Acadian Heritage Society Collection

SummaryCollection contains unedited footage including interviews with Acadians, focusing on their daily lives, customs, food, music and dance. The interviewer, Dr. Edward Martin, centers discussion around Christmas celebrations, Acadian history and life in Rumford. Footage includes documentation of the Acadian Society's cooking poutine, a traditional food, for the annual Fiddle Festival.

Biographical/Historical NotesThe Acadian Heritage Society, based in Rumford, seeks to preserve Acadian culture in the Rumford-Mexico, Maine, area. Acadians are people of French descent who settled the Canadian Maritime Provinces. Dr. Edward Martin was founding president of the Society. His wife, Marie Therese Martin, was president in 1979 and wrote a book, "My Grandmother's Face, Le Visage de Ma Grandmere," about Acadian food and traditions. WorldCat Original footage is 1/2 inch open reel videotape.

RepositoryNortheast Historic Film

AvailabilityThe Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and UseAuthorization to reuse and/or reproduce must be obtained from Northeast Historic Film. See http://oldfilm.org/content/stock-footage-licensing for more information.