Projet de photos d’identité de la famille Astle HLSL mène actuellement des recherches sur une collection d’objets liés à la riche histoire des Métis. Cette collection comprend notamment des photographies anciennes en noir et blanc de la famille Astle. Au-delà de la simple documentation de l’activité intense qui régnait à l’hôtel Seaside House, les photographies […]
Nous sommes fiers d’annoncer l’arrivée d’une nouvelle recrue pour soutenir notre communauté ! L’histoire et le patrimoine ont toujours été au cœur des activités de Héritage Bas St-Laurent. Depuis sa création en 2002, HBSL a rassemblé des photographies, des objets et des récits qui retracent l’histoire de Métis-sur-Mer et de la région. Des calendriers historiques […]
Join us for this wonderful history talk about the arrival of trains to the region presented by Alexander Reford
We will be hosting a 4-day art exhibition in May celebrating the history of visual arts and artists in our region. We invite you to join us in submitting works* showcasing how artists have, through time, captured and celebrated the beauty of our Lower Saint Lawrence region.
We cordially invite you to participate in Veterans Week 2021 activities in Métis-sur-Mer under the theme «Understand the Price of Freedom».
Heritage Lower Saint Lawrence is pleased to announce two weekend-long exhibitions called “Our Creative Community”. Make a note in your calendars now for…
“The magic is outside!” Things aren’t back to normal yet, because of COVID but there’s so much we can do outside now that nature is coming back to life!
Bootleggers, Booze, Prohibition, and Pastimes Attitudes to drinking have changed considerably over the past two centuries, from commonplace and accepted, to outright being frowned on and banned, to the height of cocktail parties amidst a “dry” area, to today’s more laissez-faire views. Metis and the surrounding area have had their fair share of bootleggers. “Bootlegger” […]
The 2020 Remembrance Day ceremony held today in Métis-sur-Mer with the theme Sacrifices and Accomplishments had a decidedly different flavour than in past years. COVID prevention measures limited the usually large audience.