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Brennan Neill

Brennan is a Montreal born and based journalist and amateur historian. Contact him through twitter (@brennaneill) or through email brennaneill at gmail.com

Montreal https://twitter.com/brennaneill 121 posts
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La Prairie pigeon shooters playing the odds

Pigeon Shooting –The Montreal Gazette Jul. 1 1879 Considerable interest is manifested in sporting circles over the shooting match which is to take place at 2 »

Brennan Neill on sport 28 June 2015

Impostors making the milk rounds

City News – Montreal City Herald Jul. 3, 1889 Mr. Drouin has commenced sampling the grocers’ milk cans. He will visit all in the city. He has »

Brennan Neill on crime, milk 28 June 2015

St. Jean brings cheerfulness

Fete St. Jean Baptiste – The Montreal Herald Jun. 24, 1863 The annual celebration of this purely French Canadian festival took place yesterday, and was characterized by »

Brennan Neill on St Jean, holiday 22 June 2015

Dog bounty proposed

Sheep killed by dogs – The Montreal Daily Witness Jun. 26, 1868 (To the Editor of the Witness) Sir, -- There have been, in the past few »

Brennan Neill on letter to the editor, dog 22 June 2015

Respectably dressed men brawl in street

Fight in a Saloon – The Montreal Gazette Jun. 25, 1887 A free fight took place last night about 11 o’clock in a saloon on Chaboillez »

Brennan Neill on crime, drunk, fight 21 June 2015
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