Inventory of Memorial Landmarks of New France, T owards an Integrated Approach to Heritage

Inventory of Memorial Landmarks of New France,

Towards anIntegrated Approach to

Heritage

Canadian Archaeological Association McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

Thursday, May 8, 2003

Presented byAlain Roy,

Head of project,Centre interuniversitaire

d’études québécoises,Université Laval

Presentation of a Pilot Project

1. The ProjectHistory and partnersThe concepts

2. Database and website

History

1999-2000: Framework study2000-2001: Establishing the partnership2001-2004: Ongoing work on both sides of the Atlantic

PartnershipCommission franco-québécoise des lieux de mémoire communs Québec

• Ministère de la Culture et des Communications• Centre Interuniversitaire d’études québécoises (CIEQ),

Université Laval

FranceNational Level

• Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication Regional Level: Poitou-Charentes

• GERHICO, Université de Poitiers et de La Rochelle• DRAC• Regional and departmental authorities

The Core of the Project: An Integrated Concept of

Heritage

Three dimensions: A new definition of heritage The Atlantic dimension Relationships between heritage sites

New Definition of HeritageThree components:

1. Built heritage and archaeological sites

Three Components:

• 2. Commemorative markers, where there

are no more remains in place

Three Components:

•3. Spatial settlement remains (roads, street layout, etc.)

RelationshipsBetween Heritage Sites

Complexity of human activities implies different kinds of relationships, for example:

Functional Authority Through:

• People• Activities• Events

Etc.

Transatlantic Dimension

Colonial whole on both sides of the Atlantic:NetworksRelationships (ex.: Fur trade)Population expansion

Development PerspectivesCartographic access to the databaseAtlas (both paper and electronic support)Extension:

Other areas of France French Colonial North America

• Acadia• Ontario and the West• United States

Website Address

www.memoirenf.cieq.ulaval.ca/quebec