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North Atlantic Region National Park Service

Marie Rust
Regional Director

Terry W. Savage
Associate Regional Director for Planning, Development, and Engineering (acting)

Sarah Peskin
Chief, Division of Planning

Robert McIntosh
Associate Regional Director for Resources Management and Research

Larry Gall
Chief, Cultural Resources Management Division

Rebecca Joseph—Maine Acadian Culture Planning Team
Regional Ethnographer, Cultural Resources Management Division

Robert W. Reynolds—Maine Acadian Culture Planning Team
Superintendent, Acadia National Park

Bruce Jacobson—Captain, Maine Acadian Culture Planning Team
Chief, Land Resources and Planning, Acadia National Park

Maine Acadian Culture Preservation Commission

James R. Caron
recommended by chancellor of University of Maine System

Geraldine P. Chasse
recommended by local/state organizations

Claude "Blackie" Cyr
recommended by local/state organizations

Hon. Conrad K. Cyr
recommended by local/state organizations

Richard G. Dumont—Chair
recommended by governor of Maine

Edward D. "Sandy" Ives
representing folklore

Victor A. Konrad
representing anthropology

Hon. John L. Martin
recommended by speaker of Maine House of Representatives

Hon. Judy Paradis
recommended by president of Maine Senate

Roger Paradis
representing history

Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr.
representing historic preservation

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Contributors

Maine Acadian Cultural Survey

C. Ray Brassieur—Survey Field Coordinator
Programs Coordinator, University of Missouri Cultural Heritage Center

Camila Bryce-Laporte
Program Coordinator, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Guy F. Dubay—Survey Historian
Guest Lecturer, University of Maine at Fort Kent

Stephanie A. Hall
Archivist, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Alan Jabbour
Director, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Howard W. Marshall—Survey Folklorist
Director, University of Missouri Cultural Heritage Center

Lisa Ornstein—Survey Folklorist
Director, Acadian Archives/Archives acadiennes, University of Maine at Fort Kent

David A. Taylor—Survey Project Director
Folklife Specialist, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

David A. Whitman—Survey Cultural Geographer
Researcher/Photographer, University of Missouri Cultural Heritage Center

The National Park Service and the American Folklife Center are grateful to the people in the Upper St. John Valley who shared their knowledge of the area's history and culture; to the University of Maine at Fort Kent, which provided office space and other support during folklife fieldwork; and to the Acadian Archives/Archives acadiennes at the University of Maine at Fort Kent for considerable research assistance and logistical advice.

Other Contributors

Edwin Churchill
Chief Curator, Maine State Museum, State of Maine

Ronald Labelle
Folklore Archivist, Centre d'etudes acadiennes, Université de Moncton

Sheila McDonald
Resource Administrator, Maine Bureau of Parks and Recreation,
Department of Conservation, State of Maine

Peter Woolfson
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology,
University of Vermont

Photographs & Illustrations

Cover Photo  Steven Young, Young's Photography

Maps  Jane Crosen, Mapmaker

Photos

John Collier Jr., Farm Security Administration Collection,
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress—pages 36, 47

Jack Delano, Farm Security Administration Collection,
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress—pages 26, 34, 50

Bruce Jacobson, National Park Service, Acadia National Park—page 69

Madawaska Historical Society—page 57

Maine State Museum—pages 51, 52, 53

Howard W. Marshall, American Folklife Center,
Library of Congress—pages 19, 58, 63

Lisa Ornstein, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress—Page 61

Stephen G. Perrin, National Park Service,
Acadia National Park—pages 35, 60, 70, 73

St. John Valley Times—pages 7, 8

David A Whitman, American Folkife Center,
Library of Congress—pages 1, 4, 6, 27, 32, 37, 45, 48, 56, 64, 71

Steven Young, Young's Photography—pages 2, 9, 62

Consultants

Gilbert "Gil" Albert, Director, Bilingual Education Project, Maine School Administrative District #33 (Frenchville/St. Agatha, Maine)

Bertille Beaulieu, Professor de Français, Centre universitaire Saint-Louis-Maillet, Université de Moncton

Jacqueline Chamberland Blesso, masters candidate, Montclair State College

Yves Cormier, Director, Centre de littérature, Université Sainte-Anne

Béatrice Craig, Associate Professor of History, Faculty of Arts, University of Ottawa

Muriel Crespi, Senior Anthropologist, Washington Office, National Park Service

Joseph Donald Cyr, President, L'Association historique et culturelle du Mont-Carmel

Joann Kovacich, consulting anthropologist

Winifred Lambrecht, Director of Folk and Ethnic Arts, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts

William Leap, Professor of Anthropology, American University

Maine Acadian Culture Planning Team, National Park Service
(in addition to the members listed in North Atlantic Region)

Judy Baumwoll, Architect/Community Planner, Division of Planning, North Atlantic Region

Dick Ping Hsu, Regional Archeologist, Division of Cultural Resources Management, North Atlantic Region

Leslie Jones, Planning Assistant, Acadia National Park

Karen Michaud, Interpretive Specialist, Division of Interpretation, North Atlantic Region

Herb Nolan, Community Planner, Division of Planning, North Atlantic Region

Production

Editing  Jane Crosen, Crackerjack Editorial Services

Book Design  Dale Swensson, Swensson Design & Associates

Other Consultants

Many additional individuals in Maine and elsewhere contributed to the preparation of Acadian Culture in Maine. Although it is impossible to list everyone who contributed to the project in one way or another, we wish to acknowledge the following people who were exceptionally helpful:

Bernette Albert, Madawaska Historical Society
Caryl Albert, Madawaska
Julie D. Albert, Madawaska
Renaud S. Albert, Madawaska
Barry Jean Ancelet, Department of Foreign Languages, University of South Western Louisiana
Dayle Ashby, U.S. Senator Cohen's Office, Presque Isle

W. Lewis Barlow IV, Division of Cultural Resources Management, North Atlantic Region, NPS
Julie Bayly, University of Maine at Fort Kent
Marcella Bélanger-Violette, Van Buren
Suzanne Bernier, Société historique des pionniers de Connors
Adrien Bérubé, Centre universitaire Saint-Louis-Maillet
Barney Bérubé, Maine Department of Education
Louise C. Bossé, Madawaska
R. Boucher, Village historique acadien
Patricia E. Bourgoin, St. Agatha
Nathaniel Bowditch, Maine Office of Tourism, State of Maine
Phil Brown, Portland

L. Caron, Northern Aroostook Registry of Deeds
Diane Castonguay, St. Agatha
D. Chiasson, Société historique Nicolas Denys
Reid Chamberlaine, St. Agatha
Alfreda Chamberland, St. Agatha
Louis Chartier, Madawaska
Mark Chasse, Fort Kent Historical Society
Soeur Comeau, Musée des Religieuses Hospitaliers de Saint-Joseph
John Connors, St. Francis Historical Society
Cathy Corey, Madawaska
Gédéon Corriveau, Frenchville
Gloria "Bea" Coté, Van Buren
Charles Coté, Jr., Van Buren
Emily Curran, Old South Meeting House, Boston National Historical Park, NPS
Antoinette Cyr, Van Buren
Jeannine Cyr, Van Buren
Soeur Cyr, Centre de recherches généalogiques
Verna P. Cyr, Madawaska

Laurel Daigle, Fort Kent Historical Society
Lowell Daigle, University of Maine at Fort Kent
Herman and Rena Deprey, Fort Kent
Pauline Doucette, Van Buren
Emilienne Dubay, Van Buren
Aril Joseph Dubé, Madawaska
Bernice Dumais, St. Agatha
Aline Dumond, Van Buren
Lester Dumond, Lille

Jayne Farrin, Office of Community Development, Van Buren
Brian Feeney, Gateway National Recreation Area, NPS
Andrea Fortier, Poquoson, Va.

Bertha Gauvin, Madawaska
Frances Albert Gendreau, Madawaska
Madeleine Giguère, Franco-American Collection, Lewiston-Auburn College, USM

Shirley Harrigan, Madawaska
James Henderson, Maine State Archives
Marion Higgins, U.S Representative Olympia Snowe's Office, Presque Isle
Teresa Hollingsworth, Maine Folklife Center
J. Hughes, Grand Falls Historical Museum

Edith Kelley, Allagash Historical Society
K. Ketch, Woodland Historical Society

John A. Lajoie, Van Buren
Rev. Marcel Lajoie, S.M., Van Buren
Antoine Landry, Village historique acadien
Nicole Lang, Société historique du Madawaska
Arsene Laplante, Van Buren
Doris Laplante, Van Buren
Marie Paule LaPointe, Van Buren
G. Lavoie, La Bibliothèque du Centre universitaire Saint-Louis-Maillet, Université de Moncton
Katie Lawhon, Lowell National Historical Park, NPS
Bernard LeBlanc, Musée acadien, Université de Moncton
Mary LeBlanc, Office of U.S. Senator George J. Mitchell, Presque Isle
Therese Leger, Village Pays de la Sagouine
Don Levesque, St. John Valley Times
Karen Levesque, Frenchville Historical Society
Roland R. Levesque, Madawaska
Tony Levesque, Office of Community Development, Fort Fairfield
Brenda Libby, Greater Madawaska Chamber of Commerce
Blanche Long, Clair Historical Society/Société historique de Clair

John Maounis, Division of Cultural Resources Management, North Atlantic Region, NPS Margaret Marceau, Grand Falls/Société historique de Grand-Sault
Avril Marin, Madawaska
Joseph Martin, Saint-Basile, New Brunswick
Theresa Martin, Acadian Heritage Society
Jenny Masur, Division of Anthropology, Washington Office, NPS
A. McGrath, Aroostook County Historical Center, University of Maine at Presque Isle
Lillian Michaud, Van Buren
Elizabeth Miller, Maine Historical Society
Kirk Mohney, Maine State Historic Preservation Commission, State of Maine
Kathleen Mundell, Maine Arts Commission, State of Maine

O. Nelder, Haystack Historical Society
Gary Nichols, Maine State Library

Mary O'Meara, Maine Folklife Center
Carrie Ouellette, Frenchville
Cecile Ouellette, Van Buren
Chad Ouellette, Frenchville
Cléo P. Ouellette, Frenchville
J. Paul Ouellette, Frenchville
Norman Ouellette, Fort Kent
Patrick Ouellette, Fort Kent
Rina Ouellette, Van Buren

Louise Parent, Van Buren
Jean Pelletier, Municipalities, Culture and Housing, New Brunswick
John B. Pelletier, Van Buren
Theresa A. Pelletier, Frenchville
Steve Perrin, Acadia National Park, NPS
J.R. Phillips, Maine State Museum, State of Maine
Father Jim Plourde, St. Agatha Catholic Church
Marlene Pooler, Fort Kent Public Library
David Potter, Northern Maine Development Commission
Cécile D. Pozzuto, Madawaska

Aubrey Raus, Van Buren
David Raymond, Wisdom High School and St. Agatha Historical Society
Marie Louise Raymond, Frenchville
Steve Ridlington, Acadian Odyssey National Historical Site and Fort Beauséjour National Historic Site, Parks Canada
Janet Roberts, Maine State Archives
Ann Parent Roy, Notre Héritage Vivant/Our Living Heritage
Cecile M. Roy, Abel J. Morneault Memorial Library
E. Roy, La Société historique acadienne

M. Sanford, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine
Cyril Simard, Centre universitaire Saint-Louis-Maillet
Wilfred Savoie, Saint-Basile
Jennifer Sirois, St. Agatha
Camille Soucy, L'Association culturelle et historique, Saint-Basile
Chris Stein, Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, NPS
Michael Steinitz, Massachusetts Historical Commission, State of Massachusetts
Dorothy Schwartz, Maine Humanities Council

Jean Theriault, Montréal, Québec
Patsy Theriault, Madawaska Public Library
Richard J. Theriault, Perrysburg, Oh.
M. Thériault, Centre de documentation et d'etudes madawaskayennes, Centre universitaire Saint-Louis-Maillett, Universite de Moncton
Edward P. Theriot, Belle Chasse, La.
Leverence P. Theriot, Metairie, La.
Louis Theriot, Metairie, La.
Timothy P. Theriot, Belle Chasse, La.
Richard Therrien, Musée du Madawaska, Centre universitaire Saint-Louis-Maillet, Université de Moncton
Kathy Tevyaw, Division of Interpretation, North Atlantic Region, NPS

Hal Underhill, Upper St. John Land Trust

Carol Levesque Waltman, Madawaska
Paul Weinbaughm, Division of Cultural Resources Management, North Atlantic Region, NPS
Mike Whatley, Cape Cod National Seashore, NPS
Jerry White, Maine School Administrative District # 33
Stephen White, Centre d'études acadiennes, Université de Moncton
Alden C. Wilson, Maine Arts Commission, State of Maine
Lois Winter, Minute Man National Historical Park, NPS
R. Woodward, Bangor Public Library
David Wylie, Madawaska Chamber of Commerce

A. Zelz, Bangor Historical Society

 
 
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