The audio book The Acadians was produced in collaboration with the Canadian Historical Association.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Introduction

01:18 - Who Are the Acadians?

03:56 - The Acadians Until the Deportation (1604 - 1755-63)

30:55 - The Slow Reconstruction of Acadian Communities (1763 - 1900)

54:33 - The Long Twentieth Century

1:38:10 - The Acadians Facing the Future

This book is booklet #33 of the CHA’s Immigration and Ethnicity in Canada booklet series.

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The Acadians, Caroline Isabelle-Caron

Caroline Isabelle-Caron is an associate professor in the Department of History at Queen's University with a specialty in 19th and 20th century Acadian and Québec cultural history.

MUSICAL CREDITS:

-- Initial opening sequence - School children from the Chéticamp region in Nova Scotia. Circa 1950s. Possibly recorded by Helen Creighton.

-- Opening sequence for "The Acadians until the Deportation (1604 to 1755‐63)" Un beau vendredi sung by Joseph Athanase Larade, recorded by Ansleme Chiasson.

-- Opening sequence for "The Slow Reconstruction of Acadian Communities (1763‐1900)" Au chant de l'alouette performed by Les Habitants.

-- Opening sequence for "The Long Twentieth Century" Branle: Pinaguay performed by Les Habitants.

-- Opening sequence for "The Acadians Facing the Future" Tourdion performed by Les Habitants.

-- Last sequence for "Census Acadie 1671" Voilà la Récompense performed by Les Habitants.

MAPS:

-- Carte de l'Acadie et pays voisins Artist: Bellin, Jacques Nicolas (1703 - 1772)Public DomainSource: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division

-- Port Royal Artist: attributed to Jean de Labat (1638 - 1714)Public Domain Source: Archives Canada-France (number FR CAOM 3DFC60B)

-- Map of the northeastern part of Canada Artist: Herman Moll (1654 - 1732) Public Domain Source: https://www.raremaps.com

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As “Keeper of the King’s Instruments” for Louis XV, Christophe Chiquelier Jr’s work was endless but no doubt fulfilling. He was a master musical instrument maker, supplier of harpsichords to the Royal Family, and an instrument collector. But for a brief time during his youth, he was a soldier in Louisbourg, the capital of the French colony of Île Royale, known today as Cape Breton Island.

SHOWNOTES

MUSICAL CREDITS:

-- Concerts royaux, Quatrième concert – Sarabanda – Armonie Symphony Orchestra, Stefano Seghedoni

-- Pièces de clavecin VI. L’Aimable. Rondeau

-- JS Bach Italian Concerto, BWV. 971 – 2. Andante [harp]

-- Carolan’s Welcome from The Celtic Lute by Ronn McFarlane

-- Reel la Rocque – Les Habitants

-- Andreas Böhlen – baroque recorders, Aline Zylberajch, harpsichord French Baroque Music

-- Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) – Orchestral Suite from ‘Alceste’

VIDEO CREDITS:

-- The Start of New France - Quebec's First Winter - Canada A People's History - CBC

-- Louisbourg - NFB

-- Louisbourg Under Siege - NFB

PHOTO CREDITS:

-- Two harbour paintings by Lewis Parker

SOURCES:

1. “Les derniers musiciens du roi de l’Ancien Régime. Versailles-Paris 1761-1792” – Youri Carbonnier

2. “After Midnight We Danced Until Daylight”: Music, Song and Dance in Cape Breton, 1713-1758 – Kenneth Donovan

3. “La Complainte de Louisbourg : chansons de sieges et circulation des cultures militaires entre Europe et Acadie à l’époque coloniale” – Éva Guillore

The finale of our three part series on the life and times of James Johnstone. Follow the Chevalier de Johnstone’s escapades in Cape Breton from 1756 through to 1758 and see how this Scotsman’s memoirs tell the long forgotten stories of Cape Breton’s past.  SHOWNOTES – MUSICAL CREDITS: -- Concerto Grosso for Strings “Palladio”: Allegro -- Pièces de clavecin VI. L’Aimable. Rondeau -- Les Habitants – Quand J’étais Sur Mon Père -- Sinfonia in G Minor, T. Si 7 -- Symphony No.8 in D Minor, Op. 2 -- Enigma Variations, Op. 36 SOURCES: 1. Memoirs of the Rebellion of 1745 and 1746 – https://archive.org/details/memoirsof...2. The Campaign of Louisbourg 1750 – ’58 – https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm....3. Du Boscq de Beaumont, G. (1899). Les derniers jours de l’Acadie, 1748-1758, p. 65. Paris : E. Lechevalier4. T. A. Crowley, “JOHNSTONE, JAMES, Chevalier de Johnstone,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 4, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 20035. Johnston, A. J. B. (Andrew John Bayly) Endgame 1758 : the promise, the glory, and the despair of Louisbourg’s last decade, 2007

CORRECTION - At 8:42, the names should read (left to right) Alex Storm, David MacEachern and Harvey MacLeod. Thanks to Eilieen Burke for pointing this out to us!Travel back in time to the year 1753 and see Cape Breton Island through the eyes of Scottish exile the Chevalier de Johnstone. We will also bridge two very different eras in Cape Breton's past - the French colonial period of the early 18th century, and the era of Scottish migration that took place in the 19th century.SHOW NOTES - MUSICAL CREDITS: -- chtidrummer - "La diane et le rigodon (le reveil au bivouac napoleon)"    • La diane et le rigodon(le reveil au b...  -- Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons-Summer -- Michael Schaeffer - French Baroque Lute Music-- Barde - Whelan’s Jig, the Swallow’s Tail, Coleman’s Cross -- Hopkinson Smith - J.H. Kapsberger Libro Primo d’Intavolatura di Lauto (First Book of Lute Tablature) Roma, 1611SOURCES:1. Memoirs of the Rebellion of 1745 and 1746 - https://archive.org/details/memoirsof...2. The Campaign of Louisbourg 1750 - ’58 - https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm....3. Du Boscq de Beaumont, G. (1899). Les derniers jours de l’Acadie, 1748-1758, p. 65. Paris : E. Lechevalier4. T. A. Crowley, “JOHNSTONE, JAMES, Chevalier de Johnstone,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 4, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed March 3, 2024, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/johnst....

The Chevalier de Johnstone is one of the most colourful personalities to have come through Cape Breton in the 18th century. A Scottish exile who was involved in the 1746 Jacobite Rebellion, Johnstone was likely one of the only - if not the only - Scotsmen in Cape Breton during the time of Louisbourg. He is often in the right place, but simply not at the right time. Special thanks to the Barra MacNeils for kindly allowing us to use their rendition of the song “Niel Gow’s Lament for the Death of his Second Wife” for this episode.SHOW NOTES: MUSICAL CREDITS - -- The Barra MacNeils - “Niel Gow’s Lament for the Death of his Second Wife.” -- J.S. Bach - Sonata No.5 in F MinorSOURCES:1. Memoirs of the Rebellion in 1745 and 1746 - https://archive.org/details/memoirsof...2. The Campaign of Louisbourg 1750 - ’58 - https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm....3. T. A. Crowley, “JOHNSTONE, JAMES, Chevalier de Johnstone,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 4, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed January 10, 2024, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/johnst....

Near the shores of the Mira River halfway through the 18th century sat two small villages now lost to time - Village des Allemands and Village Rouillé. Though existing for only six short years, the stories these villages tell reflect the greater challenges that typified the Canadian maritime region during the 1750s. SHOW NOTES: MUSICAL CREDITS --- Duo Baroque La Tour - Flute Sonatas, Op 3, No.2 III Minuetto, Variation-- Barde - Jack McCann & The Battle of Aughrim    • Jack McCann & the Battle of Aughrim  SOURCES:1. The Montresor Journals - https://archive.org/details/montresor...2. “The Everywhere Footprints of Captain John Montresor,” Miriam Touba - https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/the-e...3. “A Journal of the Siege of Louisbourg and Cape Breton, in 1745,” James Gibson, p.26, 274. “The Cultural Landscape of 18th Century Louisbourg - Miré Region - Rouillé and German Villages,” Margaret Fortier5. Boishebert’s Journal - https://diffusion.banq.qc.ca/pdfjs-1....6. Phyllis E. Leblanc, “DESCHAMPS DE BOISHÉBERT ET DE RAFFETOT, CHARLES,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 4, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed September 3, 2023, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/descha....7. Dictionnaire généalogique de la noblesse de la Nouvelle France - https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoi...8. F. J. Thorpe, “CATALOGNE (Catalougne), GÉDÉON (DE),” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 2, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed September 3, 2023, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/catalo....9. Dictionnaire généalogique de la noblesse de la Nouvelle France - https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoi...10. Dale Miquelon, “LE POUPET DE LA BOULARDERIE, ANTOINE,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 4, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed September 3, 2023, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/le_pou....

In the age of Pacific exploration, two men spearheaded expeditions to parts of globe previously uncharted by Europeans - Jean François de La Pérouse and James Cook. Although La Pérouse and Cook would never meet, both men would converge on Cape Breton Island in the year 1758, near the beginning of their careers. This episode takes us from the port of Rochefort, France to the idyllic settlement known today as Englishtown, and then on to the shores of Gabarus Bay.SHOW NOTES: MUSICAL CREDITS: -- Les Habitants - Voilà la récompense SOURCES:1. “Where Fate Beckons: The Life of Jean-François de La Pérouse”, John Dunmore2. Johnstone, J. Johnstone., Winchester, C. (187071). Memoirs of the Chevalier de Johnstone vol. II p. 199, Aberdeen: D. Wyllie & son3. Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Volume III, The Journals of Ashley Bowen4. “Captain Cook’s War and Peace: The Royal Navy Years,” John Robson 5. “The Capture of Louisbourg, 1758,” Hugh Boscawen6. "Acadian Settlement on Ile-Royale, 1713-1734" by Bernard Pothier, B.A, of College Sainte-Anne7. “Plan du Fort Dauphin en Isle Royale, 1757” – Antoine-François Sorrel – Bibliotheque nationale de France Gallica8. “History of Victoria County, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia,” Patterson, George Geddie9. T. A. Crowley and Bernard Pothier, “DU PONT DUCHAMBON, LOUIS,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 4, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed January 15, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/du_pon....10. F. J. Thorpe, “HOLLAND, SAMUEL JOHANNES,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 5, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed January 16, 2022, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/hollan....

Jean-François de La Pérouse was one of the most renowned mariners and explorers of the 18th century, but in 1788 he and his expedition disappeared without a trace, leaving behind a mystery that would take decades to unravel. La Pérouse visited Cape Breton Island several times during his early years at sea - this episode introduces La Pérouse and touches on his visit to the Fortress of Louisbourg in 1757. SHOW NOTES: MUSICAL CREDITS: -- Les Habitants - Le 31 du Mois d'AoûtPHOTO CREDITS:-- Lewis Parker, artist -- Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Gallica -- the Normal B Levanthal Map & Education CentreVIDEO CREDITS:-- Shipwreckcentral.comSOURCES: 1. J.S. McLennan. Louisbourg from it’s Foundation to its Fall, 1713 -1758. MacMillan, 1918. p.203 2. “Where Fate Beckons: The Life of Jean-François de La Pérouse”, John Dunmore 3. "Journal historique de ma Campagne à l'Île Royale sur le vaisseau 'Le Duc de Bourgogne'" - Louis-Auguste de Rossel, Bibliothèque et Archives Nationale de Quebec 4. Johnstone, J. Johnstone., Winchester, C. (187071). Memoirs of the Chevalier de Johnstone vol. II p. 199, Aberdeen: D. Wyllie & son5. The Forgotten Service: The French Navy of the Old Regime, 1650-1789Richard Byington, p.3