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July 1st
- Canada Day (free
admission)
A birthday cake and refreshments will be offered to visitors.
July 16
- Canada's Park Day
- A national day, dedicated to showcasing parks and historic sites
in every province and territory of Canada. On top of the usual
interpretations, visitors will be treated to special activities that
will be given at regular intervals between 10 am and 4 pm.
- The making of linen
Discover how a flax stem can be transformed into beautiful linen
material. This interactive activity will please visitors of all ages.
- Discover our Acadian kitchen garden
A guided tour of our Acadian kitchen garden. Find out what was planted,
how and why. This interactive activity will please visitors of all
ages.
July 18-August 3
July 28
- Official Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval
- 2h30
- Starting at 2h30: Live traditional acadian music
Angèle Arsenault, Bernard Félix, Kenneth Saulnier et Johnny
Comeau, Suroît et J.P. LeBlanc
- 5h55
- Unveiling of the Deportation Cross and solemn gathering
at its new site, Horton Landing. (free shuttle from the
Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada)
- 7h00
- Unveiling of the exposition of the Grand-Pré Parish
Registers
These registers, which chronicled the life of the Acadians of
Saint-Charles-des-Mines from 1707 to 1748, were saved from the
destruction of the 1755 Deportation. After having been in Maryland
for about ten years, they were taken to Louisiana where they are
still being protected in a climate-controlled vault at the Archives
of the Diocese of Baton-Rouge. Advancements in technology have made
it possible to produce high-quality reproductions, which will be on
display along with the original leather covers. The unveiling will
take place in the Visitors' Center Exhibition Hall. The registers
will be on display until September 5.
- 7h30
- Parks Canada will unveil the commemoration plaque of the
Deportation of Acadians
- 9h15
- Commemoration official ceremony, poetic and
spectacular event organized by the SNA. (For more details see
www.commemoration250.ca)
July 29
- Day of Reflection on the Deportation
- 9h00-11h00
Round-table discussion:
La Déportation: boulet ou phare? (The Deportation: millstone or beacon?).
Moderator: Marc Belliveau. (In French)
Speakers:
Chedly Belkhodja, professor in political science at
the Université de Moncton.
Barbara Leblanc, ethnologist and professor at
Université Sainte-Anne.
Marguerite Maillet, author, publisher and former
professor at the Université de Moncton.
Warren Perrin, lawyer and activist for the culture
and rights of Louisiana Cajuns.
- 11h00-11h15
- Presentation on the parish registers by Emilie
Leumas, archivist at the Baton-Rouge Diocese.
- 1h00- 1h15
- Presentation on the parish registers by Emilie
Leumas, archivist at the Baton-Rouge Diocese.
- 1h15
- Book Launch / Book Signing
- Launching of the book "Du Grand Dérangement à la Déportation",
a collective work edited by Ronnie-Gilles LeBlanc.
- Dean Jobb will be available to sign his
latest book The Acadians
-Robert Viau will also be present to sign his
book "Grand-Pré: lieu de mémoire, lieu d'appartenance"
- 2h00-4h15 Talks
Each talk will last for approximately 30 minutes and will be followed
by a question period.
- 2h00
- Stephen A. White, genealogist at the Université
de Moncton. Commentaire sur la liste de Winslow(in French)
- 2h45
- Dean Jobb, lecturer at the School of Journalism
at King's College in Halifax.
A Battle of Wills: The Deportation Order Revisited (in English)
- 3h30
- Pigiguit: l'impact du Grand Dérangement sur une
communauté acadienne by Ronnie-Gilles Leblanc, Archivist at
the Centre d'études acadiennes of the Université de Moncton. (in
French)
July 30
July 31
- Acadian Day (Grand-Pré
welcomes its Cajun cousins)
- 7h30
- Pilgrimage from the Deportation Cross to the
memorial church at Grand-Pré National Historic Site. This pilgrimage
will retrace the steps of Grand-Pré Acadians as they left their
village to be deported in 1755 . It is organized by Jean Gaudet.
- 10h45
- Témoignage d'une déportée: written by Acadian
filmaker Phil Comeau (french)
- 11h00
- Mass in French, celebrated by Father Maurice
LeBlanc and sponsored by
Les Ami(e)s de Grand-Pré
- 12h30
- 12h30
- Acadian dishes.
- Exhibition and sale of Acadian arts and crafts during the
afternoon.
- 12h30 - 4h30 Live Music and
Dance
- 12h30
- Dixacadie
Dixacadie relates the story of the Deportation through dance and
music. This show was designed especially for the 250th anniversary
of the Deportation.
- 1h30
- Delorès Boudreau
A singer from Cape Breton Island who offers a mix of traditional
songs and of her own compositions, in a style that combines folk,
bluegrass and Acadian energy.
- 2h30
- Kenneth Saulnier
Multi-instrumentist and singer-songwriter, formerly a member of
groups such as 1755 and Suroit, Kenneth Saulnier brings the "new
trad music" to Grand-Pré.
- 3h30
- New Pine Grove Boys
A Louisiana group that will have you dancing to the traditional
rhythms of the bayous.
- 1h15-4h15 Cajun cuisine demonstration
by Jackie Miller from Louisiana
- 1h15 - How to make a perfect roux
- The roux is the basis of almost all Cajun cooking - it's
essential to get it right.
- 3h15 - Shrimp étouffée
- A typical recipe from Louisiana Cajuns.
August 9
- 12h30-2h00
- Launching of the book Acadian
Homecoming by Clive Doucet.
The collection of of vibrant
photos, personal recollections, interviews and community celebrations
make this book a treasured keepsake that will keep the memory of the
2004 Congrès Acadien alive.
August 15
- Acadian National Feast Day
(free admission)
- 11h00
- Poetry Reading
Mr Layne Longfellow will be reading selections from Evangeline: A
Tale of Acadie (in English).
- 11h00 - Special Activities
- The making of linen
Discover how a flax stem can be transformed into beautiful linen
material. This interactive activity will please visitors of all
ages.
- Discover our Acadian kitchen garden
A guided tour of our Acadian kitchen garden. Find out what was
planted, how and why. This interactive activity will please visitors
of all ages.
- 1h30
- 2h30
- 3h00
- Kids' Activity
Make a postcard of the Acadian flag with an interpreter.
All materials are provided. It's your chance to win a special prize
- 3h00-5h00
- Live Music
Traditional Acadian music
September 5
- Commemoration of the beginning of the
Deportation at Grand-Pré
- 1h15
- Talk by Ken Schwartz and Vincent de
Tourdonnet, Two Planks and a Passion
- 1h30
- 3h00
- Public reading of the Deportation Order, the raising of the
Acadian flag and the singing of the Acadian National Anthem, led by
Mike Charlton
- 3h30
- Official launching of the web site on the archaeological digs at
Grand-Pré by Jonathan Fowler
- 4h30
- Unveiling of the model of the sculpture commemorating the
Deportation
- 4h40
October 10
- Thanksgiving Day
- Learn how Acadians prepared for winter with linen and wool
demonstrations.
- Enjoy a cup of cider and ginger cookie.
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