Hype for the Future 62E: Town of Madawaska, Maine

Introduction The Town of Madawaska is located in Aroostook County, Maine, and is smaller than the Canadian City of Edmundston, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, on the opposite side of the Saint John River. Acadian Heritage Like much of Aroostook County, and especially the Saint John Valley, the Madawaska area is largely determined by the Acadians and their cultural influence and heritage throughout the region. Influence also comes from the United Empire Loyalists, many of whom had […]

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Hype for the Future 62E: Town of Madawaska, Maine

Introduction The Town of Madawaska is located in Aroostook County, Maine, and is smaller than the Canadian City of Edmundston, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, on the opposite side of the Saint Joh…

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King William’s War (1688-1697) was the first of four major colonial conflicts fought between England, France, and their respective Native American allies in the 17th and 18th centuries. #History #KingWilliam'sWar #ColonialAmerica #NewFrance #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-25412-en/
What sparked the first colonial war between England, France, and Native American allies?

King William’s War (1688-1697) was the first of four major colonial conflicts fought between England, France, and their respective Native American allies in the 17th and 18th centuries. Though the war...

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🍷 Cards and wine.

🎶 Music in riverside towns.

🏞️ Festivals in the heart of New France.

In early modern North America, leisure helped build community and preserve tradition.

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Entertainment in Early Modern North American New France

People have always needed distraction and relaxation to get their mind off things for a while. The inhabitants of New France were no exception.

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15 Feb 1612: b. Paul de Chomedy, Sieur de Maisonneuve, a founder of #Montreal #otd (Jeangagnon) #Canada #NewFrance

Founded in 2008, #EnsembleScholastica is Quebec/Canada’s only female vocal ensemble that specializes in the performance of #medieval #sacred music of #NewFrance, a rarely-performed repertoire that Scholastica is uniquely well-placed to explore, and also plainchant and polyphony from the 9th to the 14th C, particularly the liturgical traditions that are at the very root of Western music.

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Media Listen Rebecca Bain interviewed on CBC Radio Montréal, May 26, 2019: Women in Medieval Music Sunday Magazine (CBC Radio), May 18, 2018: Singing the…

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The Love Triangle That Brought Down Québec

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On or about this date in 1541, Jacques Cartier landed near present-day Cap-Rouge, Quebec. Some 1500 colonists landed and cattle that had survived 3 months aboard ship were turned loose. A fortified settlement was built and named Charlesbourg-Royal. The 1st French settlement of Canada had begun. This attempt at a colony would end in failure but it established a disastrous future for the Indigenous people.

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Jacques Cartier 1534-1542 | Virtual Museum of New France

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#OTD in 1701, Antoine de Lamothe-Cadillac founds Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit, and the parish of Sainte-Anne, on the north bank of the Detroit River. It’ll keep growing and will eventually become the city of Detroit, MI, USA. #history #Detroit #Newfrance