Our society (SHGV) had a display booth at the inauguration of the Maison Nivard-de-Saint-Dizier (Old Stone House) yesterday for the inauguration of the museum. The opening was a great success and as you can see from the photos, the landscaping is magnificient. More work is to be done on the landscaping which should be completed this summer.
Unfortunately we where not permited to take photos of the interior of the museum.
Opening hours:
19th of may to the 23rd of june: wenesday to sunday, 10am to 5pm.
24th of june to 2nd of september: tuesday to sunday, 10am to 5pm.
3rd of september to 9th of october: wednesday to sunday, 10am to 5pm
Guy
Our display booth (SHGV):
Demonstration on how to make arrow-heads:
Military costume of the french period of the colony:
Articles fo the period:
Same, notice antique rifles:
Line-up waiting to enter museum:
Coureur de Bois:
Terrace:
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Wow ! that is quite a nice terrace: Guy what is that little building in the 5th photo in the background past the tent set up for your display.? Looks like they spent sometime building this, I also notice they have lights at the corners of te building to illuminate it at night ......that would be a nice shot to see.
................................hf&rv - Les
might be the green house. Sadly the lights do not deter the graffiti artists(so called)
Have they already defaced this building ?
Not yet I guess but last summer it was tagged all over
The "shack" in the background is for light snacks. I agree it does look shabby and hopefully will be corrected as it is out of place for an expensive renovation project (one and a half million dollars). Of course, this includes archealogical research of the house and the grounds.
There was a fort in Verdun built in 1862 and possibly on the grounds of the museum. Decayed posts where found near the house which may have been from the fort but it is only speculations so far. Old maps show the fort in the general area but no official documents giving the exact area of the fort have been found so far.
Guy
Speaking of speculation,what ever happened to the old rock that your friend found ,? The one with the design on it, I remember people doodling those same designs on books & desks in school, Did it turn out to be very old, or with all the trucked in,land fill along the riverfront since the 70's & 80's,did it turn out to be just a carved/painted rock ?
Les,
We did not get to the bottom of the mystery despite our contacting various people at the municipal and federal level. One archeologist did come down from Quebec to examine the petroglyph which appears to be a celtic design but he was not able to identify the origins of the rock. I have it on the backburner and maybe something will turn up some day.
Guy
Ok Thanks Guy. - Les
I wish to make a correction regarding the Nivard-de Saint-Dizzier museum. The 27th of may event was not the official opening of the museum, it was part of the free bus tour visits to all Montreal museums which included the "Old Stone House". The official opening will be in september when all the landscaping will be completed.. Also, the latest count is that the whole project cost 2 million dollars.
One of my photos appeared in the printed version of the Verdun Messager: I interviewd the man in the french military costume and he told me that he was a 4th grade history school teacher in Trois Rivières and that this was a sideline for him and travels to various historical events throughout the province.
Guy
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