New Group Programs
Groups of 8 to 10 are invited to step back almost 300 years into life in the 1730s through two new themed experiences.
Choose from:
Fish Tales & Tall Ships; and/or That's Life! in the 1730s;
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Groups of 8 to 10 are invited to step back almost 300 years into life in the 1730s through two new themed experiences.
Choose from:
Fish Tales & Tall Ships; and/or That's Life! in the 1730s;
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Roma's summer program offering guided tours and costumed interpreters will begin again in the summer of 2009 ... check back for dates and times
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Feel free to wonder the Roma Site and browse the signage explaining the historical significance of the Jean Pierre Roma era (1732-1745) and the Macdonald era of the 1800s.
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"We'll be back" say the visitors to Roma ...
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Roma at Three Rivers is highlighted under "Things To Do", History and Culture ... Points East Costal Drive
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Feel free to wonder the Roma Site and browse the signage explaining the historical significance of the Jean Pierre Roma era (1732-1745) and the Macdonald era of the 1800s.
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"We'll be back" say the visitors to Roma ...
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Roma at Three Rivers is highlighted under "Things To Do", History and Culture ... Points East Costal Drive
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Roma at Three Rivers can be rented for weddings, birthday parties, group gatherings, family reunions, meetings, ...
contact us at: 902 838 3413 or email: ROMA1732@GMAIL.COM
contact us at: 902 838 3413 or email: ROMA1732@GMAIL.COM
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Open daily 10:00-6:00 June 29 to September 4
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9 km of historic walking trails open year round.
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9 km of historic walking trails open year round.
DESIGNATED
Sundays at Roma ... 2 p.m.
Hidden Treasures...Dig it! - Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
Hidden treasures captures the imagination. The archaeologists at the Roma digs in '68, '69 and '70 knew the trash pit would yield some of the best finds. And they did! Over 7000 artifacts were collected from this site and they tell the story of a society in the 1700s that used fine porcelain from China, coffee from Turkey and smoked tobacco in clay pipes. While coffee and chocolate were the preferred hot beverages, wine and rum were the beverages of choice. Tea was too expensive. Richard Forsythe will interpret the artifacts and tell us about a brief period in time when Île St. Jean belonged to France.
Up with the Birds… Sunday, August 9 at 2:00 p.m.
On the wild side - explore the birds of Prince Edward Island. Learn about the birds which frequent the beaches, bogs, rivers, grassland and coniferous forests of eastern P.E.I. …. Dwain Oakley will introduce you to bird identification by habitat, sight and sound. Explore the trails after the presentation.
Chocolate - 'Food of the Gods' …Sunday, September 13 at 2:00 p.m.
Cultivated by slaves, consumed by the elite, paid as a tribute to conquerors: chocolate - 'the food of the Gods' - has had a long and eventful history. Chocolate's scientific name, 'Theobroma Cacao' means just that 'Food of the Gods'. The word 'cacao' is Mayan. In Roma's time it was an expensive luxury reserved for the upper class. Roma brought it from France along with wine, cheese and spices. Just like today! Joan Saunders will explain the different tastes of chocolate, and why today, it is in the top 15 most-eaten foods on the whole planet!
Hidden treasures captures the imagination. The archaeologists at the Roma digs in '68, '69 and '70 knew the trash pit would yield some of the best finds. And they did! Over 7000 artifacts were collected from this site and they tell the story of a society in the 1700s that used fine porcelain from China, coffee from Turkey and smoked tobacco in clay pipes. While coffee and chocolate were the preferred hot beverages, wine and rum were the beverages of choice. Tea was too expensive. Richard Forsythe will interpret the artifacts and tell us about a brief period in time when Île St. Jean belonged to France.
Up with the Birds… Sunday, August 9 at 2:00 p.m.
On the wild side - explore the birds of Prince Edward Island. Learn about the birds which frequent the beaches, bogs, rivers, grassland and coniferous forests of eastern P.E.I. …. Dwain Oakley will introduce you to bird identification by habitat, sight and sound. Explore the trails after the presentation.
Chocolate - 'Food of the Gods' …Sunday, September 13 at 2:00 p.m.
Cultivated by slaves, consumed by the elite, paid as a tribute to conquerors: chocolate - 'the food of the Gods' - has had a long and eventful history. Chocolate's scientific name, 'Theobroma Cacao' means just that 'Food of the Gods'. The word 'cacao' is Mayan. In Roma's time it was an expensive luxury reserved for the upper class. Roma brought it from France along with wine, cheese and spices. Just like today! Joan Saunders will explain the different tastes of chocolate, and why today, it is in the top 15 most-eaten foods on the whole planet!
Admission:
$10.00 adults; Children age 6-12 $5.00; under age 5, free.
$10.00 adults; Children age 6-12 $5.00; under age 5, free.
How to get here: From Highway #4 travelling between Poole's Corner and Montague, turn on the Rte. 319 loop. Off Rte. 319, take Roma Pt. Road and Roma at Three Rivers is #78 at the end of Brudenell Point.
Three Rivers Roma Inc. is a Canadian registered tax-deductible non-profit charitable corporation.
Event funded by Community Cultural Partnership Program
Event funded by Community Cultural Partnership Program
Spring at Roma - Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.
Learn the history of the land from the flowers and trees….Come to understand why forests regenerate….Smell the flowers and photograph the Lady Slipper…..Hear the lecture…..and take a hike to visit the layers of the forest…..all interpreted by Thane LeLacheur.
The dense Acadian forest on this point was cleared in the 1730s for gardens and to keep the mosquitoes, mice and wild cats at bay. Burned out in 1745, and farmed in the 1800s, the forest regenerated again. Following an enriching presentation in the pavilion about the layers of the forest, enjoy fresh air and nature on a walk in the woods. This is not a park land, but life and beauty abound with many species of flowers, trees and animals.
Learn the history of the land from the flowers and trees….Come to understand why forests regenerate….Smell the flowers and photograph the Lady Slipper…..Hear the lecture…..and take a hike to visit the layers of the forest…..all interpreted by Thane LeLacheur.
The dense Acadian forest on this point was cleared in the 1730s for gardens and to keep the mosquitoes, mice and wild cats at bay. Burned out in 1745, and farmed in the 1800s, the forest regenerated again. Following an enriching presentation in the pavilion about the layers of the forest, enjoy fresh air and nature on a walk in the woods. This is not a park land, but life and beauty abound with many species of flowers, trees and animals.
The site presents guides in period clothing for interpretation of the French heritage garden, the artifacts, children's toys & games and to explain Jean Pierre Roma's significance to PEI history.
The site has beautiful picnic areas and a unique timber frame barbeque shelter with a large outdoor clay oven. The Roma site also provides prebooked Heritage Meals such as the Roma Feast held annually.
Because Jean Pierre Roma built many of the Island's first roads, it is said ... "All roads lead to Roma"!
Jean Pierre Roma at Three Rivers
one of Canada's earliest designated National Historic Sites
one of Canada's earliest designated National Historic Sites
This historic site brings to life the story of Jean Pierre Roma, the French merchant who in 1732 established an international trading post at Trois Rivières. Today Roma's time is given life through lively and interactive events such as Les Petites Fêtes and noon time meals.
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The history buff who wants to explore independently can follow the 9 km of forested trails along the Brudenell and Montague Rivers complete with interpretive signs along the 1 km-long Heritage Trail portion. As well artifacts from the time of Roma (1732 to 1745) unearthed in 1970 are on display in the Heritage building adjacent to the Pavilion where many of the Roma events are held.
