The Deportation
The Tragedy

A stained-glass window showing an Acadian family despairing during the deportation in 1755 in front of a blazing village. – The stained-glass window “Le Drame” (The Drama) illustrates a heart-wrenching instance of an Acadian family’s despair during the Deportation of 1755. You can see a man, a woman and children in a dark atmosphere, while a village burning in red flames in the background reminds the viewer of the destruction of homes by British authorities.

En 1755, les autorités britanniques déportent par bateaux les habitants acadiens de Grand Pré.

Les soldats expulsent les Acadiens de leurs terres fertiles, puis incendient leurs maisons et leurs cultures.

Source: Musée acadien de l’université de Moncton

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