17-Museum of living memory (Corporation Philippe-Aubert-de-Gaspé)
710 De Gaspé Avenue West (Highway132)
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec
Information: 418-358-0518
www.memoirevivante.org

Presentation: Founded 20 years ago, the Corporation Philippe-Aubert-de-Gaspé has been carrying out archaeological investigations on the Port Joli seigneurial domain. These excavations have improved our knowledge about the lifestyle of the rural bourgeoisie living in the St. Lawrence Valley during the 18th and 19th centuries. Today, the Corporation has reconstructed the old manor, which hosts the Museum of living memory.

Activity 1: Talk “The Archaeology of the South Shore, an Unknown Land?” with Louis-Philippe Picard and Richard Lavoie, archaeologists

Date: Sunday, August 9, 8 p.m.
Activity length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Admission fee: Free

Description: The historical limits of the South Shore extend from Pointe Lévis to Notre-Dame-du-Portage. This area remains little known to most archaeologists. Was this area simply a place people travelled through before the arrival of the Europeans, as historians tend to believe? Archaeologists Louis-Philippe Picard and Richard Lavoie will discuss this issue and present some of the recent discoveries they have made concerning this region.

Target clientele: Adults

Activity 2: Traces from the past on the Saint-Jean-Port-Joli seigneurial domain

Dates: Daily throughout August, weather permitting, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Activity length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Admission fee: Free to site. Regular museum fee for exhibits

Description: A visit of the site surrounding the Museum of living memory includes viewing a ground-level outline of the old manor’s foundations, as well as seeing the site’s 18th century bake-oven and root cellar. Panels describe the site’s main archaeological discoveries. A lookout offers a breathtaking view of the domain and of the north shore of the St. Lawrence River. Guides are present on the site.

Target clientele: General