Expulsion of settlers is history to many, Digital access Digital + home delivery. Acadian gives Queen earful over 1755 deportation ...

MADISON-- Defining the music of the band Vishten would be a bit difficult for a casual listener. It sounds a bit Irish, a bit French, a little bit pop and a little, well, je ne sais quoi. Not so ...

In Dieppe, celebrations started at 4 p.m., and are to feature performances from Acadian folk-rock band 1755. Meanwhile in Caraquet, the Festival Acadien will wrap up with evening music performances.

In January 1990, I prepared a petition and had it delivered to the British Crown. The petition sought a formal apology for their role 267 years ago in the 1755 Deportation of 18,000 Acadians from ...

French-Acadians scattered throughout the world are honored by Bangor songwriter Joe Pickering, in a ballad he wrote in tribute to their bravery. “Scattered and Near Forgotten” memorializes the ...

In 1713, with the Treaty of Utrecht, Acadia was ceded to the British. As the Acadians’ population grew, the British became increasingly nervous of their French loyalties and in 1755, Governor Charles ...

Bourque will speak about the Acadian expulsion from Canada between 1755 and 1763, during the struggle for control of North America between the French and English. A Coventry […] Skip to content ...

Some of the original Acadian settlers are represented in portraits of their descendants that will be on display as part of the 16th Acadian Memorial Heritage Festival in St. Martinville this weekend.

Forgotten diary sheds new light on Acadian deportation of 1755 ... In 1755, 30-year-old Jeremiah Bancroft signed up for one year as a militiaman with the British military.