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Researching the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada
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A LOUISBOURG PRIMER

An Introductory Manual for Staff at the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Revised March 1991

Copyright © Parks Canada/Parcs Canada

MAPS

• The North Atlantic

• Atlantic Canada

• Isle Royale

INTRODUCTION

• Parks Canada - Who? What? When? Where? Why?

• Louisbourg - A Thematic Look

• The Historical Context

• Highlights of Louisbourg's History

• What Happened After 1753?

• Archaeology at Louisbourg

LOUISBOURG: THE SEAPORT

• The Harbour

• The Fishery.....In General

• The Ile Royale Fishery

• Trade and Transshipment

• The Merchant Community

• Sea Power

LOUISBOURG: THE FORTRESS

• The Fortifications

• The Garrison

• Artillery & Munitions

• The Sieges

• The Mi'kmaqs

LOUISBOURG: THE COMMUNITY

• 18th-Century Society

• The People of 18th-Century Louisbourg

• Religion

• The Administration of Ile Royale

• The Justice System

• Town Planning and Architecture

• Daily Life

• Women

• Food and Gardens

• Music

• Town Blocks