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This collection consists of a proclamation titled “Acadian Heritage Week” signed by L.J. “Joey” Durel, Jr., City Parish President, and Lafayette Consolidated Government on September 12, 2005. This proclamation in 2005 marks the 250th anniversary of the Deportation and Exile of the Acadians from their homes in maritime Canada in 1755. Many Acadians made their way to South Louisiana, where their descendants have formed the cornerstone of the state’s Cajun life and culture. Original.

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Diary of Phebe S. Beach; miscellaneous papers of other family members; photographs of the Crowley, Louisiana family. Two books by Lorecia Daigle East, both autographed and inscribed, transferred to Louisiana Room: My Acadians; The Boomers. A Women in Louisiana Collection. Donated by Mrs. Major T. Bell, Beaumont, Texas.

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This collection contains genealogical charts, copies from books, various records, and books Mrs. Broudreaux used to compile the family genealogy. The family has been traced back to the year 920 AD.

Her daughter, Lisa B. Menard, donated this collection.

Scope and Contents He collected a large amount of secondary and primary material on the history of Louisiana. The primary material includes copies of items related to Acadian vigilante committees and the business records of William Wyatt of Vernon, Louisiana. Much of the secondary material was removed from the collection since it duplicated items already cataloged in the Louisiana Room. (A list of the removed items is appended to the inventory.) Fletcher gathered much information on agriculture and industrial...

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This collection consists of Dr. Gentry's professional and research files. A large portion of the collection consists of material she gathered for a grant called “Acadian History.” These materials include data collection of land grants, original acts, baptisms, marriages, and funerals.

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This collection contains open-reel audio tapes from the KPEL radio station in Lafayette, Louisiana.

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This collection contains genealogy and Acadian history material as well as personal files. The collection is divided into two parts: her working [genealogy and history] files and her personal files.

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Autographed letter from Maj. John Winslow of Massachusetts, written during the British campaign in Nova Scotia in the French & Indian War [the deportation of Acadians from Nova Scotia].