An author once ridiculed for her "fabricated" account of life and abuse in a Montreal convent. You can read it online....
....Would we be more inclined to believe her story today?
Do you remember some of the "stories" about Nun's Island when they started excavating for development?
Does anyone object to me deleting this message thread? It seems I found another topic that no one else is interested in!
ReplyDeleteDon't delete it Maggie,.......the story is different and may be of interest to others later on down the road. I started to read it ,and then thought I'd check it out some other time.\ but if you feel you want to delete something,go ahead,....you created it ,.and if you feel like removing it ,....I don't see a problem .nor do I see a reason to explain your decision,.... Thanks for posting it to start with ps: not every decision needs to be accounted for,.......were not that anal..............hahahahahah
ReplyDeletean old thread came up and there it was....Bettylooca mentioned the rumours about Nun's Island back in 2003! From: bettylooca in response to Message 1 Sent: 9/4/2003 5:58 PM Agnes of God was a pretty poignant film. Didn't it star also Mia Farrow? I
ReplyDeleteremember when they sold Nun's Island. It consisted of a barn, a convent and
the priests home. I heard rumours after it was sold and they tore down these
buildings, it was discovered that there were tunnels underground connecting
all of the buildings and that they found the skeletons of several babies
buried in the barn! I often wondered if that movie was some how linked to
Nun's Island. Remember, you could only get to it by boat.
Montreal is quickly becoming the movie mega centre they said it would be 20
years ago. I remember reading an article about some Hollywood magnets
wanting to purchase the old piers down at the port and turn them into sound
stages.
Where I live in Ste Anne de Bellevue, they are making movies year round.
There is a famous road and town called Senneville, All the old mansions are
along this road that were build as cottages by many famous people. There are
a few of the mansion owner who rent out to the movie people. There one guy
(he used to own the Perette chain and sold out to Couche Tard) who rents all
the time. There have been at least 4 movies filmed there.
I always had the feeling that Agnes of God was based on the rumours of Nun's Island as well.
ReplyDeleteprobably was based on nuns island.
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I am not surprise about Nun's Island ...My parents and neighbours talked about that subject a few times...... Important people know about that part of history..and also about the homosexual acts that went on there..Wether it was true or not, i do not know..
ReplyDeleteOf course dead babies were found there. So many unwed pregnant girls went to the Nuns for help. Remember in those days, a girl being single and pregnant was treated like a crime. If the baby was stillborn, they just buried it to keep the girl's secret. The ones that lived became Duplessis orphans. Ed
ReplyDeletevery interesting...never thought about that..today it
ReplyDeleteis quite common to have babies not married...i know,
I have four daugthers..three grandsons
Anyone do a Google search?
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In regards to rumors in general, read 'Rumors of Earth Quakes' in the general section to see the power of gossip and hearsay.
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Hey I being 40ish and spending alot of time with my granparents as a kid was told alot of stories about nuns island,,,they told me thats where bad people were sent to pay for there crimes against god...If you were unable to be freed from your sins thats where u stayed....My grand father worked there on the land for the priests and told me that many memories of there was truley unbearable,,,He never told me all and took what he knew to his grave..If there are souls who rome this planet I bet many are there and trying to understand why it happened to them...My grand moher passed away a few yrs back at 90 and every time she would go by nuns island she would get an uneasy feeling...Her eyes would tear up and if you asked her what was wrong she never say a word....but you could feel her pain...so how many of our grand parent knew what was wrong but could never say a word ? RANDY
ReplyDeleteMy girlfriend and I were hitch-hiking to get to the Point....for a Leos boys game...we had never hitched before...this guy picked us up and drove us to Nun's Island...he went outside the car to look around and Joyces door was locked but I grabbed her hand on my side and we ran to the ramp for the bridge...I recall that he tried to start things with us and of course we were scared...I told Mom and Da when we finally got home but they just gave me crap for hitching! This guy had a huge piece of rope on the back seat and I remember wondering why it was so clean if he had a boat at the Verdun Boat Club. I also remember saying to Joyce-What an Idiot-he was driving a company car...it was a was a Carpet Place...a grey small truck.Afterwards I wondered if it could have been the same guy as in Sharon's death...especially now when I have gotten onto Verdun Connections and read that she was found on the south shore...in a field...where this guy tried to have Joyce and I on Nun's Island yrs ago.
ReplyDeleteCathyart,....that could be very important ,...for your own peace of mind,.it may wise to report it to that phone number of the officer in charge,... if the number is not in the information posted here,.then I would look on the Point St Charles site (which can be found in our Links section) Any information may be crucial,....and if not then they will be able to sort that out It sounds like you & your girlfriend are very Lucky Girls,...and smart to run...... You never know what can be helpful,.....and that just may be it:
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ReplyDeleteSandy I remember many years ago such talk about a reform school for boys I think in Shawbridge, Quebec. This was the standing threat for us boys of the avenues. We took it seriously. Scary place.
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biking : I worked at
ReplyDeleteShawbridge Youth Centre for a few years, back in the eighties, There was alot of
good people working there, and most of the Kid's were what I call good old
fashion delinquents! I enjoyed working with these kid's Maybe coming
from Verdun & the Pt. I could relate to them.
When I told the kids were I grew up I got instant
respect.
Here's to being from Verdun
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Hi biking2006 About going to Shawbridge...and living on the avenues...You got that right! That seemed to be the last resort for our parents or parent...Man if you could duck the love "taps" and when that didn't work well start packing kid... Lad
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ReplyDeleteAnyway I think by the 80s things must have been cleaned up a bit. I grew up in the 40s and 50s where as children we'd get wacked with a strap in Banantine Elementary School sending us home bawling, so I can only imagine the extent of corporeal punishment that occured in Shawbridge during my childhood and before. Could be wrong of course as I was a good boy...most of the time.
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ReplyDeleteBill. As you and I were classmates in Miss Martin's 7th grade class, I always found you to be a nice guy. I don't recall ever hearing anything bad about you. Good one, Bill.
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Hi Biking2006 The strap at Bannantyne..used to send fear thru the kids..even for the guys who figured they were too "hard" and could take it..Remember one guy got it and that was not tears of joy I saw....Anyone out there think that maybe thats whats missing to-day? The fear of God. Lad
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in Grade 1, (Connaught School, Teacher=Miss Arbon), I was caught eating my recess (an apple) before recess time and was promptly marched to the Principal's Office (Mr. Deathe). After a lecture I had to stand at attention out in the hallway till lunch hour. That seemed to be a fate worse than death to me, as all the kids walking by pointed, laughed and gawked at me. Let me tell you, I never, ever did that again....so this punishment worked also.
ReplyDeleteHi Linda - I had to comment when I read your article. Mr. Deathe brought back some memories. I remember I was always a slowpoke getting the old snowsuit on in winter in Kindergarten. I remember my instructions were to take the city bus home with a certain bunch of kids - Ross Larman and Gail Piper and some others - they went my way. Well, I remember my punishment from darling Mr. Deathe was keeping me outside his office because I was so slow - I missed leaving with my bunch of cronies and I had to go home by myself and I remember taking the bus the wrong way. I was 7 years old, no money, sheer panic......I went to a gas station and told this fellow my plight. He gave me a dime to get home and showed me the way. It took me a long time to get over my fear of taking the bus alone.
ReplyDeleteLaurie what an awful thing to go through when only 7...thankfully nothing happend to you. Mr. Deathe...notice how similar his name is to death?...If anything like that happened today he would have been fired. Dianne
ReplyDeleteLaurie ~~ small world. I used to babysit Ross Larman and his sister Gail. They are my uncle's niece and nephew and used to live a couple of streets over from us. They lived in the bottom of a duplex and their aunt lived upstairs. Between the two flats there was what they called a "whoopie pipe". It had a stopper in each end and when you wanted to talk to upstairs people you banged on the pipe, removed the stopper, and talked that way instead of phoning them. Similar to the two cans with a string between them that we played with as children. Ross still lives in Ville Emard, on Springland, in the house his grandparent's lived in.
ReplyDeleteDianne.....his name is pronounced 'deeth', but when they announced he would be our principal and we saw his name ~~ well, it sure looked like 'death' to us, lol.
ReplyDeleteWinston.....you're a smooth operator. Thanks. This one's just for you:
ReplyDeleteLaurie. What a shame that you had to go thru that. I am sorry, but that SOB should have gotten a good A** whoopin' There is no excuse for that. If he did have a daughter, would he have done that to her? I know what you mean about taking a long time to get over, and think probably to this day, it brings a chill up and down your spine. Winston Allison
ReplyDeleteThanks Winnie. It is nice that you are so sympathetic. I appreciate it. Kids can be hurt so badly and these things stay with them for life. By the way - how much do you charge for the psychiatric dumpo ?? Take care - Laurie
ReplyDeleteLinda Another scary one was Mr. Neeland. Remember him ?
ReplyDeleteLaurie~~ sure do remember him. He was principal when I started school 1950-51. Why do I hang on to such things as this kindergarten report card and school picture from 1951 ~~ well I guess just because I can. Here ya go:
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ReplyDeleteLaurie. We all have had things happen in our lifes, and some have had it worse than others. We can carry that baggage, or we can at least try to let it go. In most cases it is hard to do, but the scars remain. I am one of those that can't help but hug people after I have know them a short time. And especially with kids that need those hugs. Anything to let them know that someone cares, and that they are important. To me, it is all about memories. When these kids grow up, you want them to be able to look back and remember someone made them feel good about themselves. Each one of us can remember a school teacher that made them feel good, and how good it feels to remember that person. On the other hand, we can remember those that made us feel like crap. There is enough hurt in this world to go around for everyone....Maybe we can help make that hurt a little less. That is one of the
things about this site. We have good sharing and caring people on here. Maybe someone is having a bad day, and then they come on here, and things look a little better. Thanks to everyone on here. I think that is what VC is all about.
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ReplyDeleteLinda. Thanks for the big wet one. Those are the kind I would walk a mile for!!!!!!! Keep them coming. Thanks. Winston
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Winston ~~ talk about walking a mile, did I ever tell you about a 'boyfriend' of mine who walked from Crawford Park to Ville Emard in a blustery snow storm on February 14th to deliver me a red heart full of chocolates? Yup, he did that just for me, as it was so bad out that the buses had stopped running. I was either in grade 8 or 9 (not sure) which. I politely said "thank you" and I think he was very embarrassed because he just turned on his heel and departed. I have never forgotten him (or his name). God bless fellas like him & you. You keep the dreams and memories alive.
ReplyDeleteLinda that is so sweet! Dianne
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ReplyDeleteLinda. That is cool. That is what I am talking about. The unexpected, and something that really touches your heart. Good for you. And good for that guy, where ever he is. He did a good thing.!!!!!!!!
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ReplyDeleteLinda. Thanks for touching my heart!!!!!!!
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First Grade, 1960, Mrs, Kay, our teacher picked me up by the shoulders and shook the living daylights out of me. She shook me so hard that my shoes fell off. My crime was waving to my Aunt Penny Charron who was out in the hallway.
ReplyDeleteEdited to add: This was at St. Thomas More in Verdun.