by David Peralty | Mar 6, 2022 | General
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,...
by David Peralty | Nov 19, 2019 | Testimonial
I’ve got to write….I ordered a CD from Denis a while back. Then many things stopped me from really taking some time to look at it. Knew it held a lot but not in detail. So NOW I have taken that time and all I can say to Denis is WOW!!! Maps, music, books,...
by David Peralty | Jan 3, 2019 | Testimonial
“Yvon Cyr was a Wonderful, Kind and Generous Man. He helped me a Great Deal when I first started my Research into my French-Canadian Roots. I don’t know that I would have gotten as far as I have without him. My 7th Great-Grandfather arrived in this area in...
by Denis Cyr | Feb 19, 2018 | General
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...
by David Peralty | Oct 20, 2017 | General
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,...
by David Peralty | Jul 10, 2017 | General
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...
by Denis Cyr | Jan 22, 2017 | General
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...
by Denis Cyr | Jan 22, 2017 | General
Tell us about yourself and your involvement in the Acadian Community? I am the Director of the Madawaska Public Library. The library is one of the main archives for genealogical records for the Upper St. John River Valley- a place that was founded by Acadians....
by Denis Cyr | Dec 2, 2016 | General
One of my most favourite treats at Christmas is my Mother-in-Law’s (Mom) Tarte aux Sucre (Sugar Pie). It is creamy, sweet, mouth watering, and perfectly paired with vanilla ice-cream! I love it especially when it is still warm from the oven. Just after I...
by Denis Cyr | Nov 29, 2016 | General
What types of Advent Traditions did you grow up with in your Acadian Home? In our home, we would put up the Christmas tree after Mass on the first Sunday of Advent. My mom would put out her Advent wreath and light the first candle. Through the following weeks, we...