Activities
Site: Fort Lennox National Historic Site
Heroes Wanted!
Saturday, August 18 and Sunday, August 19
Continuous
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Visit of the exhibitions “The Gentlemen Officer” and “Fort Lennox, A Work by the Royal Engineers”
August 1 to August 31
Continuous
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Site: City of Montréal – Maison Nivard de Saint-Dizier, Museum and Archaeological Site
Site: City of Longueuil
The Parc de la Baronnie and its surroundings
Tuesdays to Saturdays, August 2 to August 25
Variable
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Free
Talk, “The mills at the Parc de la Baronnie”
Thursdays and Saturdays, August 2 to August 25
60 minutes
10 a.m. (in case of rain, the activity will be cancelled)
Free
The treasures of the co-cathedral
Tuesdays to Saturdays, August 1 to August 10
Continuous
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Free
Archaeological Geocaching around the Parc de la Baronnie
Every day, August 1 to August 25
Continuous
Maison de la culture de Longueuil (for GPS rental) 300 Saint-Charles ouest – Édifice Marcel-Robidas Monday and Tuesday: Closed Wednesday to Friday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m Saturday: 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free
The “ancestral crossroads” and neighbouring streets
Saturday, August 11
60 minutes
1 p.m. (In case of rain, the activity will be cancelled)
Free
Archaeological animation
August 1 to August 25, and throughout the summer of 2012
Continuous
Variable
Free
Exhibition, “Si Longueuil m’était conté”
Tuesdays to Saturdays, August 1 to August 25
Continuous
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Free
Site: Patrimoine Trois-Rivières
Site: Centre d'interprétation du parc de la falaise et de la chute Kabir Kouba
Site: Arrondissement historique de La Prairie
Archaeology on the menu at Old La Prairie – Discover a regional specialty.
Tuesday to Sunday, August 1 to August 12, Saturday, August 18 and 25, and Sunday, August 19 and 26
90 minutes
10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Site: Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site
An introduction to archaeological excavation
Saturday, August 11, and Sunday, August 12
Continuous
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free
Site: Centre d'initiation au patrimoine - La Grande Ferme
Archaeology at your Fingertips
Wednesday, August 1, and Thursday, August 2
Continuous
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Voluntary contribution
Site: City of Montreal - Visit to the archaeological reserve collection
Montréal’s Buried Secrets: Tour of the archaeological collections reserve
Tuesday, August 28
2 hours
1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Free (reservations required at 514 872-8205 or 514 872-4192)
Site: Archéo-CAD and the City of Bécancour
Digging the past
Thursday to Sunday throughout August
3 hours
9 a.m. to 12 noon. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
$10 to $14
Site: Parc national de Plaisance
Discover the Papineau fief: An archaeological dig
Saturday, August 18 and Sunday, August 19
3 hours
at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Free (Reservations required. There are fees to access to the park. Please see Website for details).
Site: Centre Archéo Topo
Site: Manoir Boucher de Niverville
Digs at Place Pierre-Boucher - documentary
Tuesday, August 28
90 minutes
7:30 p.m.
$7 (reservations required)
Field school of the Collège Laflèche history and civilization program
September 15 to September 23
Continuous
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free
Site: Pointe-du-Buisson/Quebec Museum of Archaeology
Let’s dig!
Tuesdays to Sundays, August 7 to August 31
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: $19.75 Children: (8 to 17): $12 Family (2 adults and 2 children): $56
Talk, “Catfish, sturgeon and landlocked arctic char: a real fish story!”
Sunday, August 5
45 minutes
2 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Site: Musée de Lachine
Paddle Through History! Rabaska canPaddle through history! Rabaska canoe guided tour in Old Lachine
Saturdays and Sundays throughout August
3 hours
9:45 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.
$10 (reservations required)
Site: Parc national d'Oka
The apprentice archaeologist: digging the past!
Sundays, August 12 and 19
3 hours 30 minutes
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Adults: $13.50 Children (aged 7 to 17): $6.75 (reservations required: 450 479-8365 ext. 253)
Site: Canadian Museum of Civilization
Stone Tools Knapping Techniques
Saturday, August 11
2 hours
from 10 a.m. to 12 noon (in English), and from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (in French)
Included with admission fee
Site: Forges du Saint-Maurice National Historic Site
Site: Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History
“Montréal, fortified city“ Tour
Thursday, August 30
90 minutes
10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Free (reservations required: 514 872-9150)
Site: Centre d’interprétation de Place Royale
History under the cobblestones!
Every day throughout August
45 minutes
at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Site: 2012 First People’s Festival
Dig the Past at the 2012 First People’s Festival!
August 3, 4 and 5
Continuous
12 noon to 5 p.m.
Free
Site: SAQ New France Festival 2012
Talk “’Spending a penny’ in the 18th century: the privies of the Intendant’s Palace at Québec”
Sunday, August 5
60 minutes
1:30 p.m.
Free for those wearing the festival effigy, sold for $8 at outlets of the Société des alcools du Québec in the Québec City area and for $10 elsewhere during the festival.
Site: Centre d'interprétation de la vie urbaine de la ville de Québec
Archaeo GeoRally: 30 years of field schools at Université Laval
Every day throughout August
2 hours
9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Individual: $6 Family: $10 GPS rental: $10
Site: Légaré Mill National Historic Site of Canada
The sawmill on the Du Chêne River
Sunday, August 5, and Saturday, August 11, 18 and 25
5 workshops of 50 minutes, every day
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free (reservations required)
Site: Arkaïk Animation et IQ L'Atelier
In the footsteps of Damase Boulanger!
Thursdays to Sundays throughout August
Continuous
1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Free
Site: City of Lévis
Experimental archaeology, past and present!
Sunday, August 12
Continuous
from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Free
Site: City of Montréal - Mount Royal
Living in the shadows of Mount Royal: an archaeological visit of the mountain
Saturday, Augut 25
90 minutes
2 p.m. (first visit, in English) and 5 p.m. (second visit, in French)
Free (reservations required)
Site: Centre d'Interprétation de la Côte-de-Beaupré
Site: Saint-Louis Forts and Châteaux National Historic Site
Under the boardwalk – Tour of the outbuilding sector of the Saint-Louis châteaux
Friday, August 10, Saturday, August 11, and Sunday, August 12
Continuous
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Free
Site: Maison des Jésuites de Sillery
Archaeology in all its glory
Tuesdays to Sundays, throughout August
Continuous
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free
Site: Marguerite Bourgeoys Museum
Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours: history of a site
Sundays throughout August (5, 12, 19 and 26)
30 minutes
1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
included with admission fee
Site: Maison Girardin/Société d’art et d’histoire de Beauport
An archaeological site in my backyard? Traditional Québec Cooking
Saturdays throughout August (4, 11, 18 and 25)
60 minutes
1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Free
Site: Château Ramezay – Historic Site and Museum of Montreal
Children’s workshop: “The puzzle of the human skeleton”
Saturday, August 18
45 minutes
First Workshop: 1 p.m. Second Workshop: 2 p.m. Third Workshop: 3 p.m. Fourth Workshop (in English): 4 p.m.
included with admission fee (The reduced family fee does not apply to this activity)
Site: Manoir Mauvide-Genest
Dig for discoveries at the Manor
Sunday, August 19
Continuous
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Included with admission fee
Site: Pabos, Historical & Archaeological Site
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Archaeology Month is an event organized by Archéo-Québec Network.