Thursday, May 31, 2007

How Does Drinking Cause Ed

, or board, the School Certificate examinations in the School of Mining! Follow the coal

Grand Filon - Mining Hurtières site, in partnership with the Association of Country Living Museum of Hurtières, offering a day around the graduation certificate to the school of Mining Sunday, June 24, 2007. An animation featuring the old school of Mining, School of the nineteenth century. The

village of Saint-Georges-d'Hurtières has a school in 1729. It is maintained by the parish priest who teaches reading, grammar, writing, arithmetic and singing. Located in the county town, this school is too far for residents of hamlets and the seating is inadequate. In 1873, a school is open for Mining, 55 students attend classes in the teacher's room! With the intensive use of mines by the Company of Schneider-Creusot, the population of the hamlet of Mining increases. The employment of children under 16 years is prohibited (1874) and the Third Republic, Jules Ferry establish free schooling (1881), compulsory (1882) and secular for children 6 to 13 years. In 1883, residents of the Mining rally and following a petition, a building was built 8 years later. Between 1873 and 1936 the schoolhouse of the Mine unfolds 10 masters and mistresses that sleep up to 50 students.
In 1939 war was declared and the teacher's chief town is mobilized. All students in the hamlets of the village of Saint-Georges-d'Hurtières are grouped into one class, the chief place. Deserted, the School of Mining will definitely closed: the end of mining in 1931 and 1944 fire ending the life of the hamlet.
It was not until 1995 that the school reopens. This time it did not entertain the kids but visitors!

Program:

sunday 24 JUIN 2007
From 14h. Free admission

Visit the School of Mining and enjoy yourself to pass the tests of the graduation certificate of your choice.
- At 15.30: Dictation.
- Throughout the day:
- Mathematics
- Grammar
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History - Geography
- Science


Rates:
- Animation: free registration cert 'and free entry.
- Visit Grand Filon: reduced rates.




Partnership with France Bleu Pays de Savoie

Saturday, May 19, 2007

What Is Dry Mucus Before Period?

step by step! Step 1: Setting up and firing

The coal camp!

* Step # 1, installation and lighting of the wheel.
Aided by volunteers of the association Carbon 14 (Jura), the coal of the Association of the Museum of the Land of Hurtières begin mounting the wheel in the early afternoon. September cords of Charbonnette (wood no more arm size) are used to a wheel of about 2.50 m in diameter.




The coal is then covered with hay (leaves or grass can also be used) and land with the aim to "leather" on wood "stifles".

* In late afternoon, the charcoal is ready for ignition.
After the technical explanations of "Master Didier (Blue Spruce), this heavy task entrusted to the director of the Grand Filon (who would have preferred to know ...).
The coal is on introducing the embers in the fireplace. Once the wood has been in the background, the chimney is closed with leaves and earth or "cover". Vents are open all around to allow combustion to continue towards the periphery.





* To celebrate this successful ignition, the "moucheau-of-the-peace" is to turn on (careful kids, do not do this at home!):




* A public meeting you! The 50 proposed seats were sold.


* Followed coal for the start of the first of the evening ...

Only part of the wood is burned, causing, by the heat, charring the rest. It is the color of the smoke that indicates whether the coal burned ¨ or if carbonnisation continues his work. Depending on the progress of the operation of new vents are open or closed to ensure the homogeneity of the operation. To ensure that all goes well, two to three days of presence are essential ...






to follow ...

Friday, May 11, 2007

I Fell Down On My Knee And Its Numb

Win two meals for the "Camp Charbonniers"

Win two tickets for the "coal camp" erected in the Grand Filon Saturday, May 19 at the 3rd Night of Museums ".
To do this, please respond before Wednesday, May 16 the following two questions and send your responses to the e-mail info@grandfilon.fr

- From what we manufactured in the coal Hurtières the Middle Ages?
- What is the name of the famous sword that was forged with the iron ore Hurtières?


A draw will decide the correct answers.

Good game and good luck!

Saturday, May 5, 2007

When I Talk, Nose Sounds Stuffy

Camp Charbonniers - On May 19, 2007

For the 3rd " Night of Museums, the Grand Filon this:

" The Camp Charbonniers "

the occasion of the third 'Night of Museums ", the Big Vein - Site Hurtières of Mining, in partnership with the association of the" Museum of the Land of Hurtières "and Friends of the Lime Forest "presents a unique and exceptional animation," Camp of coal. " The charcoal Savoy set up their camp and set up their wooden kiln at the Mine. Coal will be made as was done during mining. A real adventure in three days and three nights begin with the evening of Saturday, May 19

With ore, coal is the raw material indispensable for the manufacture of iron. Without coal, metallurgical Hurtières of using charcoal, manufactured locally by coal. The principle of the coal is to ensure the "cooking" regular and the "choking" of a wooden wheel mounted previously. To do this, the wheel must be accompanied day and night. Here the challenge will be met by volunteers from the Mine! If the coal for generations have been isolated, thus feeding the collective imagination, on the occasion of the "Museum Night", the public will share the first vigil around the coal. Le Grand Filon
offers an exceptional day with, on Saturday afternoon, the assembly of the coal (visit). A wheel will be reserved for visitors who may try to mount it. Additionally, the Site Mining Hurtières broadcast the film "Coal" and lead a completely unprecedented visit to the Galerie Saint-Louis on the theme lighting.

show accompanied by a Savoyard meal

Hours:
Saturday, May 19, 2007:
Afternoon: Installation of coal - open house
From 19h: Lighting the Coal Mines Savoyard meal (by reservation), unique tour of the Galerie Saint-Louis and vigil around the wheel (us and customs, technical ...)

Sunday, June 3:
Afternoon: Opening of the coal - open house

Rates:
- Evening Charbonnière (reservation with the "Big Vein" 04 79 36 May 11): Meals Savoy + screening of the "coal" + unique tour of the St. Louis gallery + vigil around the coal: 20 € / adult - 15 € / child
- unprecedented visit to the Galerie Saint-Louis: 6 € / adult, 4.5 per child

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Contact Press: Jérôme DURAND
Tel. : 04 79 36 11 05 Email. :
info@grandfilon.fr
URL: www.grandfilon.fr

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Meaning Of Rubber Band On Wrist

New website - www.grandfilon.fr!

The new website of the Grand Lode - Mining Hurtières site is online at www.grandfilon.fr