La communauté anglophone et le développement du Vieux-Québec
Join us in celebrating the 40th anniversary of Old Quebec’s designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site by attending this talk by David Mendel!
This fall, the Morrin Centre invites you to explore over 300 years of history with On the Cobblestones–The Morrin Centre and its Surroundings, Past and Present. Presented as part of the 40th anniversary of Old Quebec’s designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, this series of talks highlights the building’s remarkable past, its role in the community, and the evolution of the surrounding neighbourhood.
Thursday, October 30, 2025, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
La communauté anglophone et le développement du Vieux-Québec
Talk by David Mendel
Please note that this talk is in French.
La communauté anglophone et le développement du Vieux-Québec
Explore the contribution of the English-speaking community to the development of Old Quebec. Historian and expert guide David Mendel will present La communauté anglophone et le développement du Vieux-Québec. An insightful talk on the role this community played in shaping a district now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Presenter Biography
David Mendel, who retired as President of Mendel Tours in 2019, studied at York University in Toronto and at the University of Paris, before moving to Quebec City in 1976. After completing a master’s thesis in Art History and undertaking doctoral studies at Université Laval, he became co-founder of Mendel Tours (previously Canadian Cultural Landscapes) in 1984. He is often called upon to give talks about the history of Quebec at international conferences and has given numerous tours of the city for visiting dignitaries.
A resident of Quebec’s historic district since 1976, he is very involved in preservation issues. He is President of the Foundation of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity ─ the first Anglican Cathedral to have been built outside the British Isles. He is the author of a best-selling series of guidebooks devoted to Quebec City and its surrounding region: Quebec: World Heritage City (2009); Quebec, Birthplace of New France (2012); The Seminary of Quebec, A Living Heritage (2013); Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (2015); Le Château Frontenac, in the Heart of Old Quebec (2018); and co-author, with François Tremblay and Judy Bross, of Charlevoix, a Tradition of Hospitality (2018).
In 2014, David Mendel was honoured as Tourism Personality of the Year at the annual awards gala of the Quebec City Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He has been awarded many distinctions including the Medal of the Historical Society of Quebec (2015) and the King Charles III Coronation Medal (2025). He serves on the Board of Directors of the Foundation of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Musée de la civilisation, and Pôle culturel du Monastère des Ursulines.
Click here to view the full programming of the On the Cobblestones project.