Post by renden on Sept 21, 2023 17:24:05 GMT
A bit of history with stamp, FDC and sheet - Our Acadians
The original Acadians were from France. Acadia is now part of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick(Canada). The French first began settling in Acadia during the first decade of the 17th century. In 1713, the British took over Acadia. They expelled the Acadians in the 1750s. The British did not trust the Acadians. The expulsion of the Acadians is also known as the Great Upheaval. The expulsion of the Acadians was tragic.
Fate of the Deported Acadians
From 1755 until 1763, about 10,000 Acadians were forced to leave. The British sent thousands of them to the 13 Colonies. A large percentage of them died of diseases or starved. Others were sent to the Caribbean. Some went to France — a country that was new to them. They were Acadians, not French. The best-known Acadians went to Louisiana. They have come to be known as “Cajuns.” (See French-speaking Louisiana and Canada.) Some Acadians returned to the Maritimes. They did not return to their farms, however. After they were deported, their land was taken by colonists from New England. The New Englanders had wanted their land for a very long time. Acadian culture was never the same after the expulsion. But it remains one of the most important and distinct cultures in the Maritimes today.
Unitrade Canada Specialized Cat #2119: Painting of the FDC is by Claude Picard, now deceased, from my region, Edmundston
Grand-Pré Stamp of 1930 and Acadian Flag - Canada Post Issue for the 250th Ann of the deportation of settlers in Acadia (Nova Scotia at the time) to the British Colonies of North America
The original Acadians were from France. Acadia is now part of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick(Canada). The French first began settling in Acadia during the first decade of the 17th century. In 1713, the British took over Acadia. They expelled the Acadians in the 1750s. The British did not trust the Acadians. The expulsion of the Acadians is also known as the Great Upheaval. The expulsion of the Acadians was tragic.
Fate of the Deported Acadians
From 1755 until 1763, about 10,000 Acadians were forced to leave. The British sent thousands of them to the 13 Colonies. A large percentage of them died of diseases or starved. Others were sent to the Caribbean. Some went to France — a country that was new to them. They were Acadians, not French. The best-known Acadians went to Louisiana. They have come to be known as “Cajuns.” (See French-speaking Louisiana and Canada.) Some Acadians returned to the Maritimes. They did not return to their farms, however. After they were deported, their land was taken by colonists from New England. The New Englanders had wanted their land for a very long time. Acadian culture was never the same after the expulsion. But it remains one of the most important and distinct cultures in the Maritimes today.
Unitrade Canada Specialized Cat #2119: Painting of the FDC is by Claude Picard, now deceased, from my region, Edmundston
Grand-Pré Stamp of 1930 and Acadian Flag - Canada Post Issue for the 250th Ann of the deportation of settlers in Acadia (Nova Scotia at the time) to the British Colonies of North America
