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from any of these prominent online booksellers:
Are
you thirsting for more information about your roots? A visit to the Mi'kmaq Resource Center (MRC) at the Cape Breton
University should be a part of your heritage journey in Nova Scotia. Revisiting Anne Marie may be found in the library
there -- and you'll see it listed when you visit the Suggested Further Reading page on the MRC site. The original article, Finding Anne Marie, is also referenced among the Essays listed with the MRC. Librarians: Revisiting Anne Marie is fully registered by the Library of Congress, effective March 12, 2009,
with the certificate of copyright registration on file. Request Revisiting Anne Marie from your local bookseller and ask your local library to
order -- here's how:
Independent retailers, and librarians, may place orders for Revisiting Anne Marie directly with Booksurge.com.
Here is the information that you'll need to provide your local library or bookstore should you wish to see this book on
their shelves (and in your hands!): | Author: | Marie Rundquist | | Paperback:
| 138 pages | | Publisher: | BookSurge Publishing | | Publication Date: | February 07, 2009 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 143920500 |
Reviews received from Revisiting
Anne Marie readers living in the US and Canada:
"Hi Marie,
I too got to read your book at the museum last week. Its was great, I just could not put
it down, I didn't get much work done, I read the whole book...Great writing and a marvelous story. Everyone should have
a copy." --Ellen
Hunt, MBGRRA Director, Nova Scotia, Canada
"Marie,
I want to tell you, and everyone, how much I enjoyed reading your book, "Revisiting
Anne Marie". If there is anyone [on this list] who hasn't read it, PLEASE get your hands on a copy. I guarantee you
will love it. It is very factual and informative, but conversational , making it engaging and intriguing at the same time.
Marie, you are an impressive investigator! I should hire you to uncover the hidden secrets of my own family tree..." --Terry Deveau, Nova Scotia, Canada "Hello Marie, I finished reading your book and I must first congratulate you on your
tenacity and resolve to write about your lost lineage; what a marvellous job you did and so meticulously detailed. It clearly
shows the hours of work and research you put into this book. You succeeded very well in bringing across the story of your
ancestors and mine, the life they lived and their undying resolve to carry on. The strength and fortitude they demonstrated
has remained intact to this day. You are clearly a prime example of this undying resolve. Again, congratulations on a job
well done!! " --A.
Theriault, Nova Scotia, Canada. "I love how you interweave the family histories with the political histories and that
Revisiting Anne Marie is nicely footnoted, with lots of source citations that include both the printed and on-line references.
I found that the Nova Scotia map on pp 52 -53 was especially helpful in following your travels and I greatly appreciate your
including the original article, "Finding Anne Marie" in the book -- it keeps it all in one handy place."
--A. Miller, Virginia, USA "You
began your search in Nova Scotia, visiting La Have, Bear River, Port-Royal and Grand-Pré, not forgetting Louisbourg
and Chéticamp and myriad places in-between. In each place you've gleaned some piece of your background, which you've
willingly shared with us. Your writing flows so smoothly and interestingly that we follow your steps willingly, hating to
put the book down for any reason, short of a heart attack. Your story was so moving that, at times, the hair would stand
up on the back of my neck. I really had the sensation that you were travelling in Anne-Marie's footsteps and that she
was accompanying you on your journey!
Thank you for bringing our ancestors to life for us, hardships and all, and for
helping us understand the tough times they experienced throughout their lives. All in all, Marie, this was an enthralling
read!"
--Jean-Doris
LeBlanc, Genealogist, Nova Scotia, Canada
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"It was definitely a treat and a major learning experience to read about Marie's tracing of her ancestors
steps in Acadia. I am very impressed with the effort and dedication that was required by Marie Rundquist in order
to uncover so much family history and then to visit the applicable geographic sites. [Revisiting Anne Marie] certainly
enhanced my knowledge of my own family history. Thank you Marie." --Paul Tufts,
Nova Scotia, Canada "It is rare that I will read a book through
and through in one sitting. Once I started, I couldn't put it down. [Revisiting Anne Marie] is wonderfully
written, informative and must have been a labor of love for you. It was very easy to follow all that you talked
about. A lot of the people in parts 3 and 4 fit in my lines, how neat? It will take me some time to sort it out
to see who fits where. I hope that I can make a connection. I too went to Bear River [Nova Scotia] and visited the heritage
center...One other thing that struck my fancy, was about your Grandmother being born in Biloxi, Mississippi...during the early
1900's, prior to 1920, my grand-father moved his family from New Iberia to Biloxi. I was very excited throughout reading
your book. I loved it."
--Rogers Romero, board member, Acadian Memorial, St. Martinville, Louisiana "I just completed your book "Revisiting Anne Marie".
WOW! What an amazing journey you have had and will continue to have as you delve further into your Acadian-Mi'kmac heritage.
I was mesmerized as I continued to read on and on. So many of your reflections and emotions mirrored my own as I continue
to assist my mother in her genealogical
research.
"I want to thank you for your awe-inspiring writing of your own
personal journey and also for taking the time to travel down to Louisiana and meet all of us. I know we did not have a chance
to talk much with all the goings-on of everything these past few days but I want you to know that you touched us both very
deeply.
"You
have also re-ignited my passion for writing and I have decided to begin a journal of my own journey as I find out for myself
(and not just from the endless handwritten pedigree charts and family group sheets of my mother's
research) the true identity of my ancestors, how they lived and loved, and just how much they have handed down to me through
the bloodlines."
--Christine Guidry Law, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
"The
book [Revisiting Anne Marie] was wonderful, I enjoyed the history, the journey, the DNA reseach, your humour and will recommend
it to all my family and friends that have that "ache in their hearts" to know where they come from..."
--Yvelle Marie Robicheau
Dupere, Nova Scotia, Canada
"Like Marie, I, too, remember the thrill
of discovery in keeping with my own mtDNA results. It is absolutely amazing how this aspect of science makes one's history,
one's pedigree, one's genealogy, come alive; so much so, in fact, that one then embarks on a journey of a different
sort. An avid researcher, I know only too well the importance of sourcing
and validating information, as Marie has done throughout the text. I thank her for taking the time to compose her story.
May it also inspire many others to grow closer to their own heritage, rebuilding their own family relationships in the process.
--Michele Doucette, Atlantic Canada, author of A Travel in Time to Grand Pré
"Marie, I would like to say how much I really appreciate all the work and
dedication you put into researching Anne Marie. She is also my ancestor and, because of your book, I now understand a piece
of my past that before was unknown to me. You have brought Anne Marie out of obscurity to remain alive forever in the hearts
and minds of her many descendants. Thank you!"
--Rachel
Turner, Florida, USA
An Artist's Tribute from Living Legend Bernie David, of Lafayette, Lousisana, Traditional Cajun Heritage Musician... "Le Valse de Anne Marie"...a beautiful, Cajun-style
musical tribute to Anne Marie and her story.. In
August of 2009, while visiting Nova Scotia, I was fortunate to have the experience of listening to cousin Bernie David of
Lafayette, Louisiana, sing Le Valse de Anne Marie, his special tribute to the story of Anne Marie's life, described in
Revisiting Anne Marie, composed within only two weeks after he read the book. I had heard an earlier rendition of the
song, played over the telephone by Mr. David, and can say that the live version of the song was nothing short of breath-taking,
so real was the emotion he conveyed in his singing and lovely was the melody.
Mr. David has has performed
the song, Le Valse de Anne Marie, which he sings in French accompanied by his beautiful, traditional Cajun-style accordion
music, at heritage events in Louisiana and also Nova Scotia, where he performed this song in the Church at Grand Pre and also
at the Mi'kmaq-Acadian Reunion in La Have, to the pleasure and delight of all who had the opportunity to hear it.
Thank you, Bernie, for your wonderful musical tribute to Anne Marie, and the story of Revisiting Anne Marie, and for your
celebration of your Mi'kmaq - Acadian heritage! Fans of Bernie David's La Valse de Anne Marie song: Click here to download an MP3 for your own personal use and enjoyment!
"Bonjour Marie, First of all, let me say you have rekindled my thirst for knowledge of our ancestral family
lines. Congratulations on your release of Revisiting Anne Marie. When I heard a couple of weeks ago of its availability,
I had it overnighted from Amazon.com for next day delivery before I caught a 7 pm flight to New Orleans for Easter weekend
to visit my 93 year old mother (who is also a Marie). UPS pulled up in front the house as my wife and I were getting
ready to head to the airport. By the time we got to New Orleans, I had completely finished my first reading. Bravo………with
three standing ovations..."
--Earl
J. David dit Saint Michel of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
"Bonjour Marie, This afternoon, I sat down in my favourite chair and opened your book “Revisiting Anne Marie”.
Four uninterrupted hours later, I had read it from cover to cover. I thoroughly enjoyed the book as I was transported
in the past to a period of which I had learned about in school but never from this perspective.
Your skillful interweaving of past historical events and how these directly intertwined
with Anne Marie and her descendants brought a whole new outlook in regards to Acadian history. It made me realise more than
ever how courageous and steadfast these early pioneers were in their determination to keep what was justly theirs and ensure
that all their descendants keep their rightful places in the historical archives. I was especially touched by a passage in your book, even more so of its implications (pages
27-28-29) Membertou’s baptism in 1610 …What a remarkable personage and what a legacy he left … his own
“vital principle” continues today in the lives of his descendants.
Congratulations on your successful achievement in revisiting Anne Marie and keeping alive
a heritage so dear and priceless...Thankfully,
Yours,"
--P. Theriault, Nova Scotia, Canada.
"When I was publishing an online magazine, Késsinnimek - Roots - Racine,
I had the distinct pleasure of including a series of articles by Marie Rundquist, entitled "Finding Anne Marie: The Hidden
History of Our Acadian Ancestors." Now, two years later, with more research and study, she has published "Revisiting
Anne Marie: How an American Woman of Seventeenth-Century Nova Scotia and a DNA Match Redefine American Heritage."
From this research, Marie and her family followed the trail to find Anne Marie and the land on which she lived. This second
book rivets the reader's attention to details of the land of Anne Marie. The words spring out from the pages as if the
reader is there with Marie detailing the life, the family, the person of Anne Marie. Her words are reinforced with beautiful
and meaningful images, photos and maps. ...You, also, the reader, will feel like you are joining Marie and Anne Marie's
footsteps as you read through this excellent book."
--Norm Léveillée, Editor Késsinnimek -
Roots - Racine
www.leveillee.net
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