In the years following 1935, the road from the Arichat-Petit de Grat intersection has evolved into the main residential section of the old village. The highway running through it has become the primary thoroughfare through Arichat leading...
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 and included an interview with Walter Dugas of West Arichat:
“…I...
Isidore LeBlanc was the first Acadian cabinet minister in Nova Scotia.
Born in a county where Acadians formed the majority, LeBlanc repeatedly defended the right of Acadian children to be educated in their own language.
On April 17, 1879, he addressed...
Rev. Guillame Marin LeBlanc was the son of Pierre LeBlanc and Barbe Martel. He descended from the Acadians of Grand Pré who were deported to Philadelphia in 1755 but eventually returned and settled in Arichat.
In 1880 LeBlanc had opposed...
Thibeau, Pierre A., 72 years, son of Étienne Thibeau
LeBlanc, André, 85 years, husband of Maria Mury
Fortune, Marie E., 64 years, daughter of W. Fortune
Power, James Michael, 59 years, husband of Daisy Wilson
Marchand, Daniel Alexandre, 65 years, son of Désiré...
On the lower street near the site of the Government Wharf now stand the Premium Seafood shrimp plant and the C.H. Boudreau Funeral Home.
In 1935, this latter site accommodated the home of Roddie and Ethel (Boucher) MacDonald. The front...
The 1852 Church Census was transcribed by Stirling Edwards in September, 2004, from the records of St. John’s Anglican Church in Arichat.
This list is among the papers of the Rev James Allen Shaw, the first Rector of St. John’s....
Part 6:
Hake, Arthur H. 1869 – 1945
Hake, Margaret E. Dixon1883 – 1969 Wife
Burton, Muriel E.1915 – 1946 Daughter
__________, Margaret_________b. 12 Mar 1892 – d. 04 Apr 1974 Wife of John Thomas
__________, John Thomasb. 05 May 1882 – d. 26...
January 7, 1902: Alfred Gerard, widower of Marie Forgeron, married Charlotte Lejeune, widow of Joseph Meunier, witnesses were Ephrem Gerard and Alexina Forgeron
January 21, 1902: Robert LeJeune, son of the late Abraham Lejeune and Marie Dugas, married Alvina Poirier,...
Four teams comprised the 1961 Richmond County Baseball League (RCBL): Petit de Grat Red Caps, River Bourgeois Tigers, Port Hawkesbury, and L’Ardoise Ramblers.
The rivalry between Petit de Grat and River Bourgeois was resumed. In a June 18 contest, the...