In 1781 France supported the American colonies in their
efforts to maintain independence from the British empire. From the beginning of
the insurrection, France supplied munitions and naval power to the rebellion.
Nova Scotia remained loyal...
Ephrem Boudreau was born in River Bourgeois in 1905.
After his classical studies from 1922 to 1928 at the seminary at Trois Riviere,
he spent three years at agricultural school at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere.
Here he earned bachelors’ degrees in arts and...
Editor’s note: The individuals listed below are from St. John’s Parish in Arichat, unless otherwise indicated.
John Josselyn Latimer married Hilda Marie Leslie Dec. 29, 1921
Charles John Howard Latimer married...
The book Acadian
Lives consists of interviews with Cape Breton Acadians and was
collected and edited by Ronald Kaplan with Rosie Aucoin Grace. The book was
published in 2004. It includes an interview with Walter Dugas of West Arichat.
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 that no longer holds a place here is Kelly.
January 29, 1906: Henri Boudrot, son of Jeffrey Boudrot and Marie Hebert, Arichat, married Louise Pertus, daughter of Jean Pertus and Adele Benoit, witnesses Alexandre Boudrot and Lybie/Lydie LeBlanc
February 7, 1906: Beni Boudrot, son of Charles Boudrot and the...
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....
MacDonald, Alexander 1902 –1975
MacDonald, Mary Margaret 1900 –1995
Kane, Hazel Blanche 1914 –1978
Unsure if she was born a George or the wife of Clarence W. George 1905–1994
Haskell, Robert E. 1888–1971
Mauger, Edward James 1891–1963
LeLacheur, Lilly 1897–1992, his wife
Murray, Mildred C. 1909–1985
MacRae,...
Let’s go back to Arichat in 1935.
We have arrived at what is known as “the Head of the
Harbour.” Once again, we encounter a vacant area that extended from Joe
Martell’s to Remi LeBlanc’s, however,...
In 1897 Bertram Bourinot began the Richmond County Record, a
periodical that lasted for almost 80 years. Marshall Bourinot worked with his
father and continued the paper into the 1970s.
The following excerpts are taken from...