FORT KENT — The Acadian Archives, located at the University of Maine at Fort Kent, is set to host its annual Acadian History Lecture Series at 6 p.m. Feb. 13 and continuing each Thursday for five weeks.
The entire series will be available through Zoom. These talks will cover about 400 years of Acadian history, from the beginnings of French communities to women’s experiences of displacement to the cultural aftermath of the Congrès mondial acadien, according to a news release from Susan Tardie with the University of Maine at Fort Kent.
The upcoming edition will feature experts who study various aspects of Acadian history and culture, including Andrew Beaupre, curator of archeological collections at the Maine State Museum; André-Carl Vachon, author of many works of Acadian history; Anne Marie Lane Jonah, a Nova Scotia-based historian for Parks Canada; Colby Gaudet, cultural historian and recent graduate of Concordia University; and Christina Keppie, director of the Center for Canadian-American Studies at Western Washington University.
The $25 registration fee covers all five talks.
To register, visit umfk.edu. For more information, call the Acadian Archives at 207-834-7535 or email [email protected].
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