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NOVA SCOTIA- Nouvelle-Écosse- history of Acadians -Nova Scotia
Acadian Music, Culture, Festivals and Genealogy in Nova Scotia
Experience our Acadian History
The spirit of l’Acadie runs deep in Nova Scotia. As one of the province’s founding cultures, there are reminders of the intrepid French settlers who first claimed Nova Scotia as their home in the seventeenth century. Explore Acadian history through historical sites, culture and language, genealogy, music, food, and crafts.
Some of Canada's First Acadian Settlements
On the south shore, the Fort Point Museum in LaHave commemorates the May 8, 1604 arrival of Samuel de Champlain's ship Le Don de Dieu in the New World. Champlain was instrumental in LaHave being chosen by King Louis XIII to be the site of the 'First Capital of New France'. In 1632, Isaac de Razilly, French General and Viceroy, landed at Fort Point on the beautiful LaHave and carried out the command of his king.
At Port-Royal, Acadian history is reconstructed at the French Habitation, providing a glimpse into life as part of the first European settlement in Canada. See Acadian-built dykes as you journey to Grand-Pré National Historic Site, once home to the largest Acadian community on the Bay of Fundy and immortalized in Longfellow’s poem Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie.
Acadian Villages
Throughout the Yarmouth and Acadian Shore region, you will pass through several French-speaking villages and will marvel at the soaring beauty of Acadian churches, such as Église Sainte-Anne Church at Ste-Anne-du-Ruisseau, the oldest Acadian church on mainland Nova Scotia or Église Sainte-Marie/St Mary’s Church at Church Point, the largest wooden church in North America. For a taste of Acadian music and culture, visit Church Point, an Acadian village dating back to 1761. It hosts the music-filled Festival acadien de Clare each summer.
On the southern section of the Yarmouth and Acadian Shore region in Southwestern Nova Scotia, the collection of Pubnico villages makes up the oldest Acadian settlement in the province. Their colourful early 1900's history is celebrated at Le Village historique acadien de la Nouvelle-Écosse, a part of the Nova Scotia Museum network.
Cape Breton also has rich Acadian roots. Enjoy Acadian food in a local restaurant, watch demonstrations of traditional rug hooking techniques first-hand at Les Trois Pignons: Museum of the Hooked Rug and Home Life, and marvel at folk art in Chéticamp. The Acadian Museum at La Co-opérative Artisanale and Les Trois Pignons cultural and information centre will open the door to this area’s rich Acadian history.
Visit Acadian attractions throughout Nova Scotia
•Acadian Centre Archives at Université Sainte-Anne, where you can research Nova Scotia genealogy
•A guided interpretive walk along Saint Mary’s Bay in Clare as part of the Histoire de la Baie program
•Acadian cuisine from the bakery and restaurants of Louisdale and Isle Madame, along the beautiful Fleur-de-lis Trail, Cape Breton
•The picturesque Acadian village of Tor Bay / Larry’s River
•The Acadian House Museum in the scenic coastal community of West Chezzetcook
From the brightly painted houses and towering churches of the seaside villages to the quiet beauty of the masterfully created hooked rugs, Acadian culture infuses much of Nova Scotia with its vibrancy, jaunty rhythms and the romance of its history and language. To view locations for Acadian centres across the province, look for the Acadian flag symbol Acadian Flag on the Tourism Regions Map.
http://www.novascotia.com/en/home/discovernovascotia/ourculture/foundingcultures/acadianculture/default.aspx
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Acadian-Cajan History
History of the Acadians
The Acadians began as a group of (primarily French) settlers in 17th century Canada. Over the years, they have been subjected to numerous hardships that usually result in the disappearance or assimilation of a culture. The Acadians were able to retain large portions of their identity, even after their homeland was taken and they were exiled. Although some were later incorporated into other cultures and societies, their heritage is still evident in the lives of their descendants.
This online presentation will begin with the origin of the Acadians. We will then look at the Acadians as they settled a new land and created their own culture. The next major chapter in Acadian history is the Grand Derangement ... when the Acadians were stripped of their land and exiled. Following this tragic dispersion, the Acadians found themselves in new lands. Although scattered, there still remained large numbers of Acadians in two places. Those who escaped (and returned) to Canada developed their own Acadian culture (in Canada) in several areas. The other major group of Acadians found themselves in Louisiana and became today's Cajuns. Along the way, you will find several other aids, such as a History Timeline, Maps, and Additional Resources.
Acadia, 1755 • Acadian Origins
• First-Hand Accounts of Old Acadie
• Acadia ... 1632 to 1755
• Acadian Settlements
• The Exile
• Resettlement
• Acadians in Canada
• Cajun History - Acadians in Louisiana
Acadian History thru the years in books
Raynal wrote about Acadia in 1779 (A Philosophical and Political History of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies). He was born in 1713, but never visited the country. But the work does reflect the ideas of France at that time. Thomas Chandler Haliburton wrote a history of Nova Scotia 40 years after Raynal. He stated that Raynal’s account wasn’t far from the truth. He lived in the area, and in fact was a judge there. His book was published in 1829. Rameau wrote La Franceaux Colonies in 1859 and Une Colonie Feodale en Amerique in 1889. Beamish Murdoch wrote the History of Nova Scotia in 1865. The volumes of Nova Scotia Archives were started in 1857 and completed in 1869, though the compilation by Akins may have omitted a lot of material that held the Acadian point of view. Both the History of Nova Scotia by Campbell and Histoire de l’Acadie by Moreau were completed in 1873. Hannay completed his History of Acadia in 1879. Philip H. Smith wrote Acadia - A Lost Chapter in American History in 1884. Casgrain wrote Pelerinage au Pays d’Evangeline in 1888. Parkman’s work Montcalm and Wolfe, which included information on Acadia, was done in 1884. Murdoch really didn’t express his own opinion. Most (except for Parkman and Hannay) held the same view as Haliburton. Richard's Acadia (written in 1895) tries to take the Acadian point of view. It focuses most of its attention on the deportation and the events leading to it. Bona Arsenault's History of the Acadians, done in the 1950s, also tries to be fair to the Acadians' plight. Many other works, such as the recent (1995) A Land of Discord Always by Charles Mahaffie, try to explain the true story that was hidden for so long.
http://www.acadian-cajun.com/hisacad1.htm
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NOVA SCOTIA- Nouvelle-Écosse- Episode 01: Georges Island - Part One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8QRvxN1_Jc
NOVA SCOTIA- Nouvelle-Écosse- Episode 01: Georges Island - Part Two
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxzfO0qd1-E
NOVA SCOTIA- Nouvelle-Écosse- Episode 01: Georges Island - Part Three
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgStta_zlog
Situated in Halifax Harbour, Georges Island was established as a military garrison to defend the city of Halifax and Nova Scotia. Its fortifications have been strengthened over the years. It currently no longer functions as a military installation. It is operated by Parks Canada but remains off limits to the public. The event, "Explore Georges Island," has attracted visitors to tour the island and its fortifications. This episode includes the tour of Fort Charlotte on the island.
EXPULSION OF ACADIANS... WERE KEPT ON GEORGES ISLAND NOVA SCOTIA 1700S
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Unearthing Poplar Grove history-ANNAPOLIS VALLEY
Elizabeth and Patrick Tremblay, of Windsor, help Natalie Lavoie and Joanna Gould-Thorpe search for artifacts at a dig site in Poplar Grove, Hants County. Ashley Thompson photo
Published on July 30, 2013
Topics : Nova Scotia Archaeological Society , Hants Journal , Boreas Heritage Consulting , Acadian , Poplar Grove , Avondale Road
By Ashley ThompsonThe Hants JournalNovaNewsNow.com
Sara Beanlands is digging deeper to learn more about a Popular Grove property’s place in Acadian and Planter history.
Beanlands is an archaeologist and owner of the Halifax-based Boreas Heritage Consulting and is leading an exploratory dig at the Shawbrook Farm. The farm, located around the 800-block of the Avondale Road, is a Shaw-family property that, it is believed, was a part of the Village Thibodeau Acadian settlement prior to the deportation in 1755.
About 30 people visited the site July 13 to help Beanlands unearth hidden tidbits of Poplar Grove’s history.
In introducing the crowd, comprised of members of the Nova Scotia Archaeological Society and locals interested in the history of their hometown, Beanlands said the Shaw family acquired the land in 1760 when the British brought in settlers from New England. It is now owned by her uncle, Allen Shaw.
"He is a direct descendent of the planter family who arrived on this land in 1760."
With the passing of the land from farmer to farmer came the birth of an oral tradition.
"The oral tradition was that in 1760, when the planters arrived there was a structure that they called the old French house still standing," Beanlands said.
The intent of the dig is to find and study the original cellar of the old French house and determine if a photo taken of a rundown house in 1960 is a photo of a pre-deportation Acadian home.
"The theory right now is that when the Planters arrived in 1760, the Thibodeau family had been living in this house since the late 1600s," Beanlands said.
"They were deported in 1755. The Shaw family came to the area five years later; they saw this lovely house sitting there with a mill all ready to go, they moved into the French house."
Beanlands believes the Planter family built a larger home around the French house rather than demolishing the structure.
"If we can establish that there are two walls and they are built differently or that we find a lot of Acadian artifacts under the Planter artifacts, then we can come to the conclusion that that is what is happening here," she explained.
The excavation site, located in a vacant field, was plotted out using geophysical technology that detects magnetic properties in rock. The group has already uncovered the foundation for what is believed to be a northern wall.
<p>Alexandre Pelletier-Michaud, of Wolfville, uses a screen filter to separate potential artifacts from dirt.</p><p>Ashley Thompson photo</p>
<p>Heather, Greg and Aidan Desveaux, of Belmont, search for Planter and Acadian artifacts in a Poplar Grove field.</p><p>Ashley Thompson photo</p>
<p>Sara Beanlands, an archaeologist leading a research project in Poplar Grove, discusses some of the artifacts that have been unearthed at the Shawbrook Farm site this summer.</p>
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Beanlands says the grassroots research project "could significantly increase our understanding of not only Acadian history but, as importantly, Planter history, because we have so few Planter sites that are excavated."
Exploration will continue throughout the summer. Volunteers with little to no archaeological experience work under the supervision of an archaeologist.
Sarah Marie McDonald, president of the Nova Scotia Archaeological Society, said the group’s membership is thrilled to have the opportunity to explore the accessible site.
"We have both professional archeologists as members as well as some… amateur hobbyists who don’t necessarily get much opportunity to come out digging, but they really are enthusiastic, so this is a good way for them to be able to get their hands dirty," she said.
She says there have been some interesting finds at the site, and the non-profit group is happy to supply Beanlands with some extra hands for the dig.
"It’s good for our members in particular who don’t get out to a big variety of sites so they get a lot of good stuff all in one compact area."
Greg and Heather Desveaux, of Belmont, participated in the exploration along with their three-year-old twins, Aidan and Evangeline. The first timers were trained on site.
"It’s an opportunity to see some of the artifacts that were here with the Acadians and kind of get a feel of what life was like back then," said Greg, who felt the activity would give him a greater understanding of his family’s heritage.
Heather said their daughter was named Evangeline in honour of the area’s rich past, and she’s hoping some of the artifacts found on the site will eventually be on display at the Avon River Heritage Museum in Newport Landing.
"The history of Acadian culture and life here is waiting to be discovered," Heather added.
http://www.kingscountynews.ca/News/Regional/2013-07-30/article-3331142/Unearthing-Poplar-Grove-history/1
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ACADIAN EXPULSION FROM NOVA SCOTIA: July 28, 1755
The French authorities were well aware of the travesties the English could inflict upon another race or culture. A report the French Governor and the Intendent at Quebec had submitted in 1745, ten years before the Expulsion, stated:
"We cannot imagine that they could entertain the idea of removing those people [the
Acadians] in order to substitute Englishmen in their stead, unless desertion of the
Indians would embolden them to adopt such a course, inhuman as it may be."
Though these French authorities could not imagine such an inhuman act, the English could. The event made famous by the American poet Longfellow in his poem "Evangeline" was soon under way. In early 1755 the Acadian Deputies were summoned to Halifax by Governor Lawrence and ordered to swear an oath of allegiance to the British Crown. They refused, contending, as they had with Cornwallis in 1749, that if they did so the French would set the Indians against them and they would be massacred.
The English lost no time in responding. On July 28, 1755 Lawrence got the full approval of Nova Scotia's Colonial Council to start dispersing the Acadians among the American Colonies. He sent Colonel Robert Monckton to Chignecto and Chepody, Lieutenant Colonel John Winslow to Minas, Pisiquid, and Cobequid, and Major John Handfield to Annapolis Royal to carry out the orders.
Colonel Robert Monckton rounded up the Acadians in Chignecto, while Colonel John Winslow ordered those at Minas to assemble at Grand Pré. They were loaded into the holds of ships and scattered to the four corners of the world. Families were separated, never to see one another again, and untold numbers died in transport. This included those who had sworn allegiance to the British Crown, there were no exceptions.
The Mi'kmaq faithfully stuck by their Acadian allies to the bitter end. Some of the Acadians tried to escape and were aided and protected by them to the best of their ability. They also joined forces with them to drive back the British, as was reported by the French Governor:
The British burned the Village, including the Church at Chipoudy and was responded
to thus. Mr. Boishebert, at the head of 125 Indians and Acadians, overtook them at
the River Pelkoudiak, attacked and fought them for three hours, and drove them
vigorously back to their vessels. The English had 42 killed and 45 wounded.
Mr. Gorham, a very active English Officer, was among the number of the wounded.
We lost 1 Indian, and had three others wounded.
Many Acadians went into hiding among the Mi'kmaq and remained with them until the British and French ended their hostilities in 1763. A group of several hundred were hidden by the Mi'kmaq in the area known today as Kejimkujik National Park.. See the story of Jacques Morrice, the name the English used for him, in We Were not the Savages for more details.
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Text: Charles Lawrence's Acadien expulsion orders
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Captain John Handfield
Halifax 11 August 1755
Instructions for Major Handfield, Commanding his Majesty's garrison of Annapolis Royale in relation to the transportation of the Inhabitants of the District of Annapolis River and other French Inhabitants out of the Province of Nova Scotia.
Sir,
Having in my Letter of the 31st of July last made you acquainted with the reasons which Induced His Majesty's Council to come to the Resolution of sending away the French Inhabitants and clearing the whole Country of such bad subjects, it only remains for me to give you the necessary orders for the putting in practice what has been so solemnly determined.
That the Inhabitants may not have it in their power to return to this Province nor to join in strengthening the French of Canada in Louisbourg; it is resolved that they shall be dispersed among his Majesty's Colonies upon the Continent of America.
For this purpose Transports are ordered to be sent from Boston to Annapolis to ship on board one thousand persons reckoning two persons to a ton, and for Chignecto, transports have been taken up here to carry off the Inhabitants of that place; and for those of the District around Mines Bason Transports are in from Boston. As Annapolis is the place where the last of the transports will depart from, any of the vessels that may not receive their full compliment up the Bay will be ordered there, and Colonel Winslow with his detachment will follow by land and bring up what stragglers he may meet with to ship on board at your place.
Upon the arrival of the vessels from Boston in the Bason of Annapolis as many of the Inhabitants of Annapolis District as can be collected by any means, particularly the heads of families and young men, are to be shipped on board of them at the above rate of two persons to a ton, or as near it as possible. The tonnage of the vessels to be ascertained by the charter partys, which the masters will furnish you with an amount of.
And to give you all the ease possible respecting the victualling of these transports, I have appointed Mr. George Sauls to act as agent Victualler upon this occasion and have given him particular instructions for that purpose with a copy of which he will furnish you upon his arrival at Annapolis Royale from Chignecto with the provisions for victualling the whole transports; but in case you should have shipped any of the Inhabitants before his arrival you will order five pounds of flour and one pound of pork to be delivered to each person so shipped to last for seven days and so until Mr. Saul's arrival, and it will be replaced by him into the stores from what he has on board the provision vessel for that purpose.
The destination of the Inhabitants of Annapolis River and of the transports ordered to Annapolis Bason:
To be sent to Philadelphia such a number of vessels as will transport three hundred persons.
To be sent to New York such a number of vessels as will transport two hundred persons.
To be sent to Connecticut such a number of vessels / whereof the Sloop Dove, Samuel Forbes, Master to be one / as will transport three hundred persons.
And To be sent to Boston such a number of vessels as will transport two hundred persons, or rather more in proportion to the province of Connecticut, should the number to be shipped off exceed one thousand persons.
When the people are embarked you will please to give the master of each vessel one of the letters of which you will receive a number signed by me of which you will address to the Governor of the Province or the Commander in Chief for the time being where they are to be put on shore and enclose therein the printed form of the Certificate to be granted to the Masters of the vessels to entitle them to their hire as agreed upon by Charter party; and with these you will give each of the Masters their sailing orders in writing to proceed according to the above destination, and upon their arrival immediately to wait upon the Governors or Commanders in Chief of the Provinces for which they are bound with the said Letters and to make all possible dispatch in debarking their passengers and obtain certificates thereof agreeable to the form aforesaid.
And you will in these orders make it a particular injunction to the said Masters to be as careful and watchful as possible during the whole course of the passage to prevent the passengers making any attempt to seize upon the vessel by allowing only a small number to be upon the decks at a time and using all other necessary precautions to prevent the bad consequence of such attempts; and that they be particularly careful that the Inhabitants carry no arms nor other offensive weapons on board with them at their embarkation. As also that they see the provisions regularly issued to the people agreeable to the allowance proportioned in Mr. George Saul's instructions.
You will use all the means proper and necessary for collecting the people together so as to get them on board. If you find that fair means will not do with them, you must proceed by the most vigorous measures possible, not only in compelling them to embark, but in depriving those who shall escape of all means of shelter or support by burning their houses and destroying everything that may afford them the means of subsistence in the country, and if you have not force sufficient to perform this service, Colonel Winslow at Mines or the Commanding Officer there will upon your application send you a proper reinforcement.
You will see by the Charter partys of the vessels taken up at Boston that they are hired by the month; therefore I am to desire that you will use all possible dispatch to save expense to the public.
As soon as the people are shipped and the transports are ready you will acquaint the Commander of His Majesty's Ship therewith that he may take them under his convoy and put to sea without loss of time.
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Lawrence's incursion
The following year, on Friday, 20 April 1750, Charles Lawrence with a fleet of seven warships, decided to make an incursion into the Basin of Chignecto in order to assess the state of the place and the reaction of the Habitants. He had with him Charles Leblanc of Grand Pré and Mr. Landry, the deputy of the Basin of Mines, who Lawrence forced to come aboard in order to have him try to convince the Habitants of the region to co-operate with the English. But the expedition was a failure.
In order to assure docility of his "guests", Lawrence had ordered Captain Handfield, who was still commander of the Grand Pré's fort, to place in custody Mrs. Landry and her children. Some hostages! The adventure ended with the return of the ships on April 26 and the release of the hostages
The text and Lawrence's incursion were quoted from: http://www.handfield.ca/documentsen/appendix1.htm
CLICK http://www.danielnpaul.com/NewBrunswickCreated-1784.html to read about an incident where a New Brunswick Acadien family was killed and scalped by British Rangers
Acadian Museum - Erath, Louisiana: http://www.acadianmuseum.com
http://www.danielnpaul.com/AcadienExpulsion-1755.html
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ACADIAN HISTORY- Nova Scotia Nouvelle-Écosse- lookee here- Acadians and Planters and Mi'kmaq
Thibodeaus dig into family histor y
Eastern Canadian, U.S. efforts in Hants County community yielding many artifacts
GLEN PARKER
POPLAR GROVE — People sharing the Thibodeau surname are finding some common ground in this rural Hants County community.
The Thibodeaus are of Acadian descent and they have come from all over Eastern Canada and the United States to Poplar Grove to join in a special archeological dig.
Joining local volunteers, they are looking for Acadian and Planter ar tifacts, and the site is yielding b oth .
"I’ve been on my hands and knees finding bits and pieces of pottery and ceramics," Greg Thibodeau of Blue Hill, Maine, said last week at the dig site.
"I can’t believe I found this piece of pottery that was last touched by human hands more than 200 years ago, and maybe even by someone in our family."
The field where he is working is part of a farm owned by the Shaw family, direct descendants of a Planter family.
The New England Planters settled lands left vacant by the Acadian Expulsion. Arnold Shaw took possession in 1760 and it has remained in his family all these years.
For Thibodeau and his father, Martin, the experience has been multi- dimensional.
"Getting together with extended family, that has been great," Greg said.
About two dozen Thibodeaus participated in the dig. They came from Florida, California, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, New Hampshire and Maine. They joined local volunteers and Thibodeaus from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Many of the local volunteers are members of the Nova Scotia Archaeology Society.
Stephen Thibodeau made the trip from Santa Rosa, Calif.
"It’s an awesome experience, especially to have been here with all the other family members," he said. "This was a chance in a lifetime."
The "amateur" archeologist painstakingly scooped earth from designated areas. The soil went into buckets and then was sifted through wire mesh screens to catch any hidden treasures.
"We screen every bit of dirt that we dig up," explained Sara Beanlands, principal and senior archeologist for Boreas Heritage Consulting Inc. of Halifax.
"We know there was an Acadian settlement in the area and we are pretty sure it was the Thibodeau village."
There were five homesites in the village developed by Pierre Thibodeau, the ancestor who came to the area from France.
Those participating in the dig are pleased with the mixture of Planter and Acadian artifacts they have uncovered. They include ceramics, buttons, s ewing needles, an ornamental piece o f metal believed to be from a rifle, building materials and sections of rock walls and foundations.
Anything that is fragile (metal) will go to conservation. Ceramics will be cleaned, catalogued and processed. Everything will eventually go to the Nova Scotia Mus eum .
To help in the dig, Boreas used a new piece o f equipment called a Geonics EM-38 to scan the site. The technology allowed archeologists to "see" underground and identify potential search areas.
The scan turned up a number of possibilities like building foundations, rock walls and wells. They were plotted on a map and b ecame the initial dig site.
One of the sites is believed to be the original location of an old French house.
"We have a photograph of a barn that appears to have been built around the little Acadian house," Beanlands said. "The building was moved in the late 1800s and it eventually collapsed."
The Acadians arrived in Poplar Grove in the late 1600s from Annapolis County and were here until 1755. The Planters arrived around 1760.
Allen Shaw, the current owner of the farm, is Beanlands’ uncle. She gives him a lot of credit for their su ccess.
"He has been so supportive. We wouldn’t be here without his blessing," Beanlands said. "It’s his family history, too."
The volunteers, including the Thibodeau family members, said they felt a clos eness to the Acadian and Planter families who once lived and farmed in the area. Many described the experience as moving .
"I’ve been very excited about the whole thing. I couldn’t believe what was happening. There were Thibodeaus everywhere and we are all related," Martin Thibodeau said with a huge grin on his face.
"It was a pretty phenomenal week all the way around."
The Poplar Grove dig will continue through the rest of the summer.
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Volunteers sift through soil during an archeological dig in Poplar Grove, Hants County. GLEN PARKER
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