Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network

Réseau dupatrimoine anglophone du Québec

Presentation to the Library and Archives of Canada

OttawaFebruary 11, 2014

What we are:• A non-profit, non-partisan umbrella organization

founded in 2000

• Engaged with our members in promoting the preservation of the built, cultural and natural heritage of Quebec

• Promoting a greater understanding of the history of Quebec’s English-speaking communities by informing, inspiring and connecting people through its activities.

Membership• Membership is open to any organization or

individual, regardless of language or cultural affiliation, with an interest in the history, heritage and culture of Quebec’s English-speaking communities.

• Nearly 100 organizations in Quebec are members including museums, historical societies, community groups, archives and libraries

• Several hundred individual members across Quebec and Canada

What we do:• Encourage cooperation and communication among

members.

• Assist member societies and organizations in obtaining resources and related services for their activities and facilities.

• Create projects and programs that are of benefit for our members and society at large.

• Advocate for the interests of our members at the municipal, provincial and federal levels of government .

How we do it:

• Publication of a quarterly magazine • (Quebec Heritage News).

• Weekly news and activity bulletins• (Quebec Heritage Line).

• Maintain and promote several heritage Web Magazines:

How we do it:• Holding workshops• Writing competitions for school children• Creating web platforms to collect stories and

histories• Mapping the Montreal Mosaic

• Story telling: