by Robert Hicks | Last updated Jun 18, 2026 | Family Collections, History of Valcartier
By Robert Hicks, May 2026 In my trip to Valcartier in 2025, I tried to imagine what it was like over 200 years ago when the place was a wilderness. Now there are roads, cars, houses and people everywhere, but it was not always like that. It is hard to...
by Patricia_Balkcom | Last updated Dec 3, 2025 | Family Collections, Stories
Comité historique Saint-Gabriel de Valcartier Historical Committee’s This is a story of passionate creativity, one that spans over 100 years ofQuebec’s history. At each end of the story is a proud English and French-speaking Canadian, linked by a bond unique to...
by Robert Hicks | Last updated Jul 9, 2025 | Biographies, Family Collections
After Henry Hicks Sr. and Mary Ann Rolph settled in Valcartier in the early 1840s they had six children adding to the family that already included Henry Jr. and Elizabeth who were born in England. The six children were Joseph (my great grandfather), Mary Ann,...
by Robert Hicks | Last updated Apr 9, 2025 | Family Collections, Stories
It seems the more I investigate this story the more interesting it becomes. Ihave always had a love of history and now that I am retired I have moretime I suppose and can focus my energy on doing things that I like. I wasborn and grew up in Valcartier Village, a...
by Robert Hicks | Last updated Apr 9, 2025 | Biographies, Family Collections
by Robert Hicks, February, 2025 I visited Valcartier for a week in October 2024 and had a chance to meet with others in thecommunity, cousins and people interested in the history. I was wined and dined by my sisterwho still has a home in Valcartier. It was a good week...
by Robert Hicks | Last updated Apr 9, 2025 | Biographies, Family Collections
By Robert Walter Hicks March, 2023 See Robert's PDF here Click...
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