Acadian Memorial Foundation

P.O. Box 379 Dept. AM
Martinville, LA, 70582
337-394-2258

URL : http://www.acadianmemorial.org

overview : Honors the 3000 men women and children who found refuge in Louisiana after British Forces exiled them from Acadia, their homeland on the Atlantic Coast of Canada in the mid 18th century ... Between 1764 and 1788, shiploads of desperate Acadians sailed to New Orleans. Settling in South Louisiana with aid from Spain, they were the brave pioneers who founded la Nouvelle-Acadie or New Acadia. Here they served as forebears of Cajun culture.

topics : ethnic, canadian, American, history