History

Sunday August 17, 2014

Stomping grapes and dining like Romans

The Redpath Museum is holding an an evening in ancient Rome. It's a three-course Roman banquet (in

Latin, it's called a 'cena'). It's part of Archaeology Month at the museum.

You not only get to eat like Romans, you also learn about their diet and help prepare some of the meal. The event is in both English and French, and it's for the whole family. 

Stephanie Maurel is leading the feast.

She's a Concordia grad in Classics and Archaeology. She talks with our host Sonali Karnick about stomping grapes, mixing spices and the Roman love of honey.

(To reserve, call 514-398-4092 or email redpath.museum@mcgill.ca.)

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Categories: Event, Family , History

 

Sunday August 3, 2014

The Milton Park Story

For co-producers, Julien Poirier-Malo and Brendan King-Edwards, the story of community activism in Milton Park was one that not enough people knew about.

They spoke with Pierre Landry about how important it was to archive this David and Goliath story using multimedia. 

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Categories: Community, History, New Media

 

• August 2014
  • Sun., 17 – Stomping grapes and dining like Romans
     
  • Sun., 3 – The Milton Park Story
     
• June 2014
  • Sun., 22 – Touring pioneer cemeteries in Coaticook
     
  • Sat., 21 – Ben's Delicatessen re-opens...at McCord Museum
     
• May 2014
  • Sat., 31 – Empress of Ireland: pilgrim from England
     
  • Sat., 31 – The long nights of Lac-Mégantic
     
  • Sat., 17 – A new children's museum in the Eastern Townships
     
  • Sun., 11 – Paul Almond: The Gunner
     
  • Sat., 10 – Marco Polo's epic adventures at Pointe-à-Callière
     
  • Sat., 3 – Lost Sisterhood explores mystery of the Amazons
     
• February 2014
  • Sun., 16 – Children of the Eastern Townships 1890-1930
     
  • Sat., 1 – Mark Lavorato: "Serafim and Claire"
     
• January 2014
  • Sat., 18 – Jewish Public Library: rare books tour
     
  • Sat., 4 – Quebec man collects houses
     
• December 2013
  • Sun., 22 – Montreal archives: "Quand les archives racontent Montréal"
     
  • Sun., 15 – Nelson Mandela service organised by Union United Church
     
  • Sat., 14 – Pirates or privateers? at Pointe-à-Callière
     
  • Sun., 8 – 100 Years of Canadian Railway Recipes
     
  • Sun., 8 – Montreal Signs Project
     
  • Sat., 7 – Fossil hunting in Gaspé
     
• November 2013
  • Sat., 2 – John DeMont: "A Good Day's Work"
     
• September 2013
  • Sat., 21 – Hemmingford Archives: "Bring the hose, boys!"
     
• August 2013
  • Sun., 25 – Fort Odanak: what makes it unique
     
  • Sat., 10 – Fort Odanak: native fortified village
     
  • Sun., 4 – Filles du Roi return to Quebec 350 years later
     
• June 2013
  • Sun., 30 – Louis Cyr, strongest man in the world
     
  • Sat., 15 – Jersey heirlooms in Percé
     
• April 2013
  • Sun., 21 – Medieval recipes discovered in a medical manuscript
     
• March 2013
  • Sun., 24 – Knowlton House
     
  • Sun., 17 – Creamy, dark Guinness beer for St Patrick's Day
     
  • Sat., 16 – Spirit Lake Internment Camp in Abitibi
     
• February 2013
  • Sun., 17 – Whisky Fête fundraiser for McGill Scottish Chair
     
  • Sat., 9 – StoryNet: everyone has a story
     
  • Sun., 3 – Treasures from the Richelieu River
     
  • Sat., 2 – Peru: Kingdoms of the Sun and Moon
     
• January 2013
  • Sun., 27 – Egyptian mummies brought to life
     
  • Mon., 7 – Château Ramezay: looking for volunteers
     
  • Sat., 5 – St-Benoit-du-Lac abbey celebrates 100th
     
• November 2012
  • Sat., 24 – Retro aluminum Christmas trees in Dorval