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Photo, Print, Drawing Acadian Mass, Saint David, Maine; Story of the Acadians, presented at Madawaska High School, Madawaska, Maine; Acadian Mass, Saint David, Maine

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Title

  • Acadian Mass, Saint David, Maine; Story of the Acadians, presented at Madawaska High School, Madawaska, Maine; Acadian Mass, Saint David, Maine

Names

  • Brassieur, C. Ray (Research team member)
  • Whitman, David A., 1950- (Research team member)
  • Ornstein, Lisa (Photographer)

Created / Published

  • Saint David, Maine; Madawaska, Maine, June 27, 1991 - June 28, 1991

Headings

  • -  Folklore--Maine
  • -  Photographs
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  Documentary photographs
  • -  United States -- Maine -- Aroostook County -- Saint David
  • -  United States -- Maine -- Aroostook County -- Madawaska

Genre

  • Photographs
  • Ethnography
  • Documentary photographs

Notes

  • -  Index data: These images document three separate documentary fieldwork events: the "Acadian Mass" at Saint David Church in Saint David, Me (photographed 6/27/91), "The Story of the Acadians," presented at the Madawaska High School library in Madawaska, Me. (photographed 6/28/91) and the Acadian Supper sponsored by the Madawaska Town Council and held in the Saint David church basement in Saint David, Me (photographed 6/28/91) . For further details, consult MAP-L0-A009, MAP-LO-AOIO, MAP-LO-A11, and MAP-LOF6/28/91.A; [2-10, document the "Acadian Mass" celebrated at the Saint David Church in Saint David, Me. on the morning of 27 June 1991 in conjunction with the Fourteenth Acadian Festival (Madawaska, Me.)]; 2, Member of the congregation costumed in "Acadian dress" delivers reading during the Mass; 3-5, Parishioners carrying commemorative family banners lead clergy and congregation in the annual "Acadian Mass" procession down to the "Acadian Landing Site" located close to the Saint David Church by the banks of the Saint John River; 6, Geraldine Chasse (Saint David, Me.) and unidentified local parishioner, wearing "Acadian" costumes, standing in front of family reunion commemorative markers at the "Acadian Landing Site" following the "Acadian Mass" procession; 7, Parishioners carrying commemorative family banners lead clergy and congregation in the annual "Acadian Mass" procession down to the "Acadian Landing Site" located close to the Saint David Church by the banks of the Saint John River; 8, Family banner carriers pose with their banners in front of their respective family reunion commemorative markers at the "Acadian Landing Site" following the "Acadian Mass" procession; 9, Monseigneur Chalut addresses parishioners who have gathered at the "Acadian Cross" at the "Acadian Landing Site" following the "Acadian Mass" at Saint David Church; 10, Parishioners listen to local clergy and dignitaries speak at the "Acadian Landing Site" following the "Acadian Mass" at Saint David Church; [11-25, document a free public event entitled "Story of the Acadians," featuring presentations by Ms. Bernette Albert [Madawaska, Me.] and Mr. Rosaire Sirois [Caribou, Me.]. "Story of the Acadians," an activity of the Fourteenth Acadian Festival, was presented at the Madawaska High School library, Madawaska, Me. on the morning of 28 June 1991]; 11, ship knee, a support timber cut from the junction of a tree trunk and limb, formerly used as an architectural brace in local framed timber buildings; brought for display by Mr. Rosaire Sirois; 12, sausage stuffing mill used for making boudin (blood sausage); brought in for display by Mr. Rosaire Sirois; 13, counter in front of the audience seating area decorated with display items brought in by Mr. Rosaire Sirois; on the floor in front of the counter: a tin tub formerly used for the weekly family bath, an old fence rail, and a potato barrel formerly used for harvesting potatoes; on the counter top: a sausage stuffing mill formerly used for making boudin (blood sausage), a ship knee, and a split ash basket formerly used for harvesting potatoes; leaning against the back wall is a large plank of pitsawn lumber; 14, Ms. Bernette Albert, wearing an "Acadian costume," speaks to the audience about the history of the Acadians; 15-18, Mr. Rosaire Sirois speaks to the audience about local culture and occupational history, explaining the items which he has brought in for display; 19-20, Mr. Rosaire Sirois swings a "cric-crac" a ratchet traditionally used by the local Catholic clergy during Holy Week to call parishioners to church; 21, Mr. Rosaire, holding an old-fashioned bath tub and explaining to the audience the weekly ritual of the family Saturday night bath with which he grew up; 22, Mr. Rosaire Sirois speaks to the audience about local culture and occupational history, explaining the items which he has brought in for display; 23, Mr. Rosaire Sirois demonstrating the use of a sausage stuffing mill formerly used for making homemade boudin, a blood sausage; 24-25, Mr. Rosaire Sirois, who operates a small blade sharpening business, stands in front of his service truck in the Madawaska High School parking lot following his presentation; [26-36A, photographed by David Whitman, document the Acadian Supper sponsored by the Madawaska Town Council and held in the Saint David church basement in Saint David, Me. on the evening of 28 June 1991]; 26, three ladies from the volunteer staff gather supper plates to be served from the kitchen crew; 27, supper-goers enjoying meal; costumed diners are members of the "Acadian Singers," who provided a short concert during the meal; 28, volunteer hostess at the wine and cheese table; 29-31, supper-goers enjoying meal; costumed diners are members of the "Acadian Singers," who provided a short concert during the meal; 32, fieldworkers Lisa Ornstein and Ray Brassieur enjoying their suppers; 33-35, volunteer kitchen crew serving up supper plates; one lady is serving baked potatoes out of a large rectangular baking tin and pouring gravy over them; another lady is serving up cooked fiddle head ferns; 36, supper-goers enjoying meal; 36, volunteer staff gather meals to be served from the kitchen crew; 36A, supper-goers enjoying meal

Medium

  • 35 mm black-and-white film negatives

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Call number: AFC 1991/029: LO-B002-61408
  • Field project identifier: MAP-LO-B002-61408

Source Collection

  • Maine Acadian Cultural Survey collection (AFC 1991/029)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

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Chicago citation style:

Brassieur, C. Ray, David A Whitman, and Lisa Ornstein. Acadian Mass, Saint David, Maine; Story of the Acadians, presented at Madawaska High School, Madawaska, Maine; Acadian Mass, Saint David, Maine. United States Saint David Aroostook County Maine Madawaska, 1991. Saint David, Maine; Madawaska, Maine, - June 28, 1991. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1991029_lo_b002_61408/.

APA citation style:

Brassieur, C. R., Whitman, D. A. & Ornstein, L. (1991) Acadian Mass, Saint David, Maine; Story of the Acadians, presented at Madawaska High School, Madawaska, Maine; Acadian Mass, Saint David, Maine. United States Saint David Aroostook County Maine Madawaska, 1991. Saint David, Maine; Madawaska, Maine, - June 28, 1991. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1991029_lo_b002_61408/.

MLA citation style:

Brassieur, C. Ray, David A Whitman, and Lisa Ornstein. Acadian Mass, Saint David, Maine; Story of the Acadians, presented at Madawaska High School, Madawaska, Maine; Acadian Mass, Saint David, Maine. Saint David, Maine; Madawaska, Maine, - June 28, 1991. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc1991029_lo_b002_61408/>.