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Welcome to the Portraits of Our Ancestors gallery, which includes all the images and videos from the exhibition highlighting various builders of the history of Château-Richer and its region. By clicking on the items, you can enlarge the images and read the description or view the filmed interviews conducted for the exhibition.
Colour photograph of a commemorative bronze plaque set into a rock that reads (translation): Olivier Le Tardif 1602-1665. Arrived in New France in 1618. Clerk of Champlain, then of Compagnie des Cent-Associés. Co-seigneur and provost-judge of Côte de Beaupré. Founder of Château-Richer. Primary ancestor, together with Barbe Esmard, of the Tardif (Tardy, Tardiff) family of North America. Interred in the crypt of the Château-Richer Church. The Tardif families of North America, June 27, 1993.
Black and white print of a three-quarter portrait of François de Laval. The bishop is wearing a skullcap and a black cassock, with a pectoral cross around his neck. An inscription beneath the print reads: François de Montmorency-Laval, 1st bishop of Québec.
Colour cadastral plan showing the seigneurial lots in the Beaupré Seigneury, from the Montmorency River all the way to the Gouffre River. The St. Lawrence River can be seen in green at the bottom of the map, which includes Île aux Coudres.
Colour drawing showing the various buildings at La Grande Ferme, including the main house, barn, stable, and church. It also depicts the gardens and an orchard as well as trees scattered around the property and several heads of cattle. There is a fence running around the entire farm.
Colour reproduction of a watercolour showing seven women dressed in colourful frocks disembarking. The women are seen in profile on the right half of the painting, and are facing two men wearing official dress. The woman at the front of the group is curtseying before them. The first of the two men, Jean Talon, is decked in finery. He has a sword tucked in his belt, and is wearing a wig and holding a large, feather-adorned hat. The other man, François de Laval, is wearing a prelate’s robe and a burgundy stole. Around his neck is a large golden cross. The other figures in the scene include several bewigged gentlemen and a soldier. In the foreground stands the stone wall of a wharf and the lowers steps of a stone staircase.
Archival map depicting part of the City of Québec (including Charlesbourg and Beauport), the Côte-de-Beaupré region, Île d’Orléans, the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, and the rectangular plots of land running perpendicular to the river. The circle in the centre of the map features a blow-up of the lot bearing the name “F. Vero” as well as several adjacent lots.
Black and white archival photo showing Albert Gilles in profile, dressed in a suit and tie, looking to the left
Colour photo of an embossed copper work of art depicting a warrior on horseback wielding a lance as he is poised to attack a helmeted man holding a shield and sword. A third figure is draped over the body of a wounded horse.
Black and white archival photo showing a modern, two-storey building beside a road, with a chimney at the far left. In front, the building can be seen reflected in a body of water. On the left, a large sign reads “Christorama.” It also says “Copper Shop” and “atelier de cuivre” on the building.
Colour photo showing a wood-panelled room featuring a series of tableaus in embossed silver. Above each tableau is a short description. In the middle of the room, a long bench seat intersected by a column stretches from one side to the other.
Print depicting the Battle of Montmorency seen from the east. On the left, ships can be seen on the St. Lawrence River, firing their cannons. To the right are the Montmorency Falls and the wooded cliffs. Below, battalions of soldiers can be seen in rectangular formations.
Colour photo of the stone ruins of a church on a grassy piece of land. The stones are whitewashed. From the layout of the ruins we can make out where the main entrance, nave, and chancel once were, as well as two small chapels on either side. The site, which is surrounded by trees, is cordoned off with a black, post and chain fence.
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