The Chateau Frontenac Hotel in Quebec City for Weathervane Wednesday

 This weathervane was photographed in Old Quebec City, Canada. 

A view of the Chateau Frontenac
from the ferry across the St. Lawrence River to Levis

In May we drove to Quebec City and stayed at the Chateau Frontenac hotel, recreating our honeymoon 40 years ago.  This massive hotel has 610 guest rooms, 18 floors, and many towers and turrets.  Even though it resembles a castle with many towers, this is the only weathervane I could see on the hotel.  The weathervane resembles a banner, which is appropriate for the castle theming.  The very first weathervanes are considered to be banners flying on buildings like castles and forts. 

The Chateau Frontenac sits above the Terrasse Dufferin overlooking the Saint Lawrence River.  It is considered to be the most photographed hotel in the world. It was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1981.  It has been featured in movies, including the Alfred Hitchcock film I Confess. Many celebrities and political figures have stayed here, such as FDR, Sir Winston Churchill, Celine Dion, Queen Elizabeth II, and many Canadian prime ministers.  

For the truly curious: 

Chateau Frontenac at Wikipedia:    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_Frontenac  

Fairmont Chateau Frontenac website   https://www.fairmont.com/frontenac-quebec/   

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To cite/link to this blog post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "The Chateau Frontenac Hotel in Quebec City for Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted June 26, 2024, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-chateau-frontenac-hotel-in-quebec.html: accessed [access date]). 

Chalmers Wesley United Church in Quebec City for Weathervane Wednesday

 This weathervane was photographed in Quebec City, Canada.

The Chalmers Wesley United Church is located on 78 Rue Sainte-Ursule, in Old Quebec City, Canada.  It is between Porte Saint Louis and the citadel.  This protestant, English language church was built between 1851 and 1853, and in 1925 became part of the United Church of Canada. 

Like most protestant churches, their weathervane is very simple.  It is a an arrow with no cardinal points. It was very difficult to photograph the church because of the narrow streets, but we did get some nice photos of the weathervane from many blocks away.  Most of the Roman Catholic churches in Quebec City featured weathercocks or more elaborate weathervanes. Click HERE to see the weathercock from Notre Dame des Victoires in Quebec, my June 12th Weathervane Wednesday subject.  

For the truly curious:

The website for Chalmers Wesley United -  https://chalmerswesley.org/   

The Facebook group for the Chalmers Wesley United Church    https://www.facebook.com/groups/chalmer 

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To cite/link to this blog post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Chalmers Wesley United Methodist Church in Quebec City for Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted June 19, 2024, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/06/chalmers-wesley-united-methodist-church.html: accessed [access date]).

Notre Dame des Victoires, Quebec City for Weathervane Wednesday

 Today's weathercock was photographed in Quebec City, Canada.

The narrow streets and tiny square, Place Royale, in front of the Notre Dame des Victoires church in Lower Quebec City made this weathercock very difficult to photograph!  I had first visited this church during our honeymoon in Quebec over 40 years ago.  But now the church is closed except on Sundays and special days for mass only.  We could not visit the inside of this historic church when we were there in May this year.

This church is very old, and it was erected between 1687 and 1723.  According to Wikipedia "The church is one of the oldest in North America."  In September 1759 the church was bombarded by the British before the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.  It was restored and reopened in 1816. There is a model of a ship hanging from the ceiling of the church - it is a model of the Brézé which was commanded by the Marquis of Tracy. 

The weathervane above the steeple is a three dimensional weathercock above a pointer and some very fancy cardinal points marking the directions in French. The weathercock is a very common weathervane for Roman Catholic churches.  Weathercocks are weathervanes with roosters. There was a papal edict in medieval times that cockerels should be displayed on each church in memory of Peter's betrayal of Jesus "I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me." Luke 22:34.  Many of the cocks or roosters ended up on top of steeples as weathervanes.

We took this interior photo in 1983
on our honeymoon in Quebec City

For the truly curious:

Notre Dame des Victoires at Wikipedia:    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame-des-Victoires_Church  

The parish of Notre Dame des Victoires:  https://www.notre-dame-de-quebec.org/notre-dame-des-victoires-church  

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To cite/link to this blog post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Notre Dame des Victoires, Quebec City for Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted June 12, 2024, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/06/notre-dame-des-victoires-quebec-city.html:  accessed [access date]). 

Captain Peter Adolph, buried 1702/3 in Sandwich, Massachusetts for Tombstone Tuesday

 This tombstone was photographed at the Old Town Cemetery in Sandwich, Massachusetts.

HERE LYETH Ye BODY OF CAPt.

PETER ADOLPH, OF NEW YORKE

AGED 48 YEARS, WHO DYED

SHIPWRACK IN THIS BAY

16th OF MARCH, 1702/3 &

WAS WASHED ON SHOARE

3 MILES BELOW THIS TOWNE. 

I found this interesting gravestone whilst wandering around looking for ancestors in this ancient burial ground in Sandwich, Massachusetts.  Located on Cape Cod, there were many tombstone for drowings and accidents at sea.  Who was Captain Peter Adolph?

Pieter Adolfz Van der Grost was baptized 8 July 1657 at the Reformed Dutch Church in New Amsterdam (now New York City), son of Adolph Pieterszen and Aefje Dircks.  He married Janneken Van Brosum at the same church on 1 January 1679, and they had eight children.  His will was proved on 29 May 1704. 

His 8 June 1696 will reads " Peter Adolph De Groot, being of perfect memory, do make this my last will and testament. First, I have nominated and appointed for my heir my beloved wife, Janeke Adolph, for one half of my estate of houses, lands and goods. And the other half to the four children which I have procured with her, named Adolph, Egbert, Agie, and Peter De Groot. I give to my son Adolph £10 for his birthright, and to my son Peter £5 for the sake of his name. My wife is not to be obliged to make any inventory or to give any account. Witnesses: Abraham Abrahamsen, Andries Abrahamsen. Timon Van Borsum and Cornelius Vielie are made executors. Proved 29 May 1704, and Cornelius Vielie is confirmed as executor"  [New York (County) Surrogates Court Abstract of Wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York (Volume 1, 1665 - 1707). Collections of the New York Historical Society (New York: Printed for the Society, 1892) pages 388-389.]

Captain Adolph was lost at sea in a shipwreck while sailing from Boston to New York.  The crew washed up on Scorton Beach in East Sandwich, and they all were buried in nearby cemeteries.  Adoph's widow gave a bell to the meetinghouse at Sandwich in gratitude for giving her husband's body a Christian burial.  It is known as the Captain Adolf Bell, and the meetinghouse is known now as the First Church of Sandwich, Massachusetts.  The bell is now on display inside the church. 

For the truly curious:

Find A Grave memorial for Capt. Peter Adolph:    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86541132/peter-adolph    

 More about this family from Rootsweb:    https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brouwergenealogydata/genealogy/p655.htm  

Wikipedia article on the First Church of Sandwich, Massachusets:    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Church,_Sandwich_Massachusetts    

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To cite/link to this blog post:  Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Captain Peter Adolph, buried 1702/3 in Sandwich, Massachusetts for Tombstone Tuesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted June 3, 2024, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/06/captain-peter-adolph-buried-17023-in.html: accessed [access date]).