![Map showing path across Quebec of the central shadow of the total eclipse of the sun. August 31, 1932. PR024753, McGill University Archives.](https://news.library.mcgill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/PR024753-001-150x150.jpg)
By Marissa Stimpson, Archival Assistant, McGill University Archives & MISt Candidate 2017 A total solar eclipse is a celestial event not to be missed. On August 31, 1932 Montreal and the St. Lawrence Valley fell directly under the shadow of a total solar …