Photo Gallery
An aerial photo shows the area of Fortress Louisbourg before any reconstrution was performed. To the left of the middle you will see four large stone foundations. These were the remains of the encasements that were used by the soldiers in the 1700's.
Skeletal remains of the Duc d'Anville, one-time governor of Louisbourg. He was buried under the floorboards of the chapel in Louisbourg. This was a common occurrence at this time both in Louisbourg and other forts throughout the French Empire. Men of power were seen to have earned the privilege to be buried in a holy place.
Remains of Louisbourg as J.S. McLennan would have seen them as he arrived in Louisbourg. At that time, people were free to take away any artifact they could find at the site. J.S. spent much of his spare time tracking down lost artifacts. After the site received National Historical Site recognition, people were no longer allowed to take 'souvenirs' from the site.
A monument at Louisbourg, erected by the Colonial Wars Society of America to honor the New England Militia's capture of the Fortress in 1745.
This is a sketch of the original Louisbourg Lighthouse. This Lighthouse allowed the safe passage of many ships into the ice free harbour of Louisbourg. The harbour was one of New France's busiest ports, used for shipping, fishing, and coal transfer.
The original Louisbourg Museum. Although no longer used as the main interpretation center of Louisbourg, it does hold an extensive library and some articles found in the excavation of the site.
With her father, Katharine shared the dream of one day securing Louisbourg as a national site. She designed a scale model of Louisbourg to show how it would have looked in the 1700's. This model took many months to complete. Today the model is still a part of the permanent Louisbourg collection.
Katharine spent much of her time carefully piecing together pieces of chinaware found at the Louisbourg site.
J.S. McLennan was on hand at the opening of the Louisbourg museum to see the completion of much of the work that both he and his daughter had done.
Today's Louisbourg is very different from the one that J.S. McLennan knew. Today, Parks Canada offers many dynamic interpretations of life in the 18th century. Here we see a drummer and a flute player marching through the town.
In eighteenth century Louisbourg, the work was never done. This photo, taken from behind a window pane, shows a lady in traditional dress gardening.
This plaque commemorated the opening of the Louisbourg Museum and symbolizes the culmination of the efforts of J.S and Katharine McLennan.
