Here is the team of young workers who worked to produce the present Web site of the Digital Archives of the Argyle District Acadians.
Left to right: Pierrette d'Entremont, Matthew Wood (Gérant), Diane Amirault, et Vanessa d'Entremont.
Diane Amirault: I graduated from the Nova Scotia Community College, Burridge Campus with a certificate in Office Information Technology. I live in Lower West Pubnico with my daughter Bailey and my partner Trevor Muise. I am the daughter of Doris and Daryl à Bibi (Alphonse) à Meum (William) à Mathurin à Paul à Simon à Ange à Jacque I à François (dit Tourangeau) Amirault.
Pierrette d'Entremont: Returned to Pubnico after my studies at the University of Ottawa, I settled in this village with my daughter Ilona and my partner Logan Lombard. For all those who may find it interesting, I am the daughter of Lorna and Hugh à Léo à Vinaigre (Antoine) à Barrio (Louis Philippe) à Philippe à Benoni à Jacques II à Jacques I à Philippe Mius d'Entremont.
Vanessa d'Entremont: This is my first work term after returning from maternity leave. I reside in West Pubnico with my husband Pierre and son Ethan. I am the daughter of Verna and Gerald à Isaïe à Alfred à Victor à Jean André à Hilaire à Paul à Jacques II à Jacques I à Philippe Mius d'Entremont.
Matthew Wood: Being of both English and French descent -- a potentially awkward position in this project -- I might consider myself a hybrid of sorts, but I prefer to think of my ancestry as providing me with the best of both worlds. My mother's side of the family links me to my Bourque and Muise roots, and my father, a genealogical guru, has linked his side to the arrival of the Loyalist vessel the Mayflower in Plymouth, Massachusetts. To quote someone in the museum, whose name eludes me, "I have it made." I'm proud of my cultures, and though the present website outlines some dark days in the history of our fair province, it is an honour to be involved in a project that will prevent some of history's events from repeating themselves. After high school I attended Dalhousie University for two years, majoring in English and French, and after which I began a figurative search to "find myself". I don't know what my future endeavours will include, but I hope to share them with someone very special whose influence has fueled me during the course of this site's development.
Take a virtual tour of the Acadian Museum and the Research Centre "Les archives Père Clarence d'Entremont" to see our work environment.