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Reprise: News and Reflections: "Before Thanksgiving, There Were the Feasts of ‘The Order of the Good Cheer’" -- November 29, 2024

11/29/2024

Painting of an Order of Good Cheer Banquet (Public Domain)

Link to: Kiniry, L. (2023, November 21). "Before Thanksgiving, There Were the Feasts of ‘The Order of the Good Cheer’: North America’s first culinary social club was born in the 17th-century Canadian frontier."Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/order-of-good-cheer-feasts (Retrieved 11/27/2023)

News and Reflections: "Acadian Odyssey" Unveiled at the Fort Anne National Historic Site in Annapolis Royal, NS -- November 27, 2024

11/27/2024

"There's a new and important monument at Fort Anne National Historic Site in Annapolis Royal, NS, and it honours the long odyssey of the Acadian people deported from Nova Scotia starting in 1755."

Image source: https://snacadie.org/the-acadian-odyssey-commission

Reference: Mapannapolis Blog. (2024, November 12). "Acadian Odyssey" Mapanappolis dot ca. https://www.mapannapolis.ca/blog/xvptxd8okz86br0r3xtrbhg828r3xm
More about the Acadian Odyssey Commission: https://snacadie.org/the-acadian-odyssey-commission
See also: ExploreAnnapolisRoyal.com

News and Reflections: "Parks Canada honours national historic significance of Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil – leader and symbol of Acadian defiance to British rule" -- November 19, 2024

11/19/2024

Source: https://www.canada.ca/

Reference: Parks Canada News Release. (2024, November 14). "Parks Canada honours national historic significance of Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil – leader and symbol of Acadian defiance to British rule: Today, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Member of Parliament for Moncton – Riverview –Dieppe, commemorated the national historic significance of Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil with a special ceremony to unveil a plaque at Bore Park in Moncton, New Brunswick." Parks Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/parks-canada/news/2024/11/parks-canada-honours-national-historic-significance-of-joseph-broussard-dit-beausoleil--leader-and-symbol-of-acadian-defiance-to-british-rule.html

News and Reflections: "... something lives only as long as the last person who remembers it." (Westerman) -- November 7, 2024

11/7/2024

Image source: Benjamin Peterson, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

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Reprise: News and Reflections: "Before Thanksgiving, There Were the Feasts of ‘The Order of the Good Cheer’" -- November 29, 2024

News and Reflections: "Acadian Odyssey" Unveiled at the Fort Anne National Historic Site in Annapolis Royal, NS -- November 27, 2024

News and Reflections: "Parks Canada honours national historic significance of Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil – leader and symbol of Acadian defiance to British rule" -- November 19, 2024

News and Reflections: "... something lives only as long as the last person who remembers it." (Westerman) -- November 7, 2024

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