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MEMORIAL St. Martinville, LA (318) 394-2258 |
Eternal Flame |
Acadian Odyssey Quilt |
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The Acadian Memorial dates back to 1991, when
the former city hall building was designated as such. It is located
in St. Martinville, Louisiana. St. Martinville, located less
than 1/2 hour SW of Lafayette is a small town where some of the earliest
Acadians settled ... then called the Attakapas region. A wall-size
mural was done by Robert Dafford on the Acadians and unveiled on Oct. 28,
1995. Less than two months later, an eternal flame was lit in memory
of the Acadians. In 1996, 2 poster boards were set up: one had the
ship lists from the seven 1785 ships, and the other had all other Acadians
who came to Louisiana in the 1700s. The bronze Wall of Names has
been completed with the names of all of the Acadian immigrants who came
to Louisiana. The research room is also open. Since they
are dependent upon donations to purchase reference materials, your contributions
are encouraged.
Another aspect of the Memorial is an online database, Ensemble Encore, of the Acadian immigrants and their families. Be sure to check it out. The Memorial also has its own web page, though it isn't maintained regularly. It does have additional information on attractions in the St. Martinville area. |
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From Hwy 90, take LA
96 into St. Martinville. When you get downtown, you will see the
road turn into a boulevard; the church will be ahead on your left.
Keep going straight and you will have to turn left after one block.
The Memorial is about 100 yards further, on the right. A gift shop
is located in a separate building between the Memorial and the Evangeline
Oak.
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NOTE: Both memberships and souvenirs can be charged to your VISA or Mastercard.
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Unless noted, all activities were at the Acadian Memorial 10 am - Guided tour (in French & English) 11 am - Mural character vignette (French or English) 4 pm - Guided tour (in French & English) Monday, August 2, 1999 2 pm - Les Acadiens et la bonne terre: Professor Glen Conrad speaks on early Acadian landholding in Louisiana (English) Tuesday, August 3, 1999 2 pm - Jean Francois speaks on The March, a novel about Louisiana Acadian Pierre Pitre and the War of 1812 (English with bilingual discussion) Wednesday, August 4, 1999 2 pm - Ensemble Encore: Dr. Carl Brasseaux speaks on the online archive 7 pm - La Table Francaise: French sing-a-long Thursday, August 5, 1999 2 pm - Eileen Chiasson Pendergast to speak on the Acadians of Prince Edward Island (French with bilingual discussion) Friday, August 6, 1999 2 pm - Gregory Wood speaks on Acadians in Maryland 7 pm - OUTDOORS - Zydeco deVille concert by Sha-Me-Noo (bilingual cosponsor Golden Keys) Saturday, August 7, 1999 Longfellow Evangeline State Commemorative Area, St. Martinville - 65th anniversary of Louisiana State Parks celebration 11 am - St. Martin Parish Library (on Porter St.) - Evangeline film reunion (English) 4 pm - St. Martin de Tours - Mass (English with French choir) 5:30 pm - Chorale Acadienne du Sudouest from Pubnico, Nova Scotia in concert (French) 6-9 pm - OUTDOORS - Belizaire of Paris to play traditional Cajun music (French) 9-12 pm - OUTDOORS - NIK-L Beer to play traditional swamp pop (English); sponsors Kiwanis/Lions/Jaycees Sunday, August 8, 1999 Longfellow Evangeline State Commemorative Area: Traditions of the Teche 7:30 pm - St. Martin Square - Chariot parade; sponsor: Lioness Club Monday, August 9, 1999 Nantes Day 2 pm - Vignette on Olivier Terrio, then Gerard Braud to speak on Acadians in Nantes (French) 6 pm - Maison Duchamp: Nantes Acadian Maryannick Braud in concert (French) Tuesday, August 10, 1999 2 pm - Jane G. Bulliard to speak on the Wall of Names (English) 6 pm - Maison Duchamp: Cajun singer/songwriter Helen Boudreaux in concert (bilingual) Wednesday, August 11, 1999 Bouctouche Day 10 am - Genealogist Stephen White to speak (English with bilingual discussion) 2 pm - Jean Clovis Colette to speak on the City of Bouctouche (bilingual) 3:30 pm - Mi'kmaq and Louisiana Native American presentation (English) 5:30 pm - OUTDOORS - La Petite Boucherie: Jr. Flores & Bayou Boys with guest fiddler Dominique Dupuis; sponsor: Jaycees Thursday, August 12, 1999 10 am - Betty Boudreau Vaughn to speak on her novel I'll Buy You an Ox 2 pm - Dr. Neil Boucher to speak of the Acadians' return to the Maritimes 8 pm - Heymann Performing Arts Center, Lafayette - Acadian Memorial Fundraiser - Evangeline the Musical in concert by Jamie Wax Friday, August 13, 1999 Grand Pre Day 2 pm - Dr. Barbara LeBlanc to speak on Grand Pre (bilingual) 7 pm - OUTDOORS - Zydeco de Ville: Sha-Me-Noo in a zydeco music concert (bilingual); sponsor: Golden Keys Saturday, August 14, 1999 10 am - Main Street - Parade of Festivals 2 pm - Forum: Meet the Acadians / Rencontrez les Acadiens (bilingual) 4 pm - Maison Duchamp - Scenes from Maison Duchamp: a short play (English) 5 pm - Maison Duchamp - La Famille Duchamp: une saynete (French) 5 pm - OUTDOORS - Sha-Me-Noo in concert (bilingual) 8 pm - OUTDOORS - Magnolia Sisters in concert (French) 10 pm - St. Martin Square - Bells on the Square concert 10:30 pm - Tintamarre 11 pm - CMA French Closing Mass at St. Martin de Tours 12 am - Area Restaurants - Community Breakfast 12:30 - 2 am - OUTDOORS - Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Cha Band Sunday, August 15, 1999 Fete Nationale des Acadiens 6:30 am - City Hall - Flag raising ceremony 7 am -5 pm - Open House 2 pm - Acadian author and politial leader Jean-Marie Nadeau to speak (French) |