As “Keeper of the King’s Instruments” for Louis XV, Christophe Chiquelier Jr’s work was endless but no doubt fulfilling. He was a master musical instrument maker, supplier of harpsichords to the Royal Family, and an instrument collector. But for a brief time during his youth, he was a soldier in Louisbourg, the capital of the … Continue reading Podcast Episode 08 – Christophe Chiquelier Jr: Louis XV’s Music Man in Louisbourg
Year: 2024
Off The Beaten Track: The Old Roads, Trails and Footpaths of Cape Breton, 1713 – 1758
Thomas Davies, "vue du pont de la rivière du Sault a la Puce pres de Quebec, au Canada, prise en 1790." Although depicting a scene outside of Québec City, the road and bridge seen in this painting would have been similar to some of the ones built by the French on Cape Breton Island. English … Continue reading Off The Beaten Track: The Old Roads, Trails and Footpaths of Cape Breton, 1713 – 1758
Podcast Episode 07c – The Chevalier de Johnstone: From Culloden to Cape Breton
The finale of our three part series on the life and times of James Johnstone. Follow the Chevalier de Johnstone's escapades in Cape Breton from 1756 through to 1758 and see how this Scotsman's memoirs tell the long forgotten stories of Cape Breton's past. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWOqYsSQjLg&t=169s SHOWNOTES - MUSIC: Concerto Grosso for Strings “Palladio”: Allegro … Continue reading Podcast Episode 07c – The Chevalier de Johnstone: From Culloden to Cape Breton
Podcast Episode 07b – The Chevalier de Johnstone: From Culloden to Cape Breton
Travel back in time to the year 1753 and see Cape Breton Island through the eyes of Scottish exile the Chevalier de Johnstone. We will also bridge two very different eras in Cape Breton's past - the French colonial period of the early 18th century, and the era of Scottish migration that took place in … Continue reading Podcast Episode 07b – The Chevalier de Johnstone: From Culloden to Cape Breton
Podcast Episode 07a – The Chevalier de Johnstone: From Culloden to Cape Breton
The Chevalier de Johnstone is one of the most colourful personalities to have come through Cape Breton in the 18th century. A Scottish exile who was involved in the 1746 Jacobite Rebellion, Johnstone was likely one of the only - if not the only - Scotsmen in Cape Breton during the time of Louisbourg. He … Continue reading Podcast Episode 07a – The Chevalier de Johnstone: From Culloden to Cape Breton
The Lost World of Cape Breton Island 