FOREWARD This souvenir book has been put together to help us celebrate the 50th an¬ niversary of Stella Maris Parish . It is designed to give you an insight into our parish history. By looking at a census of this parish, it is quite easy to conclude that the great majority of parishioners are of Acadian descent. In view of this fact, we felt it was appropriate to give some information on the early Acadians. Since the parish did not suddenly exist but was the natural conclusion to growth from the 1790's to 1936, we have also lightly touched on this area. The main part of the book, however, deals with the Stella Maris Parish (1936-1986) — the Church, the Convent, and the School. We trust that you will find the matters treated in this book interesting and informative. Pictures which are rare are included. Lists of school teachers and Sisters and a list of all the parishioners from the census of 1982, and pictures of groups that are presently active in the Parish, are given toward the end of the book.