Tag Archives: Dorchester

1813 – Recruiting Acadians

Seventy actors and choristers have created a collective piece of theatre which explores the recruitment of the Acadians during the War of 1812. The bilingual program consists of four original short plays created for this event interspersed with music by the Choeur Neil Michaud singing both traditional Acadian folksongs and military songs of the period.… Continue Reading

Debra Komar Appearances in Moncton Area this Week

Writer and forensic anthropologist Debra Komar is in the Moncton area this week talking about her new book The Ballad of Jacob Peck, a tale of historic true crime about an infamous murder that took place in the Shediac area in 1805, recently published by Goose Lane Editions. Debra will appear at: Shediac Public Library, Thursday… Continue Reading

Tea with Mrs. Park

by Rhonda Herrington Bulmer We had been visiting there for a couple of hours, Mom, my sister, my brother and I. Mom had brought us next door to chat with Mrs. Park. I stared out her picture window in the front room and saw that it was sunny and warm and there wasn’t much wind—an… Continue Reading