| CONFERENCES (all photos by Tim
Hebert)
Genealogical Symposium
- NSU
The crowd enjoys refreshments and
a Cajun band.
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The reception for the
Genealogical
Symposium was held at the Ellender Library at NSU at 7 pm on Aug. 4.
Father Hebert talks
with Dr. John Doucet. (right)
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| The Genealogical
Symposium was held in Peltier Auditorium at Nicholls State University
from 9 am to 4 pm on August 5. It was sponsored by NSU, CMA, and
the Lafourche Heritage Society. Ladies from the Society were dressed
in Acadian costume to welcome and register the guests. Souvenir programs
and pens were given out. |
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Gerard Braud (left), president of
Bretagne-Acadie-Louisiane, talks to us. His new book on Acadians
in Nantes is in his hand. He only brought about 10 copies and sold
out before he even started speaking.
Dr. Carl Brasseaux (right) explains
the resources and activities of the Center for Louisiana Studies.
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Question and answer time.
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| Dr. John Doucet (right) speaks about
genetic diseases more common among Acadian descendants. He also served
as emcee for the day. He works at NSU. |
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Father Donald
Hebert talks about Acadians in Texas (1840s - 1940s). He also
spoke on a variety of topics related to Acadian-Cajun genealogy. |
The First Acadian in
Louisiana - St. Martinville
| This gathering was
held in a courtroom across the street from the Acadian Memorial. Stephen
White, dressed as a French soldier circa 1750 (right), announced that
he had found the first Acadian to move to Louisiana. Joseph
DeGoutin DeVille (whose mother was a Thibodeaux,
daughter of Pierre) moved to New Orleans about 1746.
He also may have had a hand in encouraging the other Acadians to join him
in the 1760s. |
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