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Saint Joseph College, Memramcook, New Brunswick

 

St. Joseph's College was founded in 1864 by Father Camille Lefebvre of the Congrégation de Sainte-Croixon on the site of the closed  St. Thomas Seminary. It was a bilingual college that educated a lot of Acadians over the years.

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In 1868, New Brunswick allowed the college to award degrees and it got university status in 1888. In 1896, another building was constructed in Father Lefebvre's honor. The building contained an auditorium.

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The college kept growing. In 1933 a fire destroyed the college with the exception of a fire-proof chapel built in 1932. The college was then renovated and enlarged.

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The university was closed in the 1960s when the whole college moved onto the University of Moncton campus .


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The university facilities are now owned by New Brunswick and house the Memramcook Learning and Vacation Resort.

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There is also a national historic site, Monument Lefebvre on the site. The monument has history about the Acadian community.

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