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Public Consultations for the Heritage Protection of Leggatt’s Point Site

Heritage Lower St. Lawrence is taking a lead role in initiating a process to cite Leggatt’s Point as a heritage site. This site would include Leggatt’s Point Presbyterian Church, Leggatt’s Point Manse, Leggatt’s Point Cemetery, and Leggatt’s Point Archaeological Site. We have petitioned the Municipality of Grand-Métis to take official measures to protect and preserve this important heritage site.

Community volunteers

Volunteering is described as an unpaid activity where someone gives their time to do a particular task or job that is not required nor an obligation nor being forced to do it. Unpaid volunteers are often the glue that holds a community together and allows connection to the community.  This connection also enables individuals to […]

Seigneurial System of New France

By Pamela Andersson In the Province of Quebec, land distribution was originally based on a seigneurial system, established in 1627 and used until 1854. The seigneuries system of land distribution was regulated by law and had many advantages. Link A-Seigniory of Metis 1675-1854-by Ken Annett Its purpose was to promote settlement in a systematic way. […]