La Famille Blanchard, Inc.
Réunion de La Famille Blanchard
Saturday, August 7, 1999
Assumption High School
Napoleonville, Louisiana
Upcoming La Famille Blanchard Meetings
Next Information Meeting
Saturday May 22, 1999
North Branch Terrebonne Library
4130 W. Park Ave., Gray, Louisiana
2:00 - 3:30
Background
Congrès Mondial Acadien - Louisiane 1999 will be the second worldwide reunion of people of Acadian descent. These are the descendents of the first settlers of the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. In the middle of the 18th century, their ancestors were separated from their families, forced to watch as their homes were burned, and deported to locations where they withstood years of suffering. While Acadian descendents eventually settled all over the world, the largest concentration outside of Acadia settled on the bayous and prairies of south Lousiaina. These are the people, proud of their history, their language, and their culture, who are preparing to welcome their Acadian cousins from around the world. These are the Cajuns of Louisiana.
Congrès Mondial Acadien - Louisiane 1999
The first worldwide reunion of Acadian people was held in 1994 for two weeks throughout nine municipalities of New Brunswick, Canada. An estimated 250,000 people participated. The celebration was marked by conferences, genealogy workshops, cultural exhibits, music, theater, and most important of all family reunions. Most important because the family reunions were the events most enjoyed by the people who attended. When the Congrès Mondial Acadien organization agreed to allow Louisiana to host the second Congrès Mondial Acadien, Louisiana organizers decided to make family reunions the focus of the 1999 event. There will be one sanctioned reunion for each Acadian family that was present in Acadia at the time of the exile during the two week festival.
Blanchard Reunion
La Famille Blanchard will hold its family reunion in association with Congrès Mondial Acadien Louisiane 1999 in Napoleonville, Louisiana on August 7, 1999. Organizers of the reunion are now accepting memberships. Use the following links to view the Membership Information, Pageor the Membership Form.
Membership Information
Membership Form
VENEZ
NOUS VOIR
EN LOUISIANE
(Information in French)
Francofête
Congrés Mondial Acadien - Louisiane 1999
Other Sanctioned Reunions
Boudreaux's Cajun Wharf
by Fritz Boudreaux
If you have questions about genealogy or would like to know more about the Blanchard Reunion or Congrès Mondial Acadien Louisiane 1999, e-mail one of the following organizers.
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