Activities
Site: Forges du Saint-Maurice National Historic Site
Talk, “What’s that you say?”, with Diane Le Brun, curator at Parks Canada.
Saturday August 20
Continuous
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Included with admission fee
From trowel to treasure
Wednesday, August 10 to Sunday, August 14
45 minutes
12:45 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Site: Parc national de Plaisance
Workshop for children under 12
Saturday, August 13, and Sunday, August 14, at the Chutes de Plaisance (Plaisance Falls). Saturday, August 20, and Sunday, August 21, at the Parc national de Plaisance.
30 minutes
August 13 and 14, at 1 P.M., and August 20 and 21, at 10 A.M. and 2 P.M.
Included with admission fee
Theatrical animation on the theme of the digs at the Parc national de Plaisance
Saturday, August 13, and Sunday, August 14, at the Chutes de Plaisance (Plaisance Falls). Saturday, August 20, and Sunday, August 21, at the Parc national de Plaisance.
30 minutes
August 13 and 14, at 1 P.M., and August 20 and 21, at 10 A.M. and 2 P.M.
Included with admission fee
Site: Maison nationale des Patriotes
Site: Parc national d’Oka
The apprentice archaeologist: digging the past!
Sundays throughout August (7, 14, 21 and 28)
4 hours
8:30 a.m.
Adults: $13.17 Children: $6.58
Site: Centre d’interprétation du patrimoine de Plaisance
Theatrical animation on the theme of the digs at the Parc national de Plaisance
Saturday, August 13, and Sunday, August 14, at the Chutes de Plaisance (Plaisance Falls). Saturday, August 20, and Sunday, August 21, at the Parc national de Plaisance.
30 minutes
August 13 and 14, at 1 P.M., and August 20 and 21, at 10 A.M. and 2 P.M.
Included with admission fee
Site: Pabos, Historical & Archeological Site
Samplings of dried-salted cod!
Every day throughout August
Continuous
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Cod on the menu!
Sundays, August 7, 14 and 21
Continuous
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Site: Battle of the Restigouche National Historic Site
Clay reproduction workshop. Create a historical artifact!
Every day throughout August
30 minutes
2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Underwater archaeology simulator
Every day throughout August
15 minutes
Several times a day
Included with admission fee
Underwater archaeology at Restigouche
Every day throughout August
45 minutes
Several times a day
Included with admission fee
Site: McCord Museum
In Dawson’s footsteps: Digging into archaeology!
Sundays throughout August (7, 14, 21 and 28)
2 hours
In French: 1 p.m. In English: 3 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Site: Pointe-du-Buisson/Quebec Museum of Archaeology
Five millennia brought to life
Sunday, August 7
2 hours
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Hector Trudel: quite a fish story!
Thursday, August 25
30 minutes
11 a.m., 12 Noon, 1 p.m. 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Let’s dig!
Tuesday to Sunday, throughout August
3 hours
Morning session: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Afternoon session: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Adults: $18 Children: (8 to 17): $10 Family (2 adults and 2 children): $51
Site: Pointe-à-Callière, the Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History
Fledgling archaeologists
Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28
45 minutes
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Free
“Montréal, fortified city “ Tour.
Wednesday August 31
90 minutes
10 a.m. and 2 p.m. (Tour given in French)
Free
Site: Maison des Jésuites de Sillery
Exploring the world of a fur-trade post
Saturday, August 13 (postponed to Sunday in case of rain)
Continuous
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free
Site: Archaeological Field School, Collège François-Xavier-Garneau
Archaeological Site of Parc des Moulins, Charlesbourg
Sunday, August 28
1 hour per presentation
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Free
Site: Moulin Légaré National Historic Site
Talk, “The Légaré Mill and industrial archaeology,” with Julie Provençal, archaeologist.
Sunday, August 21
90 minutes
11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Talk, “Pottery and Food,” with Julie Provençal, archaeologist.
Sunday, August 28
90 minutes
11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Included with admission fee
What does an archaeologist do?
Sunday, August 14
90 minutes
11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Site: SAQ New France Festival
Talk, “Where’s the instruction manual? A treasure hunt on the path of research”
Thursday, August 4
60 minutes
1:30 p.m.
Free for those wearing the festival effigy, sold at the special 15th anniversary price of $8 at outlets of the Société des alcools du Québec from the Québec area and at $10 elsewhere during the festival.
Talk, “Unexpected discoveries at the Quebec Citadel and at Lévis Fort No. 3”
Friday, August 5
60 minutes
1:30 p.m.
Free for those wearing the festival effigy, sold at the special 15th anniversary price of $8 at outlets of the Société des alcools du Québec from the Québec area and at $10 elsewhere during the festival.
Talk, “The siege of Québec, in 1759, explained by artillery projectiles”
Saturday, August 6
60 minutes
1:30 p.m.
Free for those wearing the festival effigy, sold at the special 15th anniversary price of $8 at outlets of the Société des alcools du Québec from the Québec area and at $10 elsewhere during the festival.
Site: The National Battlefields Commission
Site: City of Longueuil
The “ancestral crossroads” and neighbouring streets (guided tour)
Saturday, August 13
60 minutes
1 p.m.
Free
Site: Marguerite Bourgeoys Museum / Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel
At Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, archaeology and culinary delights go hand in hand!
Sundays throughout August (7, 14, 21 and 28)
40 minutes
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Site: Battle of the Châteauguay National Historic Site
The militiaman’s ration!
Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21
20 minutes
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Site: Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site
Paddle through history
Saturdays and Sundays, throughout August
2 hours 30 minutes
9: 45 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.
$7.80 per person
Site: Fort Témiscamingue National Historic Site
Talk, “What’s that you say?” with Diane Le Brun, curator at Parks Canada
Friday, August 5, and Saturday, August 6
2 hours and 30 minutes
1 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Site: Musée des Abénakis
Talk, “Archaeo-Cooks!” with Geneviève Treyvaud and Michel Plourde, archaeologists.
Sunday, August 7 and 21
Continuous
From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Site: City of Montréal – McTavish Monument
Tour of the archaeological site of the Simon McTavish Monument
Monday, August 15
90 minutes
10 a.m.
Free
Site: Droulers/Tsiionhiakwatha Archaeological Site Interpretive Center
Excavation of an Iroquoian village
Every day in August, except on Mondays
Continuous
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Iroquoian Gastronomy
Saturday, August 13, and Sunday, August 14
Continuous
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Site: Centre d’interprétation de la vie urbaine de la ville de Québec
Archéo Geo Rally: markets, food and beer
a) Self-guided Archéo Geo Rally: Every day throughout August, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (with the possibility of renting a GPS) b) Archéo Geo Rally with a guide: Every day throughout August, reservations required c) During the SAQ New France Festival
1 hour 30 minutes
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Archéo Geo Rally with a guide or self-guided (with personal GPS): Individual: $4 Family (2 adults 2 children): $7 Self-guided Archéo Geo Rally with rented GPS: Individual: $7
Site: Canadian Museum of Civilization
Come Clay with Us: Meet our Archaeologists and Guest Potters
Saturday, August 27
2 hours
10 am. and 1:30 p.m.
Free
Site: Fort Saint-Jean Museum/Département d’histoire de l’Université Laval
Site: Fort Chambly National Historic Site
Flavours of New France
Saturdays throughout August (6, 13, 20 and 27)
45 minutes
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Site: Carillon Canal National Historic Site
Talk “If objects could talk...”, with by Diane Le Brun, curator at Parks Canada.
Sunday, August 14
Continuous
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Site: Fort Lennox National Historic Site
A well-defended island!
Saturday, August 6, to Friday, August 12
30 to 45 minutes
To be determined
Included with admission fee
Site: Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site
Talk, “Saint-Louis Forts and Châteaux National Historic Site”
Wednesday, August 17
90 minutes
3 p.m.
Free
Site: Auberge Saint-Antoine
Relive the history of the Auberge Saint-Antoine site
Sundays throughout August (7, 14, 21 and 28)
45 minutes
1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Free
Site: City of Montréal – Borough of Verdun
Talk, “The Nivard de Saint-Dizier House: from the discovery of the site to its presentation”
Saturday, August 20
60 minutes
1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Free
Site: Moulin des Jésuites
Digs for busy beavers
Sundays throughout August (7, 14, 21, 28)
1 hour 15 minutes
10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Individual: $4.00 (free for children 4 and under) Family: Maximum of $16.00 (2 adults and 2 children +)