Acadian Battlefield Monument

Posted on June 3, 2018April 21, 2020 by MyNB

The Acadian Battlefield, the site of the Battle of Hillsborough, is historically significant because of the pivotal role it played in the history of eastern Canada. Despite their victory here, the Aca... Read More

Tonge’s Island

Posted on November 27, 2017April 23, 2020 by MyNB

Tonge’s Island National Historic Site of Canada is located on a triangular section of land known as the Tantramar Marsh, near Sackville. An important Acadian settlement, the site consists of a low h... Read More

Village of Memramcook

Posted on November 2, 2017September 24, 2020 by MyNB

Memramcook, sometimes also spelt Memramcouke or Memramkouke, is a village in Westmorland County. Located in southeastern New Brunswick, the community is predominantly people of Acadian descent who spe... Read More

Town of Caraquet

Posted on September 3, 2017September 24, 2020 by MyNB

Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay on  the Acadian Peninsula, the name Caraquet is derived from the Mi’kmaq term for meeting of two rivers. The Caraquet River and Rivière du Nord flow in... Read More

Village of Hillsborough

Posted on August 23, 2017September 24, 2020 by MyNB

The Village of Hillsborough is in Albert County. It is situated on a hill overlooking the Petitcodiac River near the intersection of Route 910 and Route 114. Hillsborough is the largest settlement in ... Read More

Fort Gaspareaux

Posted on July 27, 2017April 21, 2020 by MyNB

Fort Gaspareaux (later Fort Monckton) was a French fort at the head of Baie Verte near the mouth of the Gaspareaux River and just southeast of the modern village of Port Elgin, on the Northumberland S... Read More