Work Archives | Come and Celebrate as One of Us: The History of the Fêtes du Vieux-Saint-Eustache

The Festival de la galette by Julie Ciavarella

Julie Ciavarella, an employee of Patrimoine culturel Vieux-Saint-Eustache (formerly the Corporation du Moulin Légaré) for 20 years and the organizer of the Festival de la galette, explains what […]

Excerpt from an interview with Donat Légaré: farmers visit the Légaré flour mill

The miller Donat Légaré (1900-1980) talks about what the farmers used to do when they came to have their grain milled. The excerpt from the interview is transcribed […]

Shooting the film “Saint-Eustache de temps en temps” by Monique Villeneuve and Louis Bricault

Monique Villeneuve, one of the organizers of the Fêtes du Vieux Saint-Eustache from 1974 to 1976, and Louis Bricault, an organizer of the event from 1974 to 1978, […]

Looking for fiddlers in the county 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 gather and promote various kinds of […]

Security at 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 describes the partnership that was established with Saint-Eustache police […]

Gilbert Gardner as seen 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 types of content for […]

Corporation du moulin Légaré board members

The Corporation du moulin Légaré was established in 1976 with the mandate of preserving both the building and the millers’ expertise. In this photograph, we can see the […]

Shooting the film “1837” in Québec City

Three members of the team preparing to shoot scenes on the streets of Old Québec City.

Shooting the film “1837”

The images of the film “1837” were taken by Christian Giraldeau, Serge Gagnon and Yves Pariseau. In this photograph, Christian Giraldeau is at the camera.

Shooting the film “1837”

The team that produced the film “1837” shot some scenes in winter in a rural area near Saint-Eustache. Although visually it is particularly successful because of the absence […]

An arrow sash maker at work at the Fêtes du Vieux-Saint-Eustache

Arrow sashes (ceintures fléchées) were a signature feature of the Fêtes du Vieux-Saint-Eustache. Not only did the event host arrow sash makers, but for a number of years […]

Publinfo letterhead

The Publinfo group was hired to come up with new ways to highlight Saint-Eustache heritage at the Fêtes du Vieux-Saint-Eustache. Among other things, they produced two films and […]