Eastern Eye: A Nova Scotia Filmography ~ 1899-1973

Acadian celebration 

Producing Agency:   Associated Screen News

Production Date:   1955

Format:   16 mm, b&w

Synopsis – ceremonies at Grand Pre National Historic Park, led by Cardinal Leger. Various participants in period costumes take part in a special mass followed by the unveiling of a plaque honouring poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Repository:   National Film Board of Canada, Stock Shot Library

Subjects:
Acadian celebration
Monuments, fountains, etc.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Religious celebrations

Genre:
Newsreels

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