Buotes in History

Tignish Publishers

The newspaper L'Impartial Illustré, an offshoot of Prince Edward Island's first-ever French-language newspaper, first appeared in Tignish in 1893. L'Impartial Illustré, ranking as the fourth Acadian newspaper in the Maritimes, lasted for 22 years until July 11, 1915. Its founders were the Buotes, Gilbert and François-Joseph.  Click on the name to read the remarkable story:

Gilbert Buote François-Joseph Buote

The newspaper story: L'Impartial Illustré.

The school is named for him: École Francois Buote.

Renowned Artist

Alma Buote lived between the years 1894 and 1966. She is best known and loved for her artistic contributions; later in life, she became one of the directors of the"Tignish Arts Foundation." She became famous for her most remarkable work, "L'Acadienne," also called "La Dentellière," which appeared on the front cover of the specialized magazine, La Dentelle, published in Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Alma Buote More Alma Buote

The Buote house

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Buotes in the news

Special Olympics Champion Shirley Buote.

Troy Buote bus driver.

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Buote accomplishments

AstroPhysicist

David Buote has published numerous papers on astronomy.

Bill Buote Inventor

An honor at the Air and Space Museum

has been awarded several US patents and international patents.