Regional Resources - Voici the Valley Cultureway

Voici the Valley Cultureway

Experience the international St. John Valley

Regional Resources

Maine
New Brunswick

The St. John River is the international border

The St. John River is the international border

Brian and Edmond Theriault are traditional snowshoe makers

Brian and Edmond Theriault are traditional
snowshoe makers

First Nation/Native drummers

First Nation / Native drummers

Handmade ash baskets are made in the Valley

Handmade ash baskets are made in the Valley

Angel sculpture at the Musée culturel du Mont-Carmel, Lille, ME

Angel sculpture at the Musée culturel du Mont-Carmel,
Lille, ME

This list is for general reference only and is not intended as a complete resource guide.

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Museums and Cultural Groups - Maine
For more details and up-to-date information on its members in Maine’s St. John Valley, contact the Maine Acadian Heritage Council at PO Box 88, Madawaska, ME 04756, 207-728-6826, . Its publication, Heritage Sites of the St. John Valley, is available for $5. Also visit the National Park Service website on Maine Acadian Culture at
Acadian Village US Route 1, Van Buren, ME 04785 207-868-2691/5042 Hours: Mid-June to mid-September, daily noon - 5 pm Operated by Notre Héritage Vivant/Our Living Heritage	Allagash Historical Society Museum 456 Dickey Road, Allagash, ME 04774-4113 207-398-3148 Hours: Memorial Day to Labor Day - Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays, from 1 - 5 pm Operated by the Allagash Historical Society
Centre Français de la Vallée St-Jean 101 - 12th Avenue, Madawaska, ME 04756 207-728-4649 Hours: Tues,Wed,Thurs – 10 am – 4 pm Operated by the Association Française de la Vallée St-Jean	Fort Kent Historical Museum PO Box 181, Market Street, Fort Kent, ME 04743 207-834-5230 Hours: Late June through mid-August Tuesdays through Fridays noon - 4 pm or by appointment Operated by the Fort Kent Historical Society
Fort Kent Block House Blockhouse Road, Fort Kent, ME 04743 207-834-3866/768-8341/941-4014 Hours: End of May to mid-August, 9 - 5 pm daily Operated by the Maine Dept. of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands	Governor Brann School PO Box 127, Van Buren, ME 04785 207-868-5469 Hours: Open June to September Operated by the Town of Cyr Plantation
Frenchville Historical Museum PO Box 64, Frenchville, ME 04745 207-543-6994 Hours: Mid-June through mid-August, Wednesdays through Sundays, 1 - 4 pm Operated by the Frenchville Historical Society	Musée culturel du Mont-Carmel PO Box 150, 993 Main Street, Lille, ME 04746 207-895-3339 Hours: Mid-June through early September, noon - 4 pm daily except Saturdays Operated by L’association culturelle et historique du Mont-Carmel
Greater Grand Isle Historical Society PO Box 124, Grand Isle, ME 04746 207-895-3778	Ste-Agathe Historical House & Preservation Center 433 Main Street, PO Box 237, Ste-Agathe, ME 04772 207-543-6911 Hours: Mid-June to early September, Daily 1 - 4 pm, closed Mondays Operated by the Ste-Agathe Historical Society
Roosevelt School House c/o HC 62 Box 38, Van Buren, ME 04785 207-868-2679 for an appointment	St. John Historical Society c/o Barbara Pelletier, 1258 St. John Road, St. John Plantation, ME 04743 Contact the town office at 207-834-6444
St. Francis Historical Society Museum RR#1, Box 35A, St. Francis, ME 04774 207-398-3495 Hours: Mon. Wed. Sun. 12:30-3:30 pm Operated by the St. Francis Historical Society	Wesget Sipu 4769 Aroostook Road, Eagle Lake, ME 04739 207-444-6359
Tante Blanche Museum Complex c/o Madawaska Public Library, 393 Main Street, Madawaska, ME 04756 Hours: Mid-June through mid-September, Wednesdays through Sundays, 11 am - 4 pm Operated by the Madawaska Historical Society

Museums and Cultural Groups - New Brunswick
For more details and up-to-date information on some of the museums and cultural groups in the Upper St. John Valley of New Brunswick, contact Tourisme Edmundston-Madawaska, 121, rue Victoria, Edmundston, NB E3V 2H5 1-866-737-6766 or 506-737-1850, . Refer to their publication La Légendaire République du Madawaska.
Association culturelle du Haut-St-Jean 165, rue Bellevue Street, Edmundston, NB E3V 2E2 506-735-7073	Centre Malobiannah 25 Madawaska Road, Grand Falls, NB E3Y 1C6 506-475-7769, 1-877-475-7769
Galerie Colline 195, boulevard Hébert, Edmundston, NB E3V2S8 506-737-5282 Hours: Open year round	Edifice Maillet Inc. C.P. 529, 12, rue Martin Street, St-Basile, NB E7C1E4 506-263-2910
Le Jardin botanique du Nouveau Brunswick/New Brunswick Botanical Garden 15, rue Principale Street, St-Jacques, NB E7B1A3 506-737-4444 Hours: Daily from June to October, 9am to 8 pm	Fortin du Petit Sault/Blockhouse 10, rue St-Jean Street, Edmundston, NB 506-735-8559 Hours: Daily from late June to early September Operated by the Société historique de Madawaska (PO Box 474, Edmundston, NB E3V3L1)
Maison Cyr/Cyr Historical House Rue de la Chapelle Street, St-Basile, NB E7C1K7 506-735-8559 Hours: Daily, July and August Operated by the Madawaska Historical Society	Les Forges J.B. Michaud/Blacksmith 2056 rue Commerciale Street, Route 205, St-François, NB E7A1B3 506-992-9200/6050 Hours: Wednesday to Sunday, late June to early September Operated by the Société culturelle de Saint-François
Musée commémoratif de New Denmark/New Denmark Memorial Museum 6, chemin Main Road, New Denmark, NB E7G 2B7 506-553-6897/6584/6124 Hours: Mid-June to early September Operated by the New Denmark Historical Society	Maliseet First Nation Cultural Centre Edmundston, NB 506-739-9765
Musée des pionniers de Connors/Pioneer's Museum 3614, Route 205, Connors, NB E7A1S3 506-992-9200/2500 Hours: Early July to end of August	Musée de Grand-Sault/Grand Falls Museum 68 Madawaska Rd #100, Grand Falls NB, E3Y1C6 506-473-5265 (or 506-473-5490/4881) Hours: Mid-June to end of August, Monday-Saturday Operated by Grand Falls Historical Society/Société historique de Grand-Sault
Musée des voitures d’autrefois/Antique Auto Museum 35, rue Principale Street, St-Jacques, NB E7B1V6 506-735-2637/2525 Hours: June to August and September to May	Musée des religieuses hospitalières Hôtel-Dieu de St-Joseph/Religious Hospitalers of St. Joseph Museum 429, rue Principale Street, St-Basile, NB E7C1J2 506-263-5546
Site historique de Clair/Clair Historical Site C.P. 1423, 724, rue Principale Street, Clair, NB E7A2H4 506-992-3637 Hours: Early June to early September Operated by the Société historique de Clair	Musée historique du Madawaska/Madawaska Historical Museum 195, boulevard Hébert, Edmundston, NB E3V2S8 506-737-5282 Hours: Open year round
Société historique de St-Hilaire Complexe Maxime Albert	Ste-Anne Historical Society 506-445-3077/2516
Société culturelle de Saint François Inc. 15, rue Bellevue Street, Saint François, NB, E7A1A4	Société historique de St-Léonard 530, rue Principale Street, St-Léonard, NB, E7E2H4

Historical and Genealogical Research - Maine
Abel Morneault Memorial Library 153 Main Street, Van Buren, ME 04785 207-868-5076	Acadian Archives/Archives acadiennes University of Maine at Fort Kent 25 Pleasant Street, Fort Kent, ME 04743 207-834-7535
Allagash Public Library RFD 1, Box 130, Allagash, ME 04774 207-398-3159	Blake Library University of Maine at Fort Kent 23 University Drive, Fort Kent, ME 04743 207-834-7528 Fax 834-7518
Fort Kent Public Library 1 Pleasant Street, Fort Kent, ME 04743 207-834-3048	Le Centre Français de la Vallée St-Jean 101-12th Avenue, Madawaska, ME 04756 207-728-4649
Long Lake Public Library PO Box 33, 384 Main St., Ste-Agathe, ME 04772 207-543-9395	Madawaska Public Library 393 Main Street, Madawaska, ME 04756 728-3606

Historical and Genealogical Research - New Brunswick
Archives des religieuses hospitalières Saint-Joseph 429, rue Principale Street, Saint-Basile, NB E7C1J2 506-263-5546	Bibliothèque publique Mgr-W.-J.-Conway 33, Irène, Edmundston, NB E3V1B7 506-737-6848
Centre de documentation et d'études madawaskayennes Bibliothèque Rhéa-Larose, Université de Moncton 164 Boulevard Hébert, Edmundston, NB E3V2S8 506-737-5282	Grand Falls Genealogy Club c/o Grand Falls Public Library 131, Pleasant Street, Suite 201, Grand Falls, NB E3Z1G6
Université de Moncton - Campus d'Edmundston 165, boulevard Hébert, Edmundston, NB E3V2S8 506-737-5247