Expelled from Nova Scotia: Researching the Acadian Diaspora to the Colonies
Ann G. Lawthers, Sc.D.
Content
Welcome
1m 26s
Speaker's Introduction
53s
Introduction
9m 50s
General Strategies
2m 31s
Massachusetts
15m 53s
Connecticut
6m 46s
Pennsylvania
10m 24s
Virginia
4m 14s
Louisiana
7m 13s
Announcements / prizes
6m 35s
Questions / answers
11m 50s
About this webinar
In 1750 nearly 7000 Acadian settlers of Nova Scotia were summarily rounded up, boarded onto ships and sent southward to the American Colonies. The colonies to which they were sent had little or no warning of the refugees imminent arrival. This webinar reviews the unique political and social environments of each receiving colony, the fate of the Acadians once landed, and describes where the researcher can find clues about their ancestor in the records of each colony.
About the speaker
Ann G. Lawthers, Sc.D., a former staff Genealogist at American Ancestor's Brue Family Learning Center for many years, teaches and lectures on a wide variety of genealogic topics. Her research interest...
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Comments (41)
Excellent presentation!
So after all of this happened, my 5th great grandfather and grandmother, who were born and lived in Mass were forced to flee to Nova Scotia as they were loyal to the King. This was after the patriot seige of Boston in 1776. Just the opposite.
Ann, thank you for your fabulous educational presentation and very detailed syllabus. You definitely corrected my long-held misconception that the Acadians had been expelled directly from Nova Scotia to Louisiana.
Great webinar and again I have learned more history than ever taught in school.
Thank you
So incredibly informative! I am so much to process before I get started utilizing these research resources. Thank you so much.
I learned a lot that I was unaware of. I was mainly looking into Scottish people that migrated into Maine and the New England colonies not knowing it was the French that were deported. Perhaps there is another story on them? Thank you.
Wow! Ann, I had no knowledge previously about the Acadians & your webinar provided quite the wealth of information. Thank you!