All of our consultants hold graduate degrees in History, are active researchers in the academic community, and are familiar with the forefront of historical research and methods. Our training combined with our substantial research experience in the most important archive centers (BAnQ, LAC, Québec City’s archives, religious archives, etc.) allow us to conduct large scale documentary and iconographic research projects. Moreover, our expertise in popularization and our integrated approach to research and interpretation guarantees a high sensitivity to the challenges of reporting results to the general public. The Services historiques Six-Associés is also distinct for its emphasis on team work, which allows us to handle multiple projects simultaneously and combine the skills of different experts according to the specific needs of each project.
The Services historiques Six-Associés counts on a team of experienced professional historians who have the ability to conduct work of documentary and iconographic research and write on a great variety of historical topics. Submissions are accepted either for a one-time term or for turnkey projects in the short, medium or long term.
With the combined expertise of our historians, we can accomplish one or many steps of a research or promotional project, including:
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Reflection and ideation: conceptualization and elaboration of a connecting thread
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Documentary and iconographic research (information retrieval in archives, libraries, databases, literature search and press review, etc.)
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Interviews, in the case of contemporary topics
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Data selection and analysis
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Written presentation (book or article, brochure, poster presentation, etc.)
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Oral presentation (workshop, lecture, video, guided tour, re-enactment, etc.).
Our distinct strengths :
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Professionalism: the members of our research team hold graduate degrees in History and are thus highly qualified to conduct large scale research projects
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Swiftness, thanks to the tools of information processing (software for creating databases and bibliographies) and archival and scientific databases
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Polyvalence, thanks to the diversity of fields of expertise of our consultants and our extensive network of contacts
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A keen sensitivity to the specific challenges of historical communication and popularization
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Team work: we advocate the pooling of resources and the multiplicity of perspectives
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Punctuality: your deadline will be ours !
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Bilingualism : we speak, read and write in French !
Examples of recent work :
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Encyclopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America, Laval University (2012)
Research and writing of documentary records on fishery and forestry (17th-21th Century) for the production of an online ‘serious game’ on the Canadian cultural heritage of waterways. Online release scheduled in 2012 : http://www.ameriquefrancaise.org/en/ -
Maelström Créatif and Fondation François-Lamy (2012)
Research and writing of a documentary record on the history of agriculture on the Island of Orleans, for the renewal of the permanent exhibition at the Maison de nos Aïeux (Sainte-Famille-de-l’île-d’Orléans) -
Encyclopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America, Laval University (2011)
Scripting of historical videos on the Ramparts of Quebec City and shooting of videos hosted by the character of Lord Dufferin. Videos produced for the preparation of a mobile application on the Vieux-Québec. On-line : http://www.ameriquefrancaise.org/en/ -
City of Québec, Service de la culture (2011)
Documentary and iconographic research, scripting of historical videos on the Quebec City stairways for the Quebec City website. On-line : http://ville.quebec.qc.ca/patrimoine/escaliers/index.aspx -
Services touristiques Sylvie Gagnon (2011)
Conception and writing of an original animation script on the theme of daily life in New France. Aimed at school children (9-11 years old). -
Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) (2011)
Documentary research and writing of short biographies for the attribution of medals for the cultural sector during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Quiet Revolution. -
Expo-Cité, Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec (2010, released in April 2011)
Documentary and iconographic research for the publication of a picture book for the centennial of Expo-Cité. -
City of Québec, Journées de la culture (2010)
Conception and presentation of an original guided tour for the 25th anniversary of the inscription of Quebec City on the UNESCO World Heritage List. -
Les Violons du Roy, Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec and Presses de l’Université Laval (2009-2010, released in December 2010)
Oral interviews and documentary and iconographic research for the publication of a book on the 25th anniversary of the Violons du Roy. -
City of Québec, borough of Beauport (2009)
Conception and presentation of a workshop on the cultural heritage of Beauport in the context of a cultural mediation project on alphabetisation. -
City of Québec (boroughs of Haute-Saint-Charles, La Cité-Limoilou and Charlesbourg), SDC (Commercial development society) downtown Québec City.
Conception of original thematic guided tours: documentary and iconographic research, writing of the interpretation script
o Historical and gourmet tour in the Saint-Roch neighborhood (2009);
o Foot rally and guided tour on the history of the Domaine Maizerets (2008);
o Guided tour on the history of Loretteville and Château d’eau (2008);
o Guided tour on the history of the Charlesbourg Trait-Carré (2007).
Media
We act as expert consultants on a variety of fields (interpretation, critique and validation of historical facts) and we provide expertise in historical popularization for different media.
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Société Radio-Canada (television), television program 400 fois Québec (www.radio-canada.ca/regions/400foisquebec)
Conception and live presentation of weekly historical capsules on diverse topics related to the history of Quebec City (Luc Nicole-Labrie and Marie-Eve Ouellet, January to August 2008) -
Alibis, crime literature journal
“Quatre siècles d’histoire du crime à Québec” [Four Centuries of Crime History in Quebec City]. Popular article written and researched by Jean-Philippe Jobin, summer 2008. -
Numerous radio interviews at Radio-Canada (Première chaîne 106,5), FM93, RythmeFM, CHOI, Québec 800, Sortir FM, CKRL, CHYZ.
Rates
Submissions are accepted either for a one-time term or for turnkey projects in the short, medium or long term. Please get in touch for a personalized submission!
