Category Archives: Maryland

Acadian Maryland Historical Marker Unveiling

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Acadians, as we know, are a French-Canadian people who settled at Port Royal, Nova Scotia, in 1605 (replica above) and intermarried with the Native people, primarily Mi’kmaq. They were expelled from Canada by the British in 1755 and set adrift, … Continue reading →

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Paul Heinegg’s Native Heritage Introduction

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Paul Heinegg on his website http://www.freeafricanamericans.com provides the following (extracted) introductory material focused primarily on the records involving Native Americans in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. After the Civil War, light-skinned African Americans who owned land in the Southeast did not fit … Continue reading →