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Joseph Graham, Historian


Involvement in heritage and telling the stories of history

Joseph Graham has followed his passion for history down the less-travelled roads of the Laurentians, its Anglophone community, and the broader world's influences and effects on the place he has called home for most of his life, the Laurentian mountains north of Montreal.

Activities

1995 to present: Frequent speaker on history and heritage issues across the Laurentians and in Montreal, including in local English elementary and high schools
2005-2011 Brought a heritage perspective to the Board of Directors of the CSSS des Sommets. This included attempts to save and preserve original Mount Sinai Hospital buildings and success in preventing demolition of original Laurentian San building that is part of the current Laurentian Hospital
Participation in a number of documentary films about local Laurentian heritage, including:
  • 2011 Laurentian Sanitorium, Cogéco
  • 2013 Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts : Une Ville, des Histoires
  • 2014 Les Récupérateurs : Stonehaven, home of Lorne McGibbon
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Articles and publications

2013: 2 articles for The Identity of English-Speaking Quebec in 100 Objects
2005: Publication of Naming the Laurentians
2008: Publication of Nommer les Laurentides (Translation)
2001-present: Monthly history column in Main Street newspaper
2002-present: Regular contributions to Quebec Heritage News
1995-2005: History column in the Doncaster Ballyhoo
Articles published in The Beaver, the Montreal Gazette, Skiing History magazine and others
Citations in many books and articles about the Laurentians by other authors 

Historical society Volunteer positions

2007: Quebec Heritage News magazine co-editor
1991: Co-founder of The Linear Park Committee that ultimately saved the railroad corridor that became the P’tit Train du Nord Linear Park
1989: Founder and first President, Save the CP Station, which became the Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts Heritage Committee
1990: Co-founder of the Corporation des Gares, a group dedicated to the preservation of the railroad stations on the Laurentian CP line 

Awards

1997: Co-winner with the Heritage Committee of the Conseil de la Culture des Laurentides Heritage Award for railroad station preservation
2016: Paul Harris Fellowship from Rotary Mont Tremblant .