Looking back over the decades, and indeed, centuries, it is amazing to observe the numerous family names that once were common in this area. One of those names is Allain Louise Des Rabis: her...
In the 1920s, in this region, the fishing industry had reached a critical stage. Inshore fishermen, in particular, were finding it difficult to depend on the sea for a livelihood, and there was virtually no form of...
Charles Martel taught at D’Escousse in 1848 and 1849. A native of Arichat, the young Martel had studied commerce at the Arichat Academy. With Arichat being a commercial centre, it was common for young...
Looking back over the decades and, indeed, centuries, it is amazing to observe the numerous family names that once were or are common in this area. Some of those names that still hold a place here are...
In 1755, 6,000 to 8,000 Acadians were deported to the American colonies along the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to South Carolina. Some made their way to Louisiana to live with the French settlers there....
The French were the first Europeans to explore the St. Lawrence River and the area south of the St. Lawrence which was named Acadie. Today this area is known as Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Little Anse had established its own school in 1912-1913 in the home of Walter D. Samson. In 1918 it was moved to the home of Willie H. Samson at Samson’s Cove, and then back to Little Anse...
Ephrem Boudreau was born in River Bourgeois in 1905. He wrote Riviere Bourgeois from which this history is taken and translated. All the families knew how to make the shoes which were popular at...
Rum-running in the early part of the 20th century, although a lucrative pursuit, was also an illegal one.Marshall Bourinot of Arichat was a revenue man charged with enforcing the law in regards to smuggled goods. The job...
Looking back over the decades and, indeed centuries, it is amazing to observe the numerous family names that once were or are common in this area. One of those names that still holds a...




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