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The article studies the journey of the family of French businessman Claude Morin from the capital city of Plaisance in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon. The author discusses Morin's growing influence developed through his family's marriages and baptisms and his commercial activities and provides information on Morin's sons including Jean-Baptiste, Antoine, and Claude-Joseph. According to the author, marriage was considered to be an essential condition of social organization in France's Old Regime.

The article discusses the history of the school run by the Religieuses de Jésus-Marie order of Catholic nuns in Shippagan, New Brunswick, from 1948 to 1975. The article covers the school's history from to its beginnings as a convent in 1949, to its transformation into a college in 1959, and finally to its affiliation with the Université de Moncton in 1972. The author discusses notable figures in the history of the order, the subjects taught at the school, and the role of the provincial government in integrating the school into the public framework.

A study of the academic dissertation by Nicolas Landry "Les Basques dans le golfe du Saint-Laurent se racontent" is presented. According to the article, the purpose of this dissertation is to provide a historical context on the negotiations between France and Canada concerning fishing rights in the Atlantic Ocean in the 15th and 16th centuries. The article also discusses the type of sources on which the dissertation is based, which describes the perception that the Basques had of their role in 1710, and the position of historians concerning these types of documents.

An introduction is presented to a series of articles on Acadian religious heritage in New Brunswick, which discuss the work of the Religieuses de Jésus-Marie in Shippigan and of the Religieuses Hospitalières de Saint-Joseph in Tracadie.