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The World Would be Worse off Without the Cajun Culture
Article by Daniel N. Paul, Halifax, N. S.

The Louisiana Purchase
Poem by Erik Braum

Cajuns strive to preserve a way of life:
Amid the vibrant burst of cultural pride there are worries about just how long the distinctive old ways can survive the pressures of the modern world. A three-part series, containing 11 articles by the Times-Picayune, New Orleans, La.  Stories by Ron Thibodeaux and Angela Rozas with photos by Ted Jackson

Ancestry in Acadiana
What's in a name?

In Search of a Friendly Land
The heart-warming story of how the Spanish helped the Acadian exiles
find shelter from the storm of hardship and hostility
that followed them for 30 years.


Names and Places-Then & Now
A comparison list of names of places in the Canadian Maritime Provinces
as they were in the 1700's and what they are today

Acadian Surnames of the 18th Century
A listing of Acadian Surnames as they existed in the 18th Century
in the Canadian Maritime Provinces and other parts of the World.


The Acadian Odyssey
A treatise of the finding of L'Acadie by French Fishermen, the settling 
of Nova Scotia, the Exile (Le Grand Derangement) and its aftermath,
and finally the settling of Acadian (Louisiana)

Final Journey Home
The story of the building and dedication of a replica of Saint-Charles-aux Mines
Church, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia by an Acadian Craftsman from Lafayette, La.

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