Mister Thuribe Tremblay

Mister Thuribe Tremblay (ca. 1880-1946) Ten-year-old Thuribe Tremblay is the first child admitted to the Hôtel-Dieu de Nicolet orphanage in 1889 and will regularly spend his holidays at the Métairie Saint-Joseph. While completing his classical education at the Nicolet Seminary, he is hired by the farm in 1900. The first years of work are difficult: […]

Métairie Saint-Joseph, A Dairy Farm

A Dairy Farm Employees at the stable, 1931. Photography: author unknown. Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives, Métairie Saint-Joseph (Nicolet)’s Fonds, L054-I-Album 1-page 14. From left to right: Misters Thuribe Tremblay, Martial Chauvette, W. Richard, Sévère Paquin, Adrien Chauvette (son of Mister Martial) and Charles-Edouard Verville Sister Claire Lauzier, s.g.m., 1940. Photography: author unknown. Grey Nuns […]

Métairie Saint-Joseph, A Poultry Farm

A Poultry Farm Sisters Claire Lauzier, s.g.m. and Fernande Dumont, s.g.m., busy taking care of the turkeys, 1946. Photography: author unknown. Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives, Métairie Saint-Joseph (Nicolet)’s Fonds, L054-N5E Sisters Claire Lauzier, s.g.m. and Fernande Dumont, s.g.m., busy caring for the little chickens, 1946. Photography: author unknown. Grey Nuns of Montréal’s Archives, Métairie […]