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A costume contest

A historic costume contest during the Fêtes du Vieux Saint-Eustache in 1979. The group is accompanied by the Seigneur (Jean-Claude Langlois, third from the left) and the Seigneuresse […]

Les Colocs music group at the Arts en fête festival

The Arts en fête festival was launched in 1988 by the City of Saint-Eustache to celebrate Québec’s National Holiday. Many emerging and well-known artists would perform at it, […]

The last night of the Fêtes by Louis Bricault

Louis Bricault was one of the organizers of the Fêtes du Vieux Saint-Eustache between 1974 and 1978. Here, he talks about preparations for the fireworks display that closed […]

Discovering a cultural heritage by Christian Giraldeau

Christian Giraldeau was one of the organizers of the Fêtes du Vieux Saint-Eustache between 1974 and 1976. His main role was to create various kinds of content for […]

Excerpt from an interview with Donat Légaré: Celebrating the New Year in the early 20th century

Donat Légaré [1900-1980] (left in the photo) was a miller, co-owner of the Saint-Eustache mill and resident of the city for many years, like his brother, Philippe (right […]

A poster for the documentary “La veillée des veillées”

This documentary is about the last of the Veillées d’automne, a folk music festival held in Montréal from 1973 to 1975. The title of the film is La […]