If you understand French, would like to learn more about the history of Quebec City, and can get yourself to Laval with about $30 in your pocket, you may like to attend one or more lectures in a four-part series during the next four weeks at the Université de Montréal.
At its Laval campus, the Université de Montréal is hosting four lectures about the history of the province’s capital city, from the time of New France to 2008: Histoire de la Ville de Québec : De la Nouvelle-France à 2008.
Quebec City’s history will be told from en bas, that is, from the perspective of the habitants, the working class, not just from the political and religious elite. According to the series description, the history of Quebec City will seem more passionate than ever to you — l’histoire de Québec vous apparaîtra plus passionnante que jamais à l’issue de ces présentations.
The lectures will be delivered by historian Éric Dussault, who earned his PhD in history at York University in Toronto in 2011. His thesis, L’invention de Saint-Germain-des-Prés, was published in 2014.
Québec : de la Nouvelle-France à la bataille des Plaines d’Abraham (1759)
Monday, April 13, 1:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Québec : de la Conquête (1759) à 1867
Monday, April 20, 1:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Québec : de 1867 à 1945
Monday, April 27, 1:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Québec : de 1945 à 2008
Monday, May 4, 1:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Unfortunately, the admsission fee for each lecture is considerably higher than what most genealogists are used to paying: $31 for adults, $26 for seniors, and $19 for students.
The Université de Montréal Laval campus is at 1700 rue Jacques-Tétreault, Laval (Montmorency Métro).
More information is available on the university’s website.
