The Montreal Forum is the (usually) quarterly publication of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal.

The Montreal Forum welcomes genealogical articles and in particular, those with a focus on Montreal and Canadian genealogy. If you are interested in contributing, please contact the journal's editor, Anne Joseph at aejoseph@videotron.ca.

How did we pick the name Montreal Forum? Read the story on page 1 of the first issue!

Issue Date Table of Contents
Vol. 4, No. 1
Summer 2009
  • To Catch your Eye
  • A Cemetery has Life
  • Fantastic Resource for 20th Century Research
  • David Rome - The Accidental Archivist
  • David Rome - The Not-so-Accidental Intriguing Mentor
  • Create Your Own Family History Book
  • President’s Message
  • The Jewish Cemeteries of Montreal
  • Montreal – In Days Gone By: The more things change…
Vol. 3, No. 3
Mar. 2008
  • To Catch your Eye
  • Programming
  • The Last Jews of Sherbrooke
  • Personal Journey into History
  • A Tale of Two Willies: Jewish Farming in Ste-Sophie
  • Montreal – In Days Gone By: Jewish Cemeteries in Three Rivers
Vol. 3, No. 2
Dec. 2007
  • To Catch your Eye
  • Programming
  • Finding Them Down on the Farm: Harvesting Records of the Jewish Colonization Association
  • Finding the Family of David Myer Wald
  • Montreal – In Days Gone By: The More Personal Life of Levy Solomons
  • Nuggets from Various Family Histories
  • President’s Message
Vol. 3, No. 1
Sep. 2007
  • To Catch your Eye
  • Programming
  • Canadian Census Records: The key to the past
  • Searching for the Shtetls of Ancestors in Belarus
  • President’s Message
  • Personal Archival Nuggets
  • Montreal – In Days Gone By: Levy Solomons and the Fur Trade
Vol. 2, No. 4
Jun. 2007
  • To Catch your Eye
  • Programming
  • When and How to Unveil Certain Mysteries
  • The Tragic Fate of a Family who were Too Many
  • Why Attend the IAJGS Conferences
  • On the Care and Appreciation Of Old Photographs
  • UK Census Records
  • Montreal – In Days Gone By: Keeping Connected
  • President’s Message
Vol. 2, No. 3
Mar. 2007
  • To Catch Your Eye
  • Programming
  • Using Excel for Genealogy
  • President’s Message
  • Mysteries in the 1911 Canadian Census
  • Montreal – In Days Gone By: The City Centre of Old
  • Responding to Requests Reaps Rich Rewards
Vol. 2, No. 2
Dec. 2006
  • To Catch Your Eye
  • Programming
  • A Dog, a Few People and a Family Reunited
  • A New Face for the Archives
  • A Reunion in Summer
  • President’s message: Lost Opportunities
  • Montreal – In Days Gone By: Jewish Montreal in the 1760s
Vol. 2, No. 1
Sep. 2006
  • To Catch Your Eye
  • Programming
  • From Little Acorns Do Large Trees Grow
  • Day in the Life: Vital Records Research
  • Casualties in the Canadian Armed Forces
  • Landsmanshaften in Montreal
  • Montreal – In Days Gone By: Eleazar David 1811-1887
  • 2006 IAJGS Conference
  • President’s Message
Vol. 1, Nos. 3, 4
Jun. 2006
  • To Catch You Eye
  • In Closing --- A Message from our President
Vol. 1, No. 2
Dec. 2005
  • To Catch Your Eye
  • Programming
  • Hirsch Wolofsky 1876-1949
  • Montreal – In Days Gone By: Cecil Hart 1883-1940
  • News from Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives
  • Women’s Identities and A Flooded Basement
  • Bicentenary of the Leeuwarden Synagogue
  • President’s Message
Vol. 1, No. 1
Sep. 2005
  • A Name is Born
  • President’s Message
  • Programming Notes
  • News from Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives
  • What’s New in JRI-Poland
  • Montreal – In Days Gone By: Phoebe David 1736/37-1785
  • Report on 2005 IAJGS Conference
  • In Closing TeenyCounter