The prettiest house of the region

Performance and imagination of the industrial fishery heritage in Bonne-Espérance, Canada

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ID6154077
AuthorsFrancisco Rivera (0000-0003-4938-7392, University of Toronto, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume10
Issue3-4
Pages200-214
Publication date2023-06-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Archaeology & Heritage (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2051-8196 • E-ISSN: 2051-820X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/20518196.2023.2228176
OpenAlexW4382237690
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited35

Between 1855 and 1960, a fishing industry developed on Bonne-Espérance Island, locally known as 'Bony,' on the Lower North Shore of Quebec, Canada. The site now abandoned and in ruins, is a symbolic place of local history and strongly linked to the fishing identity of Rivière-Saint-Paul village, where many of the descendants of those who lived and worked in that maritime extractive industry currently reside. I study this site using digital recording tools and a 3D reconstruction of its visible features. The house of the Whiteley family, owners of this fishing industry, is presented here to examine the industrial heritage of the recent past and the role that performance and imagination, encouraged by a collaborative archaeological project, play in the persistent resonance of the past in the present

Archaeology · Architectural engineering · Art · Art history · Biology · Fishery · Geography · Visual arts · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Engineering

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