In honor of Acadian Remembrance Day observed on December 13th, I am releasing the first part of my Acadian Expulsion Memorial List project, which will list as many of the Acadian losses as I can uncover. I currently have 2,408 Acadians on this list and I will publish updates as more names are added over the coming months. I am expecting to list several thousand names upon completion.
To accompany the release of the first part of my Memorial List, I also recorded a Zoom meeting with several of our wonderful Acadian cousins where we discuss the impact of the Acadian expulsion and our thoughts and feelings about many different topics surrounding the great upheaval. We have such a wonderful group of cousins who are dedicated to Acadian research preservation and their knowledge and insight are incredibly impactful so please be sure to watch the video hosted by Lisa Elvin-Staltari’s channel “Have Roots Will Travel” available here: The Acadian Memorial Project – Remembering the Acadian Expulsion on Acadian Remembrance Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H24a_bElqWw&t=6s
Acadian Remembrance Day is a solemn day to reflect on the hardships our ancestors faced. One of the saddest weeks in a litany of devastating times for our Acadian ancestors was the few days surrounding December 13th, 1758. Over the course of a few days, three ships carrying about 1,000 deported Acadians from PEI sunk in the Atlantic. We will always remember and honor those who perished during the years of the expulsion. Those who survived these perilous years fought hard to carry on with broken hearts to keep their traditions, culture and memories of those lost alive. Many came back to Acadia, the lands they loved, and rebuilt what had been so mercilessly broken. For those of us here today, we are the embodiment of their strength and resilience.
So on this day of remembrance, keep our ancestors and cousins in your thoughts and let’s all be grateful for the lives we have today as we carry their spirits with us. We remember and honor them today and always. Vive L’Acadie!
The Acadian Expulsion Memorial List, Part 1 by Nicole Gallant-Nunes on Microsoft Excel: https://1drv.ms/…/ETjzlaugXQwggGIydAAAAAABUw5A3E49QrxPu…
The Acadian Expulsion Memorial List, Part 1 by Nicole Gallant-Nunes on Google Sheets: https://docs.google.com/…/1mUhfNzZpAqhDwoawK8OM…/edit…
For those who would like to share: Unfortunately Facebook doesn’t allow the sharing of posts from within private groups so I posted this to my public Facebook page and it can be shared from there: [https://www.facebook.com/TreasuredTreesbyNicole/](https://www.facebook.com/groups/130009663727863/user/100070060012796/?__cft__[0]=AZXiTSqgXFgzgnUtWro2-ZD9TP6TDpWILyQReiMWeXFgbG0zEweOOUysJ0EEr3uXpje6_vJTE_zxnoHpcdYPLeJXMaMCeiniXqklzq9MVhhbRTSmrt3SRodqD0xxaq_R1UoFtEtkq-RHHZ-MbtpWBkmG&__tn__=R]-R)