A home dating back to Acadian re-settlement in Clare has won $10,000 in a national contest.
La Vieille Maison in Meteghan dates back to the late 1700’s and is the most well-preserved Acadian home since the British-ordered deportation.
The home-turned-museum came in second place in “The Next Great Save” contest with more than 52,000 votes.
It a competition to help save or upgrade a heritage place in communities across our country.
Dan Robichaud with La Vieille Maison society says the community stepped up.
“Nobody would have thought that there would be such an overwhelming response from the community. It wasn’t just Clare, it was all over Southwestern Nova Scotia and the rest of the province,” says Robichaud.
He reveals plans for the money.
“It will put us in a position with other sources of fundraising to put a roof on that building between now and summer. We will be able to waterproof that house.”
The Duncan Train Station in BC took top spot an won $50,000.
Robichaud says their goal is to have the museum up and running for the World Acadian Congress in 2024.
