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MyHeritage DNA: More than Just Family History
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 the resolution of their ethnicity breakdowns allowing you…
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Why We Partnered With MyHeritage
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, we’ve come to really love the advantages and advancements made…
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Wonderful Email from Carolina Bradford
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, deportation…
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Testimonial – Crystal Anne Prince
“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 the mid 1660’s and I believe his…
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Phil Johnson
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 in 1995 that she was not Acadian because of our…
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Modern-Day Acadian Celebrations and the History Behind Them
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, the Acadians have led truly eventful lives. In spite of everything they…
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Geneosity Mention – Acadian Genealogy
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 organically as you can imagine, but took over 125 years to…
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Brian Lloyd French
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 and strife of the time. We recently asked Brian to tell…
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Ken Theriault
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. Madawaska- or more properly St.David/St.Basile- was the spot where the…
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Tarte aux Sucre~ Sugar Pie
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 married her son, Mom hand wrote all her recipes and gave them…