Maison Saint-Gabriel, passing on a patrimony: interview with Sister Madeleine Juneau
Sister Madeleine Juneau mentions that the purpose of Maison Saint-Gabriel is to remember and to commemorate what happened here over the past 300 years. For the Sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame, who acquired the property in 1668, the objective is not to relive the past but to meet the first people to arrive in Ville-Marie, among whom are the Filles du Roy (Kings Wards).
Rooms and objects in the house are as they were in the beginning. Life in the XVIIth century is recreated through such daily tasks as kneading bread and making butter. One of the distinctive features of the museum is its guided tour. No one is left on their own, each visitor is sure to leave with a better knowledge of history after coming into contact with such evocative objects.
