Acadian Heritage Society Collection - Finding AId · Franco American Digital Archives

Contributing Institution: Northeast Historic Film
View at Contributing Institution: https://oldfilm.org/collection/index.php/Detail/collections/9
Digitization Status: Not Digitized / Non numérisé(e)
Collection/Part of: Acadian Heritage Society Collection
Title: en Acadian Heritage Society Collection - Finding AId
Description: en Collection 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.
Author/Creator: Martin, Marie Therese; Martin, Edward
Date(s): 1979
Genre: en interviews; en moving images
Topic & Theme: Daily Life/Vie quotidienne; Family and Home Life/Famille et vie domestique
Geography: Rumford ME; Mexico ME
familyName: Martin
Source Language: English; French
Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH): Community Life; Dancing; Food; Franco-Americans; Holidays; Social Life and Customs; Music; Women
Répertoire de Vedettes-Matière (RVM): Communauté; Danse; Aliments; Franco-américains; Jours fériés; Mouers et coutumes; Musique; Femmes
Copyright Statement and Conditions governing use: Authorization to reuse and/or reproduce must be obtained from Northeast Historic Film. See http://oldfilm.org/content/stock-footage-licensing for more information.
Conditions Governing Access: The Collection is open for research.
Existence and Location of Originals: Northeast Historic Film, PO Box 900, 85 Main Street, Bucksport, Maine 04416
Biography, Administrative History and Provenance: en The 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.
Extent: video (150 min.) : sd., b&w ; 3/4 in.
Materials Specific Details: Original footage is 1/2 inch open reel videotape.
Recommended Citation: [Item description]. Acadian Heritage Society Collection, Northeast Historic Film.
State/Province: Maine
Country: United States

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