Timeline
 

The following is a chronological listing of newspaper articles related to events (good and bad) that occurred in and around East Greenfield during its one hundred-year history. The list is by no means complete, but the articles provide a sampling of life in this small community. And you thought nothing ever happened here.

 

Note: Some of the referenced topics may not be immediately visible when you open an article, so you might need to hunt around the page a bit. Enjoy!

 

13-May-1882 - News of the Week (Peter McGrath)

27-Jul-1889 - Serious Accident on the Farm of Mr. Brassard

01-Jan-1899 - La paroisse ou Géographie locale [microforme] : Saint Hubert (Co. de Chambly)

24-Jun-1907 - Rival Railways

03-Jun-1912 - Joins Good Road Move

22-Mar-1913 - St. Lambert Annex

12-Apr-1913 - Wreck on Central Vermont - Seven Are Killed; 15 Injured

14-Apr-1913 - Train Jumps Track Seven Are Killed Fifteen Injured

15-Apr-1913 - Eight Dead Fills Final List in Train Wreck

27-May-1913 - Lots For Sale - St. Lambert Annex

24-May-1914 - The Grand Trunk and Southern Counties Railway

17-Dec-1914 - The Reason

16-Oct-1915 - War Argument Followed by Shots

10-Jun-1916 - Will Erect School at East Greenfield

26-Jul-1917 - St. Lambert Annex

18-Oct-1917 - Victoria Jubilee Bridge to Be Open Till 7:00 PM

25-Oct-1917 - Are You a Renter?

27-Feb-1920 - Fatal Fire Cut Family in Half

25-Sep-1923 - 12-Year-Old Boy Killed

28-Jun-1924 - Montreal & Southern Counties Picnic Ground

18-May-1928- Local Topics - Level Crossing Danger

11-Dec-1929 - Automatic Gate Is Not Favored by Companies

01-Aug-1930 - R-100 Reaches Canada After 76-Hour Trip

25-Feb-1932 - Country Bungalow for Sale

09-Dec-1932 - Fire Causes $3000 Damage at St. Hubert

04-Aug-1933 - Week-End Bargain Fares

27-Apr-1934 - Houses to Let

13-Nov-1934 - 25th Anniversary of Railway Held

13-Nov-1935 - Wooden House Razed

22-Apr-1936 - Mail Area Defined

25-May-1936 - Two Inquests Are Held

19-Feb-1938 - Country Property for Sale

18-May-1938 - Truck Kills Boy, 8, Riding on Scooter

19-Jul-1938 - Runway at St. Hubert to be 2500 Feet Long

04-Oct-1938 - Car Leaves Road and Crashes Into Post at MacKayville

15-Apr-1940 - Infant Dies Suddenly

10-Dec-1940 - Five Seamen from Montreal Area Among Those Killed on Saguenay

04-Sep-1941 - Red Cross Group Raises $83

19-Nov-1941 - Flier is Killed in St. Hubert Clash

15-Aug-1942 - Youth Killed by Truck

10-Jan-1945 - Bad Weather Aids St. Lambert Thieves

14-Apr-1945 - Child of Two Drowns in Cistern Near Home

03-Oct-1946 - Memorial Honors 600 Who Died for King and Country (George Lewthwaite)

27-Oct-1947 - Accidents Account for Four Deaths

18-Jun-1951 - Cooperation (John Robinson)

12-Aug-1953 - No Report on Inquiry into Crash

25-Mar-1955 - Three Schools Closed Because of Storm

16-May-1955 - Singed Cash, Live Shells Saved in Fire

31-Jan-1956 - 2 Children Die in Fire

01-Feb-1956 - Two Youngsters Killed in Blaze

15-Dec-1956 - South Shore Fires Kill 2 - Raze Four Homes

15-Dec-1956 - No Water Works System - St. Hubert Prey to Fires

23-Mar-1957 - Express Hits Truck - 1 Killed

17-Apr-1957 - Two of Monkey Troupe Perish as Farmhouse Quarters Razed

6-Mar-1959 - Barking Dog Saves Family from Flames

21-May-1959 - Strict Traffic Rules Planned to Handle Seaway-Day Crowd

22-Apr-1960 - Clapboard Bungalow on Very Large Lot

19-May-1966 - Protestant Regional Board Approaches End of Its First Year

16-Nov-1966 - St-Hubert Requests Signals for Dangerous Crossing

11-Jan-1968 - Hatley Topics

26-Aug-1968 - Five Injured in Firetruck Crash

06-Jun-1969 - City Police Detain Two Men After Shooting Incidents

10-Jun-1969 - Tanker Truck Spills Gasoline After Collision

09-Nov-1971 - Newly Merged St. Hubert Can't Decide on Key Posts

15-Mar-1974 - Tennants Make Bid to Halt St. Hubert Annexation Move

03-Jul-1975 - Droughts Circle City

09-Mar-1977 - Bus Driver Didn't Stop - Witness