About the Genealogy Database

Since 2024, the Centre acadien's genealogical database is accessible online and free of charge on WEBTREES. To access it, simply create a user account (see "Accessing the Database")

The database contains 66 family trees, grouped by Acadian family names of Baie Sainte-Marie and southwest Nova Scotia.

We invite users to inform us of any errors found in the database.

Accessing the Database

To access and use the database, each person needs to create a user account by choosing a login and password.

Create an Account

1. Create your account by completing this form
2. Validate your account using the link sent to your e-mail address (if you can’t find the link, please check your spam folder)
3. Receive an e-mail confirming that your account has been approved (this may take up to several working days).
4. Access the database with your login details (e-mail and password)

Access the database

Using the Database

Searching

1. Make sure you select the surname in "Family Trees" before making a search.
2. Enter the person's full name in the search bar
or
In "Search", choose either "General search" or "Advanced search" and type the person’s full name.

Generating Descendant Reports

Select the "Descendants" report and choose 5 generations or less. Beyond that, the report will contain errors.

Starting a Genealogy search

For anyone new to genealogy, we invite you to consult these online genealogy guides, which offer excellent advice:

1. Government of Canada for resources and tips on how to begin your genealogy research
2. Nova Scotia Archives

Other resources for Acadien family genealogy

Other available resources include the Nova Scotia Provincial Archives database, which can be searched in English only, as well as the following reference works:

1. Genealogy Dictionary of Acadian families by Stephen A. White
2. Genealogical Dictionary of French-Canadian Family by Cyprien Tanguay

List of archival holdings

The Centre Acadien has a rich archival collection, encompassing textual documents, photographs, maps, sound and video recordings. These holdings are available to browse. 

The Acadian Center is an archive founded in 1972 by J. Alphonse Deveau, historian, writer, schoolteacher, and pioneer in Acadian studies. Affiliated with Université Sainte-Anne, it holds archival collections and a genealogical database of Acadian families from Clare.

The mission of the Centre acadien is to collect, preserve and organize the documentary cultural resources relating to Acadian culture, language, and history, particularly within Nova Scotia; to make these cultural resources available to the academic community and the public; and to promote the Center, and its archives throughout the Atlantic provinces, across Canada, and internationally.