Recently acquired Dr George Alexander Purvis documents including family tree. He was a well-known medical doctor, active in the community, owned the lived in the Stone building, built in the mid 1800s in Portage du Fort, Quebec.
Vous avez récemment acquis des documents sur le Dr George Alexander Purvis, y compris son arbre généalogique. Il était un médecin bien connu, actif dans la communauté, propriétaire de l’immeuble Stone, construit au milieu des années 1800 à Portage du Fort, au Québec.
For 143 years, The Equity has been the living memory of our community, documenting the births, deaths, triumphs, and trials of the Pontiac. Today, we are thrilled to invite you to step back in time through a major addition to our digital collections. The Pontiac and the First World War
Please note that the Archives will be closed for the Christmas break. We will be open for our last day of 2025 on Thursday, December 11th. We will reopen on Tuesday, January 6th. Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!
Local artist Jelly Massee has donated one of her historical paintings to the Pontiac Archives for an online auction. The piece, entitled “Camping on the Ottawa”, will be open for bids until 10:30 am on October 22, 2025. Please visit https://auction.pontiacarchives.org to take part in the auction.
