The Acadians of Fredericton by Sheila Andrew

Curated by Sheila M. Andrew will continue in 2008 and tells some of the interesting story of the Acadians in the Fredericton area.

Acadians are the main French-speaking community of the Canadian Maritimes and are the descendants of the seventeenth century pioneers. The French governor, Villebon, built Fort Nashwaak on the site of modern day Fredericton in 1692, and New England forces besieged it unsuccessfully in 1696. The fort served as the capital of the Acadian colony during its short existence. Later, the Acadians had a village on St. Annes Point until it was destroyed in 1759 during the Seven Year's War.

The exhibit includes an explanation of the Acadian flag and some recent Acadian history.

Dr. Andrew is the author of The Development of Elites in Acadian New Brunswick, 1861-1881. "A challenging investigation of the role of elites in defining Acadian identity." Dr. Andrew is a graduate of the University of Oxford and of the University of New Brunswick; she recently retired from the History Department at St. Thomas University. She has published papers on several aspects of nineteenth-century Acadia including the use of jokes, the role of women teachers, and the contribution of convent schools to the development of French in New Brunswick.

The Fourth Acadian Congress takes place every five years and the next one will be held in 2009 in the Acadian Peninsula, New Brunswick. Visit the Acadian Congress website to learn more!

Exhibits:
•Acadians of Fredericton by Sheila Andrew
•Fredericton's Loyalists by Robert L. Dallison
•Museum Treasures: A Celebration
•Orientation Room
•The 19th Century Gallery
•The Agricultural Room
•The Boss's World by T. W. Acheson
•The Coleman Frog
•Rising from the Ashes: The Fires at St. Mary's Ferry
•World War I Trench

On-line Exhibits:
•Canoe to Steamboat: St. John River Travel
•Artefact Canada
•Life on a Farm in York Sunbury County
•Museum Treasures: A Celebration

Satellite Exhibit:
•Walking Trail History Exhibit by Robert McNeil
•Marysville (Coming Soon)