Chronicles
museum, objects, antique, historic site, New France, exhibit
On November 16, 2003, the Great Recruit, some 100 men from France who had set out to save the endangered colony, arrived in Montreal. Let us celebrate these builders, who were not afraid to cross the ocean. For the most part, they worked at clearing the land. Yet some were carpenters, tailors, cobblers, sawyers and much, much more.

We are highlighting these long-forgotten trades, which demonstrate the hard work of the first colonists. Follow along with us through these chronicles as we present some of the trades practiced by these 100 men, some trades have disappeared, others have been practiced down through the years and still others were unusual. But... every trade had its value!

Enjoy your reading!
 

First episode
Doctor or surgeon, what is the difference?

Second episode
Sawing, sawing wood...

Third episode
Hitting the nail on the head

Fourth episode
Cauldrons, pots and other containers

Fifth episode
Finding a shoe that fit

Sixth episode
Give us this day our daily bread

Seventh episode
Working as a butcher in New France

Eighth episode
Building a solid structure

Ninth episode
Stone and brick

Tenth episode
Profession: enlisted man



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