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"The Acadian Word"
by Jean-Louis Belliveau. Owing also to the great support of Gérard
Thériault, we have some fine recordings from CIFA Radio in Clare,
Nova Scotia. Recognizing the importance of capturing the living history
in the memories of our fathers and grandfathers, Jean-Louis Belliveau,
broadcaster for CIFA, spent some time with a few Acadians from St-Mary's
Bay area who he knew had a good memory for history. As part of his work
with CIFA in Clare, Nova Scotia, he interviewed Alphonse Deveau, Camille
Maillet and Jean Michel Charpentier about the Acadian families in Nova Scotia. The
interviews are in French. We begin with the interview with Alphonse Deveau.
- Alphonse Deveau
devoted his life to studying and making known Acadian history as it relates
to his people in west Nova Scotia. This French language recording presents
the migration of Acadian families to the St-Mary's Bay area following the
Great Eviction.
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1 Track 1 (3:23) In this first track, M. Deveau identifies some 20 families
in present-day St-Mary's Bay whose ancestry came from Acadia: Amirault,
Babin, Belliveau, Boudreau, Comeau, Deveau, Doucette, Dugas, Godin, Guidry,
Leblanc, Maillet, Melancon, Robichaud, Saulnier, Thibeau, Theriault, Thibodeau,
Trahan. Monsieur (Deveau worried that he might have forgotten one family
which is probably the Bastarache family.) M. Deveau mentioned that the three
largest Acadian families in the St-Mary's Bay area are the Comeau, Leblanc
and the Deveau families, in that order.
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1 Track 2 (3:38) M. Deveau talks about the progression of three grants
in the St-Mary's Bay area but focuses on the establishment of the Amirault
family.
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1 Track 3 (4:23) M. Deveau talks about the Babin and the Belliveau families.
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1 Track 4 (5:25) M. Deveau talks about the Belliveau family.
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1 Track 5 (6:35) M. Deveau talks about the Boudreau and Comeau families.
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1 Track 6 (3:44) M. Deveau talks about the Comeau family.
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1 Track 7 (3:46) M. Deveau talks about the Deveau family.
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1 Track 8 (4:42) M. Deveau talks about the Deveau and Doucet families.
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1 Track 9 (5:21) M. Deveau talks about the Dugas family.
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1 Track 10 (4:32) M. Deveau talks about the Godin and Guidry famlies.
- CD 2 Track 1
(5:36) M. Deveau
talks about the LeBlancs and Maillets families
- CD 2 Track 2
(5:27) M. Deveau
talks about the Blinn and Melancon families
- CD 2 Track 3 (6:06)
M. Deveau
talks about the Robicheau and Saulnier families
- CD 2 Track 4 (4:35)
M. Deveau
talks about the Theriault and Thibault families
- CD 2 Track 5 (4:04)
M. Deveau
talks about the Thibodeau and Trahan families
- CD 3 Track 1 (43:07)
M. Deveau
focuses on the Theriault family
- CD 4 Track 1 (14:13)
M. Deveau
focuses on the Belliveau family, Session 1
- CD 4 Track 2 (9:47)
M. Deveau
focuses on the Belliveau family, Session 2
- CD 4 Track 3 (12:30)
M. Deveau
focuses on the Belliveau family. Session 3
- CD 4 Track 4 (9:12)
M. Deveau
focuses on the Belliveau family. Session 4
- Camille Maillet
was born around 1924 in Meteghan Station of the St-Mary's Bay area.
His first job at the age of 15 was working for 'Nouvelle France'
from 1939 to 1942. In his interview, Jean Louis Belliveau walks
Camille through his childhood and then focuses on his years as a man
working in that area
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1 Track 1 (14:50) In this first track, Camille talks about his family,
their culture, their foods and their education.
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1 Track 2 (31:40) This track includes Medard Comeau to talk with Camille
about the "Nouvelle France" operation and experience.
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