ACADIAN - CAJUN Genealogy, History, & Culture

"The more I consider these people, the more I believe they are the happiest in the world." -- French governor Daniel Subercase, 1708

YOUR PORTAL TO ACADIAN-CAJUN GENEALOGY & HISTORY ONLINE

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The Acadians were French settlers

of eastern Canada who were exiled

from their land in the 1750s.

The Cajuns are their descendants

who settled in Louisiana.

Today, thousands of Acadian-Cajun

descendants cherish their rich

legacy of history, culture, & genealogy.

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What's New !!!
   - wider page format
   - flash maps (zoomable) throughout the site
   - all web addresses on the links page have been checked for accuracy; for sites that have disappeared, I have tried to find archived version to link to
   - 6 generations of genealogy for most Acadian progenitors (surnames); I'm working on a 100,000+ person Acadian database of all Acadian lines (date TBD)
   * I'll be visiting the Maritimes this summer and will have scores of pictures and video to add to the site.

CMA 2009 begins August 7, 2009 on the Acadian Peninsula of New Brunswick.

Some other major pages at this site:
- Art Gallery
- Hebert Family

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Lafourche residents travel to France to reconnect with their past
Acadians from Lafourche Parish, LA visit Loudon, France ... twin city of Thibodaux, LA.

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If you'd like a copy of the Ile St. Jean Acadian records, the Acadian-Cajun Atlas, or the Hebert Databook from a reliable source, they are now available from CafePress. Any proceeds will go to support an Acadian heritage site.

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What is Acadian-Cajun?
What does Acadian-Cajun mean? What are the main features of this website? Here is a short overview of what it's all about.

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The artwork by Robert Dafford is placed at this web site by his permission.
The artwork by Nelson Surette is placed at this web site by permission of Chez Surette Art®.
The artwork by Claude Picard is placed at this web site by his permission.
The artwork by George Rodrigue is placed at this web site by his permission.
Thanks to these talented gentlemen for allowing me to share their work. .


					These are old, but I leave them up to show that this site has been active for a long time.

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