First of all in the French spoken in the former Acadie, Qu bec, Louisiana and all over Canada in a language that still sprinkles its speech with words from times past. Then, in the names given to places, roads and in the establishments encountered on the territory that belonged to it. A journey along those roads explored and inhabited by the pioneers allows you to meet the men and women who are watching over a unique heritage. The archaeologist gathers artifacts and remains. The historian studies the routes that people took.
Museums safeguard their works both great and small.
Libraries and archives preserve the documents that bear witness to the evolution of the first French society in North America. In the cities as much as in certain isolated sites, reminders still exist, though rarely intact. Carefully reconstructed, they allow us to imagine the context of everyday life. The Virtual Museum of New France's first tourist route is a concise guide. Some addresses, both essential and non-virtual, lead to France, Qu bec and Montr al.