View of the community of St. Joseph in Memramcook, New Brunswick. The view is from the Memramcook marsh and shows Saint-Thomas de Memramcook Church, erected in 1856.

Memramcook (2001 population: 4,719) is a Canadian village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 719 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (956 × 797 pixel, file size: 585 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) View of the community of St. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 719 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (956 × 797 pixel, file size: 585 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) View of the community of St. ... Westmorland County (2001 population 124,688) is located in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ...

It is located in the Memramcook River valley from which it derives its name. The community is predominantly Acadian who speak the Chiac derivative of the French language and are informally called "Cookers". Its population meets the requirements for "town" status under the Municipalities Act of the Province of New Brunswick, however its municipal status has not been changed. The Acadians (French: Acadiens) are the descendants of the 17th-century French colonists who settled in Acadia (located on the northern portion of North Americas east coast). ... Chiac is an Acadian French vernacular mixed with English, spoken in the south-east Canada, especially among youth near Moncton, Memramcook and Shediac. ...

As part of a flood-control strategy, there are several aboiteau (dykes) systems along the Memramcook River. Afsluitdijk, a 32 km dike in the Netherlands. ...

Memramcook is often called the "Berceau de l'Acadie", which translates to "cradle of Acadia". It was here in 1881 that the First Acadian National Convention was held, and where the feast of the Assumption (August 15) was adopted as the national feast day of the Acadians. Flag History  - Established 1604  - English conquest 1713 Acadia (1754) Acadia (in the French language lAcadie) was the name given to a colonial territory in northeastern North America that included parts of eastern Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and modern-day New England, stretching as far south as Philadelphia. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Assumption has been a subject of Christian art for centuries. ...

After the deportation of Acadians, the preservation and renaissance of the Acadian culture began in this picturesque village, largely as a result of the intervention of the seminary/collegiate at College St-Joseph - one of the founding colleges of the Université de Moncton. View of the main building of the former College St. ... The Université de Moncton is a French language university in Moncton, New Brunswick serving the Acadian community of Atlantic Canada. ...

The village of Memramcook comprises several adjacent communities including St-Joseph, College Bridge, Boudreau village, Belliveau Village, Beaumont, Fort Folly, Pre-d'en-Haut, Gautreau Village, Dover, La Montain, McGinley, Old Shediac Road, Memramcook-Est, Le Lac and Breau Creek.

Memramcook is also known for it's particular use of Acadian slang. A certain popular saying includes: "Whatever man", pronounced what·v·rrr.

External links

• Village Web site
• Monument Lefebvre National Historic Site featuring the exhibit "Odyssey of the Acadian People"

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