Farms in New France and the General Hospital (18th-19th Centuries), The General Hospital in the 19th Century

The General Hospital in the 19th Century In the 19th century, the garden located behind the hospital is reduced in size due to the building’s expansion, however it continues to be productive until 1871 when the Congregation and its residents move to their newly built Motherhouse. The walls of the compound are demolished, new streets […]

Motherhouse, 124 Years of Presence at the Motherhouse

Motherhouse, Montréal 124 Years of Presence at the Motherhouse In 1871 the Grey Nuns depart the General Hospital in Pointe à Callière, where they resided and worked since 1747, to escape the local urbanization and industrialization, the continual expansion of Montréal’s port, and the inevitable annual spring flooding of the neighborhood. They move to their […]

Châteauguay, The Farm and Livestock

The Farm and Livestock The Nuns at the Châteauguay farm diligently apply technical and theoretical knowledge acquired from Provincial government agronomists and the Trappist Monks of Oka. Successive directors manage the farm with the goal of continually increasing production. Although very fertile, a major challenge is that sections of arable land are prone to annual […]