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August 15 – le 15 août 2016—Fête Nationale des Acadiens
10:00 am Honoring Mi’qmaq culture and traditions / Rendre hommage à la culture et aux traditions des Mi’kmaq, Christine Guidry Law
11:00 am Historical games / Jeux historiques, Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site
11:30 am Skits in French / Vignettes en français
Noon French table at Petit Paris Café (RSVP please) / Table française chez le Café Petit Paris (RSVP SVP)
1:30 pm New Acadia Project / Projet Nouvelle-Acadie
2:00 pm Video on the Cajun culture / Vidéo sur la culture Acadienne
2:30 pm Skits in French / Vignettes en français
3:00 pm Rosary in French / Chapelet en français
4:00 pm Huval School of Music / École de Musique Huval
4:45 pm Procession of banners / Procession des banières
5:00 pm Boat procession arrives on the Bayou Teche / Fête Dieu du Tèche – La procession de bateaux arrive sur le Bayou Tèche.
CALLING ALL CAJUNS!CALLING ALL CAJUNS!CALLING ALL CAJUNS!CALLING ALL CAJUNS! A Publication of The Acadian Memorial Foundation Third Quarter 2016
August 15—National day of the acadians
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Hi,
I am pleased to have been elected as President of the Acadian Memorial Foundation Board. I have
served on the Board for a few years now and am honored to work with such a hard working group of
devoted individuals. Joining me on the Board are Randy Menard, President Elect, and Marty Guidry,
Treasurer.
I work for the St. Martin Parish Library where I help patrons explore their family genealogies. In
addition I have started an archive of maps, local documents and photographs in an effort to preserve
St. Martin Parish’s past. This year I’m using my skills as an historian working with a committee to
research and write a history for St. Martinville’s Bicentennial. I am also a mother of two amazing
young adults and grandmother to two budding geniuses.
At our recent Annual Meeting we celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the Acadian Memorial. Jane
Bulliard, an Acadian Memorial Founder and valuable member of the Board was honored for her
years of service. Those in attendance were treated to a cake supplied by Sweet Southern Ladies,
Martha Resweber Hebert and Becky Resweber Guidry, daughters of Acadian Memorial founder, Pat
Resweber. Mark Rees of Projet Nouvelle Acadie/ New Acadia Project gave an update on their
archeological findings. Dr. Rees accepted a donation for Projet Nouvelle Acadie from the Acadian
Memorial Foundation to help continue their work.
A Day of Remembrance to Acadians July 28, 1755 marked the beginning of Le Grand Derangement when the deportation order was signed by English. This July 28 the Acadian Memorial honors the
memories of the struggle of the early Acadians in announcing the Living Legend. Join us for The
National Day of the Acadians on August 15.
The monthly Genealogy workshops will return to the Acadian Memorial in September.
Have a safe summer and try to stay cool.
Sincerely,
Patty Gutekunst
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together on July 28 at the Acadian Memorial for a Day of Com-
memoration. The Acadian Museum of Erath joined with the
Acadian Memorial to induct into the Order of Living Legends,
Mavis Arnaud Frugé, a long-time promoter of the French
language and Acadian culture, as well as a member of the Aca-
dian Memorial Foundation.
Mavis, a native of Arnaudville, has been a tireless and gracious
advocate of Acadian culture and the French and Creole lan-
guages for 25 years, from her participation in Théâtre Cadien to
her monthly La Table Française d’Arnaudville (which hosts 30-40
participants).
Arnaudville has become an international center for cultural and
artistic exchanges in large part due to Mavis. She is the Director
of the Jacques Arnaud French Studies program which has wel-
comed students from LSU, NYU, Indiana State University and
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Mavis is also Vice-President
of NUNU`s Arts and Culture Collective.
George Marks of NUNU`s credits Mavis with helping to make
Arnaudville “a living community, a cultural ecosystem that builds
on traditions while embracing modern technologies. She makes French fashionable, and we (the Franco-
phone community) follow her lead like the children of Hamlet.”
In 2015, Mavis was named "Chevalier des Palmes académiques" by the French government and awarded the
2013 Lt. Governor’s Prix de la Franco-Responsabilité. Her wit, creativity and energy have been invaluable
assets to the Acadian Memorial since she joined the Board of Directors of the Foundation in 2014.
This Day of Commemoration was established on July 28, 1755, as it was the date that the British Governor
Charles Lawrence signed an order of removal of all Acadians from Acadie, roughly the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and the U.S. state of Maine. This order was carried out
amid a resistance movement that continued for 7 years. The ensuing diaspora spanned both sides of the
Atlantic Ocean spreading all the way to Louisiana. The Acadian Memorial honors the Acadians who arrived
in Louisiana from 1764 through 1785.
In 1988, Warren Perrin spearheaded a campaign to compel Queen Elizabeth II of England to apologize for
the Acadians' expulsion from Nova Scotia. In 2003, the Governor General of Canada, on behalf of Queen
Elizabeth, signed a proclamation acknowledging the wrongs committed against the Acadians in the name of
the British crown. The proclamation also established an annual day of commemoration on July 28.
The Order of Living Legends was established in 1996, by Kermit Bouillion, former Director of the Acadian
Museum. Each year on July 28, the Acadian Museum joins with the Acadian Memorial to confer the honor to
a recipient who has made extraordinary efforts in supporting and strengthening our culture.
We welcome Mavis Frugé into this prestigious Order and wholeheartedly endorse the selection. �
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The Day of Remembrance at the Acadian MemorialThe Day of Remembrance at the Acadian MemorialThe Day of Remembrance at the Acadian MemorialThe Day of Remembrance at the Acadian Memorial
The old and the new:
Jolene Adam, Founding
Director of AM, Marty
Guidry, Board Member
and Past President,
Michelle Verret
Johnson, immediate
past Director, Mavis
Frugé, Board Member;
Randy Menard, past
President and current
Vice President; Janie
Bulliard, founding
member of the AM,
Lynn Bonin, Board
Member, Tracy
Frederick, Board
Member, Renée
Richard, Board Member
and Christy Maraist,
Board Member
(Left) Dr. Mark Rees at the Day of Remem-
brance speaking on the Projet Nouvelle
Acadie.
(Right) Janie Bulliard, Founding member of
the Acadian Memorial
(Below Left) Day of Remembrance cake
made by Sweet Southern Ladies Designer
Cakes, owned and operated by the late Pat
Resweber’s daughters, Martha Hebert and
Becky Guidry.
(Below Right) Directors Past and Present:
Jolene Adams, Founding Director; Brenda
Comeaux Trahan, Director 2003-2011;
Michelle Verret Johnson, Director 2011-2013;
and Elaine Clément, current Director
Photos courtesy of Acadian Memorial staff.
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July 28 photos courtesy of the Acadian Memorial staff.
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Welcome FriendsWelcome FriendsWelcome FriendsWelcome Friends New and Renewed Friends
Friend of the Foundation
Sylvia Bienvenu, New Iberia, LA
Gerard Charpentier, Laval, Quebec, CA
Hazel Comeaux, Youngsville, LA
Leonard Eisenstein, St. Martinville, LA
Marty Guidry, Baton Rouge, LA
Karren LeJeune Hays, Lafayette, LA
Jackie Huckabay, Bridge City, TX
Gisele Puckett, Lake Charles, LA
Karen Reader, Corralitos, CA
Patricia Barry Rumble, Beaumont, TX
Friend with Spouse
Mr. & Mrs. George H. Amann III, Madisonville, LA
Dr. & Mrs. William Arceneaux, Baton Rouge, LA
Leslie M. & Michael Formeller, St. Martinville, LA
Allyson T. & Raymond Hebert, Lafayette, LA
Paulette A. & Hartwell Herring, Barneveld, NY
Nona C. & Carroll Leblanc, Lafayette, LA
Joyce T. & Calvin Melancon, Lafayette, LA
Lillian B. & Maurice Oubre, Baton Rouge, LA
Gayle B. & John Rogers Smith, Baton Rouge, LA
L'Amitié Etoile
Simone & Réal Hebert, Madawaska, ME
L'Ordre du Bon Temps
George H. Amann III, Madisonville, LA
Mrs. William Arceneaux, Baton Rouge, LA
Karren LeJeune Hays, Lafayette, LA
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“Odyssey of a People” Poster
“Odyssey of a People” interprets the exile and shows the routes Acadians followed to their eventual settlements.
Bi-lingual: French and English. $25.00
Acadian Odyssey Quilt Poster, 12"x18".
$10.00
We extend thanks and are grateful for the July
28 Committee members and their contributions
to the Acadian Memorial:
Lynn Bonin
Renée Richard
Tracy Frederick
Thank YouThank YouThank YouThank You
Acadian Memorial Foundation, Inc.
P. O. Box 379
St. Martinville, LA 70582
www.acadianmemorial.org
Telephone: 337-394-2258
121 South New Market St. St. Martinville, LA 70582
Open 10:00 am to 4:30 pm daily,
except for major holidays
Visit the Acadian Memorial
Calendar of events 3rd Quarter 2016
JULY
Wed, 20—Acadian Memorial Foundation Board meeting, 4 p.m.
Thurs, 28—Day of Remembrance, Living Legends Program honoring Mavis A. Frugé, 3 p.m.
AUGUST
NO Genealogy Workshop
Mon, 15—National Day of the Acadians. See program in newsletter
Wed, 17—Acadian Memorial Foundation Board Meeting, 4 p.m.
SEPTEMBER
Wed, 1st Genealogy Workshop - 10 a.m. Claire Bettag, CG, presents "The Acadians of Belle-Ile-en-Mer" on DVD. Limited seating.
Wed, 21st Acadian Memorial Foundation Board meeting, 4 p.m.
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Calling All Cajuns! A Publication of the Acadian Memorial Foundation, Inc. Editor: Christine Duhon Brosky
Current admission: $3 for ages 13 and up includes: Acadian Memorial & Cultural Heritage Center
Guided tour packages are also available. Tour groups and field trips are welcome! Please call for rate and reservations.
Tourism Director/Curator Acadian Memorial: Elaine Clément Docent:/Tourism & Curator’s Assistant: Cynthia Champagne Docent/Historian/Tour Guide: James Akers Docents: Laura Alexander, Merlin Champagne, James Charles, Claudia Prade