Village Historique Acadien

 6/29/24

Today we visited the Village Historique Acadian, a living history museum of the Acadian people and culture. This was probably the best living history museum we have ever been to, showing the structures, dress, and lives of Acadians in the region from 1770 to 1949. You walked through time, beginning with the first Acadians and their structures and working your way up through the years

1770’s man in entry to his log cabin

Fish drying racks

Placed in field to drain excess water

The wooden platforms in the field were to dry the hay after it was cut

Dyed with barks and flowers

A dying pot

Hook rug made with torn strips of old dresses

She started heating the oven by burning wood at 9:30am. After cleaning out the ashes, the bread went in about 2pm and took about 20 minutes to cook. We all got to try it when done and it was yummy.

Making cedar shakes for the houses

The general store

Three level oven with the top for baking bread

Luxury - an indoor well!

Called a beggars bench, the owner of this house used to let beggars spend the night on it in front of the fire. It opened up to act as a playpen for the children when the mother was cooking and working in the kitchen.

A wool carding machine in upstairs of the grist mill

The bridge from the far past to the more “modern times” of 1949

This is a hotel that you can stay the night in the village

Beautiful modern stove

We left the village and drove back to Neguac where we parked for the night on Hay Island. We intended to camp with a view of the Bay again, but the winds were so strong we opted for the shelter of the trees and found a pull-off along there.

This fox came walking along beside our car and sat to clean itself for a bit before wandering off.