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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=95 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="08d5fc00egerdp.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HOME"><U><B>HOME</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SCREENINGS"><U><B>SCREENINGS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SYNOPSIS"><U><B>SYNOPSIS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SCENARIO"><U><B>SCENARIO</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AREA MAP"><U><B>AREA MAP</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos 1"><U><B>Photos 1</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos 2"><U><B>Photos 2</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos 3"><U><B>Photos 3</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos NEW"><U><B>Photos NEW</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HISTORY"><U><B>HISTORY</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CHRONOLOGY"><U><B>CHRONOLOGY</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reviews Comments"><U><B>Reviews & Comments</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE TEAM"><U><B>THE TEAM</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SPONSORS"><U><B>SPONSORS</B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=55 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="090942e0.png" border=0 width="660" height="46" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div>                                                                 </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=425 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>CHRONOLOGY</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>1654</B>   Jeanne Mance , foundress of Hotel Dieu was granted by Maisonneuve 112 arpents of land - known then as the Nazareth Fief.  It was also called Le Grange des Pauvres, as its proceeds were to be used for the benefit of the poor of Hôtel Dieu hospital.  Until the arrival of the British, it was primarily used as a farm.</div> <div> <B>1698</B>   Pierre Leber built a chapel dedicated to St. Anne near the south end of Murray Street. The area then became known also as Le Quartier St.Anne.  The area became such a popular place for drunkenness and revelry that the clergy were forced to restrict the sale of liquor around the chapel.</div> <div> <B>1760</B>   The British under General Amherst marched from Lachine through Nazareth Fief, through the Recollet Gate, and into the walled city of Montreal .</div> <div> <B>1791</B>   Thomas McCord leased from the nuns of Hotel Dieu, Nazareth Fief for 99 years</div> <div> <B>1796   </B>While attending to business interests in England and Ireland, McCord's lease was illegally sold by his associate Patrick Langan to Mrs. Mary Griffin. </div> <div> <B>1804</B>   Griffintown was a coveted area because of its strategic location beside the long-planned Lachine Canal.  Mary Griffin proceeded to draw up a plan to divide the area into streets and building lots.  The rents would be divided between her and the nuns.  Thomas McCord returned to Montreal in 1805.  The courts eventually gave back the land to McCord but the Griffin name stuck.</div> <div> <B>1817</B>   Irish Catholic families noted in Montreal at Bonsecours Church by Father John Richards Jackson, Sulpician.</div> <div> <B>1824</B>   Recollet Convent opened as a school for Irish children.</div> <div> <B>1824</B>   First St. Patrick's Parade on March 17th.</div> <div> <B>1825</B>   Recollet Church opened for services for Irish Catholics</div> <div> <B>1825</B>   Lachine Canal built in a large part by Irish immigrants.</div> <div> <B>1840</B>   Expansion of the Lachine Canal.</div> <div> <B>1843</B>   St. Ann's Boys' School built  - St. Paul & St. Henry Sts.</div> <div> <B>1843</B>   One of the first labor strikes in Canada by maltreated workers employed in the enlargement of the Lachine Canal took place in Griffintown.</div> <div> <B>1847</B>   Irish tragedy of 6000 deaths at Windmill Point across the canal from Griffintown.</div> <div> <B>1852   </B>Ground rents were higher there than elsewhere in Montreal resulting in many bankruptcies.  In addition, the land was low-lying so the streets flooded quite often.  Mainly because of huge seigneurial charges, there was little incentive to build good housing.  When greedy builders rented land, slums were what they built.  Fires were frequent.  A fire from a carpentry shop burned down more than half of Griffintown in 1852.</div> <div> <B>1854</B>   St. Ann's Church opened on December 8th.</div> <div> <B>1858</B>   D'Arcy McGee represented Griffintown, which was part of the Montreal West riding, in the Federal Government.  Not all the Irish voted for him.  There were riots and battles in Griffintown on election day.</div> <div> <B>1864</B>   St. Ann's Girls' School built.</div> <div> <B>1865</B>   St. Ann's Boys' School moved to Young & Ottawa Streets.</div> <div> <B>1868</B>   Charles "Joe Beef" McKiernan opened the Crown & Scepter Tavern</div> <div> <B>1876</B>   Mary Gallagher was murdered on June 26<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT> and returns every 7 years in search of her head.</div> <div> <B>1884   </B>The Redemptorists took over the pastorate from the Sulpicians.  St. Ann's Young Men's Society was founded shortly after.  There was the Shamrock Lacrosse Club and other sporting clubs, in additon to parish fairs, amateur dramatics, and glee clubs</div> <div> <B>1886</B>   Worst flooding recorded - also two major fires.</div> <div> <B>1887</B>   A genuine Irish jaunting Car built by James Kenehan - Young & William Sts. It is used yearly in the St. Patrick's Day parade representing the parish of St. Ann's.</div> <div> <B>1914</B>   St. Ann's Kindergarten built.</div> <div> <B>1911</B>   The first building for the Griffintown Boys Club was opened on Shannon St.  The Girls Club and the janitor’s living quarters were on the second floor.</div> <div> <B>1930</B>   The Griffintown Boys and Girls Club opens its new 4 storey building at the corner of Ottawa and Shannon - Directors Cliff Sowery and Miss McCunn</div> <div> <B>1944</B>   On April 26th an RAF Liberator Bomber plane crashed at Shannon and Ottawa Streets. 15 fatalities were noted.</div> <div> <B>1952   </B>The Griffintown Boys and Girls Club closes down due to the general exodus of the population to other neighbourhoods.</div> <div> <B>1970</B>   St. Ann's Church torn down.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>