Historical Archives Search

Last updated February 15, 2024

Discover different facets of the city through the Archives historiques de Montréal Web site. The site makes a variety of documents related to the city’s history and development available to researchers, historians and the greater public.

Description

The Division des Archives historiques de Montréal plays a vital role in the preservation and enhancement of the city’s archival heritage. It has a mandate to acquire, preserve, digitize and disseminate documents.

The Archives de Montréal site is the gateway to thousands of textual documents, photos, films, prints, maps and plans, and more. It includes :

  • A blog, maintained by the Division’s archivists and offering thematic entries to the archives, covering the cultural, social and administrative aspects of Montreal’s history.
  • Access to the archives catalog (In French), which includes full descriptions of historical archives and hundreds of thousands of digitized images.
  • Access to other archive dissemination tools, including social media

    You can follow the Facebook page to get an overview.