{"id":988,"date":"2013-12-12T17:35:25","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T22:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.morrin.org\/?page_id=988"},"modified":"2026-05-25T15:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T19:49:37","slug":"what-is-the-morrin-centre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/what-is-the-morrin-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"About the LHSQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Mission and vision<\/h2>\n<p>Founded in 1824, the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec (LHSQ) is the oldest existing learned society in Canada. Its history is linked to the intellectual development of Quebec and Canada. The LHSQ manages the Morrin Centre, a nationally recognized heritage site and leading English-language cultural centre, located in the heart of Quebec City&#8217;s historic Old City. The Centre&#8217;s mission is to provide the English- and French-speaking public with rich, engaging programming in the areas of heritage interpretation, education, and the arts.<\/p>\n<p>Building upon our site&#8217;s history and key institutions, such as the English-language library, our programming aims to showcase Quebec City&#8217;s unique English and French heritage, develop enhanced educational opportunities, and act as a springboard for artistic creativity. The Morrin Centre seeks to bring the city&#8217;s linguistic communities together, envisioning our future by better understanding our common past and shared experiences.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Managed by the LHSQ<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Society is managed by a volunteer council composed of 17 people. They are elected by members at the Annual General Meeting. The Council meets on a regular basis to discuss or solve any matters related to the finances, management or by-laws of the Society.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016__By-Laws_LHSQ_Final.pdf\">Literary and Historical Society of Qu\u00e9bec By-Laws<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/LHSQ-_Code-of-Ethics_Approved_2014-08-15-2.pdf\">Literary and Historical Society of Quebec Code of Ethics<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Council members<\/h2>\n<table style=\"height: 397px; width: 98.9524%;\" width=\"509\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 45.8231%; height: 27px;\">President<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.317%; height: 27px;\">Council Members<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 45.8231%; height: 27px;\"><strong>Neil Williams<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.317%;\"><strong>Brad Kent<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 45.8231%; height: 27px;\">Vice President<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.317%;\"><strong>Nora Loreto<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 45.8231%; height: 27px;\"><strong>Timothy Hill<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.317%;\"><strong>Deirdre Moore<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 45.8231%; height: 27px;\">Treasurer<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.317%;\"><strong>Sophie Morisset<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 45.8231%; height: 27px;\"><strong>Stephen De-Wint<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.317%;\"><strong>Eric Muise<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 45.8231%; height: 27px;\">Secretary<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.317%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 45.8231%; height: 27px;\"><strong>Susan Saul<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.317%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 45.8231%; height: 27px;\">Honorary Librarian<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.317%;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 45.8231%; height: 27px;\"><strong>Donald Fyson<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.317%;\">Ex-Officio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 45.8231%; height: 27px;\">Members at large<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.317%;\"><strong>Gina Farnell<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 45.8231%; height: 27px;\"><strong>Ladd Johnson<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.317%;\"><strong><strong>Barry Holleman<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 45.8231%; height: 27px;\"><strong>Adam Sherlip<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.317%;\"><strong>David F. Blair<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 45.8231%; height: 23px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.317%; height: 23px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 45.8231%; height: 23px;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 53.317%; height: 23px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Write to Council members at\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"mailto:info@morrin.org\">info@morrin.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission and vision Founded in 1824, the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec (LHSQ) is the oldest existing learned society in Canada. Its history is linked to the intellectual development of Quebec and Canada. 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Blair \u00a0 \u00a0 Write to Council members at\u00a0info@morrin.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":61853,"parent":0,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-988","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>About the LHSQ - Morrin Centre<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.morrin.org\/en\/what-is-the-morrin-centre\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About the LHSQ - Morrin Centre\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mission and vision Founded in 1824, the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec (LHSQ) is the oldest existing learned society in Canada. 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