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