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71. THE ESCAPE OF THE ACADIANS FROM FORT LAWRENCE AT THE TIME OF THE EXPULSION
Yarmouth Vanguard, Tuesday, May 8, 1990 At the time of the Expulsion of the Acadians, there have been two escapes from two forts located...
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72. THE ESCAPE OF THE ACADIANS FROM FORT BEAUSEJOUR AT THE TIME OF THE EXPULSION
Yarmouth Vanguard, Tuesday, May 15, 1990 Last week I told you about the escape of 86 Acadians from Fort Lawrence, the 1st of October,...
73 – THE FIRST MASS IN CANADA CELEBRATED ON THE SOUTH SHORE OF NOVA SCOTIA
This short text was written in English by Father Clarence d'Entremont and published in the Yarmouth Vanguard on May 22, 1990. Translation...
74 – JEAN CAMPAGNA, THE SORCERER
When Sieur Hector de Grandfontaine came to Acadia in 1670 on the "Saint Sébastien", to become its Governor at Pentagoët (Penobscot,...
75. VARIATIONS IN FRENCH FAMILY NAMES IN SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA
Yarmouth Vanguard, Tuesday, June 12, 1990 It is surprising how the spelling of many French family names have changed in the course of...
76. THE BIG STORMS OF THE CENTURIES IN SOUTH-WESTERN NOVA SCOTIA
Yarmouth Vanguard, Tuesday, June 5, 1990 To astronauts, Nova Scotia must look like a big chunk of driftwood clinging to the rest of the...
77. THE ADVENTURE OF BENONI D’ENTREMONT WITH THE “BONAVENTURE”
Yarmouth Vanguard, Tuesday, June 19, 1990 Benoni d’Entremont was quite a man. Born in 1745 in what is now Barrington, he was sent at the...
78. SIMON « SQUIRE » D’ENTREMONT
Yarmouth Vanguard, Tuesday, June 26, 1990 Last week I told you about Benoni d’Entremont whose vessel, the “Bonaventure”, was captured by...
79. AN ACCOUNT OF THE FLIGHT OF THE ACADIANS AT THE TIME OF THE EXPULSION
Yarmouth Vanguard, July 3, 1990 We know that at the time of the Expulsion of the Acadians, many of them took to the woods. Some were...
80. THE WRECK OF THE TIBEL
Yarmouth Vanguard, Tuesday, July 10, 1990 Jean-Baptiste Duon arrived in Acadia very shortly before its definite conquest by Sir Francis...
81. PUBNICO NATAL DAY – JULY 17
Yarmouth Vanguard, Tuesday, July 17, 1990 In my first sketch (Jan 3,’89) I was telling you that on July 17, 1653, Governor Charles de La...
82. CAPE SABLE MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE SEE OF THE FIRST CANADIAN BISHOP
Yarmouth Vanguard, July 24, 1990 While Acadia was still in its infancy, the Kirke brothers invaded it in revenge for having been expelled...
83. LE « KLONDIKE »
Yarmouth Vanguard, Tuesday, August 7, 1990 Column #84 ran last week. This column should have. Column 85 next. It was around 1896, the...
84. THE RAILROAD ERA
Yarmouth Vanguard, Tuesday, July 30, 1990 As the railorad era is coming to an end in our quarters, nostalgic thoughts hunt our minds of...
85. THE ACADIAN SYMBOLS
Yarmouth Vanguard, 14 August 1990 Tomorrow, August 15, the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is the National Feast Day...
86. A VOYAGE TO NOVA SCOTIA MADE IN 1731 BY ROBERT HALE OF BEVERLY
Yarmouth Vanguard, August 21, 1990 Much has been said of the way that the Acadians lived before the Expulsion. Most of this has come down...
87. RESTRICTIONS AND PENALTIES IN DAYS OF YORE
Yarmouth Vanguard, Tuesday, August 28, 1990 As I have already said in one of the previous sketches, one of the traits by which our 20th...
88. MY FIRST ENTRANCE TO COLLEGE
Yarmouth Vanguard, Tuesday, September 4, 1990 I hope you will forgive me for being personal in this sketch. I just want to tell you that...
89. HIDDEN TREASURES IN TUSKET ISLANDS
Yarmouth Vanguard, September 11, 1990 At the time of the Expulsion of the Acadians, many of them were sent to France. In 1772, a census...
90. A FATHER ASSAILS HIS SON IN COMBAT
Yarmouth Vanguard, September 18, 1990 Early in the 17th century lived in France a noted British family comprising five brothers by the...
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