Travel by Ancestry -- and Celebrate Heritage!

04/21/2013

 
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Nova Scotia's warming up! (Elsewhere too!)...and the festival season is beginning.  Here are some links to help you begin your travel-by-ancestry adventure!

http://canada.travelall.com/ns/eventcalendar.htm

and here's a not-to-be-missed festival:

http://www.festivalacadiendeclare.ca/en/

and don't forget to add this date to your calendar:

http://www.novascotia.com/en/home/thingstoseeanddo/listingdetails.aspx/mi%27kmaq-acadian-festval/-24764

Here's one from Newfoundland!

http://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/planyourtrip/festivalsevents

and another location:

http://gowesternnewfoundland.com/activities/mikmaq-museumtte-du-cap-park/

Stay tuned for another historic event, as related to our ancestry, planned for July 28th, in Princess Anne, Maryland...details coming soon!

Plan to be in Louisiana in October for the Acadian - Cajun festival season!

http://lafayettetravel.com/play/festivalsevents/festival-acadiens

Let's not forget to go to Maine!

http://www.abbemuseum.org/calendar/july.html
 

Travel by Ancestry -- to Damariscotta, Maine

06/04/2012

 
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Travel by ancestry adds a new dimension to planning a vacation.  With a search for ancestry as a primary focus, a vacation can span days, weeks, even centuries!

In Maine, a hike along a trail to the Damariscotta River ends with a view of an immense shell midden.  The presence of the Native American community that lived in the area for thousands of years is still felt here, on a river where salt water mixes with fresh as easily as the present with the past.

Nearby, the layers of a smaller, remnant shell midden are still apparent, each telling its own story of a time, a culture, and a people.