P.E.I. Heritage Buildings: Books: Acadians of the Maritimes & Prince Edward Island

Friday, January 3, 2014

Books: Acadians of the Maritimes & Prince Edward Island

My reference library has the following books on and about Acadian life and folklore - most have been translated in to English for folks like me who do not speak french.
"Acadia of the Maritimes" features good information about the construction of the Acadian home.

The following books (not a complete list) about Acadian life on Ile-du-Prince Eduoard /Prince Edward Island are by well-known Acadian historian Georges Arsenault - must-have books about Acadians.

The following images come from http://www.amazon.ca/ website.

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HERITAGE PRAYER

We keep forgetting all of those who lived before us.

We keep forgetting those who lived and worked in our communities.
We keep forgetting those who prayed and sang hymns in our churches before we were born.
We keep forgetting what our fathers have done for us.
We commit the sin, Lord, of assuming that everything begins with us.

We drink from wells we did not find.
We eat food from farmland we did not develop.
We enjoy freedoms which we have not earned.
We worship in churches which we did not build.
We live in communities we did not establish.
This day, make us grateful for our heritage.

Amen

cf. Cumberland Historic Village, near Ottawa - in the vestibule of Vars Knox United Church -

adapted from a prayer in the old Covenanters' Church - 1804, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia.