tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post5980058564205081157..comments2023-05-30T05:57:03.989-04:00Comments on a North End Journal: Louisiana CajunsThe Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-75954825459919822432013-04-17T15:22:14.447-04:002013-04-17T15:22:14.447-04:00Hi Francie! I'm just reading back through you...Hi Francie! I'm just reading back through your historical posts. My roots in Nova Scotia go back to the 1670s. I was born just a few miles from Grand Pre, and it was one of the earlier historical events I learned about. I'm loving what you are doing!<br />Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-49334048526669970282013-04-17T14:03:34.065-04:002013-04-17T14:03:34.065-04:00I wish you had been my history teacher! I find thi...I wish you had been my history teacher! I find this stuff so fascinating...not when I was younger though!! :)Pandorah's Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17675389717822828644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-22409460190110832192013-04-03T17:22:33.505-04:002013-04-03T17:22:33.505-04:00Hugs kindred..I so appreciate all of your wonderfu...Hugs kindred..I so appreciate all of your wonderfully written posts..they are fascinating and intriguing to read and I enjoy them so very very much! A visit here is always a treat..and leave me with knowledge, more thoughts to ponder and conjure great comments from bloggers ..which I love reading here! Wishing you a beautiful day!<br />Victoria<br />Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280128561139519596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-15093842701026220722013-04-02T23:35:33.356-04:002013-04-02T23:35:33.356-04:00I hope that one of these days you can tell us how ...I hope that one of these days you can tell us how we ended up with Cajuns in Louisiana and in your side of the world. I've read some of the story, but I bet you'll tell it much better ;-)Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-36156489192820326172013-04-02T21:24:54.374-04:002013-04-02T21:24:54.374-04:00wish I knew this when I was in Cajun country!wish I knew this when I was in Cajun country!momto8https://www.blogger.com/profile/13964950285763339907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-82556374389976538812013-04-02T15:55:40.927-04:002013-04-02T15:55:40.927-04:00And they're having a grand old time down in th...And they're having a grand old time down in that beautiful area, and enjoying much better weather.Plowing Through Life (Martha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-33008861068492518092013-04-02T12:07:08.328-04:002013-04-02T12:07:08.328-04:00Thanks for the refresher course! I am embarrassed ...Thanks for the refresher course! I am embarrassed to say I didn't really think much about where the word Cajuns actually came from and only vaguely remembered the whole story!CraveCutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266646948003488534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-21136367472744994122013-04-02T11:35:49.199-04:002013-04-02T11:35:49.199-04:00Our loss was the Bayou's gain!Our loss was the Bayou's gain!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-13428450833459947762013-04-02T09:51:20.013-04:002013-04-02T09:51:20.013-04:00You are right, Doug. Some escaped into the 'f...You are right, Doug. Some escaped into the 'forest primeval' and some returned after the fall of New France! The Dancing Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-22304310100129884812013-04-02T08:49:03.926-04:002013-04-02T08:49:03.926-04:00Some didn't make the trip, though. I have frie...Some didn't make the trip, though. I have friends in Nova Scotia whose Acadian roots go back to those days you describe.Doug Jamiesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00352075007626093585noreply@blogger.com