The Influences of the Montreal Curling Club on the Development of Curling in the Canadas, 1807-1857

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Author/collaborator
Title
The Influences of the Montreal Curling Club on the Development of Curling in the Canadas, 1807-1857
Abstract
An examination of the influences which the Montreal Curling Club had on the development of curling in Lower and Upper Canada between 1807 and 1857. The author includes a sociological analysis of the Montreal Curling Club members with regards to occupation, ethnicity and residential location during the period under review. The Montreal Curling Club, the first formally constituted sporting and curling club in North America, was initiated by the wealthy Scottish merchants and fur traders of the Montreal-based Northwest Company.
Type
Master's Thesis
University
University of Western Ontario
Place
London, ON
Date
1980
Language
en
Citation
Simpson, Robert Wayne. “The Influences of the Montreal Curling Club on the Development of Curling in the Canadas, 1807-1857.” Master’s Thesis, University of Western Ontario, 1980.
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