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President's Report By Joseph Jacquard, AAMS President I sincerely hope this message finds you in good health and spirits. The association’s finances are in very good order and membership continues to grow at an amazing rate – additionally, the genealogical committee also reports another very busy year. 2013 was an extremely busy year for AAMS, so for reasons of brevity I will list the years activities in point form... 
Acadians in Maryland not only hid the Grand Pre parish registers, they also concealed their Native American bloodlines! People of Native American and European ancestry were equally subject to deportation in 1755. This uniquely North American heritage and culture was proudly represented by Marie Rundquist, (wearing the AAMS Metis sash) who explained Native American - French European intermarriage at the dedication of the "Acadians in Maryland" sign on the July 28th, in the town of Princess Anne, on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Dedicated July 28th, 2013, the "Acadians in Maryland" historic marker, installed and maintained by the State of Maryland, connects the dots for those whose Acadian ancestors lived in Maryland prior to their arrival in Louisiana. This sign is the first in the State of Maryland to recognize the little-known history of the Acadians who were sent to Maryland following their forced expulsion from Nova Scotia in 1755. All descendants' heritage journeys must now include a stop in Princess Anne, Maryland, where the sign is prominently displayed in the heart of the Princess Anne historic district. The dedication, which occurred on the Acadian Day of Remembrance, was a wonderful event, and attendance was excellent. In the Summer of 2012, a very special visitor came to Southwestern Nova Scotia to study the Acadiens-Métis. Katie Macleod, Anthropology student at Carleton University, in Ottawa, Ontario, spent the summer working on her Masters thesis by interviewing many AcadiensMétis in the region. Her questions, while being very insightful, attempted to identify a local Metis culture related to customs, traditions, language and past identity denial. The final report could be significant for Acadian-Metis recognition. Special thanks to Gilbert and Kristanne Chandler for providing lodging for Katie at their beautiful camp in Hectanooga, NS.
President’s Report From AAMS President - Joe Jacquard As the newly elected president of AAMS (since June 2011) I find it a great pleasure to be writing my first President’s report when all the news is excellent and the future is bright. At the last annual general meeting major changes to the officers of the Association took place, namely: June Comeau Blinn was elected as 1st Vice President, James LeBlanc 2nd Vice President, Betty Thibault Secretary, and Michel Deveau remaining as treasurer. We also welcomed to our team, our newest elected Director, Elaine Deveau.
The purpose of this report is to provide an update of the association business for the AAMS membership. For those members who wish to review past reports, they can be found in the past AAMS newsletters that are posted on the AAMS website at: http://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca . The business and activities of AAMS are the responsibility of a Board of 14 Directors (Deputies). Since the last newsletter, AAMS business was conducted at five directors' meetings, three special meetings and one annual general meeting.
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