Many individuals and organizations have contributed to the preparation of this web edition of Acadian Culture in Maine. We are grateful to all of them. In particular, we wish to thank the following individuals and organizations:

Acadian Archives/Archives acadiennes Assistant Director Nicholas Hawes, who initiated this project and provided project oversight;

Steve Michaud, who developed the web design for this project (for more information on web designs by Steve Michaud, please visit http://www.michaud-design.net/);

National Park Service, for permission to use the materials in the original text version of Acadian Culture in Maine;

University of Maine at Fort Kent, for hosting this site;

Maine Acadian Heritage Council, for helping to finance (in part) costs related to web design and use of additional images;

Acadian Archives/Archives acadiennes work study students Luis San Clemente, Tresha Marie Betancourt, and Mark MacPhee, for assisting in HTML conversion, placement of additional images, and proof-reading;

Acadian Archives/Archives acadiennes Assistant Randy Devost, for assisting in proof-reading, lay-out, and creation and placement of additional images;

Acadian Archives/Archives acadiennes Director Lisa Ornstein, for assisting in project oversight, fund-raising, proof-reading, and selection and captioning of additional images;

Assistant Web Administrator at the University of Maine at Fort Kent Neal Jandreau, for technical support and assistance;

Deb Wade and Brooke Childrey of the National Park Service for their assistance;

Paula Lerner, for permission to reproduce her photographs (for information on Ms. Lerner's photography, visit http://www.lernerphoto.com/);

Osher Map Library, for permission to reproduce historic maps from their collection;

Wayne Kerr and Claude Degrace of Parks Canada for their assistance in obtaining permission to reproduce images from the Grand-Pré Historic Site;

Director of Société promotion Grand-Pré Donna Doucet, for her assistance in obtaining permission to reproduce images from the booklet Les digues et les aboiteaux;

Claude Picard, for permission to reproduce paintings from his series on the Acadian Deportation.