tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079877794128349006.post2144237859407048697..comments2023-07-12T11:02:54.477-05:00Comments on Musings of an Artist's Wife: The Saga of the AcadiansWendy Rodrigue Magnushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289447655110009690noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079877794128349006.post-49700081433355293572015-09-30T11:22:43.408-05:002015-09-30T11:22:43.408-05:00So excited to read this an see all the paintings! ...So excited to read this an see all the paintings! <br />My ancestry is both Rodrigue an Landry. My mother Eunice Rodrigue married Richard Landry.<br />Thanks Wendy for this post! My name is Elaine Landry.Maw Mawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278914903825154478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079877794128349006.post-71008472008345664932015-03-02T09:28:07.302-06:002015-03-02T09:28:07.302-06:00Thank you, Wendy, for sharing this part of the Rod...Thank you, Wendy, for sharing this part of the Rodrigue history. I am also a Rodrigue. I didn't have a chance to meet George my first cousin because of circumstances. I wish I could have met him. Love his paintings of Blue Dog, an all paintings. My mother was Eunice Rodrigue, her brothers an sisters were, Anthony, Cyrus, Robert, Roberta, Doris. Thank you again.Maw Mawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278914903825154478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079877794128349006.post-82570990434509321852012-05-12T23:36:16.997-05:002012-05-12T23:36:16.997-05:00Thank you, Anon. I greatly appreciate the clarifi...Thank you, Anon. I greatly appreciate the clarification as well as the history. Thank you for this addition to the post.Wendy Rodrigue Magnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289447655110009690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079877794128349006.post-81359626450121221092012-05-12T22:37:34.895-05:002012-05-12T22:37:34.895-05:00The writing on this pic is inaccurate. The wording...The writing on this pic is inaccurate. The wording makes it appear that it is two pics of the same group of girls. One may trust my credibility of my post because my mother Hilda Fremaux Gott is in the top pic( top row , far right). The top pic is a group of young ladies in 1932. Area cities in South Louisiana picked a young girl to represent their local hometown in Novia Scotia. In 1932,they left South Louisiana via train with Sen. Dudley J. Leblanc. Thirty years later, in 1962, the trek to Novia Scotia was renewed also with Sen. Dudley J. Leblanc as their sponsor. During both years, the party of young ladies stopped for a visit at the White House prior to their destination of Novia ScotiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079877794128349006.post-34120880074606033172011-01-05T08:40:03.786-06:002011-01-05T08:40:03.786-06:00Hi Bryan, The series is the same; it's just t...Hi Bryan, The series is the same; it's just that these fifteen are the ones George designated as the official 'Saga,' because the original paintings travel together throughout the state, representing the Acadian story. <br /><br />He chose these fifteen specifically to remain together, both in this story and as a collection.<br /><br />Many thanks for your comments and for reading. All best, WendyWendy Rodrigue Magnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289447655110009690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079877794128349006.post-66507007195815491012011-01-04T18:21:21.590-06:002011-01-04T18:21:21.590-06:00Hello Wendy, this is an AWESOME site. I have a qu...Hello Wendy, this is an AWESOME site. I have a question. What is the difference between this and the "Saga of the Cajuns" which I have seen advertised as a 25 painting series. What is the history of that series? I was getting ready to buy some numbered prints of it but I want to verify with you that it is indeed a Rodrigue series and get some history on it.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />BryanBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570397174466877909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079877794128349006.post-44799646329139639242011-01-03T09:58:38.771-06:002011-01-03T09:58:38.771-06:00Thank you, Terry. George and I also enjoyed meeti...Thank you, Terry. George and I also enjoyed meeting you and Natasha in Santa Fe, and we look forward to seeing you both again!Wendy Rodrigue Magnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289447655110009690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079877794128349006.post-86817725824202877792011-01-03T09:43:47.386-06:002011-01-03T09:43:47.386-06:00very interesting post, Wendy. Great Blog. It was...very interesting post, Wendy. Great Blog. It was a pleasure meeting you. Terry DunnLaPortehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18172904581750784701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079877794128349006.post-5849393667268034282010-06-14T07:40:07.521-05:002010-06-14T07:40:07.521-05:00Interesting comments everyone --- Thank you for wr...Interesting comments everyone --- Thank you for writing in.<br />WendyWendy Rodrigue Magnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289447655110009690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079877794128349006.post-62581413796476122442010-06-12T15:44:43.599-05:002010-06-12T15:44:43.599-05:00My husband and I are both French Canadian and desc...My husband and I are both French Canadian and descendants of the Acadian people. Both families were the first settlers of Nova Scotia, and never left as they were hidden and protected by the local Indians. Generations later, most of my family had settled in New England, with most of his remaining in Nova Scotia.<br /><br />My mother-in-law shares stories about this period all the time, and would surely love to know about Mr. Rodrigue's work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079877794128349006.post-48058674268356113942010-05-26T10:20:33.050-05:002010-05-26T10:20:33.050-05:00Not all the Acadians went to Louisiana. I live in ...Not all the Acadians went to Louisiana. I live in Northern Maine and I am a descendant of the Acadians also. Some of the group were forced to settle on the St. John River. Some are in Maine and some in New Brunswick.Mary Bethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079877794128349006.post-80601376734073502622010-03-26T17:27:28.944-05:002010-03-26T17:27:28.944-05:00I took my mother to Nova Scotia for her 65th birth...I took my mother to Nova Scotia for her 65th birthday. We stood in front of the deportation cross and were silent as we stood on the same place that was the last soil they touched before landing in Louisiana. We visited Grand Pre and went to Breaux's Point and other places significant to all Acadians. It's a beautiful place and every Cajun should visit.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing the information and the pictures. Like everything else he creates, beautiful and touching.Kimberlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079877794128349006.post-60099725284231032052010-03-21T12:03:00.616-05:002010-03-21T12:03:00.616-05:00very interestingvery interestingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8079877794128349006.post-64149268910473508122010-03-21T11:26:57.910-05:002010-03-21T11:26:57.910-05:00I have two small prints ("Last Novena for Gab...I have two small prints ("Last Novena for Gabriel" and "He-bert.."). I'm descended from Acadians and have always loved Mr. Rodrigue's work! Thanks for sharing the stories.Anne N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00993287716580866286noreply@blogger.com