Category Archives: Acadian

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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Cyr family updates Acadian website

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Gail Dever

The Cyr family has updated the website, Acadian.org, created by their late father, Yvon Cyr, and they have done a good job updating the look and making it easier to find resources. If you have Acadian or Cajun ancestry, I … Continue reading →

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Celebrate National Acadian Day with these genealogy resources

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Gail Dever

Happy National Acadian Day! What better way to mark the day than to research your Acadian ancestry. To get started, take a look at these genealogy resources (listed below) in the Genealogy Research Toolbox. Canada officially declared National Acadian Day … Continue reading →

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Acadian Federation of Nova Scotia launches new look for its website

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Gail Dever

The Acadian Federation of Nova Scotia — La Fédération acadienne de la Nouvelle-Écosse — launched a new look for its website yesterday. The French-only site includes video clips, which I could not find despite substantial effort, and documents, such as … Continue reading →

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Genealogy of Acadian families, from A to W

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Gail Dever

The seventh volume on the genealogy of Acadian families of Prince Edward Island, c. 1764 to c. 1900, will be launched at the Acadian Museum of PEI in Miscouche Thursday, June 23. Written by historian-genealogist Jean Bernard, the 325-page book … Continue reading →

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Book marks 250th anniversary of Acadians arriving in Quebec

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Gail Dever

When Acadians, who had been deported to New England, learned about the 1765 proclamation by James Murray, governor of Quebec, that offered free land to new immigrants, they asked for permission to immigrate. Finally, after some deliberation, the first ship … Continue reading →

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Genealogy, hockey, politics, Acadia and New France

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Gail Dever

In anticipation of last night’s first game of the hockey season between longtime rivals the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto  Maple Leafs, the planets were so strangely aligned that hockey and genealogy merged. To add to the mix, there was also … Continue reading →

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography creates new Acadian category

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Gail Dever

Christopher Moore, in his blog, Christopher Moore’s History News, writes that the online Dictionary of Canadian Biography has added (or recently noted) a new category, Acadians of the 19th and Early 20th Centuries, which he describes as “a substantial (anonymous) … Continue reading →

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