Michael B. Melanson is an author and genealogist specializing in Acadian and Irish research. His latest book "Drisdelles of New Brunswick: A Genealogy" was published in the spring of 2022.His Acadian genealogies include "The Melansons of Nineteenth-Century New Brunswick - a Genealogy" (1998) and "Melanson~Melançon: The Genealogy of an Acadian and Cajun Family" (2004), which was launched that summer during the 2004 Acadian World Congress at Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, and "Cormier Genealogy, Generations 1-7" (2021).The Irish genealogy, "Journey Genealogies: Hart, Cunningham, Hanney, Feeney, Mackey & Mahoney" (2018), is a companion volume for his "Journey - An Irish-American Odyssey" (2016), a work of narrative nonfiction exploring Irish history, customs and traditions. "Journey Genealogies" focuses on the six prominently featured families in that work and their descendants.Reviews for "Melanson~Melançon: The Genealogy of an Acadian and Cajun Family""This magnificent well-documented work traces ten generations of the descendants of Pierre Laverdure, a French Protestant who, with his English wife Priscilla and their three sons, settled in Acadia in 1657." - "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register""This thoroughly documented work is a must have volume for your library! ?this volume is a treasure trove of information.
" - "Le Réveil Acadien" [Acadian Cultural Society]"Impressive, well-documented?. Anyone with Melanson-Melançon ancestry will find this a welcome addition to their personal library." - "Le Raconteur [Le Comité des Archives de la Louisiane]"Reviews for "Journey - An Irish-American Odyssey"Melanson "has produced ? an elegant book that not only details the research process, but does so within a narrative that never lags. Foremost among the many things that commend this book is Melanson's bringing to life the people behind the statistics and honoring their historical significance."- The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA) Newsletter"Melanson combines a sweep of history, biographies of ancestors, and a journey of discovery in this substantial book. Melanson's heart-felt opus succeeds in its microstudies of these [Irish] families and the customs and rituals they carried from Ireland to the United States."- New England Historical and Genealogical Register (NEHGR).