Inventory of Memorial Landmarks of New France, Towards an Integrated Approach to Heritage Canadian Archaeological Association McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Thursday, May 8, 2003
Feb 11, 2016
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