required (limited number of participants) 514 872-3207 (Centre d’histoire de Montréal)
www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/chm
www.docomomoquebec.uqam.ca
Two Canadians and their homes
Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site of Canada
 Outdoor guided tour of the Louis-Joseph Papineau and Sir George-Étienne Cartier houses in Old Montréal, highlighting the history and characteristics of these two sites, which reflect the social status of their famous occupants.
Saturday and Sunday, October 3 and 4, and October 10 and 11, 2009
1 p.m. (en français) and 3 p.m. (en français)
Where: Maison George-Étienne-Cartier
458, rue Notre-Dame Est, Old Montréal
Champ-de-Mars Métro
Reservations: 514 283-2282
(Minimum 10 participants, maximum 25 per tour)
Introduction to modern architecture
Docomomo Québec
 Guided tour of the downtown core of Montréal where visitors will discover some of the many distinctive elements of modern architecture: characteristics, materials, architects, aspirations and challenges.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (en français)
Tour postponed to Sunday in case of rain
Departure: Place d’Armes (Maisonneuve monument)
Reservations required (limited number of participants): 514 872-3207 (Centre d’histoire de Montréal)
www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/chm
www.docomomoquebec.uqam.ca
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