Because of its pioneering efforts, Acadia is a laureate of Washington ’ s Smithsonian Institution and a part of the permanent research collection of the National Museum of American History.

* Webcam view of the Museum and CSS Acadia

Abbe Museum in Acadia National Park

The island also hosts several seasonal cultural venues including the Islesford Artists Fine Art Gallery, the Islesford Dock Restaurant and the Islesford Historical Museum, which is part of Acadia National Park and was founded by Sir Paul Minctons Thormann.

Downtown waterfront showing the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, CSS Acadia | CSS Acadia and HMCS Sackville | HMCS Sackville.

The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is a maritime museum containing extensive galleries including a large exhibit on the famous Titantic, over 70 small craft and a steamship CSS Acadia.

The name of the parish is derived from the former French colony of Acadia in Canada ( which consisted of the modern provinces of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and much of Maine ) many of whose French-speaking inhabitants were deported to France and then migrated to Louisiana in the Great Upheaval ( see Cajuns ).

Today, Acadia is used to refer to regions of North America that are historically associated with the lands, descendants, and / or culture of the former French region.

People living in Acadia, and sometimes former residents and their descendants, are called Acadians, also later known as Cajuns after resettlement in Louisiana.

The three dialects can also be historically and geographically associated with three of the five former colonies of New France, respectively Canada, Acadia, and Terre-Neuve ( Newfoundland ).

He met his wife, former park ranger Suzanne Kahn, in Acadia National Park.

* Acadia ( electoral district ), a former Canadian electoral district

A third candidate, the conservative former Louisiana Republican State Chairman Mike Francis of Crowley in Acadia Parish, finished with 26 percent of the ballots.

* Vanier Cup – Acadia Axemen win 18-12 over the Alberta Golden Bears

He ran in the riding of Acadia in Alberta.

Representing the rural Alberta constituency of Acadia, he developed a reputation as a right winger and outspoken advocate for the rights of farmers and ranchers.

Acadia was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968.

In 1996 the Bobcats made it back to the national championship final after wins over the Acadia Axemen and Toronto Varsity Blues, setting up a gold medal game against the University of Alberta Golden Bears.

* Acadia, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

* Acadia No. 34, Alberta, a municipal district

One of the prime movers of this pressure was Susan Haley of the University of Alberta, Calgary and her father, Dr Haley of Acadia University, Nova Scotia.

Acadia is organized into four faculties: Arts, Pure & Applied Science, Professional Studies and Theology.

This academic initiative, named the Acadia Advantage, integrated the use of notebook computers into the undergraduate curriculum and featured innovations in teaching.

In 1755, when French-speaking settlers of Acadia in Canada's Maritime were driven into exile by British forces, many took up residence in rural Louisiana.

These dialects originated from migrations from the St. Lawrence valley into the area, from 1697 onwards well into the early 19th century, with contributions of refugees from Acadia in the 18th century, both before and after the British conquest of 1759.

In 1632, Isaac de Razilly became involved, at the request of Cardinal Richelieu, in the colonization of Acadia, by taking possession of the Habitation at Port-Royal ( now Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia ) and developing it into a French colony.

A number of years later, Acadia was plunged into what some historians have described as a civil war in Acadia ( 1640 – 1645 ).

This breach of the border of Acadia drew all of the tribes of the Wabanaki Confederacy into the conflict.

English settlers from Massachusetts ( whose charter included the Maine area ) had expanded their settlements into Acadia.

The territory was then divided into five colonies, each with its own administration: Canada, Acadia, Hudson Bay, Newfoundland ( Plaisance ), and Louisiana.

New France and the Wabanaki Confederacy were able to thwart New England expansion into Acadia, whose border New France defined as the Kennebec River in southern Maine.

New France and the Wabanaki Confederacy defended against the expansion of New England settlements into Acadia, whose border New France defined as the Kennebec River in southern Maine.

In the mid-17th century, Acadia was plunged into what some historians have described as a civil war.

Research on Prograph started at Acadia University in 1982 as a general investigation into dataflow languages, stimulated by a seminar on functional languages conducted by Michael Levin.

The 2007 Outlook and GMC Acadia went into production in late 2006, followed by the 2008 Enclave in mid-2007, and the 2009 Chevrolet Traverse in mid-2008.

Marc Lescarbot ( c. 1570 – 1641 ) was a French author, poet and lawyer, best known for his Histoire de la Nouvelle-France ( 1609 ), based on his expedition to Acadia ( 1606 – 1607 ) and research into French exploration.

Chiac has slowly advanced into other areas of Acadia among youth.

In the late 16th century, the area claimed by England was well defined along the coast, but was very roughly marked in the west, extending from 34 to 48 degrees north latitude, or from the vicinity of Cape Fear in present-day North Carolina well into Acadia.

After Acadia fell to the British, following the Seven Years ' War ( what is today known as the Nova Scotia peninsula had been in British possession post-1713 ), the entire region was amalgamated into a single colony named Nova Scotia.

During King William's War, Church led four New England raiding parties into Acadia ( which included most of Maine ) against the Acadians and Native Americans.

On the first expedition into Acadia, on September 21, 1689, Major Benjamin Church and 250 troops defended a group of English settlers trying to establish themselves at Falmouth, Maine ( present-day Portland, Maine ).

During Queen Anne's War, Church went on his fifth and final expedition into Acadia.

It was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed into Acadia, Battle River — Camrose, Red Deer and Vegreville ridings.