Website: centreacadien.usainteanne.ca
The Acadian Centre, founded in 1972, has the specific mandate of acquiring and preserving data, documents, and objects pertaining to the history and culture of the Acadians, especially those of Nova Scotia. The centre's primary and secondary resources, which highlight both the history and contemporary reality of the Acadians, are the most extensive found in the province. In 1997 the Centre was the recipient of the Carmen Carroll Award, the highest award for archival conservation given by the Council of Nova Scotia Archives.
The myriad of genealogical documents, both primary and secondary, found at the Acadian Centre makes it a very popular spot for the people of Acadian descent researching their family lineage. One of the most prestigious primary resource is the original Catalogue of Families of Saint Mary's Bay (Clare) of 1818-1829, as well as the original Fabric register dating to 1799 as authorized and compiled by the first resident priest of the area, Father Jean Mandé Sigogne. The genealogical collection consists of copies of most of the Acadian church registers of the counties of Digby and Yarmouth (those that were not destroyed by fire), as well as all the nominal and federal censuses that are currently available. Research compiled by such prominent genealogists as Placide Gaudet also enhance our collection, not to mention all the published material for other genealogical sources.
Hours
Year round
Mon-Fri 8:30am-noon
1:00-4:00pm
Parking Spaces(car)
20
Contact Information
Elaine LeBlanc
Secretary-archivist
usainteanne.ca
Phone: (902) 769-2114 (ext 7204)
Fax: (902) 769-0063
Jean-Pierre Pichette
PhD, Director
usainteanne.ca
Phone: (902) 769-2114 (ext 7204)
Fax: (902) 769-0063
Organization Type/Service(s)
Archives
Genealogical Holdings
Facilities
Special Group Tours Offered
No
Genealogical Holdings:
Scope of Holdings
Family files; publications, scrapbooks, Church Registers (with the permission of the Diocese Office), charts for Acadian families; census: all early Acadian census; library of Acadian history; geography charts.
Extent of Holdings
Genealogy information is available in our database containing 136340 entries. The database is updated daily and is not available online only accessible by the Centre’s staff who are available to assist you in your research.
Founding Family Names
Amirault, Babin, Bastarache, Belliveau,
Boudreau, Bourg (Bourque), Clairmont, Comeau, Corporon, Cottreau, d’Entremont, d’Éon, Deveau, Doucet, Dugas, Frontain, Gaudet, Hubbard, Jacquard, Jeanson, Jeddry (Guidry), LeBlanc, Maillet, Melanson, Mius (Muise), Pothier, Robichaud, Romain, Saulnier, Surette, Thériault,Thibault, Thibodeau, Trahan)
Research Fees
The centre responds to researches inquiries. Genealogical inquiries fee: contracted searches $25.00 per hour. Printed genealogy is $25.00.
Duplication Fees
Photocopies are 10 cents a copy. Microfilm copies are available from a scan at 10 cents a copy.
Scans available upon request.
Photographic Holdings:
Community Holdings
All of Southwest Nova Scotia.
Cemetery Holdings
None available.