This will be an in-person English language event that is free to view. The lecture will be live broadcast on Zoom and recorded for posting to the Museum's Youtube Channel at a later date.
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La version française de cet événement aura lieu le 24 novembre et co-parrainé par Le Club culturel francophone de Thunder Bay (CCFTB), en personne uniquement - lien ici: Conférence - Gérard Boyer - La période historique française de Thunder Bay, 1660 – 1759
Description:
The French began travelling into Ojibway territory in the mid-seventeenth century. They established trading posts at the mouth of the Kamanistiquia River and on the north shore of Lake Nipigon, and later at Grand Portage. Official French activity ended in 1760, though many of the French voyageurs ended up in the employ of the North-West Company a few years later. Come and learn about key traders, governors and voyageurs of that period. Some copies of voyageur contracts dating back to before 1700 will be on hand to peruse.
Speaker Bio:
Gérard Boyer is a retired teacher-principal who spends much of his time researching and writing about his ancestors in Canada. He is originally from the Lower Ottawa Valley, is a member of the Société généalogique Canadienne-française in Montreal and is trained in the transcription of old French documents. He has organized extended family genealogical trips to Acadia (Annapolis Royal) twice, to France and to Scotland. Ask him what his personal connection is to the Fort Kamistiquia historical plaque at City Hall.
- Free Museum Admission during the event
- Refreshments will be available
This lecture session is part of a the Society's long tradition of holding free public lectures. Talks on a wide range of topics are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Thunder Bay Museum from September to March.
2024-2025 Thunder Bay Museum lecture series is sponsored by the Lakehead University Department of History.
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The Thunder Bay Museum has a free parking lot on the East side of the building, but there are only 16 spaces. On-street parking and other lots nearby are available, but please note that as of 1 June 2024, the City of Thunder Bay parking rates and times have been expanded as follows.
Short-term meter rates are in effect Monday to Saturday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., free on Sunday.
There is a minimum $2.00 fee when parking in a metered space. There is no longer a time limit for metered spaces, and the 15-minute grace period at the end of paid time has been eliminated.
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