Missisquoi Museum curator and a projects director for the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network, Heather Darch will
discuss the community of Missisquoi County that lived close to the border during the Fenian Raids of 1866. While
attention has been given to the Fenian soldiers, the Canadian and British militia units as well as the home guards
during the Fenian Raids conflict, the citizens of the border region were also involved and directly affected by the
military action that took place in what was a relatively quiet region in Quebec. From court documents, letters and
diaries, the voices of those who lived along the border add another element to a fascinating local story and an
important part of Canadian history.