Category Archives: Acadian

>Acadian Cowboys Documented

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

>  h/t From Louisiana Trekker PDF FILE Market Bulletin Vol. 84, No. 20 October 4, 2001 Glenda Schoeffler of Lafayette displays artworkcreated by her father William Schoeffler. The elder Schoeffler has collected more than 4,000 Cattle brands ofCajun Cowboys dating … Continue reading →

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Acadian history presentation at Terrebonne Main Library

Posted on September 17, 2010 by

Leryes Usie will give a slide-show presentation titled “Acadian History, Culture, and Deportation from Acadia to Louisiana” at 6 p.m. Sept. 23. The event will be in the large meeting room at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, … Continue reading →

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>Parish genealogy blog updates

Posted on July 25, 2009 by

> Thank you to all of those readers who have recently signed up on Facebook and friended me.  For those of you who have chosen to take the pledge and Pray for Our Troops, this story is well worth another … Continue reading →

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>Treaty of Paris, remained in effect until 2003

Posted on April 2, 2009 by

>myNewOrleans.com – Louisiana Life, August 15, 5:55, by Jan Risher“Although the Great Deportation lasted from 1755 until 1764, legally the Order of Deportation, according to the Treaty of Paris, remained in effect until 2003.”

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>Acadian Memorial Festival

Posted on March 19, 2009 by

>News and Events from Acadian MemorialThe Acadian Memorial Museum open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm CST, 7 days a week except major holidays Multimedia Center open 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday – Friday P.O. Box 379 Dept. AM St. … Continue reading →

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>Creole School

Posted on October 16, 2008 by

>The N.O. newspaper Times-Picayune of October 6, 2008 ran a front page article (which just came to my attention today) on the immiment demolition of a creole cottage in Gretna, across the river from N.O. in Jefferson Parish. Owner of … Continue reading →

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>Searching the Acadian Memorial Wall Online

Posted on May 31, 2008 by

>St. Michaels cemetery posted surnames of those interred in a public notice earlier this month both published in Teche News, from The Cajuns website, and The Daily Iberian. The issue of removing tombstones from the cemetery is a hot one. … Continue reading →

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>Irish Creole

Posted on May 8, 2008 by

>Has anyone ever heard of Irish Creole? Recently, I found references in Civil War documents to “Irish Creoles”. It was a surprise as I had never thought that the Irish could be considered Creole. However, the author of the Civil … Continue reading →

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>St. Martin Parish

Posted on February 25, 2008 by

>Acadian Memorial Festival scheduled for March 14-15The Acadian Memorial Festival is scheduled for March 14-15 at the Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville. Events will kick off at 6 p.m. March 14 with a showcase of local businesses, music, food and … Continue reading →

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>The Louisiana Genealogisphere

Posted on February 7, 2008 by

>Sphere is a wonderful search tool. I’ve missed it in the past few months and have quite a bit of catching up to do! I’ve found that I missed the Creole Heritage celebration back in October, but was able to … Continue reading →

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