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Here,
on this web site, you will find what goes on behind the
scenes of special events at the Fortress of Louisbourg.
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Louisbourg Historical
Not-For-Profit Societies
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- The historical Louisbourg
souvenirs collection web site consists of salt and pepper
shakers, sugar dishes, creamers, straight razors, pipes,
pennants, and the like.
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- Copyrighted Reports, Publications, Manuscripts and
Images
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- Cornwallis
Junior High
School
(Halifax, N.S.)
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Cornwallis has come to Louisbourg to conduct research on
colonial life in the 18th century, to learn about
specific aspects of life in the community, and to talk
with the interpretive staff about living in the past.
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- You must have DB/SearchWorks
Runtime installed on your computer to use the databases. DB/SearchWorks
can be installed if one goes to this website.
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- To use the databases on an
internet website, you must have DBText WebPublisher (must be
purchased) installed on that site. Some suggested query
screens for WebPublisher are stored in this folder.
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- Fortress of Louisbourg
Project Digital Picture Web Site ~ High Resolution Jpeg
Images
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Here you will find select high resolution
images organized by topic.
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- Encampment 2006
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On
August 11 to August 13, 2006, we held an invitation-only
encampment of military and civilian French, British or
Native re-enactors. This was an unique opportunity to
camp inside an 18th -century town and fortress.
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- Find Key Archival Manuscripts at Louisbourg
by Title or Key Word - "Under Construction"
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In the Louisbourg collection that numbers
750,000 pages of manuscript material, there are
literally thousands of key research documents. Here on
this site is a listing of some of the most important of
them.
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- Fortress of
Louisbourg Digitized Documents
- The goal of this site is to
make available to the public the digitized representation of some of the important
document resources of the Fortress of Louisbourg.
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- Home ~ Choices
(English Main Menus)
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Start
your investigation of our web site here.
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- Island
Battery
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It was claimed by the
English who attacked the Island Battery in 1745 that the
French regarded it as the palladium of Louisbourg. No
doubt what was meant, in naval speak, was that it was
regarded as the defensive bulwark of its inner harbour.
Twice attacked, twice silenced, loved or hated, it
represented in a startling microcosm all that Louisbourg
itself as a military might was and was not. Here too
loomed the battle between what was built and what was
proposed. What was built was battered twice and finally
knocked down beyond any use. What was proposed would
have met the same fate - argumentatively just as quickly
- though at a far greater financial cost.
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- The
Administration
of Justice
System at
the Fortress
of Louisbourg
(1713-1758)
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How
the justice system functioned at the Fortress of Louisbourg.
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- Artisans in Louisbourg
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Here, on this web site, you
will find what goes on in the artisan shop at the Fortress
of Louisbourg.
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- Compagnies
Franches de
La Marine Site (Military Garrison in Louisbourg)
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Here,
on this web site, you will find all about the "compagnies
de la marine" who manned the military garrison at the
Fortress of Louisbourg.
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- Food in Louisbourg
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Here,
on this web site, you will find what goes on with
respect to food and cooking at the Fortress of
Louisbourg.
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- Gardens in Louisbourg
(Historic)
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Here,
on this web site, you will find what goes on in the
gardens of the Fortress of Louisbourg.
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- Louisbourg
Blog
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Only postings of a
significant Louisbourg and immediate area interest will
be considered.
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- Louisbourg
Institute
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Established in February 1995 with a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) between the Fortress of Louisbourg
and Cape Breton University, the Louisbourg
Institute facilitates collaboration between both
institutions on mutually beneficial projects that use
the strengths and resources of both organizations.
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- Louisbourg
Lighthouse Society
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Ships
sailing into Louisbourg harbour are greeted by the beam
of Canada's oldest light station. Opposite the
lighthouse in the southwest arm of the harbour is the
august and imposing Fortress of Louisbourg, with its
cannons pointed across the harbour.
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- Louisbourg
Monuments
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Over the course of its long
history there have been a number of monuments erected at
historic Louisbourg. The partial
reconstruction of the 18th-century fortified town,
beginning in the 1960s, is the most spectacular monument
to a period in history, but there were other
commemorations, which can still be seen during a visit
to the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site.
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- Louisbourg's
Domestic and Military Properties and Associated Features
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This is a gateway research site
dedicated to properties and associated features.
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- Louisbourg 2013
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The 300th anniversary of the founding
of Louisbourg.
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The French came to Louisbourg in 1713, at
the end of the War of the Spanish Succession, when they
had to surrender title to their holdings in Newfoundland
and on mainland Nova Scotia. Initially Louisbourg was a
base from which the French exploited North America's
lucrative cod fishery. In 1745, after three decades of
peace and prosperity, a combined British and New England
force attacked and captured Louisbourg. An occupying
army took over the town, and its residents were removed
to France. Three years later Britain returned Cape
Breton to France through a treaty. In 1758 Britain took
Louisbourg a second time, and in 1760 demolished much of
the fortifications.
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- Louisbourg Militia
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- Marconi at Louisbourg
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Here, in
particular, you will find information related to the Louisbourg Transatlantic radio station. But here too you
should look for stories of and links to Marconi's other
stations on Cape Breton Island and elsewhere.
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- Gateway to all Research
Texts, Images, Databases, and Websites
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- Mi'kmaw
Trail at
Louisbourg
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Here,
on this web site, you will find a discussion of the Mi'kmaw
Trail (Ukumuljin El-kini'skwit Kloqoej) at the Fortress
of Louisbourg.
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- Parks
Canada on Cape Breton Island
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Here,
on this web site, you will find all the Parks Canada
Sites on the Island:
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Alexander Graham Bell National Historic
Site of Canada (N.S.)
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Canso Islands and Grassy Island Fort
National Historic Sites of Canada (N.S.)
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Cape Breton
Highlands National Park of Canada (N.S.)
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Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada (N.S.)
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Marconi
National Historic Site of Canada (N.S.)
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St. Peters
Canal National Historic Site of Canada (N.S.)
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- Cape
Breton's Parks Canada Staff Site
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Here you will find the
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! newsletter and related staff
matters for the National Historic Sites on Cape
Breton Island.
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- Partners and
Friends of
the Fortress
of Louisbourg
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Here, on
this web site, you will find links to descriptive pages of
our friends and partners interested in supporting the
mandate of the Fortress of Louisbourg and of the Louisbourg
Institute. These supporters include Lew Parker, several Louisbourg birding
enthusiasts, and others found on external links.
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- Podcast Site
- "Under Construction"
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This
site will accept both audio and video files.
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- Research: Bibliographies \ Genealogy \ Reports
(htm format)
\ Research Tools
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Find here reports (some in French, mostly in English) in html text
formats as follows:
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The
published reports of the
Fortress of Louisbourg, of the Louisbourg Heritage
Society, of the Louisbourg Institute, and of others in
the public domain
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The
unpublished reports of the
Fortress of Louisbourg in the areas of
general/miscellaneous discussion, property
interpretation, and reconstruction
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The
unpublished reports of other contributors in the
public
domain
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The
specialized unpublished reports as a web
produced for the Fortress of Louisbourg and available
only on our web site
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Reports useful
for school projects
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A research tools section
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A
bibliography section
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Our Cape Breton Roots
genealogy
link to resources
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Our Cape Breton Roots
genealogy
discussion forum
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- Between 1713 and 1758, parish
priests maintained records of the religious ceremonies they
performed; their records being very similar to those of
modern day. These records document events such as the
births, marriages, and deaths of the people of the Fortress
of Louisbourg. They are organized primarily by the type of
ceremony; and secondly, by year.
- These files are in html format
- There are no attached images
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- Fortress of Louisbourg:
Block Two, Lots F / G / H Properties: Landscape Arrangements
as of 1744
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The
landscape record for Block Two, Lots F/G/H is quite
extensive, and this memorandum in no way attempts to discuss
all of its facets, or reproduce the existing evidence
required for its reconstruction. Generally, it restricts its
examination to selected geographical matters which help shed
light on some unresolved issues.
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- St Peters Canal
Management Plan - "Under
Construction"
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This web
site is a holding place for a St. Peters Canal Management
plan when it is completed.
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- Stella Maris and
St. Richard's Cemeteries
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Stella Maris and St. Richard’s cemeteries lie within the
boundaries of the Fortress of Louisbourg National
Historic Site of Canada.
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- Tall Ships
at the
Fortress and
Town of Louisbourg
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Tall
ships have visited Louisbourg since the 18th
century until the present.
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- Fortress of Louisbourg
18th-Century Reconstruction Site
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This page
contains descriptions and links to:
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Technical ("nuts and
bolts") and philosophical ("issues") documents
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Research
tools which are useful to an understanding of 18th-century
construction techniques, of their replication, and of the
merits and drawbacks of reconstructed places.
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Technical and philosophical reports
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Research tools
such as Louisbourg databases
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- Thanks and
Acknowledgements
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This web
site will direct you to where we thank all those who had helped
us to develop our first web site in 1995.
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- Fortress of Louisbourg
Timeline
Site
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This web
site discusses the following Louisbourg dates: 1680
1730 1780 1830 1880 1930 1980 2030.
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- Tourism ~
The Town of Louisbourg
and Surrounding Area
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This
web site discusses the modern Town of Louisbourg
(includes census and genealogical materials), the Louisbourg Crabfest, and the Louisbourg Playhouse.
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This web is where public Wordperfect documents are stored.
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- Yvon
LeBlanc ~
First
Resident
Architect,
Fortress of
Louisbourg,
1972-1983
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This web holds contributions by the Louisbourg Institute and by Yvon
LeBlanc.
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- Yvon LeBlanc
~ The
History of
the
Architecture
and
Reconstruction
of the
Fortress of
Louisbourg
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This web holds the architecture and reconstruction
contributions produced by Yvon LeBlanc.
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