The fastest way to learn about your family tree can be through genetics and the more we all get tested, the more we can all connect. MyHeritage is growing one of the largest DNA powered genealogy libraries and you can join them today! MyHeritage continues to increase...
We often have clients ask us what they should do for viewing or adding to their family trees that they get from Acadian.org, and while we’ve had a long standing agreement with Brother’s Keeper, a great Windows tool for viewing data in a GEDCOM file,...
Tell us about yourself? I’m a 9th generation Acadian descended from William Johnson, a Scottish soldier who married Isabelle Corporon around 1713. We descended through Guillaume (Billy Jr) and none of us were aware of his story until a Gr 6 teacher told our daughter...
Sometime towards the end of the 17th century, and approaching the beginning of the 18th century, settlers from France emigrated to what is known today as Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick and founded the first Acadian community. From then onwards,...
A huge thank you to David Haas from Geneosity for covering what we are doing here at Acadian.org. Their story is an intriguing one, as the first group of immigrants included about two dozen families. Their population grew from hundreds to thousands quite as...
Brian Lloyd French is a Canadian writer. He first reached out to Acadian.org to tell us about his novel “Tintamarre”. This novel has received glowing reviews. “Tintamarre” takes the reader back in time to the “Great Expulsion”. The reader is captivated by the drama...