Treasured Trees Genealogy Services by Nicole Gallant Nunes

05/12/2026

My full episode discussing Acadian history and my Acadian Expulsion Memorial List Project with Jesse Martineau on The French-Canadian Legacy Podcast is now available!

This week we welcome Genealogist Nicole Gallant-Nunes to the podcast. You’ll learn about what inspired Nicole to become a Genealogist and her journey to beco...

05/07/2026

Here is the preview of my episode with Jesse Martineau of the French-Canadian Legacy Podcast! The full episode will be published next week where we discuss the history of the Acadians and my Acadian Expulsion Memorial List Project.

Get your calendars out because Jesse has some dates for some events you'll want to remember then he'll let you know about next week's guest, Nicole Gallant-N...

05/02/2026

Hi all! Part 3 of my Acadian Expulsion Memorial List project is now available as of 1 May 2026. Part 3 includes all of the names from the previous versions of Part 1 (published Dec 2024) and Part 2 (published Jun 2025).

Over the past year I’ve added over 600 more names to this list of Acadians who tragically died as a result of the Acadian Expulsion. Part 3, now with over 5,545 names, will likely be the final installment, but I will make additions and corrections over time as needed.

It’s been nearly 2 years since I began this project and unsurprisingly, it’s brought waves of intense emotions. The immense sadness for our ancestors and relatives having go to through this prolonged physical and emotional hardship, the deep-seated anger that all this was so completely unnecessary and most of all, the overwhelming pride in their fortitude and determination to ensure that the Acadian culture would not be erased. I am honored to shed light on parts of their stories and hopefully help their descendants and cousins learn what became of their family.

Those who survived these perilous years fought hard to carry on with broken hearts to keep their traditions, culture and memories of those lost alive. Many came back to Acadia, the lands they loved, and rebuilt what had been so mercilessly broken. For those of us Acadian descendants here today, we are the embodiment of their strength and resilience.

Link to Part 3 on Google Sheets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RXW6jCRGeU7Ane_-or6zpnkukkiH_BX9Vp6G8m4O-Uo/edit?usp=sharing

Link to Part 3 on Microsoft Excel: https://1drv.ms/x/c/620c5da0ab95f338/IQCloCT4hAoyR4himUoquTTYAWBF7eLoYGg7zxWYeIGI9Zg?e=x1TGr8

Link to my free blog where updates will be posted: https://progenealogistnicole.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-acadian-expulsion-memorial-list.html

02/03/2026

I wanted to give special thanks to ACGS President Jo Zurwell for hosting and sharing my research projects on the American-Canadian Genealogical Society website for their valued members www.acgs.org

My projects include:

"The Filles du Roi Informational and Statistical Project", published on September 7th, 2024, documents the lives of all 765 Filles du Roi (King’s Daughters) who arrived in New France between 1663 and 1673, contributing significantly to the colony’s rapid population growth. This project compiles comprehensive data for each woman, including place of origin; arrival date and ship; age at arrival or marriage; number of marriages and spouses’ names; marriage year(s); total number of children born; numbers of children who died before age 18 or after age 18 without marrying; age at death; noble ancestry; literacy; personal dowry and royal dowry amounts; parental status or widowhood prior to departure from France; residence at the Salpêtrière; mitochondrial DNA haplogroup (when known); and other notable biographical details.

"The Acadian Expulsion Memorial List Project", started in September 2024, seeks to identify and memorialize all Acadians who died as a result of the Acadian Expulsion. Part 1, published on December 13th, 2024, listed 2,408 individuals. Part 2, published on June 13th, 2025, expanded the total to 4,936 named individuals. Research for the final installment, Part 3, is ongoing and is planned for release in summer 2026. Each entry includes the individual’s name; birth year and location; last known place of residence in Acadia prior to deportation; death date and location; age at death; and an extensive notes section detailing related family losses and other relevant information for each person.

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“The Possible Origins of the Acadian Michel Haché dit Gallant and the Ongoing DNA Analysis of Haché/Gallant Descendants Today,” published in April 2022, documents the verified facts of the life of Michel Haché dit Gallant, the progenitor of all known Haché–Gallant descendants. Because Michel’s origins remain unknown and have long been the subject of speculative and often unsupported theories, this research prioritizes original archival documents and reliable primary sources to accurately reconstruct his life in Acadia.
In addition to documentary research, the study explores Michel’s possible origins through the DNA analysis of hundreds of Haché/Gallant descendants, collected and evaluated by Nicole over several years. By combining traditional genealogical methods with genetic evidence, the project offers new insights while clearly distinguishing established facts from hypotheses.

I will be presenting my Filles du Roi Project and my Acadian Expulsion Memorial List project in a lecture to ACGS members later this year. (More info to come)

If you are not an ACGS member, no worries. I have made all projects available on my blog: https://progenealogistnicole.blogspot.com/

Discussing all aspects of genealogical research, documented family tree building and DNA results from various consumer companies.

01/22/2026

Hi everyone! Due to the immense interest in my recent lecture “The History of the Acadians: Through Tranquility, Turmoil and Tenacity”, I decided to record my presentation and upload it to YouTube for everyone to access. Thank you all so much for your interest in these amazing people, their stories and their history. Vive L’Acadie!

This is a presentation focused on the history of the Acadian people, beginning with the early settlement of Acadia in 1604 and touching upon their daily live...

01/08/2026

Last chance for anyone wanting to attend the lecture I'm giving next week. It's free and held on Zoom, hosted by the Orange Country Library System in Florida on Wednesday January 14th from 3:00-4:30 Eastern Time, titled "The History of the Acadians: Through Tranquility, Turmoil and Tenacity."

It is a presentation focused on the history of the Acadian people, beginning with the early settlement of Acadia in 1604 and touching upon their daily lives in these thriving communities leading up to the period of the Acadian Expulsion which began in 1755 in Nova Scotia. This presentation discusses the main events in the timeline of the Acadian Expulsion when the British forcibly removed over ten thousand people of the Acadian population from their homeland in what is now eastern Canada and thrust them into exile and despair that spanned for decades in different locations across the world. I will be noting the devastating impacts of this great upheaval upon the Acadian community and concluding with their persistent determination to rebuild their lives, remembering those lost and preserving a culture that still thrives to this very day.

To attend you just need to register and a link will be sent to you via email. The event was filled up with over 100 people registered, but they just made some more slots available. I hope to see you then!

Link to register for the free presentation:

Join our featured speaker Nicole Gallant Nunes as she shares her knowledge and experience in Acadian genealogy. Event starts at January 14, 2026 3:00 PM EST

12/25/2025

12/14/2025

Thank you to Dr. Gary Girod for welcoming me as a guest on an episode of The French History Podcast recently to discuss Acadian history. It was a pleasure and I hope you all enjoy it.

Link to listen to the podcast: https://www.thefrenchhistorypodcast.com/the-acadians-then-now-with-nicole-gallant-nunes/

Also for anyone interested, I’m presenting a free, virtual lecture coming up next month titled “The History of the Acadians: Through Tranquility, Turmoil and Tenacity”. This is presentation focused on the history of the Acadian people, beginning with the early settlement of Acadia in 1604 and touching upon their daily lives and current events in these thriving communities leading up to the period of the Acadian Expulsion beginning in 1755 in Nova Scotia. I discuss the main events in the timeline of the Acadian Expulsion when the British forcibly removed over ten thousand people of the Acadian population from their homeland in what is now eastern Canada and thrust them into exile and despair that spanned for decades in different locations across the world. I will be noting the devastating impacts of this great upheaval upon the Acadian community and concluding with their persistent determination to rebuild their lives, remembering those lost and preserving a culture that still thrives to this very day. The presentation is free and held online, hosted by the Orange County Library System in Florida, on Wednesday January 14th from 3:00-4:30 PM Eastern Time. To attend you just need to register and a link will be sent to you via email. Over 60 people have already signed up but there’s still plenty of spots left. I hope to see you then!

Link to register for the free presentation: https://attend.ocls.org/event/14905506

12/13/2025

Today, December 13th, is Acadian Remembrance Day!


One of the saddest weeks in a litany of devastating times for our Acadian ancestors was the few days surrounding December 13th, 1758. Over the course of a few days, three ships carrying nearly1,000 deported Acadians from PEI sunk in the Atlantic.


The ship Violet carrying about 300 souls sank with no survivors just about the same time as the ship Duke William also went down after a terrible storm with about 360 souls lost and only 4 survivors to tell the harrowing tale. The ship Ruby carrying over 300 souls was pushed off course in the storm and also sank with about 190 of its passengers off the coast of Portugal. Entire families spanning several generations were lost in these tragedies, not including the thousands of other Acadians who also died at sea, shortly after arriving in an exile location, or from sickness, exposure and starvation during this horrific time.


Acadian Remembrance Day is a solemn day to reflect on the hardships our ancestors faced. Those who survived these perilous years fought hard to carry on with broken hearts to keep their traditions, culture and memories of those lost alive. Many came back to Acadia, the lands they loved, and rebuilt what had been so mercilessly broken. For those of us here today, we are the embodiment of their strength and resilience. We remember and honor them today and always. Vive L'Acadie!


In an effort to name all of the Acadians who perished as a result of the Acadian Expulsion, I created the Acadian Expulsion Memorial List Project, which now contains over 4,900 names of our lost ancestors and cousins. The links to open the spreadsheet for this project are available for free on my blog. I am actively working on researching and adding more names for an eventual Part 3 which I hope to publish sometime before the summer of 2026. Link to blog: https://progenealogistnicole.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-acadian-expulsion-memorial-list.html

11/15/2025

Hi all! For anyone interested, my presentation “The History of the Acadians: Through Tranquility, Turmoil and Tenacity” is now available to register for through the Orange County Library in Florida. The date is Wednesday, January 14th, from 3:00pm – 4:00 pm Eastern Time U.S. with time allotted after for discussion and questions. It is a virtual event and free to attend, you just need to register. Hope to see you then!

Link to register:

Join our featured speaker Nicole Gallant Nunes as she shares her knowledge and experience in Acadian genealogy

10/09/2025

Ancestry has released their new ethnicity reports so be sure to check yours. I'm excited to see the "French" now defined specifically as Acadia and Quebec!