CALLING ALL CAJUNS!CALLING ALL CAJUNS!CALLING ALL CAJUNS!CALLING ALL CAJUNS! A Publication of The Acadian Memorial Foundation First Quarter 2016

The 12th annual Acadian Memorial Festival and

Wooden Boat Congrès will take place on March

19, 2016 from 9am to 4pm in and around the

Acadian Memorial and the Bayou Teche. The

Acadian Memorial Festival and Wooden Boat

Congrès is about community and family and

about celebrating our culture.

Elaine Clément, Curator-Director of the Acadian

Memorial noted that after her first Festival two

years ago she spoke to several people about

their experiences at the Festival. She com-

mented that, “With each person, it was like none

of us had been at the same festival. It was like

each one had their own personal festival. Wow!”

It is the greater part of all the organizers, participants and visitors

that make this Festival happen and which creates such a unique

experience.

Join us at Festival!

Please see page 4 for a detailed schedule

of events and check our website

www.acadianmemorial.org

for program changes

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Pictured from l. to r.: Paul, Shane, LJ, Chris and Joel. The players: Paul Borel, bass guitar; Shane Bellard, accordion; LJ

Bellard, rhythm guitar; Chris Lafleur, drums and Joel Breaux on

fiddle - and everybody sings! These local talented musicians

named their band "La Récolte" which means "The Harvest" reflect-

ing their desire to keep Cajun music and lifestyle alive by reaping

traditions from the past. As they play, you can hear the distinctive

sounds of southwest Louisiana dance hall music of the 1940's sure

Photo courtest of Louisiana Acadien

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Letter from the PresidentLetter from the PresidentLetter from the PresidentLetter from the President

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Happy New Year to all of you. I sincerely hope everyone has experienced

a great start to the New Year.

The second annual raffle fundraiser for the Acadian Memorial is presently

under way. Don’t hesitate to purchase your ticket(s) to be entered into the

multiple drawings to win cash prizes. Every ticket purchased prior to the

first drawing, which will be held in March, 2016, will have twenty-seven (27)

chances to be drawn for a cash prize of $100.00, $50.00 or $25.00. Draw-

ings will be held monthly for nine consecutive months beginning in March

2016 and ending in November 2016. Only two hundred (200) tickets will be sold at a cost of $25.00

each. Rush out to get your ticket in support of your Acadian Memorial.

The Memorial’s 12th annual Acadian Heritage Festival will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2016.

Please mark your calendars and make every effort to attend. Bring family and friends along with you

to enjoy the many planned activities, delicious food and Cajun French music. Please spread the

word of the festival to everyone you speak with between now and the 19th of March 2016. Should

you have a desire to assist with the festival in any manner what so ever, please call the memorial to

volunteer.

I hope to see each and every one of you at our Acadian Heritage Festival!

Sincerely,

Randal Menard

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Festival honors the Guilbeau and sonnier FamiliesFestival honors the Guilbeau and sonnier FamiliesFestival honors the Guilbeau and sonnier FamiliesFestival honors the Guilbeau and sonnier Families

The Guilbeau and Sonnier families will be honored guests at the Acadian Memorial Festival and represent Acadian fami-lies arriving to colonial Louisiana over 250 years ago. The family mosaics represented in the Acadian Memorial Garden reflect their ancient beginnings.

The Guilbeau surname is French and thought to be a derivative of a Germanic personal name comprised of "Wil" meaning will or desire and "Berht" meaning bright or famous. The name is first found in the Poitou region of France where the Seigneurie of Guilbault or Guillebeau originated in 1456. Across the shield is an ordinary or "bend " which sig-nifies defense or protection and is a mark of high honor. The silver and white roundels signify generosity.

The Family

Joseph Guilbeau dit l'officier, Magdelaine Michel his wife and children, Marie (m. Michel Bernard), Charles (m. Anne Trahan), Anne (m. Charles Babineau), Rosalie (m. Paul Thibodeau), Marguerite (m. Silvain LeBlanc), Felicite (m. Silvain Broussard), Francois (m. Magdelaine Broussard ), and Jean (m. Marie Arceneau) were in the Attakapas Dis-trict by May 1765. Joseph, family patriarch and comrade of Beausoleil Broussard was buried 1 September 1765. Magdelaine Michel was deceased by 25 May 1788, the date of her son Jean's marriage contract.

Also in colonial Louisiana, along the Mississippi River in the Cabannocé District was Jean Guilbeau, son of François Guilbeau and Thérèse Boisdeque, native of Lorient, Brittany, France and a resident of Assumption Parish when he married Adélaïde Tollerest, of Nantes, France, on 6 August 1798; and Joseph Guilbeau, born ca. 1731, who married Catherine Comeau on 2 October 1767.

The Sonnier/Saunier/Saulnier surname is of ancient French origin in the Périgord region of France. It means salt extractor or salt merchant. The ordinary or "chevron' across the shield represents the roof of a house derived from the French word "chevron" meaning rafter. It signifies protection and was granted to those who partici-pated in some noble enterprise, had built churches or fortresses, or had accomplished some work requiring faithful service. The symbols are "Etoile", stars with six wavy points representing celestial goodness or a noble person; sun, ombre de soleil; base, silver water.

The Family

The Sonnier family was in the Opelousas District by late April, early May 1766 when they appear on the Spanish census of the District. Titled "Acadianos" listed is Silvano Saunier (m. Magdelaine Bourg), Joseph (m. Marie Thibodeau) and Olivier who appar-ently died a bachelor. Also on the census is Pedro Thibaudeau (m. Francoise Saunier), Joseph Cormier (m. Marguerite Saunier), Joseph Chrétien (m. Magdelaine Saunier). According to Stephen White, Francoise was Sylvain Saunier's sister and half-sister to Joseph and Olivier Saunier. Marguerite and Magdelaine were Saunier cousins.

On the River at Cabannocé was Joseph Saunier (un-named wife but children), Joseph Saunier (m. Marie Landry & Marie Thibodeau). He moved to the Attakapas District sometime before 1803. Jean Baptiste (m. Marie Anne Roy), Mar-guerite (m. Charles Forest). Marguerite (m. Guillaume Hamon), Marie (m. Antoni Boutari) and both arrived on the St. Remi in 1785. Marie Josephe (m. Claude Aucoin) arrived on the Ville d'Arcangel in 1785. Anne Saunier, Veuve Babin moved to Attakapas and married Michel Cormier.

Sources: http://www.acadianmemorial.org/ensemble_encore2/search.phpAcadian Database, Encemb;

www.houseofnames.com/wiki/ordanaries; www.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heraldic-charges; www.fleurdelis.com/symbolism.hts.

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9:00 am Brazos Huval School of Music - Cajun Music

Wooden Boat Parade

Cooking and Craft Demonstrations (all day)

Food, water, soda and beer for purchase (all day)

Craft booths and Acadian Boutique - Items for sale all day

10:00am Welcome, Introductions

Table française avec la famille Frederick (conversation in French)

Wooden Boat Exhibit and Rides for public (free of charge - just ask boat owner) (all

day) and an Antique Car Display (all day)

10:30am La Récolte (Cajun music)

11:00 am Théâtre Cadien - historical vignettes en français

Storytime for Children ("Fiddles and Spoons: Tales of An Acadian Mouse") and

Scavenger Hunt with Suzy Lemoine

Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site personnel - Traditional Life on the Bayou

La Recolte - Cajun Music

12:00 pm Traditional Danses Rondes with Earlene Broussard

Film on Acadian culture / Vidéo sur la culture acadienne

1:00 pm Re-enactment of Arrival of Acadian Families to the Attakapas - Honoring Sonnier/

Saulnier and Guilbeau Familes

1:30 pm Crowning of M/Mme Bâteau de Bois

1:45 pm Native American Traditional Music and Dancing

2:00 pm Decorating and Pâquer-ing Eggs (for Children and Adults)

La Recolte - Cajun Music

King Crawfish

Théâtre Cadien

La Recolte - Cajun Music

3:30pm Raffle drawing

4:00 pm Closing of Festival Cajun Jam Session begins

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CASH $$$ RAFFLE

LIMITED TO 200 TICKETS

WIN $25, $50, OR $100 AT MONTHLY DRAWINGS

MARCH THRU NOVEMBER 2016

WIN & YOUR NAME GOES BACK IN THE POT

27 CHANCES TO WIN

BETTER ODDS THAN THE CASINO!!!BETTER ODDS THAN THE CASINO!!!BETTER ODDS THAN THE CASINO!!!BETTER ODDS THAN THE CASINO!!!

TICKETS $25

CALL 337/394-2258 FOR INFORMATION

SPONSORED BY THE ACADIAN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

TO BENEFIT THE ACADIAN MEMORIAL

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An Acadian Tour company from Canada is offering a unique opportunity for participants to learn more about their Acadian French roots by taking part, at the end of this coming May, in an Acadian Heritage Tour de France.

The tour is specifically designed to cater to Cajuns and Acadians to help them experience their 400 years of heritage by bringing them to sites where the first Acadians families came from: La Chaussé, Martaizé, D’Aulnay, Saint-Malo, La Rochelle.

The tour is fully bilingual in French and English and runs 14 days, from May 23 to June 5. It is organized by Les Voyages DiasporAcadie from New Brunswick, Canada. It has partnered with Brenda Comeaux Trahan in Louisiana.

For inquiries contact: brenda@cajun-lagniappe.com 337.288. 5914 or 337. 856.1620 Trip itinerary www.diasporacadie.com/welcome

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Friends of the Foundation ~~~ New Terms ~~~

Your friendship with the Foundation begins the month you join and expires twelve months later.

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Friend of the Foundation

Sandra C. Boyes, Bradenton, FL

Terrel Dressel, New Iberia, LA

Tracy Frederick, New Iberia, LA

Roxsan Godeaux, Lafayette, LA

Florent Hardy, Jr., Baton Rouge, LA

Michelle V. Johnson, Houston, TX

Therese Mcfall, Heber Springs, AR

Friend with Spouse

Wayne & Theresa Ables, Breaux Bridge, La.

John Errol & Karen Gautreau, Baton Rouge, La.

Louis & Kathleen Sonnier Mier, Zachary, La.

Larry & Sarah Roy, St. Martinville, La.

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Acadian Memorial Foundation, Inc.

P. O. Box 379

St. Martinville, LA 70582

www.acadianmemorial.org

Telephone: 337-394-2258

121 South New Market St. St. Martinville, LA 70582

Open 10:00 am to 4:30 pm daily,

except for major holidays

Visit the Acadian Memorial

Calendar of events 1st Quarter 2016

JANUARY 2016

Wednesday, 6th Genealogy Workshop - 10 a.m., Jane G. Bulliard presenting John Phillip Colletta on DVD

Wednesday, 20th Acadian Memorial Foundation Board meeting, 5:30 p.m.

FEBRUARY 2016

Wednesday, 3rd Genealogy Workshop - 10 a.m., Jane G. Bulliard presenting John Phillip Colletta on DVD

Wednesday, 17th Acadian Memorial Foundation Board meeting, 5:30 p.m.

MARCH 2016

Wednesday, 3rd Genealogy Workshop - 10 a.m. -Tracy Frederick presenting "Genealogy using Facebook, Pinterest & Find-A-Grave"

Wednesday, 16th Acadian Memorial Foundation Board meeting, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, 19th Acadian Memorial Heritage Festival & Wooden Boat Congrès - 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Calling All Cajuns! A Publication of the Acadian Memorial Foundation, Inc. Editor: Christine Duhon Brosky

Current admission: $3 for ages 13 and up includes: Acadian Memorial & Cultural Heritage Center

Guided tour packages are also available. Tour groups and field trips are welcome! Please call for rate and reservations.

Tourism Director/Curator Acadian Memorial: Elaine Clément

Docent:/Tourism & Curator’s Assistant: Cynthia Champagne

Docent/Historian/Tour Guide: James Akers

Docents: Laura Alexander, Merlin Champagne, James Charles,

Claudia Prade