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Gun Flint

Gun Flint

ca. mid 17th century Gun flint would have been used for flint lock muskets or pistols. Most of the flint found on Ste. Marie I are French in […]
The Decision to Leave Christian Island: Jesuit Perspective

The Decision to Leave Christian Island: Jesuit Perspective

Fade in: The Decision to Leave Christian Island: Jesuit Perspective Father Michael is sitting in his office that overlooks the stone façade of the Martyr’s Shrine. (Fr.Michael Knox […]
Early Wendake (Huronia)

Early Wendake (Huronia)

Fade in: Early Wendake (Huronia) Jamie sitting on a printed red and white couch in his library with books filling the background. (Dr. Jamie Hunter, Archaeologist) When the French, […]
A.E Jones Illustration of Early Ste. Marie I

A.E Jones Illustration of Early Ste. Marie I

Date: ca. 19th century This map is reproduced from one of the earliest understandings of the site and shows the forts situation in relation to the River Wye […]
Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain

False portrait of Samuel de Champlain, 1854. Champlain played a major role in founding New France and was one of the first explorers to navigate the Canadian Interior […]
Leather Shoe Fragment

Leather Shoe Fragment

ca. Mid 17th Century Preserved wood and other organic remains such as this leather from a Jesuit individual’s shoe can provide unique details about techniques of construction, wood-working […]