Episode 3 of 3

First Classes Held

When
7 March 1842
Where
Kingston, Ontario
Part of
Queen's University founded in Kingston

Classes began on 7 March 1842, in a small woodframe house with 15 students and two professors.

The first classes were held in a small woodframe house on the edge of the city. The instruction was intended to prepare students for the ministry, marking the operational start of the college.

Sources

  1. Queen's University at Kingston Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28

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