Visits and activities
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES

PASSIONS AND SCANDALS (IN FRENCH)

Oh, love stories…
Love is sometimes painful, especially when the executioner is involved! The Château Ramezay Museum invites you to participate in historical trials that actually took place in New France by attending Passions and Scandals.

The audience will be able to judge three documented cases that scandalized Montreal between 1658 and 1702. Whether it is Bourjoly’s hexing schemes, the misadventures of Mathurine and her bigamist husband, or the gory murder of sieur La Chaume, every case involves a lover accused of committing a vengeful act. But if these stories of love gone wrong happened centuries ago, would their punishments be the same? Would sieur La Chaume’s wife be banished from Montréal? Would Bourjoly hang? The court of justice will lay down the law.

SOLDIERS AT THE CHÂTEAU RAMEZAY DURING THE SUMMER

Don’t miss the military drills performed by the Compagnie Franche de la Marine and the 78^th Fraser Highlanders.

Every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 1:30 pm. Every Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The presentations are offered by to the Stewart Museum.

ACTIVITIES IN THE GOVERNOR’S GARDEN
(SUMMER SEASON)

The activities in the Governor’s Garden are open to all participants and are free. They take place every Saturday and Sunday in July and August.

- Traditional music workshop
Every Saturday in July and August 2009 (additionally on August 16, 2009)

- Flax workshop - Sunday July 5, 2009

- Traditional paper making - Sunday July 12 and Sunday August 30, 2009

- Spinning wheel workshop - Sunday July 19, 2009

- Traditional candle-making - Sunday July 26, 2009

- Traditional colouring and Dyeing - Sunday August 2, 2009

- Traditional soap-making - Sunday August 9, 2009

- Felt workshop - Sunday August 23, 2009