RendezVous with History

Public Speaking Contest (courtyard)

August 4 to 7

Public speaking contests were very popular in the days of New France. Now the art of public speaking is back for these verbal jousts. Enjoy as gifted rhetoricians clash in the categories of town crier, debate, and storytelling. Better yet—enter yourself

Archeological conferences and historical talks

Attend talks by recognized experts who make history approachable: what did the people of New France do for recreation? What was it like to be the hangman of Québec? Was there such a thing as men’s fashion? What was it like? (In French only)

Schedule:
Archeological conferences : August 4 to 7, 1 :30 p.m., (Auditorium 2)
Historical talks: Daily at 1 :30 p.m. (Chapelle du Musée de l’Amérique française)