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AUTHOR Leavitt, Sister Sharon, Ed.TITLE Project Brave Bulletin, Vol. 2, No. 2.INSTITUTION School Administrative District 24, Van Buren,

Maine.SPONS AGENCY Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education

(DREW /OE), Washington, D.C. Div. of BilingualEducation.

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ABSTRACTThis bulletin presents news and opinions of the staff

of Project Brave of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. This issuecontains geographical and historical information concerning theregion of the St. John Valley and along the Acadian Trail. Includedare many photographs of that area. (SK)

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ST. JOHN VALLEY BILINGUAL EDUCATION

TITLE VII STAFF

Omer Picard, DirectorGil Hebert, Evaluator

Norman Dube, French SpecialistSr. Sharon Leavitt, Curriculum Specialist and Brave Bulletin Editor

Our heartfelt thanks go to Miss Martine Pelletier of Van Buren,for her advice on compiling the historical facts in this booklet.

The protect presented or reported herein was performed pursuant to a Grant from theU. S. Office of Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. However,the opinions expressed herein do not necessarily. reflect the position or policy of theU.S. Office of Education, and no official endorsement by the U.S. Office of Educationshould be inferred.

RIVER ROUTE

This route runs from Edmundston, capital of the legendary "Republic of Madawaska"(and Maine's Madawaska) south to the sea and city of St. Jchn, N. B. The River Routefollows the beautiful, scenic St. John River, known as the "Rhine of America," whichwas a highway for the Indians and once the main artery of commerce.

ACADIAN TRAIL

The Acadian Trail winds through farming and fishing communities largely populatedby descendants of early Acadian and Canadian settlers. These people called the landAcadia. They were dependent on the harvest of land and sea and settled along the coast.They brought their language, culture and architecture, traces of which can still be foundin the St. John Valley and along the Acadian Troll.

SAMUEL de CHAMPLAIN

On June 24, 1604, St. John the Baptist day, Samuel de Champlain first explored themouth of the St. John River, whence its name. Today, off Charlotte Street in St. John,N. B., stands a statue of Champlain which was erected !n 1904, celebrating the tri-centennial of the discovery of the St. John River. The right arm of the statue pointstowards the estuary of the river and the Reversing Foils ilaptds.

LE GRAND DERANGEMENT

The events of the 18th century made outcastc of the Acadian people. The terms ofthe Treaty of Utrecht of 1713 gave Cape Breton Island and Prince Edward Island, but cededall of Nova Scotia (then called Acadia) and its former boundaries to England. This Treatystated that the Acadians were ". . . to remove themselves within a year to any otherplace, as they shall see fit . . ." The British continually plagued the French settlerswith the question of an oath of allegiance which they wanted the Acadians to take. TheAcadians did not Want to join forces against the French, so they persisted in their neu-trality.

In the fall of 1755 came the final blow "Le Grand Derangement." From then onthe entire North American continent received wandering groups of Acadian refugeesforced by England from their homeland.

On foot, for the most part, a small number of Acadians managed to came back toregions close to their beloved Acadia. Following is a pictorial essay of the regions of theSt. John Valley of Northern Maine and of some of the Maritime Pro.,inces of New Bruns-wick and Nova Scotia where the Acadlans resettled.

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The St. John became the boundary line betweenthe U.S. (left side of photo) and Canada (rightside of photo) in 1842.

Fort Kent Block House (1839) wasbuilt because of boundary disputessettled by the Treaty of Washington(the Webster-Ashburton Treaty) andstated that the St. John River becomethe boundary line between Maine andEngland (now Canada).

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St. Luce Church, Upper Frenchville, was thelocation of the first mission church of the St.John Valley in 1831.

A very old buckwheat mill of FrenchvIlle, whichturns out the flour for the reglon's favorite pan-cake, "les plagues."

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A typical potato house located In St. Agatha.

Very old wooden water tower located in French-ville.

Journey by canoe from St. Basil toSt. David made in 1971 to commem-orate the original trip and landing a-long the St. John River in 1785.

Centenary cake is made and deco-rated for the celebration.

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This cross commemorates the landingof some of the first Acodians on A.merican soil in 1785.

St. David parish church celebratesits centenary in 1971.

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local strummers supply the back-ground musk for square dancing,games and other celebrations.

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This log cabin was completed anddedicated for the centennial celebra-tion of St. David.

Potatoes still flourish on the fertileland of the beautiful St. John RiverValley.

BERCEAU du MADAWASKA

A section of the St.Basil cemetery is dedicated to the region'sancestors who arrived in 1785. Crosses are inscribed with thenames of the first families to soffit) in the Valley.

Replica of the first Chapel of St.Basil which was built in 1786.

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THE STORY OF OUR BELL

The bell which beckons us to prayer daily is also the first bell to have rung out in the"Republic of Madawaska." No one knows for sure when it was first heard In St. Basile.The bark-covered chapel of 1787 had no bell. According to Father Albert, the church of1793 did not have a steeple, but was surmounted by a cross.

However, in 1803, Msgr. Denant requested the completion of the church in St.Basile.Soon after, the following allocations are written Into the parish ledger: wood for steeple,August, 1806, 3 shillings; cable for the bell, 1809, 1 shilling, 6 deniers.

From this, it is assumed that our bell first rang from the rustiquebelfryof St.Basile.Church sometime during the first decade of the 19th century.

It is known that the bell was given to the parishioners of St. Bruno in 1838. It was apart of their liturgical life until 1873 when the small Allendale Church was replaced by alarger one on the present site (Via tette Brook).

The bell was moved in 1885 to the new chapel of St. Joseph Church in Hamlin. InSeptember of 1925 it was returned to Allendale where it was used as a school bell atChamplain School,

For a while the bell was silent, It chimed temporarily during the Centennial of St.Bruno Church in 1938.

Our bell has served its spiritual and educational purpose and is now retired. Thesisters of St. Bruno, who were confided the care of this historical bell, have loaned thebell in the log cabin of the St. David Museum in the safekeeping of the Madawaska His-torical Society.

A LA CLOCHE DE NOTRE COUVENT(Written by a Sister of St. Bruno Convent, Van Buren)

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Site of the original St.' BrunoChurch located in Keegan. In1838, St. Bruno parish was thefirst official parish organized Inthe St. John Valley.

St. Mary's College, Van Buren, Maine, wasfoUnded In1884 by the Marist Fathers. Regular classes began hi1887. The college remained active until 1926.

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"French Village," or Kingsclear, is

an early Acadian Mission. it is nowa Maiecite Mission. This church con-tains the "cloche de Meductic", agift of King Louis XV after the fall ofthe French regime.

This very old ceinterY frontentrance of the mission chutCh.

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St. Anne is the otroness of the Mai-ecite Mission.

Fredericton (formerly Saint-Anne), is thecapital of the Province of New Brunswick. Picturedis the Parliament building.

FRENCH SCHOOL. French citizensof Fredericton have established tem-porary quarters for their privateFrench school in a vacant army bar-racks.

Christ Church,

Anglican gothic cathedral.

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Painting aomnionlorcitInithei landing of 1' 1.40Ists at Saint John, N.B., May 18, 1783'.

The Reversing Fails mark the spot where the St. John changesdirections in St. John, New Brunswick,

Mart0115 Tower is 0- fortritii built In1812. Today it houses a museum ofeffects, uniforms, cannonades andmuskets.

G. E. Barbour GenefarStcire con-tains a collection of authentic goodsand utensils displayed for viewing ina restored,(1867) General Store!

FORT ANNE (ANmapolis Royal, Nota Scotia)

Pori Anne was built by cMulnay de Charnisayaround the year 1635. The name was changedfrom Annapolis Royal in honor of Queen Anneof England.

Pictured are the remains of the ram-parts, bastions and powder magazineof the 8itijiriat Fott,

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ANNAPOLIS ROYAL (L'Ilabitation de Champ laiN)

The 'Olciii.if41-abltation" hirfit fig Altosnorth of the Gulf of Mexico: Replicaof Champlaln's Habitation -of 1605.

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Reconstructed Chateau of St.l.ouls(early residence of the French Governors).

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GRANDPRE

Village Immortalized by LongfellowIn his poem Evangeline, This placemarks the first Acadian settlement tobe deported in 1755.

Museum-Chapel containing the statue of theAssumption by Padoue (Italian),

Cross commemorating the forcedevacuation of the Acadians.

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OLE MADAME and Arichaf form thecenter of the French district

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in 1844 the first Roman Catholic cathedral ofNova'Scotia was erected on Lille Madame.

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Moncton was named after General Moncton who was responsi-ble for the carrying out of the "Great Dispersion" (le GrandDerangement) of the Acadians.

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ACADIAN - HISTORY ItAVEL - COURSE

The Caraquet Acadian Museum forms the backgriwnd for the above group of people In-volved with the Follow-Through staff of School Administrative District 024 of Van Buren.A full week of travel over some 1,550 miles was enjoyed as the major spots involved withAcadian History were visited.