Statue of Baron Philippe Mius-d'Entremont

Statue of Baron Philippe Mius-d'Entremont at the Historic Acadian Village of Nova Scotia at West Pubnico.

Association des descendants de Sieur Philippe Mius d'Entremont

Association des descendants de Sieur Philippe Mius d'Entremont. They're having their reunion this weekend.

I could join: William Cork > Wilifred Smith > Frederick William Smith > Domithilde LeBlanc > Obeline Gautreau > Domithilde LeBlanc > Charles LeBlanc > Georges-Robert LeBlanc > Marie-Josephe Bourg > Elisabeth Melanson > Pierre (dit Pedro) Melanson > Marguerite Mius d'Entremont > Sieur Philippe Mius d'Entremont (10th great-grandfather).

Ste-Anne Church and first chapel site at Rocco Point

Ste-Anne-du-Ruisseau.

Genealogical fun

I was typing data into my genealogy program (Personal Ancestry File)--adding the children of the folks I'm descended from--when I noticed one of those things that makes family history interesting. Three of the sons of Firmin LeBlanc & Ludivine DuPuis married daughters of Michel Bourque & Ursule Forest. Of these three pairs, I'm descended from Jean dit Bis LeBlanc & Rosalie Bourque; noted Acadian genealogist Lucie LeBlanc Consentino is descended from Sylvain dit Sailor LeBlanc & Ursule Bourque.

Grou Tyme on-line now

Atlantic Airwaves is now broadcasting (3:05 p.m. CDT) excerpts from the Grou Tyme Festival held earlier this week in Halifax.

Acadians on cusp of celebration

CBC - Nova Scotia interview with CMA organizer Ron Bourgeois.

Forgotten hero in Acadian past

CBC - Nova Scotia on Pierre du Gua de Mons, leader of the 1604 expedition which established l'Acadie on St-Croix. Why has he been overshadowed by Champlain?

Rappie pie anyone?

CBC - Nova Scotia on the traditional Acadian dish. Tip--peel the potatoes the night before.

Meet the Thibodeau clan

CBC - Nova Scotia report on the Thibodeau reunion (Real).

Acadian celebrations a business boon

CBC - Nova Scotia report (Real).

Ville de Dieppe

Ville de Dieppe--webpage of my great-grandmother's town in New Brunswick, though it became a town long after she and her family left. It was created by merging the villages of Lakeburn, Dieppe, St. Anselme, Fox Creek, Dover, and Chartersville. The village of Dieppe was named after Dieppe, France, to commemorate Canadians killed in an attack on Normandy on August 19, 1942.

Festival du Mitan

CMA Festival du Mitan this weekend in Chéticamp.

Landry Reunion

Landry reunion is this weekend.

Un dimanche aux couleurs de l'Acadie

Patrick Beaupré on the "Tintamarre acadien de Saint-Liguori."

Cousins, mais d'Amérique

Cousins, mais d'Amérique--from Le Figaro.fr, in French.

Voyages - 400 ans !

Le Devoir.com (in French).

acadievacances.com

Site officiel de La Commission du tourisme acadien du Canada atlantique.

L'Acadie en chanson

New album: "L'Acadie en chanson." Two CDs.

Digital Archives of the Argyle District Acadians

Digital Archives of the Argyle District Acadians. Just came across this. Fascinating site on the Acadian heritage of the area of Nova Scotia I'll be visiting. The story begins with Sieur Philippe Mius d'Entremont (my 10th great-grandfather), who founded Pubnico in 1653.

Melanson Family Reunion

Official Website of the Melanson Family Reunion 2004. The Melanson reunion was August 2-5. It included, on Tuesday, the Official Opening Ceremony of the Melanson Settlement National Historic Site.

I'm descended from both Charles (through his daughter Elisabeth, who married Michel Bourg/Bourque) and Pierre Melanson (through his son Pierre's daughter Elisabeth, who married Ambroise Bourg/Bourque). I look forward to visiting the Melanson Settlement National Historic Site next week. The museum at Fort Anne National Historic Site includes some of the artifacts from the Melanson excavation--there's no experience quite like looking at a knife and fork that may have been used by an ancestor of yours 300 years ago.