Maison d’histoire de Terrebonne (SHRT)

A starting point into Terrebonne’s history

The Société d’histoire de la région de Terrebonne (SHRT) has the mission to safeguard and emphasize the historical, architectural and genealogical heritage. It offers educational conferences, visits, exhibitions and publications.

Located in the heart of Old Terrebonne, the Maison d’histoire de Terrebonne is the starting point into the wonderful adventure of the city’s history. Inside the Maison d’histoire, you will find three rooms dedicated to renowned members of the SHRT, as well as a permanent exhibition showcasing archive pictures, maps and artefacts from Terrebonne’s history. The Maison d’histoire also provides temporary exhibitions highlighting history, heritage buildings and architectural jewels, a conference room for training and educational purposes and a documentation centre filled with roughly 4,000 archive pictures and 160 maps of the region.

The Maison d’histoire also grants access to the Parchemin data base, newspaper microfilms, censuses and notarial records.