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     The Evangeline Region. This region covers an area of about 130 square kilometres (55 square miles). If you 
     
     drive along Route 11, you can go from one end of the Evangeline Region to the other in less than half an hour. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Acknowledgements 
     
    
   
   
    
     Many people helped me during the preparation of this booklet and I would like 
     
     to extend my warmest thanks to them all. First, I would like to acknowledge the 
     
     invaluable co-operation I received from the staff at the following institutions: the 
     
     Centre d’études acadiennes at the Université de Moncton, the Acadian Museum on 
     
     the Island and the Public Archives of Prince Edward Island. Genealogists Stephen 
     
     White and William Arsenault were of great help with regard to the history of the 
     
     founding families. I would like to thank Sally Ross for translating the book, Edward 
     
     MacDonald for editing the translation and Florine Després and Jean Cormier for their 
     
     musical transcriptions. I am grateful to Barbara Morgan and Jacques Boudreau for 
     
     reproducing so skillfully many of the old photos. I would also like to acknowledge 
     
     the excellent work of the graphic designers, Raymond and Josette Thériault. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Finally, I would like to express my sincerest thanks to all the individuals and 
     
     institutions who gave me permission to publish photos from their collections. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Georges Arsenault