South Louisiana Churches to Mark Tragic Acadian Expulsion

An interesting article on a annual big event coming up regarding the tragic Acadian Diaspora. (Or war wrime as ome still refer to it down here)

Churches to mark Acadian diaspora
ST. MARTINVILLE - A "Day of Commemoration" memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. on July 28 at St. Martin De Tours Catholic Church.

As mandated by the Queen's Proclamation of Dec. 9, 2003, and with the support of the Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, all churches in the Acadiana region are asked to toll the church bells at 6 p.m. on July 28 in remembrance of the day that the Acadian Deportation Order was signed by British officials in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The signing of the Order by the British Lt. Gov. Charles Lawrence brought about the Diaspora which commenced on Sept. 5, 1755 and resulted in the removal of Acadians from their homelands in Acadie, present-day Nova Scotia. From 1755 to 1763, more than 7,000 (half of the population) perished.
The "Day of Commemoration" event honors the memory of Acadians who died during the years of the deportation.
Brenda Comeaux Trahan, Curator Director of the Acadian Memorial, and Monsignor Douglas Courville of St. Martin De Tours invite all to join in a spiritual memorial to remember the Acadian victims who died during the years of the deportation.
The ceremony will be followed by a prayerful procession to the Acadian Memorial Deportation Cross and the closing ceremony. There will also be a short reception and later a communal dinner at local restaurants in St. Martinville (Dutch treat).