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Calling all Winter Carnival enthusiasts

Winter Carnival logo featuring red Martlet in a circle with the words "McGill Winter Carnival"

Brisk February days bring to mind the fun, music, and community of McGill’s Winter Carnivals! The first one was in 1948 and subsequent events included athletic activities, ice sculptures, and much more winter fun. McGill University Archives have in their …

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Winter Carnival Fun Through the Years!

Vintage Martlet on the cover of an archival Winter Carnival program

While icy cold days can be precarious, they also bring to mind the fun of McGill Winter Carnivals of yore! McGill University Archives houses a wide array of Carnival nostalgia, which is brought together here for your cozy enjoyment. Relive …

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Winter Carnival Nostalgia

By Phoebe Fisher, Student, McGill University Archives A patron recently asked me to retrieve all of the programs we had for the McGill Winter Carnival. As a 2020 McGill student, when I heard “winter carnival” I mostly thought of college …

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