Category Archives: Acadian

Updated edition of Acadian family history at BAnQ — January 2020

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Gail Dever

The Grande Bibliothèque in Montreal catalogued this month one updated Acadian family history for its genealogy collection. The Grande Bibliothèque (translated literally as Big or Grand Library) is the flagship library facility of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ). All books … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — October 19, 2019

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs The best online library of sources for Irish history I’ve ever seen and The Financial Health of Canadian Genealogical Societies 2018 by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Canadians and … Continue reading →

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Over $4.5 million for research on Francophone migrations

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Gail Dever

For the next seven years, researchers will study the migration paths of French Canadians throughout North America, between 1640 and 1940, and how they impacted the collective and individual experiences. The large-scale project is set to begin in September and … Continue reading →

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Historica Canada’s new Heritage Minute focuses on the Acadian Deportation

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Gail Dever

To mark yesterday’s National Acadian Day, Historica Canada released a new Heritage Minute that tells the story of the Acadian Deportation. In 1755, more than 150 years after arriving in Nova Scotia, Acadians were told the British Crown was confiscating … Continue reading →

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New History of Acadians website celebrates untold stories of Acadian students at Mount Allison

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Gail Dever

A new virtual exhibit on the history of Acadians at Mount Allison University and in Sackville, New Brunswick is now available to researchers and the public. The project was completed by Renée Belliveau, a Mount Allison graduate, who has been … Continue reading →

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Teaching Lost Stories — Acadians and leprosy

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Gail Dever

In 1844, people who had leprosy in New Brunswick were sent to Sheldrake Island to keep them isolated from the rest of the population. Most of those infected were Acadian. This little-known story, called Leprosy on Sheldrake Island, is one … Continue reading →

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American discovers he’s an Arsenault from PEI — and writes 4,000-page family history

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Gail Dever

An American, who didn’t know he was an Arsenault until his late 30s, produced a 4,000-page, five-volume history of his family that has Acadian roots in Prince Edward Island, and he received a heritage award for his genealogical work. Scott Arsenault … Continue reading →

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Anne Murray’s brother writes book about Acadian folk hero who resisted expulsion

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Gail Dever

Anne Murray’s younger brother, Bruce, who is a recording artist in his own right, has written a book about their direct ancestor, Acadian folk hero Pierre Belliveau, or Piau, who resisted expulsion in 1755 and years later led hundreds to … Continue reading →

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National Acadian Day — Research your family history with these resources

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Gail Dever

Throughout Canada, August 15 is National Acadian Day. Choosing this day was one of the highlights of the first National Acadian Convention in Memramcook, New Brunswick in 1881.   The National Acadian Day Act, assented to in 2003, states: WHEREAS … Continue reading →

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Rediscovering Acadian food in 50 recipes

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Gail Dever

Besides researching vital records and reading history books, another way to explore your Acadian roots is through food, and Halifax-based freelance journalist Simon Thibault has a recipe book that will help you do that. In his new book, Pantry and … Continue reading →

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