• "The Acadian Refugee Camp on the Miramichi, 1756-1761" by Ronnie-Gilles LeBlanc (January, 2018)
• List of Refugee Acadian Households at Camp Espérance on the Miramichi, 1756-1757 Appendix to "The Acadian Refugee Camp on the Miramichi, 1756-1761" by Ronnie-Gilles LeBlanc English translation & glossary of place names by John Estano DeRoche, published with the author's permission.

Abstract: "This article addresses one of the least-known parts of Acadian history: the experience of families who remained in Acadie between 1755 and 1764. Most studies of Acadian history have treated this question quite briefly or superficially, preferring to focus on the fate of the families who were exiled to the AngloAmerican colonies or to Europe in this period. And yet, it is one of the most significant episodes in the legacy of Acadie, since the families who stayed behind constitute a major part of the ancestry of the Acadian community of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Atlantic Canadian region."

Note from the author: "Folks, please note that these files (about refugees at Miramichi) are free to share. In fact, both I (translator) & the author hope to see them posted & shared on as many sites as possible.  Thanks."
-- John DeRoche, Halifax, Nova Scotia

See also: https://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/aams-blog/news-and-reflections-the-acadian-refugee-camp-on-the-miramichi-1756-1761-march-30-2018

New branches of the Y chromosome DNA tree of life are always something to celebrate!

Update 07/12/2021: A new subclade of the C-Z30754 branch has been identified through Big Y DNA testing: C-BY101109.  This branch is one-step down from the C-Z30754 branch (a subclade of the C-P39 haplogroup) and is unique to descendants of Germain Doucet b. 1641.  Members of  the C-BY101109 subclade will appear as Y chromosome DNA matches to other men descending from Germain Doucet b. 1641 and will test positive for the C-P39+ SNP and the C-Z30754+ SNP.   See the attached image to view how C-BY101109 is positioned as a child subclade of the C-Z30754 parent branch within the C-P39 haplogroup tree.

For up-to-date information and authoritative sources, visit: http://familyheritageresearchcommunity.org/doucet_dna
Reference: https://www.familytreedna.com/public/y-dna-haplotree/C;name=C-BY101109

Happy to receive so many nice emails and kind words from individuals who are basing their 2021 summer travel plans to Maryland on information they have learned from the Acadians Were Here website.  It is great to be able to enjoy some of the most picturesque, outdoor locations in the State of Maryland while walking the paths of Acadian exiles who were deported to Maryland by the British, in 1755.  Click the image below to visit the Acadianswerehere.org website and learn more about how to plan your next travel by ancestry trip -- to Maryland! And don't forget to visit the Acadians in Maryland sign in Princess Anne when you do!