"The Acadian Word" by Jean-Louis Belliveau.  Owing also to the great support of Gérard Thériault, we have some fine recordings from CIFA Radio in Clare, Nova Scotia. Recognizing the importance of capturing the living history in the memories of our fathers and grandfathers, Jean-Louis Belliveau, broadcaster for CIFA, spent some time with a few Acadians from St-Mary's Bay area who he knew had a good memory for history. As part of his work with CIFA in Clare, Nova Scotia, he interviewed Alphonse Deveau, Camille Maillet and Jean Michel Charpentier about the Acadian families in Nova Scotia. The interviews are in French. We begin with the interview with Alphonse Deveau.

• Alphonse Deveau devoted his life to studying and making known Acadian history as it relates to his people in west Nova Scotia. This French language recording presents the migration of Acadian families to the St-Mary's Bay area following the Great Eviction. 

• CD 1 Track 1 (3:23) In this first track, M. Deveau identifies some 20 families in present-day St-Mary's Bay whose ancestry came from Acadia: Amirault, Babin, Belliveau, Boudreau, Comeau, Deveau, Doucette, Dugas, Godin, Guidry, Leblanc, Maillet, Melancon, Robichaud, Saulnier, Thibeau, Theriault, Thibodeau, Trahan. Monsieur (Deveau worried that he might have forgotten one family which is probably the Bastarache family.) M. Deveau mentioned that the three largest Acadian families in the St-Mary's Bay area are the Comeau, Leblanc and the Deveau families, in that order.
• CD 1 Track 2 (3:38) M. Deveau talks about the progression of three grants in the St-Mary's Bay area but focuses on the establishment of the Amirault family.
• CD 1 Track 3 (4:23) M. Deveau talks about the Babin and the Belliveau families.
• CD 1 Track 4 (5:25) M. Deveau talks about the Belliveau family.
• CD 1 Track 5 (6:35) M. Deveau talks about the Boudreau and Comeau families.
• CD 1 Track 6 (3:44) M. Deveau talks about the Comeau family.
• CD 1 Track 7 (3:46) M. Deveau talks about the Deveau family.
• CD 1 Track 8 (4:42) M. Deveau talks about the Deveau and Doucet families.
• CD 1 Track 9 (5:21) M. Deveau talks about the Dugas family.
• CD 1 Track 10 (4:32) M. Deveau talks about the Godin and Guidry famlies.
• CD 2 Track 1 (5:36) M. Deveau talks about the LeBlancs and Maillets families
• CD 2 Track 2 (5:27) M. Deveau talks about the Blinn and Melancon families
• CD 2 Track 3 (6:06) M. Deveau talks about the Robicheau and Saulnier families
• CD 2 Track 4 (4:35) M. Deveau talks about the Theriault and Thibault families
• CD 2 Track 5 (4:04) M. Deveau talks about the Thibodeau and Trahan families
• CD 3 Track 1 (43:07) M. Deveau focuses on the Theriault family
• CD 4 Track 1 (14:13) M. Deveau focuses on the Belliveau family, Session 1
• CD 4 Track 2 (9:47) M. Deveau focuses on the Belliveau family, Session 2
• CD 4 Track 3 (12:30) M. Deveau focuses on the Belliveau family. Session 3
• CD 4 Track 4 (9:12) M. Deveau focuses on the Belliveau family. Session 4

• Camille Maillet  was born around 1924 in Meteghan Station of the St-Mary's Bay area. His first job at the age of 15 was working for 'Nouvelle France' from 1939 to 1942. In his interview, Jean Louis Belliveau walks Camille through his childhood and then focuses on his years as a man working in that area

• CD 1 Track 1 (14:50) In this first track, Camille talks about his family, their culture, their foods and their education.
• CD 1 Track 2 (31:40) This track includes Medard Comeau to talk with Camille about the "Nouvelle France" operation and experience.