In Moncton, New Brunswick, the Center for Acadian Studies at Moncton Univerity has an enormous amount of Acadian data - births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials. I don't think I have to go into much detail here as it suffices for you to know that Stephen White is the genealogist at this location.

Should you visit Moncton, you might want to ask for Ken Breau who is one of the archivists at the Centre Acadien/Acadian Center. Ken is very knowledgeable, very helpful and shares interesting facts in what you might be researching or in work he is doing himself. (Planning to publish 3 books!!)

While in Moncton, I met a LeBlanc "cousin" who researches at the center every Thursday night along with a Boudreau who is married to a LeBlanc. Mr. Boudreau has 55,000 LeBlancs in his data that he and his wife have transcribed from microfilm records at the Centre Acadien/Acadian Center. That's just the LeBlancs - I estimate that he probably has 200,000 names with his Boudreaus and collateral lines... but that is an estimate off the top of my head with what I saw on his computer. This tells you all that is available at the Centre Acadien at Moncton Universty and how very fortunate these researchers are to be at the heart of all this Acadian information!

At the University's Acadian bookstore, I purchased many good research books such as "The Acadians in Maryland" by Wood, Paul Surettes 2 books on the Acadians of the Petcodiac - in it are my ancestors and the land they settled near Moncton. I also purchased The Maillet families of Kenty County and of Southeast New Brunswick. Also available at this bookstore are genealogies of the Petitpas ancestors; the Caissies; The Families of Caraquet by Fidèle Thériault; some of the following are booklets prepared for various family reunions: such as Landry, Richard, Léger/Légère, Brun, Melanson, Boudreau, Bourgeois.

Also at the Moncton bookstore: a larger book on the Bourgeois family - a booklet on the Barreau/Barrault family. A large book on the Savoie family.

Finally, and very important, I picked up my copy of the *English Supplement *(to the two volumes of the Dictionnaire) by Stephen White. Steve says he has 3 corrections in it from the french historic notes in the Dictionnaire.

I also purchased the parish registers for Cocagne that cover 1800-1999.

On Prince Edward Island - Invited by Georges Arsenault, well known Acadian Author on the Island, I added this to my itinerary. Traveling to Tignish, I bought the genealogy of the 8 found families of Tignish.

At Miscouche, I purchased some books written by Georges Arsenault, an Acadian author on the Island Acadians as well as other books. Anybody wanting to purchase can go to the Miscouche site and email the museum about any books you might want to purchase. I also purchased a book that was photocopied for the 100th anniversary of the parish at Tignish and again for the 200th anniversary. This book contains news/information about the first settlers of Tignish and their families. Though there are not dates, this booklet provides information one would probably not find elsewhere.

At Grand-Pré, I purchased the Baton Rouge register for Grand-Pré 1707-1748 that the Acadians had brought with them to Louisiana in 1785. It has been revised. Great purchase. This book may also be purchased from the Baton Rouge Diocese of Louisiana.

In Wedgeport, Cyrille LeBlanc took us on a tour of the Acadian historic sites. It is very moving to see a very large cross marking the historic site where the first Mass was celebrated in after the Acadians settled here post deportation.

In West Pubnico Pauline D'Entremont who lives there and who has done a great deal in organizing and running the Acadian Museum in West Pubnico is very generous in showing you the important landmarks of the area. A cousin, Bernice D'Entremont helps also. Here you will see the beautiful land... water... sunsets our Ancestors savored. On the way to W. Pubnico, Tusket County Court House is a treasure trove of information. You are allowed to do research in a room at the back of the building. This building has a court room, jail and records center.

Here also isthe site of the first chapel where Father Sigogne said his first mass... a small cemetery has been unearth nearby and is marked by wooden crosses. There is also an Acadian Village going up.

At the Acadian Museum in West Pubnico is the vast collection of books left to the museum by Father Clarence d'Entremont, well known Acadian researcher. He also left many maps.

The Museum also has some excellent books and these may be purchased online by going to the Museum's web site. [All links can be found on my Favorites Links page at the sidebar.]

The reason I am posting all of this information is so that people may know that these places exist and might be encouraged to go there to see where their ancestors came from and go to these museums to do research and to support their endeavors. [Resources at thsese museums are limited so indeed any books or other items purchased as well as donations will help them in the monumental work they are doing to preserve the Acadian heritage in their parts of the Maritimes.]

A debt of gratitude is owed these marvelous Acadian cousins who do their work of preserving our past without making much noise about it but rather forge ahead making the best of the resources available to them. You just would not believe the work they have done nor the museums that are in place because of them!

To all of our Acadian cousins like Pauline & Bernice in W. Pubnico; Georges, Cécile & James on PEI; Hector, Cyrille, Michel & Denise from Church Point and Yarmouth areas; Jocelyn and Donna at Grand-Pre [who say many new things will be added there], *thank you* from all of us near and far - you are what we are all about. You help us to touch the lives of our Ancestors ever augmenting that never extinguishing flame within our hearts and our spirits to better know our heritage! Merci and Vive l'Acadie!

New resources become available as you read this but the best resources anyone might consider purchasing is the Dictionnaire by Stephen A. White. The first two volumes of the early pioneers were published in 1999 and volumes covering the next segment of Acadian life will soon be available.