The Société généalogique canadienne-française (SGCF) will hold an all-day seminar, Les forts français en Amérique du Nord, about the French forts in North America, on Sunday, October 26, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Maison de la Généalogie, 3440 rue Davidson in Montreal.
For $45, including lunch, you will be able to listen to five experts discuss different aspects of the occupation of New France. The presentations will be delivered in French.
Fort Ville-Marie, 1654. Pointe-à-Callière museum.
These are the speakers:
- René Chartrand, senior curator with Parks Canada’s National Historic Sites Branch for almost 30 years: An overview of the network of fortifications throughout North America and how suitable they were to protect New France.
- Léon Robichaud, PhD, director, history department, Université de Sherbrooke: Fort Île aux Tourtes and the defense of Montreal, 1704-1727.
- Justine Bourguignon-Tétreault, Masters in anthropology (archaeology), Université de Montréal: Fort Ville-Marie (Montreal) and how the archaeological study has helped researchers understand early colonial life at what is now the site of the Pointe-à-Callière museum.
- Réal Fortin, retired professor, co-founder and president of the Haut-Richelieu museum: The Carignan Regiment forts and the marquis de Saliere.
- Sophie Imbeault, historian and editor: Forts Dusquesne and Necessity and the battle for Ohio. Two forts, one French and one English, go to battle over the Ohio valley territory.
Advance registration is available by mail, email, telephone, or in person at SGCF. Details about registration and the seminar are in the seminar flyer.
