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Identifier/Call Number
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0684.0001-.0003
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Description
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Unedited footage including interviews with Acadians, focusing on their daily lives, customs, food, music and dance. Original footage is 1/2-inch open reel videotape. From donor's notes: This video was done in 1979 intending to document how Christmas was celebrated on Prince Edward Island at the turn of the century. The first part of the video are interviews conducted in the Rumford, Me. area by Dr. Edward Martin (founder of Acadian heritage Society), who asked selected Acadian individuals what their Christmas celebrations were like prior to their migration to the U.S. The discussion involves foods, traditions, music, religion, and family involvement. The second part of the video documents how the Acadian Society made 'poutine' for their annual festival called the 'Fiddle Festival,' a celebration of Acadian music, foods and merryment. Poutine is a traditional Acadian food looked at with much fondness. You see that attitude reflected in the chefs preparing the poutine in the video. The last part of the video documents one of the fiddle festivals. Many of the musicians were Society members and self-taught. The step dancers were also self-taught. The festivals were always organized to include family participation.
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Copyright Statement and Conditions governing use
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Authorization to reuse and/or reproduce must be obtained from Northeast Historic Film. See http://oldfilm.org/content/stock-footage-licensing for more information.
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Biography, Administrative History and Provenance
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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.
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Recommended Citation
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[Item description]. Acadian Heritage Society Collection, Northeast Historic Film.
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