tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258786242024-03-17T20:03:56.432-07:00acadianrootsA little about Genealogy,a little Acadian History, a little about my Memories I would like to share.Come on in sit down and enjoyalineskeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506261922533300739noreply@blogger.comBlogger608125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25878624.post-84080761999571520902012-05-26T02:47:00.000-07:002012-05-26T02:47:08.494-07:00Pass It On<strong>Hello, it has been a while since I blogged ,here it is 6 am and I am sitting here wondering what I could say. And I came up with this . I wish I knew then what I know now about my roots, had I known how interesting the stories would be , I would have talked with my grandmother whom I was told had wonderful stories to share about her youth, her parents and relatives. I would have spoken to a great aunt who I was told was a story teller, everyone in the village would gather at her home to hear her tell stories,but when it was time to say the rosary, no matter who was there, the stories stopped, everyone kneeled and prayed. I have been fortunate to have my Mom's stories, funny stories, sad stories, loving ones too. For example she told me that when I was just a baby ( so very long ago) , they lived in a log cabin, and in the winter time you could see the light from the cracks in the walls and she told me, at night time she would cover all us children snuggly in our beds and she would fasten our blankets with safety pins so we would not get uncovered.</strong><br />
<strong>Mom told me stories about her father working in the woods and he marked a path with an axe so that at mealtime my grandmother would send Mom or her brothers to bring him his meal and he had four meals a day, so this makes me believe that he was a thoughtful man. Mom said that after her school was over, her father made them read books that older grades would use because he was also once a teacher, and each night the kids sat on the stairway and listened to him quote from his favorite author Robbie Burns. </strong><br />
<strong>When I began searching for my family tree, it was something fantastic, to find all these people 's names but I wanted more, I wanted to know how they lived, where they lived, how they died ,who they really were. It is surprising what one can find in newspapers or in records. Many folks have traced their family lines, but many of them only have they were born , married and died dates, this is not enough for me. I am now doing an english line of mine that is interesting . One of my ancestors in the 1840s died in a workhouse in England. I found that workhouses were for the poor, the sick and the elderly. My ancestor was 80 years old his wife had died around 33 years earlier her baby was one year old when she died. Now I am curious to know what happened to all her children when she died, where did they live? With whom did they live? Were some adopted? </strong><br />
<strong>I want to know all these things, so that I can pass it down to my children and grandchildren or whoever else is interested . In return I am hoping that all my information that I have found throughout my research will be passed down through the years when I am no longer here.</strong><br />
<strong>Think about what I have said, and find stories (good or bad) about your family, write it down, pass it down, again I say once we are gone ,so are our memories and the memories of those who have gone before us. Pass It On!.</strong><br />
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Now some of these are in french and some in english, if you cannot speak french there are many translating programs out there. <br />
The first book is called Agenda historique acadien 2012 ,in it we find a 2012 calendar with important dates of events that happened and 12 texts on paticular themes from 1525 to 1755 in example Acadian Deportation, English Conquest and more. This book sells for twenty dollars. I shall add where you can purchase it at the bottom of my blog.<br />
Next book is Acadian Redemption by Warren A Perrin, From Beausoleil Broussard to the Queen's Royal Proclamation, this book was voted best History Book in 2004 and it comes in both French and English,the English version sells for $25.00, the french version titles Une saga acadienne sells for $28.00,I have both the french and english versions in my possession interesting reading.<br />
Next book is Glossaire du vieux parler acadien by E.Boudreau and this is a french book with old acadian words of long ago, ( I call it chiaque) and many words are still being used in households of today. I really love this book.An example COGNER =to knock,BRAILLER =to cry.This book sells for $28.00.Here is a list of others books that can all be ordered from the same place which I shall add.<br />
Le College de Caraquet by Clarence LeBreton price $15., L'Acadie des origines by Leopold Lanctot price $25., Famille acadienne book 1 by Leopold Lanctot and book 2 price each book $35.<br />
L'Acadie de mes ancetres by Yvon Leger price $30., Evangeline, a tale of Acadie either french or english price $30., Beloved Acadia of my Ancestors by Yvon Leger ,english version prie $30.,Histoire de la Louisiane by Antoine Bernard price $30, Le drame acadien 1755 by Antoine Bernard.<br />
Also available is Journal du Marquis de Montcalm price $29.95,and Journal du Chevalier de Levis price $19.95. All these books can be ordered from: LAMBDA Editions, 6-125 rue Champlain, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,Quebec J3B6V1 , phone 450-545-1523 or email <a href="mailto:lambda.ed@videotron.ca">lambda.ed@videotron.ca</a> .<br />
There are many books you can loan from your public library also.So if you are beginning your family tree or even if you have been for awhile, we can never learn enough about our past,our ancestors and who we are. Until next time, learn all that you can and most of all ,pass it down to the next generation. Have a great day.<br />
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<div align="CENTER"><strong>The Halifax-Dartmouth area constitutes the largest urban center in the Atlantic region.</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Because of not having much work over the years many of the people including Acadians, have been been forced to leave and go elsewhere to find work. Acadians form the majority of the estimated 7000 francophones scattered around Halifax Dartmouth area. In the vast majority of cases English has by necessity became the main or dominant language of these Acadians for both school and jobs. Apart from the many individuals who migrated to the city in the 20<sup>th</sup> century, there is a small Acadian population in Halifax county that dates back to 1760 or earlier. They live in the neighbouring villages of West Chezzetcook and Grand Desert about 30 kilometre from Dartmouth. Although few of the people under the age of 60 speak their ancestral language today the villagers kept many of their Acadian traditions and customs till the 1950s.</strong></div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Several 100 Acadians had been brought to Halifax as prisoners between 1758 and 1762 Some were deported, some were permitted to resettle in various parts of the province. A certain number of these ex prisoners made their way across Halifax harbour to Chezzetcook maybe because of the marshlands or because it was a Micmac settlement known to French missionaries for many years. Family names still common today in West Chezzetcook and Grand Desert can be traced back to these prisoners, such as Bellefontaine ,Boudreau ,Lapierre and Wolfe.(Wolfe was a French name, Augustin Wolfe was born in Alsace France in 1721). In addition to these former prisoners, there was another group of Acadians, all of whom had been living in Cape Breton, who were granted permission by Governor Lawrence to settle in Chezzetcook with names like Petitpas ,Roma, Boni ,Mayet and Manet. Chezzetcook also became home to the Breau and Bonnevie families and of Simon Julien a deserter in the Napoleonic Wars. </strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>The Nova Scotia Museum posseses the oldest traditional Acadian costumes. All of the items originates from Chezzetcook and dates from 1850 and earlier. Many of the pieces including a bridal cap ,large black kerchief, a cotton print jacket and a striped home spun skirt were worn by Marguerite Bellefontaine who got married in 1843 and died in 1910. The long black and white skirt was worn by Mrs Bellefontaine on Sundays and holidays. On an ordinary day the women wore a black kerchief on the head and a plain grey skirt. The museum also has the white waistcoat worn on special occasions by her husband Charles Bellefontaine 1816-1902. The men wore a grey homespun coat and trousers and a home knitted white sweater with blue spots. It is always interesting to learn about our ancestors and what they wore back then. I have a photo of my great grandmother who died in 1929 she wore a long skirt and jacket with a big apron on top of her skirt. I found most of this information in a book by Sally Ross and Alphonse Deveau called The Acadians of Nova Scotia (A very interesting book). I do hope you have enjoyed my blog.</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong> Changing the subject , if you have time and feel like browsing ,I have two places for you to check out ,lots of things for everyone at </strong></div></span><div align="CENTER"><a href="http://www.zazzle.com/"><strong><u><span style="color: blue;"><span lang="EN">http://www.zazzle.com</span></span></u><span style="color: blue;"></span></strong></a><span lang="EN"><strong>* and at </strong></span><a href="http://www.zazzle.com/boot_eek"><strong><u><span style="color: blue;"><span lang="EN">http://www.zazzle.com/boot_eek</span></span></u><span style="color: blue;"></span></strong></a><span lang="EN"><strong>* </strong></span></div><strong> </strong><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Chow for now.</strong> </div>alineskeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506261922533300739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25878624.post-22720913020707287442011-09-25T09:03:00.000-07:002011-09-25T09:03:12.895-07:00Acadians and Britons<strong><span lang="EN">At sunrise on October 1710 was raised for the last time in Port Royal Nova Scotia. Later that morning Francis Nicholson’s men fell into ranks to watch Daniel Subercase formerly surrender. Then the French marched out and the British and Americans marched in, to hoist the Union Jack, drink to Queen Anne’s health and to give the town the queen’s name to be known as Annapolis Royal. The French officials, and the garrison and their families total of 258 boarded ships and sailed home. Nicholson sailed at the end of October leaving Vetch in command of 200 royal marines and 250 New Englanders. They were a big force but not big enough for the job they had to do. By 1710 there were almost 2000 Acadians. They were a well settled, widely scattered independent minded and surpassingly stubborn people. They had seen Britons come and they had seen them go. Vetch had urged an expulsion for the French inhabitants in Canada. In a letter sent to Queen Anne, Nicholson and Vetch proposed that in order to bring the native Indians under her majesty’s subjection and to convert them to the protestant religion it would be necessary to transport all the French from the country except those who wanted to convert to protestant . Again the next January Vetch recommended expulsion. He would have sent the Acadians to Newfoundland or the Caribbeans. But no one in London was willing to take responsibility and later when it seemed they might leave of their own free will, Vetch had second thoughts” the departure would leave emptiness where now there were men and women, farms and cattle. Without them ,Britain’s new province would be nothing but trees. Someone had to raise crop, care for the cattle and chop the wood. They might not be the most trustworthy population he thought but they were better than no population at all. And so began a half century of coexistence. The Acadians coped by interacting as little as possible with the Britons who governed them, the Britons would also keep to themselves in forts or enclaves and the Indians would not admit to being anyone’s subjects.<br />
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The Micmacs who were freedom loving had gone their separate way, trying to maintain their way of life in the face of alien intrusion. They got along well with the French. But things were different now, Nicholson and Vetch brought a new set of rules and the Indians knew they had to fight them. They knew that the Britons were not like the French, they grabbed their lands, had no respect for their customs and rights. The micmacs were never strong enough to throw the Britons out but when their Acadian friends marched to reconquer Acadie ,they marched at their side.<br />
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So as you can see, the expulsion or deportation of 1755 was already being mentioned in the ealier part of the 1700s. For more on this story I would suggest you read A Land of Discord Always by Charles D Mahafee Jr. It is very interesting and goes into a lot of details. Thanks for reading my blog and I would now just like to change the subject and invite you to check out my Acadian items and genealogy items at </span><a href="http://www.zazzle.com/allicor"><b><u><span style="color: blue;"><span lang="EN">http://www.zazzle.com/allicor</span></span></u></b><u><span style="color: blue;"></span></u><span style="color: blue;"></span></a><b><span lang="EN">* and check out what I have done at </span></b><a href="http://www.zazzle.com/boot_eek"><b><u><span style="color: blue;"><span lang="EN">http://www.zazzle.com/boot_eek</span></span></u></b><u><span style="color: blue;"></span></u><span style="color: blue;"></span></a><b><span lang="EN">* </span></b><br />
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Take for instance long ago, how did they get around? They had to travel from place to place. We all know that many of our ancestors came to their new countries by ships or some kind of vessel. They could not cross the oceans by cars, there were no planes back then either. Imagine that you are back in the time of your ancestors who came to the new country. You are boarding some kind of ship or boat. You have a few personnel belongings with you. You are either leaving your homeland with your parents or with some friends. What is going through your mind at this time? Could they have thought to themselves hurray I am getting out of here? Or I wonder if there are any wild beasts there? They had to have been thinking about their new homes. Remember some of our ancestors were very young when they came to this country. Arriving at their destinations, it would have been all new to them, the people, the climate, the sceneries. Were they afraid? Or were they curious? If we think about these things, we have to also appreciate their courage in leaving their homeland to make new homes in mostly uncivilized lands. Once they arrived most of their travelling would have been by water and through beaten down paths in the woods. There were no paved highways trains back then. They also would have had to rely on horses, oxen, mules to use in their travels. And can you imagine an ancestor coming over from a warmer climate into some harsh winters? Can you imagine then surviving in blizzards? Many of them did not survive but those who did, learned ways to survive. They also learned to survive by using plants, and hunting and fishing for their food and growing gardens was a must. They raised animals for both work and for food. Back then Pork was their main meal,, and fish and shellfish . Now we cannot just go to the ocean or beaches and dig for clams or oysters or quahawgs, but back them can you imagine all the shellfish they would gather for their families and I am certain there were plenty of fish and shell fish around. Now many shellfish areas are polluted or contaminated it is such a shame. I remember when I was young, my family would all go to the beach and dig for clams, and it was so much fun, we would look for a hole like a pin hole and then we would dig and be careful not to break the shell of the clam and fill our pails. Then my Mom would steam the clams, mmm they sure were good. As the population grew our ancestors were learning survival, they helped each other build houses ,barns ,fences. Togetherness was very important back then, and sometimes I imagine the neighbors were quite far from each other. I wonder what they did when they first saw a bear or a coyote ? Can you imagine them seeing a big moose for the first time? They may have said “ Boy things grow big around here!” grin. Getting back to travelling during the winter many of our ancestors travelled on the frozen rivers and when the rivers thawed they travelled by boats. The native americans (once called Indians) were there way before our ancestors and they survived very well in the winters and summers. They taught a lot of their methods to many of our ancestors who then probably passed them down. Now the summer time, think about the summer time, the heat ,the black flies ,the mosquitoes? And our ancestors were surrounded by woods and water. Can you imagine the bites? I am itchy just thinking about it. I read somewhere that they used to put cold ashes all over their faces and hands and that protected them from the flies, mosquitoes etc. Can you imagine with our ancestors met their first red man? What was going on in their minds?I wonder. And can you imagine how happy our ancestors were when they were shown the many uses for plants, and trees and easy ways to fish? If you have never wondered about these things, then think about it, I have always wondered and like the saying goes " Enquiring minds want to know". I hope you enjoyed todays blog. I would like to end this blog by changing the subject, I am not adding any photos just two urls I would like you to stop by and see, they are two stores of mine, my regular store is at <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/allicor">http://www.zazzle.com/allicor</a>* and my newest store which I am working on as often as I can is called Boot _EEK, you can view it at <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/boot_eek">http://www.zazzle.com/boot_eek</a>* Have a great day and if you are on Facebook you can join my new site Aline I Cormier. chow for now.</div></span>alineskeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506261922533300739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25878624.post-89210510982694789322011-09-12T11:03:00.000-07:002011-09-12T11:03:04.792-07:00Who were the Acadians.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTsZAIINrZbGjEi-tGkiU8XBuz_CYTNKMHuAO1ShZNXHUxSxMkove4PTwoAGIb99gfkFxWV7fkJm3DrpUr6q7-QA47qbxS14uvxtqjr5UoYOT9h8FyV3zsnW5EonwPvm9eFRe/s1600/acadiancalendar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTsZAIINrZbGjEi-tGkiU8XBuz_CYTNKMHuAO1ShZNXHUxSxMkove4PTwoAGIb99gfkFxWV7fkJm3DrpUr6q7-QA47qbxS14uvxtqjr5UoYOT9h8FyV3zsnW5EonwPvm9eFRe/s1600/acadiancalendar.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziBjXpBHdMDi8LCUiJ1V0DW4bqPdlPEwcpZ5lP-HXD0jAFQbdOIIpmSoBkgfNpz1jA8yX-Z9u7tIqwk8rjv59TizT9RVjbwhIqxM6e-5_fxjfi3HhM9HBLPwVRYKDB_ZQKCtW/s1600/peicalendar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziBjXpBHdMDi8LCUiJ1V0DW4bqPdlPEwcpZ5lP-HXD0jAFQbdOIIpmSoBkgfNpz1jA8yX-Z9u7tIqwk8rjv59TizT9RVjbwhIqxM6e-5_fxjfi3HhM9HBLPwVRYKDB_ZQKCtW/s1600/peicalendar.jpg" /></a></div><span lang="EN"><div align="CENTER">Acadians are descendants of French Colonist who settled in Acadia which at first was Nova Scotia in the seventeenth century, later they settled in parts of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. I say they were French Colonist but there were also Melanson who were English marrying into the Acadians and thus they were Acadians and an Irish man called Roger Kuessy who married an Acadian girl thus their children would become Acadians too. Later on we had the 1755 Deportation of the Acadians, (French and Indian War) . Around 11500 Acadians were deported to different parts of the world. About one third of these Acadians died from diseases ,starvation and drowning. It sure must have been some tragic during this event. We saw the movie Titanic seeing all those people panicking, jumping overboard ,the Acadians on these over crowded vessels must have been so afraid , it makes me sad just thinking about it.</div><br />
<div align="CENTER">Some of the Acadians were deported to Massachussetts ,Carolina, Virginia ,Hawaii, ,France etc. Later on some Acadians who were deported were offered land in Louisiana and they accepted, these Acadians were later known as Cajuns. Now think about the Acadians later known as Cajuns, they went to a place they had never been, and many of them lived in the Bayous, they had to deal with the alligators and snakes and whatever else they came across. I think it must have been scary especially their encounters with the alligators. But they had to learn to survive any way they could. Of course that can be said for the Acadians who escaped the Deportation by fleeing in the woods. Just take a walk in the woods today when the little black flies or horse flies are in full force, we can’t stand it. It sure must have been miserable for the Acadians. They were survivors or at least fought to survive as many died in the woods of starvation and cold. The cold can you imagine staying out all night in the really cold weather? Now the Acadians were not all perfect I am sure, just like any other culture, there are some bad ones and some good ones. There were some unsung heros that we never heard about, there are so many stories that we will never know about the Acadian people . We read about their hardships and tragedies, but what about their good times? Wouldn’t it be nice to hear how something made them laugh, or sad? How did the Acadians really get along with their neighbours? Were the women mad at one another? Was their husband making eyes at the neighbours wife? Did they play jokes on one another? What about the children? We have read that they helped with the chores around the house and barn but what else did they do to pass the time? I sure would love to know.</div><br />
<div align="CENTER">Alex Haley wrote a story about his Roots and he spanned many generations, it would be nice to write a story about the Acadian families or about a certain one. We have lots of love stories, besides Evangeline it would be nice to write a love story about an Acadian couple. I believe I told you my Mom was only fourteen when she married my Dad. And she told me that he never proposed to her but asked her aunt to ask her if she would marry him. Can you imagine? Then my father sold his bike for two dollars then went to the city to get a marriage license which he was refused because she was too young and someone had to sign for her. Her father was away at the time, (It was a good thing because when he found out he was fit to be tied) so my grandmother signed for Mom. Mom took the train , met my father in the city and went to get married in the Catholic Church, of course the priest didn’t want to marry them, Mom was too young, but that didn’t stop my father he said to my Mom, then we’ll get married at the justice of the peace but instead they went to the Baptist Church and the minister married them. Such is what we call determination. But their marriage was short lived because the parish priest went to their door told Mom to go home, and he wrote to the bishop for permission to marry them Catholic. Permission was granted and the got married. My Dad often told Mom you are lucky I married you twice. Grin. See what I mean about stories? I sure wish I could have heard stories from the time of my ancestors. I am pretty sure they had some interesting tales to tell. </div><br />
<div align="CENTER">Now getting back to Acadians, through the generations the Acadians married into other cultures, such as the Iriish, Scotts, English, Native Americans and perhaps many other cultures. Nevertheless , most of us have a mixture but we should always remember we are part Acadians and should never be ashamed of it.</div><br />
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<div align="CENTER">Today I would like to talk about things I think is important for anyone who is interested in their family tree. As you know family trees is the in thing today, genealogy is the in thing today. You see advertising about it on television. Ancestry.ca is advertising it. They have a show called “Who do you think you are”. They have a similar show in Britain too. They have a movie on TV way back about Alex Haley’s “Roots”. How many of you watched it night after night? Remember there was Kinto or Kinta, and there was Chicken Little I think. Anyway it was long ago and I remember being glued to the TV enjoying it so very much.</div><br />
<div align="CENTER">It wasn’t just about born a certain date, married a certain date, and died a certain date. There was the in between time which was important. So this is why I believe in getting all the stories and information down about each ancestor of mine that I am able too. If I could go back in time and speak to my ancestors ,what a tale they would have to tell me. But that is impossible, all I can do is read what is written about them, and I am sure there would have been lots more stories they would have been able to share. What they did for entertainment for example or how and where they met their spouse and how they felt when their first child was born and did they come in contact with a wild animal and how did they handle the situation. I know they killed the animals but could there have been a bear for example that they came in contact with ?</div><br />
<div align="CENTER">We read in the newspaper about bear encounters, and crocodiles and alligators ,it is sad to read but it is the truth so how many of our ancestors had similar stories? We will never know unless we find some old newspapers well preserved hidden somewhere. So how can we make it better for the people coming after we are gone? Well gather stories for them. If your parents or grandparents are living I bet they would love to share some of their stories with you. Aunts and Uncles sometimes know more than we think. Stop by the nursing homes, or hospitals ,spend a day with your relatives, ask them questions, once they start talking you might get a lot of information about their parents or grandparents. Start looking through older newspapers in your area or where your grandparents lived, you can find these newspapers at your local library or archives. I have done this, I spent hours looking though newspapers, sometimes I found nothing, other times I hit pay dirt. I even found my birth announcement in the local paper. Sort of neat to see. So if you are thinking of doing your family tree, make it into a story, make it enjoyable for others to read, make it into a book, but most of all Just Make It. </div><br />
Now changing the subject as I usually do, I have been creating new items in my store at </span><a href="http://www.zazzle.com/allicor"><u><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN">http://www.zazzle.com/allicor</span></span></span></u><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;"></span></span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN">* such as calendars, iPhone Cases, iPod Touch Cases, Mugs, and much more I do hope you will stop by. Have a great day</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"></span>alineskeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506261922533300739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25878624.post-84751346103006268252011-08-06T07:06:00.000-07:002011-08-06T07:06:08.574-07:00The best part of Genealogy<strong>What could I tell you that would interest you in starting your family tree? Some of you will say ,why should I? Or what's so important about names ,and dates? Or who cares? </strong><br />
<strong>First of all as you know genealogy is another word meaning tracing your family back until you can go back no further. And who cares? Well maybe you don't care, maybe your parents don't care either but did you ever stop and think that maybe somewhere in the future your grandkids or great grandkids might want to know about who they are and where they came from? A person can make their family tree something exciting, something interesting, something that anybody would love to read. As you know, I started my family tree back in 1976 and I cannot thank my son enough for encouraging me to do so. It has been a long journey, I hit some brick walls, I tumbled some of them down, I looked for days even years and WOW! found what I was looking for, and the feeling I get when I stumble upon a new piece of the puzzle is unbelievable. My idea of a family tree is not just they were born,married and died, my idea is what did they do? What did they wear? Where did they live? Where can I find some little stories about them? The obituaries sometimes gives a lot of information so I look for the obits if I can find them. The 1861 census of Canada gives a lot of information, such as did they have a farm? What did they have on the farm, animals, crops, who was living with them at the time? I also found with the help of the historian Regis Brun a bill that my great grandfather had made, he used to go to the city from the country once a month and buy his groceries . Can you imagine a can of lobster for fifteen cents? Wish I were there back then. grin. This was in 1873 or around there. I searched for 30 years for the death of my great grandfather before finally finding him, can you imagine how excited I was? And one day I went to the funeral home with someone and I asked if they could find my grandfather's death record and they did a lookup and I found out my grandfather had Lupus. Now that is another reason doing a family tree is good because sometimes medical issues comes up and we wonder if anyone else had the same thing. Yes family trees can be very benificial. Where do you begin? Well I would say, get a pen and scribblers, or a tape recorder, start asking your parents a lot of questions, where they were born, who their parents were,what did their parents do for a living, places they lived, were the men ever in the armed forces, were there any heros or crooks in there somewhere? All these are facts and should be recorded. Now for example, my Mom married my Dad when she was barely 14, my grandfather was away, she was his oldest daughter ,his little princess and my father proposed to her, would you believe on a little bridge in the country and my Mom said yes and they first went to the city and eloped, and later they married catholic but my grandfather was away at the time,and when he returned and found out his daughter got married to a man older than her to begin with and who lived next door to them that one day or night he went over to my other grandparent's home and burned the house and barn while they were away. Had my mother not told me the story I would never have known and the true was true because my grandfather went to court and I found the article in the newspaper. So I have this information written down in my book, for my descendants to read one day. I would phone Mom and she would start talking about long ago and my memory is not as good or even as close to being as good as Moms, so as soon as I would hang up the phone , out came my pen and paper and I would jot the information down. Today there are lots of information online that can help you search ,just as long as you remember there are also lots of mistakes or errors online so if and when you find something, always, always verify it to see for yourself if it is correct. By reading this blog ,by now you must know that genealogy is in my blood, and it is something that will never go away. Right now I am searching for my English line from England who I recently found an item saying it is possible they were originally French Hugonots who fled to England. Hmmmmm interesting huh? So when are you going to start doing your family tree? </strong><br />
<strong>Changing the subject here are a few things I have created for Halloween ,you can find them in my Halloween folder at <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/allicor">http://www.zazzle.com/allicor</a>* </strong><br />
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<div align="CENTER">Chers parents;</div><br />
<div align="CENTER">Ah! Ah! Me voila enfin rendu parmi les Indians. Je suis dans notre tente et on est tres confortable. Mom compagnon avec notre homme sont aller avec un voyage a 10 milles d’ici et je suis chef du camp ,cuisinier ent tete. Mon bill fare pour souper ce soir est bacon, beans, rice, rice bread and coffee. Je suis tres bien et je mandate tres bien a nos conditions en tente. Les choses sot tres encourage ante. Maintenant il nous faux hauler notre stuff 55 milles avec nos chiens et chevaux. On a 15 tonnes de stuff. Ne soyez pas en peine de moi. J’ecrirai a chaque fois que jaurer chance. Le pays est tres interessant et picturesque. Notre tente est dans une bocage pres de la route. On a un pied d’branche et notre poele de cuisine. Nos lits sont des sacs 7 pieds de long avec material de canvas waterproof. Ces sacs sont doubler avec fur peltrie de sorte qu’on porrait coucher dehors sans avoir froid. On est habilles en vrai Alaska way. C’est moi qui a soin des chevaux, forgeron, etc. On a notre foin et avoine ,unstrument,fers pour les ferres. Deux chevaux que j’ai acheter a Seattle qui me coute rendu ici, $50.00 chaque un. On a refuser $100.00 pour un. On mettait bien 3 toiles sur 6 traines et un cheval menait cela sur la glace. J’ai pour table a ecrire une boite qui nous fait aussi pour table a manger. On s’ammuse bien. On est happy. Mes amities a la famille et amis. Philippe</div><br />
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<div align="CENTER">Ah, ah, here I am among the Indians. I am in a tent where we are quite comfortable. My partner along with another man have gone on a trip about ten miles from here. I am the head chef at the camp. My menu for supper is bacon, beans, rice, rice bread and coffee. I am quite well and I am growing accustom to our tenting conditions. Things are very encouraging. Now we have to haul our stuff 55 miles with our dogs and horses. We have 15 tons of stuff. Don’t worry about me. I shall write as often as I can. The coutry is very interesting and picturesque. Our tente is in a wooded terrain near the road. We have a foot of branches and our kitchen stove. Our beds are bags 7 feet long with waterproof canvas material. These bags are doubled with some kind feathers, that we could even sleep outdoors without being cold. We are dressed in true Alaska way. It is I that tends the horses, blacksmith. We have our hay and oats,tools, horse shoes etc. Two horses that I bought in Seattle cost me fifty dollars each, we refused one hundred dollars for one. We would put three toiles (canvas?) on six sleds and one horse hauled that on the ice. I have a box for a writing desk that also serves as a kitchen table. We amuse ourselves well. We are happy. Best wishes to the family and friends. Philippe.</div><br />
Now this was translated by me so it may not be exact word for word but you get the idea what the letter said. Think about it, this was written in 1897 when Dr Philippe Leblanc went to the Yukon during the Gold Rush. Have a great day ,thanks for stopping by, now here are some of my latest creations you can find at </span><a href="http://www.zazzle.com/allicor"><b><u><span style="color: blue;"><span lang="EN">http://www.zazzle.com/allicor</span></span></u></b><u><span style="color: blue;"></span></u><span style="color: blue;"></span></a><br />
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<strong>From the English translation of Thomas <br />
Albert's l'Histoire du Madawaska, by Doucette and Doucette, <br />
Madawaska Historical Society, 1990. (The original French <br />
version was printed in 1920) <br />
<br />
"Jean Baptiste Cyr "dit" Crock, and Marguerite Cormier, are the <br />
ancestors of the most prolific family of Madawaska. Jean was <br />
born at Beaubassin in 1710. From there he migrated to <br />
Beausejour around 1750 <br />
where other Cyrs were numerous. At Beausejour he became involved <br />
with the energetic and shrewd Father Joseph Laloutre who saw in <br />
Jean Baptiste the characteristics of a soldier. He participated <br />
in the weak and sloppy defense of Fort Beausejour. ... In 1763 <br />
he, along with his wife and eleven children were political <br />
prisoners ... This Jean-Baptiste is also known as Jean-Baptiste <br />
"Crock". He earned this nickname either for his habit of always <br />
carrying a pitch fork or for saying that he would chew his <br />
enemies. (trans. note: from "croc" meaning a hook or a from of <br />
pitch fork and "croquer" meaning to crunch or devour). Whatever <br />
the origin of this nickname, it is very widespread in Madawaska <br />
... Jean <br />
Baptiste had settled near the settlement of Ste-Anne when <br />
evicted by loyalists who arrived after the American Revolution. <br />
By that time, he was an old man who had suffered through all <br />
the Acadian misfortunes. He is reported to have walked through <br />
his farm one last time. There, bowed with age and discouraged <br />
with grief, he is reported to have cried out: "My God! can it <br />
be true that there is no place left on earth for a <br />
"cayan"(Acadian)? He died shortly thereafter. ... Not far from <br />
the stream at Ecoupag, near the St. John River, the location of <br />
the first church can still be seen. A hundred feet from that <br />
location, on a hill opposite a ravine is the ancient cemetery. <br />
There are no markers, no crosses, no names, not even a fence to <br />
identify it from the other fields. ...There, in this unknown <br />
and isolated corner of the world lie the ashes of many <br />
ancestors of Madawaska. Freed from the turbulent past and lost <br />
in oblivion they are now united in glory as they were once in <br />
hardship. In isolation with only the songs of the birds and the <br />
murmur of the river, the hardy pioneers who never harvested the <br />
fields they sowed for others now rest. In this quiet valley, <br />
they are silent sentinels guarding the land from which they can <br />
no longer be evicted ... Beneath the sacred soil trampled by <br />
their tired, exiled feet, a soil on which they lived only a <br />
short time before entering the only haven left to them - the <br />
grave - they sleep their final sleep. Here rest the sons of <br />
Acadia whose names are as unknown as their grave but whose <br />
virtue has been rewarded. On this mound, bare as calvary, <br />
appearing like a long scar, fugitive Acadia landed on January <br />
29, 1759 ... The pain is now gone but the wound remains. <br />
Memories of the heart are indelible. To this place Acadians <br />
from the New World and Ancient France, from the shores of the <br />
Atlantic ... from the St. River ... from the confines of <br />
Louisiana, from Belle-Isle-en-Mer and Poitou ... today's <br />
Acadians should come with laurels, kneel piously and with <br />
trembling lips recite a few prayers. Indeed, if Port Royal was <br />
the cradle of Acadia, Grand Pre the exile, then Ste-Anne was <br />
the catacomb. Madawaskans, product of this catacomb, should <br />
make pilgrimages to this holy place ... and amid the desolate <br />
but highly cherished graves, offer <br />
a prayer to Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs".<br />
it with you before I add the will. <br />
Now Jean Baptiste Cyr and Marguerite Cormier had nine sons, one of them was Joseph Cyr married to Marguerite Blanche Thibodeau. Here is what I found on Marguerite Blanche Thibodeau, again this was found online:<br />
Many Acadian pioneer families who arrived in the Madawaska region between 1785 and 1820 suffered from famine since resources were very limited. The year of the "misère noire", 1797, was particularly difficult for the Madawaska region's inhabitants, early snow having buried their harvests. Oral accounts relate the exploits of an exceptional Acadian woman, Marguerite-Blanche Thibodeau, wife of Joseph Cyr. Reputed for her courage and physical strength, she went from door to door asking those who could afford it to give to the poor. She also saved the lives of numerous sick individuals by seeing to their essential needs. The people of the Madawaska nicknamed her "Tante Blanche", as she became a source of moral support in the community with her numerous acts of kindness. When she died, her body was interred inside the church of Saint-Basile, cradle of Madawaska, which, at the time, was a great honour.<br />
Now Joseph and Marguerite Thibodeau had children, one of them was Firmin Cyre who married his cousin Euphrosine Cyr ,(consangnity second degree). Firmin died in 1803 and the following is his last will and testament:<br />
Cier Firmin Jr (Madawaska 1803)<br />
In the name of God, Amen,I Firmin Cier junior of the parish of Madawaska in the county of York, and province of New Brunswick,Yeoman, being very sick and weak in body, bot of sound mind, memory and understanding (blessed be God for the same) but considering the uncertainty of this transitory life do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following to wit:<br />
Principally and first of all I commend my immortal soul into the hands of God, who gave it, and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent and christian like manner, at the discretion of my Executors herein after named, and as to such worldly estate, wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give and dispose of the same in the following manner to wit.<br />
First I hearby nominate and appoint my wife Mary (Frosinne) and my dear brother Loriant (Hiloarion) Cier of the aforesaid parish,county and province to be the executors of this my last will and testament and trustees for my children><br />
Secondly I the said Firmin Cier give to my dearly beloved wife, her heirs and assigns for ever, the full third of my lands and tenements, lying and being in the aforesaid parish,county and province consisting of lands, with buildings, improvements and all the other appurtenances their unto belonging, and the full third of all the rest of my furniture, goods and chattels and personal estate whatesoever; the remained of my estate give and divise the same unto my five children Henry (Thomas) Soloma and Margaret the fifth is yet in its mother's womb; or the survivor or survivors of them and their heirs of such survivor or survivors, equally to be divided between them except one black horse reserved for the purpose of being sold after my death for to have prayers said for the benefit of my soul, the stove is to be my beloved wife's as long as she shall live, a bed and its bedding is and shall be my said wifes her heirs or assigns forever. And lastly I nominate, constitute and appoint my said wife and my dear brother Lorient Cier of the aforesaid parish, county and province to be the executors of this my last will and testament, and trustees of my children hereby revoking all other wills, legacies and bequests by me heretofore made, and declaring this, and on other, to be my last will and testament. In Witness whoreof, I have signed, sealed, published ,pronounced and declared by the said testator as his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who in his presence and at his request have subscribed as witnesses, this twenty second day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two and in the forty second year of his Majesty's Reign George the Third. Fimin Cir Jun<br />
Witnesses P Duperrie, Pierre Lizotte and Simon Balleu.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Segoe Print; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Segoe Print; font-size: small;"><span lang=""></span></span></span></strong>alineskeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506261922533300739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25878624.post-2026177335269526022011-07-04T15:47:00.000-07:002011-07-04T15:47:37.151-07:00Acadian Prisoners in England<strong>Today I would like to share a list of some Acadians who were prisoners in England, I found this information in the Societe Historique Acadien (SHA), I quote "This is the results published in 1889 and 1890 in the Canada Francais (Quebec):</strong><br />
<strong>Marriages Saint Mary Wootton Liverpool May 9 1759 Petri Trahan (Pierre) and Marguerite Duhon.</strong><strong></strong><br />
<strong>Deaths in Saint Gluvias-Penryn Falmouth 1756</strong><br />
<strong>Charles Granger oct 12</strong><br />
<strong>Alexis Trahan Sept 13</strong><br />
<strong>Charles Teriot Oct 23</strong><br />
<strong>Francois Granger Nov 3</strong><br />
<strong>Claude Granger Nov 28</strong><br />
<strong>Oliver Daigle Dec 9</strong><br />
<strong>Germain Thibodeau Nov 2</strong><br />
<strong>Jean Baptiste Granger Oct 23</strong><br />
<strong>Cyprien Theriot Dec 8</strong><br />
<strong>Joseph Granger Jan 2 1757</strong><br />
<strong>Jean Baptiste Daigre Nov 12 1757.</strong><br />
<strong>If the declarations of the deaths at Saint Giuvias Penryn had given more details such as the names of the spouses we would be able to prove who they were. </strong><br />
<strong>Other deaths of Acadians in England: according to the genealogy declarations in Belle Isle en Mer:</strong><br />
<strong>Anne Landry died July 15 1756 in Falmouth</strong><br />
<strong>Alexis Trahan died July 1756 Liverpool</strong><br />
<strong>Pierre Trahan died Aug 10 1756 Liverpool</strong><br />
<strong>Jean Theriot died Aug 12 1756 Falmouth</strong><br />
<strong>Marguerite LeBlanc died Aug ? 1756 Liverpool</strong><br />
<strong>Fr? Trahan died Aug 1756 Liverpool</strong><br />
<strong>M Trahan and all her kids died Aug 1756 in Bristol</strong><br />
<strong>A Boudrot died Aug 1756 in Bristol</strong><br />
<strong>Anne Boudrot died Aug 1756 in Southampton</strong><br />
<strong>Marguerite Theriot died Aug 1756 Southampton (wife of Jean Babin)</strong><br />
<strong>M Leblanc died Aug 1756 Southampton</strong><br />
<strong>Francois Granger died Sept 1756 Falmouth</strong><br />
<strong>Anastasie Landry died Sept 1756 Falmouth</strong><br />
<strong>Joseph Trahan died Sept 1756 Falmouth</strong><br />
<strong>Joseph Vincent died Sept 1756 Liverpool</strong><br />
<strong>Marguerite Bourg died Oct 16 1756 Falmouth</strong><br />
<strong>Agnes Aucoin died Oct 1756 Falmouth</strong><br />
<strong>Judith LeBlanc died Oct 1756 Falmouth</strong><br />
<strong>Charles Vincent died Oct 1756 Plymouth and also his wife</strong><br />
<strong>Francoise Ozide died Nov 22 1756 Falmouth</strong><br />
<strong>Marie Landry died Dec 5 1756 Falmouth</strong><br />
<strong>Jean Granger died 1756 Falmouth</strong><br />
<strong>Madeleine Landry died 1756 Falmouth</strong><br />
<strong>Marie Blanchard died 1756 Falmouth</strong><br />
<strong>Marguerite Theriot died 1756 Falmouth</strong><br />
<strong>Marguerite Babin and all her kids died 1756 Southampton</strong><br />
<strong>Pierre Daigre died 1756 Southampton</strong><br />
<strong>Joseph Daigre died 1756 Southampton</strong><br />
<strong>Marguerite Melanson died 1756 Southampton</strong><br />
<strong>J LeBlanc died 1756 Liverpool</strong><br />
<strong>Sylv LeBlanc died 1756 Liverpool</strong><br />
<strong>Joseph Trahan died April 1757 Liverpool</strong><br />
<strong>Joseph Trahan died June 1757 Liverpool</strong><br />
<strong>Ang. Melanson died June 1757 Liverpool</strong><br />
<strong>Jeanne Daigre died June 1757 Liverpool</strong><br />
<strong>Marguerite Trahan died July 1757 Liverpool</strong><br />
<strong>M.Trahan died Dec 13 1757 Liverpool</strong><br />
<strong>Marguerite Landry died 1757 Liverpool</strong><br />
<strong>M. Trahan died 1757 Bristol and all her kids</strong><br />
<strong>M Trahan died Aug 39 1759 Liverpool</strong><br />
<strong>Elizabeth Darois died 1759 Liverpool</strong><br />
<strong>Marguerite Landry died Jan 1917 61 Liverpool</strong><br />
<strong>Marguerite Landry died Feb 10 1761 Falmouth</strong><br />
<strong>Marie Joseph LeBlanc wife of ? Richard died April 12 1761 Liverpool</strong><br />
<strong>Charles Trahan died 1761 Falmouth</strong><br />
<strong>Marie Trahan died June 1763 Liverpool</strong><br />
<strong>Antoine Landry died (no date) Southampton</strong><br />
<strong>Marie Melanson died Southampton</strong><br />
<strong>Jean Leblanc died Southampton</strong><br />
<strong>Madeleine Theriot died Southampton</strong><br />
<strong>Anne Marie Hebert died Falmouth</strong><br />
<strong>Wife of Jean Melanson died in Bristol</strong><br />
<strong>FR Trahan died Bristol</strong><br />
<strong>Francois Thibodeau husband of A. Theriot died died in Liverpool age 48</strong><br />
<strong>? Bonniere died in Plymouth</strong><br />
<strong>Marguerite Vincent died in Plymouth</strong><br />
<strong>Jean Theriot died in England no name of place</strong><br />
<strong>Marie Daigre died England no name place</strong><br />
<strong>Marie Blanchard died in England no name place.</strong><br />
<strong>There was also a note saying that during these years the Catholic Irish were also in Liverpool because it is exactly in Liverpool that Madeleine Pelagie Hebert married Tiernay.</strong><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1UzEWUdPf3xldIrJtKvw4q72KZ22q82OzdvizIWWGRZiC8QSp6SZ1IAzC-CU3JHYQ-ia9ol1y6cgRXctQEmOPNDbGcrn-VRO1AWoe1XUuPhM4NiyBiT8nSPCOLUmguDvsMSE/s1600/tigeriphone4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1UzEWUdPf3xldIrJtKvw4q72KZ22q82OzdvizIWWGRZiC8QSp6SZ1IAzC-CU3JHYQ-ia9ol1y6cgRXctQEmOPNDbGcrn-VRO1AWoe1XUuPhM4NiyBiT8nSPCOLUmguDvsMSE/s1600/tigeriphone4.jpg" /></a></div>What are Ancestors ? This word is heard all the time. Well for the ones who haven’t got a clue about Ancestors, I will tell you what I know. For as long as I have been doing genealogy or family trees, that word Ancestors has been mentioned over and over again. I found out that Ancestors were people, just like you and I. They lived, they loved, they laughed and they cried. And if it were not for Ancestors you and I would not be around . Ancestors are our grandparents ,their grandparents and great grandparents and it goes on and on. Many of us want to go back and find out as much as we can and as many Ancestors as we can. The more we find ,the further we want to continue going. I am such a person. At the moment I am concentrating on another one of my lines, my English line. Many of you remember I told you I was doing my Chate dit Chase line . Well I am still at it, I have since found three more siblings of my first Chate to come to Canada. And I found that the three new ones were born where the parents married in St Giles Camberwell England. Can you imagine the excitement when I came across these ? I am not hoping to find out what happened to them. Now I keep looking for all that I can find and I have a Chate who married a Jackson and I was curious to find out more, well I found they married in Balcombe Sussex England and I even saw an image of the church they married in, but the church has since been renovated. Then I found the Jackson lady’s father and grandfather and they came from Ardingly Sussex England. I saw a photo of the village back in 1905 but these folks lived there in the 1700s so the village must have changed somewhat. But it is exciting to have a story and not just names ,dates,and places. I want to know more about my English Roots. I am reading about the Poor Laws in England, and hope to find some kind of document mentioning the names of some of my ancestors. I also have some French Canadian Roots , and there are still branches of my tree to fill in. I would suggest to you readers ,if you are bored and want to tackle a new adventure, start tracing your family tree, find your Ancestors, then you will be contented knowing who you really are.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times;">So getting back to my story ,after watching Who do you think you are, I went on Ancestry and for the fun of it, typed in my Abraham Chate from England, I was surprised because I found three more children that I didn't know about. See Abraham married Ann Bennett in Camberwell England, they had two daughters born there (new to me) then they moved to Deptford and two sons were born there, then they must have went back to Camberwll another son was born there, (new to me again) and then back to Deptford where another son and daughter were born. So now I have three more children, I didn't have before but one of the daughters died in Camberwell as a baby. So there are two children,Ann Chate and John Chate that I must try and find, also need to find who Charles Chate and Thomas Chate married. Abraham Chate's son Abraham is the one who came to Canada ,he was known as Abraham Chase who married Marie Rose Girouard , how I came to connect Chase to Chates I found Abraham listed in the land grants as Abraham Chate. </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Times;">One must remember when doing our family tree, names changed over time, the spellings for example, the priest or whoever took census sometimes wrote as the name sounded thus making it harder in our research. So make sure you check names that sounds like your surnames while searching for your roots.</span></strong><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KPRIS5l1ngtIyY50ior2lznTpOw8Cel1Nkz8CUjlLmwIJgryTNnrZZu18bfalC4ZChsZBEvLjH5PvgM7rP8iKMJIqx3MSl-Eea8XN5xtzfAFE1BQm1SXL08lpRkIlF-X3cO8/s1600/wantedshirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2KPRIS5l1ngtIyY50ior2lznTpOw8Cel1Nkz8CUjlLmwIJgryTNnrZZu18bfalC4ZChsZBEvLjH5PvgM7rP8iKMJIqx3MSl-Eea8XN5xtzfAFE1BQm1SXL08lpRkIlF-X3cO8/s1600/wantedshirt.jpg" /></a></div><strong><span style="font-family: Times;">Now it could be possible that Olivier was baptized with a another name plus Olivier for example Jean-Olivier or Pierre_Olivier etc. So this search goes on. I even spoke to Stephen White and he has nothing on Olivier except the names of his in laws, but Stephen may not have gotten that far in his research yet. So what am I to do? Maybe look on the family of Marie Louise Mazerolle to see if there are some Robichauds listed . The search goes on.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Times;">Now on another note I am in the process of transcribing more records but they are not complete yet, when I am finished I shall add them to my website and let everyone know.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Times;">I am sure you have noticed my two tee shirts here, these are some that I created, you change the name ,age and location to suit yourself. These can both be found in my genealogy folder at <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/allicor">http://www.zazzle.com/allicor</a>* They would make great reunion shirts or gifts for anyone into genealogy . This is it for now, thanks for stopping by</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Times;">Chow for now</span></strong><br />
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If any of you are familiar with Moncton New Brunswick then you probably heard about the German families who first arrived from Philadelphia to settle in Moncton. These were the Lutz, Somers ,Ricker ,Jones ,Steeves ,Copple ,Wortman and the Trites. Now the Jones and Trites stayed on Moncton land and the rest moved to the Hillsborough area. I was reading the book “The first hundred year “about how Moncton got its start and mainly about the family of Jacob Trites who was a Dutchman from Amsterdam and he came to Moncton by way of Philadelphia. It is an interesting book. A family coming to a strange land ,not knowing what to expect when they arrived. I kept reading the book and got to a chapter on an Acadian, well that really interested me because I have Acadian blood ,plus French Canadian ,plus English and even Native American way way back. Anyway I wanted to share that chapter with you. Remember the Trites were coming to an unknown area, so there were lots of things they had to learn. Here is part of the chapter:<br />
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An occasional visitor to the Moncton township settlers was an Acadian named Belliveau (am wondering if it would have been Pierre Belliveau) who with his large family was successfully engaged in working a large tract of upland on the Moncton side of the river almost opposite the Hillsborough township. It was from Belliveau who had first visited the Trites family in early spring of 1767 that the new settlers had learned to tap the maple trees, and from their sap to create a delicious sweet syrup and to make from the same type sap a form of sugar which served as a delicious sweetener. Belliveau had told the Trites family how after the British captured For Cumberland in 1755 ,he had his family had fled overland to New England to avoid the British raiding parties which operated from the fort ,had sacked and burned the farms of the Acadian settlers along the Memramcook River. These parties had also carried out raids against the Acadians at Shepody seizing all their property and carrying their livestock back to the fort. On learning that the Moncton settlers were not British and that German was their native tongue, Belliveau had no fear of them and offered them the benefit of his experience in using the natural resources of the land. He showed them how to snare rabbits, how to identify edible and nourishing samphire and goose tongue greens which grew on the marshes in the early summer.<br />
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He showed them how to make snowshoes so they could travel in winter and provided them with their first seed potatoes. From the potatoes came the delicacy poutine rapee. These are very popular to this day, (I love them). If we could go back just to observe I am certain that this Acadian Belliveau taught these families many things and I am sure a friendship must have grown between this Acadian family and the German families who settled nearby. I hope you have enjoyed this blog, and if you are interested in genealogy , and would like to see my genealogy products go to my store at <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/allicor">http://www.zazzle.com/allicor</a>* click on my genealogy folder and enjoy.<br />
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One woman told her husband to save the bag containing valuable silverware that had been in the family for hundreds of years ,later it was discovered that he grabbed the rag bag instead. King Square stopped the progress of the fire, and became a camp ground. There were soldiers, hospital beds for the wounded. It was also crowded with furniture, books and household utensils. The fire raged for 9 hours and burned two fifth of the city, the heart of the business section, the homes of the wealthy, nearly every public building. Altogether it destroyed 16 12 buildings, and made 2700 families homeless ,13000 people. Eighteen people perished in the fire or from accidents during the fire while others died from wounds, exhaustion and exposure. Many valuables were lost , pictures, books, heirlooms. Assistance came from near and far, and insurances helped repair their losses. And Saint John carried on.<br />
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Can you imagine if this happened to our city or town? It sure must have been scary and heartbreaking for these people. This makes me think about Beaubassin which was an Acadian Village near Amherst of today and when the villagers were told to burn down their village before the English got there, imagine being there and seeing these families saving what little they could save, and having to leave things behind. <br />
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Sure must have been lots of sadness in both fires among all these Loyalists and Acadians. But they were strong and they survived.<br />
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“My father , Thomas Gyles, came out from England to this new land and settled on the Kennebec River (Maine) at a place called Merrymeeting Bay where he lived for some years .Then my grandparents died and Father took his family and went home to England to settle his affairs. When they were settled ,we came back to New England, but since the Indians were attacking the settlements in Maine ,Father began a settlement on Long Island. But the air did not agree with him, so as the Indians had become more peaceful, we went north to Merrymeeting Bay. When we arrived there ,we found the place deserted and that settlements were being made in Pammaquid in the province of New York (part of Maine) so we settled there and later Father became the chief justice. It was August 2 1689, my Father with some labourers, my two elder brothers and I went early in the morning to gather in the harvest from one of his farms. I was ten ,James was fourteen and Thomas was sixteen. We worked hard till noon. After dinner our people went back to work, some to the hay fields ,some to the corn fields. My Father ,James and I tarried near the farmhouse where we had dined ,until about one o’clock at which time we heard the report of several guns from the fort.<br />
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Father said he hoped it was a signal of good news; but to our great surprise, at that moment about thirty or forty Indians appeared behind a rising ground near our barn and discharged a volley of shots at us.<br />
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The yelling of the Indians, the whistling of their shot and the voice of my Father, who cried out “ What now, What now!” so terrified us that my brother and I ran, he one way and I another trying to escape. Looking back over my shoulder I saw a huge Indian chasing me with a gun in his hand. I fell, and the Indian grabbed me by the left hand. He tied my arms ,then lifted me up and went towards the field where the men were working at the hay. I saw two men shot down and two more knocked on their heads with hatchets. Then some Indians came bringing two captives, a man and my brother James. There was no sign of my brother Thomas. I learned afterwards that in some wonderful manner he managed to escape by land to a point on the west side of the river where several fishing vessels lay. He got on board one of them and sailed the night so he was safe. But where was my Father: We marched about a quarter of a mile and then stopped. Here they brought Father to us. He looked very pale and bloody. He asked to be allowed to pray with his children. This was granted to him. He recommended us to the protection and blessing of God, gave us the best advice and then said goodbye to us, hoping that we should meet in a better world. He died shortly after. I later heard he had five or six shot holes through his jacket. The Indians led us along the east side of the river towards the fort. When we came within a mile and a half of the town and could see the fort, we saw fire and smoke on all sides. We moved closer into a thick swamp. Then I saw many captives and among them were my Mother and two sisters. Mother asked about Father. When I told her he had been killed she burst into tears. There was one more member of my family, my younger brother. He was playing near the fort when the Indians came and he ran inside. When Captain Weems surrendered the fort , it was on condition that all the occupants should be allowed to leave in a fishing sloop ,lying in the river, so my little brother escaped with them to safety. A few days later we reached Fort Penobscot where I saw my Mother, sisters and brother James again. We were there about eight days. Then my Indian master carried me up the Penobscot River to a village called Madawamkee, which is at the mouth of the eastern branch of the Penobscot. The next day we went up that eastern branch many miles; we carried our canoe over land to a large pond, then went from one pond to another, until in a few days we went down a river called Meductic which empties into the St John River. We didn’t go down to the mouth of this river instead we passed over a long carrying place to Medocktack Fort. This was an Indian Fort. The Indians sat in a circle and looked at me with fierce countenances. They champed cornstalks which they threw into my hat as I held it in my hand. I smiled at them ,though my heart ached. I looked at one after another but could not see that anyone pitied me. A captive among the Indians is treated very cruelly unless his master or some of his master’s relatives lay down a ransom such as a bag of corn or blanket which saves him from their cruelty. As I stood there , a squaw and a little girl came and the squaw laid down a bag of corn in the circle. The little girl took me by the hand making signs for me to go out of the circle with them. Not knowing their customs, I thought they were going to kill me, and refused to go.Then a grave Indian came and gave me a short pipe and said to me in English “ Smoke it!” Then he took me by the hand and led me out. I thought my end had come but he took me to a French hut about a mile from the Indian Fort. The Frenchman was not at home, but his wife who was a squaw talked for a long time with my Indian friend. I could not understand a word they said. We stayed about two hours and then went back to the Indian fort where they gave me something to eat. A few weeks later we left the fort and went to a place called Meduxnakeg where there was one wigwam. When we got there an old squaw saluted me with a yell, taking me by the hair and one hand, but I was so rude as to break away from her. The Indians laughed. We stayed there for some time, living on fish, wild grapes and roots. When winter came we went up the river till the ice came down running thick in the river. Then we laid up our canoes till spring, and travelled sometimes on ice and sometimes on land, till we came to an open river, where we made a raft and crossed over bag and baggage. They treated me ok but I found it hard carrying burdens and I was hungry most of the time, for we had little food. But they would often encourage me saying in English “By and by great deal moose”. There were eight or ten of us, and we had two guns on which we depended wholly for food. Sometimes we had no food for two or three days, but after one of those fasts we killed a moose which supplied us with food for a while. Sometimes we killed a bear. The meat was preserved by taking the flesh from the bones and drying it in smoke. In this way it keeps sound for months without salt. We kept going further north all the time, but when spring came we moved back to the head of the St John River. There we made canoes of moose hides, sewing three or four together and pitching the seams with Balsam mixed with Charcoal. Then we went down the river to a place called Madawescook. There an old man lived and kept sort of a trading house. We stayed there several days then went further down the river till we came to the greatest falls in these parts ,where we carried a little way over the land, and putting off our canoes went downstream still. As we passed the mouths of any large branches we saw Indians. At last we reached the place where we had left our birch canoes in the fall, and putting our baggage into them, went down to the fort. There we planted corn. After that we went fishing and to dig roots for food. Then back to the fort to weed the corn, then fishing again and back to hill our corn. After that we went a ways up the river to take Salmon and other fish which we dried for food. We dried the corn when it was in the milk. The Indians gathered it in large kettles and boiled it on the ears till it was pretty hard .Then they shelled it from the corn with clam shells and dried it on barks in the sun .When it is dry, a kernel is no bigger than a pea and it will keep for years. When it is boiled again it swells as large as when on the ear, and taste sweeter than other corn. When we gathered and dried our corn we put some into Indian barns, that is into holes in the ground lined and covered with bark and then with dirt. The rest we carried up the river on our new winter hunting. This ended my first year of captivity. There is more on John Gyles in the book Our New Brunswick Story but this is all for this time. I hope you enjoyed reading this blog and I hope you will check out my Native American products in my Native American folder at http://www.zazzle.com/allicor* <br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">When I left I kissed on the forehead and said I love you Mom, she looked at me at said "and I love you too very much". That made me feel good. So I say to each one of you,</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Appreciate all your love ones, tell them you care, tell them you love them. Three simple little words " I love you"</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Aline</span></strong>alineskeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506261922533300739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25878624.post-79836361249814650472010-11-22T06:49:00.000-08:002010-11-22T06:49:39.686-08:00From France to Canada<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8wPeo_hXYCE2syDAT5mACaEzEKtfmbsPpzosJCznyVELsR4Nd717ipscPO_wWKYm7pH-2wV5rjrnQY7BuuQVeLpSxdNF3UhnRuYl2M5Gj3jyOXEcncrgQWn3rP7hC3Ob1Gxl/s1600/readyrockrollshirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8wPeo_hXYCE2syDAT5mACaEzEKtfmbsPpzosJCznyVELsR4Nd717ipscPO_wWKYm7pH-2wV5rjrnQY7BuuQVeLpSxdNF3UhnRuYl2M5Gj3jyOXEcncrgQWn3rP7hC3Ob1Gxl/s1600/readyrockrollshirt.jpg" /></a></div>Guillaume Pellerin from the Avranche diocese of France came to Gaspe when he was 15 on Mister Gouenard's ship ,he was given this referral by brother Bonaventure:<br />
"In Quebec on Oct 23 1770 I certify that the man Guillaume Pellerin from the Val St Pere sous Avranche Parish in the Avranche archdiocese,came to the Baie of Chaleur as a "trente six mois" at a young age and 6 months after his arrival moved in with me at Miramichi for 17 years.I saw and knew several others whom he came from France with,who assured me he was a free man and I can assure you that he is free to marry. Now what does "trente six mois" mean?<br />
It is a nickname for a young and inexperienced tradesman from France who would normally contract out his service for a period of 3 years after being assured of passage and board at the expense of the one who recruited him.His 3 years of experience in New France was often considered equal to 6 years experience in his trade and qualified him as a Master at\ his trade.He could then return to France and start his own business if he wanted to. His travel time to France was also part of his 3 years (36 months) term.Many of these men preferred to return to France rather than to subject themselves to the colony's many hardships and this was one of the problems encountered when the colony wanted new settlers. source Searching through the old records of New France.<br />
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Alinealineskeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506261922533300739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25878624.post-22224782611868220292010-11-19T15:51:00.000-08:002010-11-19T15:51:52.940-08:00Acadians from a Normandy Frenchman's View<strong><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Sieur Diereville was a Frenchman from Normandy who arrived in Port Royal in 1699 and lived among the Acadians for one year. By this time many Acadians had grown up and moved and settled Beaubassin and</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Grand Pre. When Diereville landed on the shores of the Dauphin River, there were around 501 settlers living</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Along the river close to Port Royal. The following is the explanation he told France:</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I found this information in The Acadians of Nova Scotia by Alphonse Deveau and Sally Ross, a very interesting book to read. I do hope you enjoyed reading this little bit of information about the ways of the Acadians so very long ago.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Now I would like to change the subject and mention to all you readers, I have created more items in my store ,the latest are iPhone 4 Cases,iPad Cases and iPhone3/3Gs cases, if you are in the vicinity please stop by and look at my newest additions, I also have a couple of funny tee shirts added. Here are a few images. Here are two of my sites, <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/allicor">http://www.zazzle.com/allicor</a>* </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: large;">and <a href="http://allicorshop.acadian-roots.com/">http://allicorshop.acadian-roots.com/</a> please tweet these sites if you go there? </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Aline.</span></strong>alineskeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506261922533300739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25878624.post-81702360145419426342010-11-16T07:11:00.000-08:002010-11-16T07:11:21.480-08:00One People<strong>Hello everyone, well I have been off line since Thursday with no phone,no tv and no PC, so what could I do in my spare time? I have moved and after my day's work at unpacking the time was long so I thought what can I think about that would be interesting to you. First of all I love poetry and I love trying to create them so I created the following poem: (hope you like it).</strong><br />
<strong>Title is One People:</strong><br />
<strong>Our skins may be black</strong><br />
<strong>Red,Yellow or White</strong><br />
<strong>We have to keep peace</strong><br />
<strong>To make everything right</strong><br />
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<strong>We are One People</strong><br />
<strong>Oh that is so true</strong><br />
<strong>No matter our color</strong><br />
<strong>It's me and it's you</strong><br />
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<strong>Our language may be different</strong><br />
<strong>Our styles and our ways</strong><br />
<strong>But we are One People</strong><br />
<strong>Why not keep it that way</strong><br />
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<strong>Love thy neighbour</strong><br />
<strong>Is what we've been told</strong><br />
<strong>So we are One People</strong><br />
<strong>Let's make this our goal.</strong><br />
(composed by Aline Cormier)<br />
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You know there has been lot of tragedies over the years, lots of hurts and heartbreaks and lots tears.<br />
The Acadians were kicked out of their homes that they worked hard for and sent on ships all over the world breaking up families, many of them died at sea. They sure must have suffered and cried.<br />
The Native Americans who were here before us, living their lives their ways hunting and fishing to provide for their families, they were rounded up like cattle and put on reservations. These people hurt and I am sure they cried and they lost a lot of their families.<br />
The Blacks were abducted or kidnapped in Africa brought to America sold as slaves, sure must not have been easy for them, they sure must have cried many times and look at Rawando the people were kicked out of their homes too.<br />
So we are not too different all of us, we all have or had feelings, we all love, we all hurt we all bleed the same. Now we need to try and live in peace and grow old together. We are One People and it should stay that way. Some of the people may cause trouble, or instigate don't listen and don't follow,<br />
Let's all get along. That is my story and I'm sticking to it. grin.<br />
When you have time please check out my store, Christmas will soon be here and you may see something you like at <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/allicor">http://www.zazzle.com/allicor</a>* <br />
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Alinealineskeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506261922533300739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25878624.post-61974000009937235792010-11-10T06:27:00.000-08:002010-11-10T06:27:40.366-08:00Everything is beautifulHello everyone, haven't blogged in a few days.I am in the process of moving and that is a big job, I have a trailer full of boxes that I hope to go unload tomorrow,we have our new place for the 15th which is Monday.Tonight I go get the key to the apartment. I am very happy with the new place it has NO carpets and that is a plus, only drawback is I need to take the rubbish out way in the back and I have seven steps to climb. Otherwise, it is a nice building. Now my computer has been giving me so many problems, I bought it around three months ago and my window internet explorer is not working good at all, it was installed when I bought the computer so I need to reformat my computer I need to bring it down to where I bought it. Now the big job is saving my files and photos, I have an external hard drive but its packed, don't ask me where. So I need to get some DVDs and save my photos, my files are already stored. I have Legacy family tree software and I am hoping I don' t lose my information, I created some gedcom files and saved them.<br />
I have my laptop as a backup while I wait for this one to be fixed. <br />
I am still working on my genealogy and helping others when I can one of my projects is at a stand still, still waiting for some information from the person who wants it. So far no word.<br />
And many of you know I have a website named acadian-roots.com well I created a subdomain for my store and yesterday I created a forum in my site for the ones who want to add their store urls and join in on other topics. I called the forum Allicor's forum. you can get to the site this way <a href="http://allicorshop.acadian-roots.com/">http://allicorshop.acadian-roots.com/</a> <br />
The forum is listed on the sidebar. If you have a zazzle, cafe press,etsy and redbubble store you are welcome to add your url in the Shopping Mall topic. In return if you have a site ,a blog or store I am hoping you will mention my store or website in yours, my store is <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/allicor">http://www.zazzle.com/allicor</a>* <br />
That's it for today <br />
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Alinealineskeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506261922533300739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25878624.post-39955425782310880752010-11-07T18:43:00.000-08:002010-11-07T18:43:35.019-08:00Things Irish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1m5FDJkEUsKeh6K8-ORyv2-geWCQeWVk4J4LfNLi1Jza2VWZgrarnVPdQxi7ydnS6OdO8t88EZP_WvEZHSNlSLZw96UJDSPO6yFSztonvQSPqsJyhHu9V5Ox5yZg9Rdy8sIV/s1600/ancestorirelandshirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1m5FDJkEUsKeh6K8-ORyv2-geWCQeWVk4J4LfNLi1Jza2VWZgrarnVPdQxi7ydnS6OdO8t88EZP_WvEZHSNlSLZw96UJDSPO6yFSztonvQSPqsJyhHu9V5Ox5yZg9Rdy8sIV/s1600/ancestorirelandshirt.jpg" /></a>First of all I would like to talk about the group Celtic Thunder, I had never heard of this group until a year ago, a friend of mine was playing it in her car and I said What is that beautiful group? Celtic Thunder she said, so I hurried to Walmart and picked up a copy of the DVD, at the time the youngest in the group was around 13 or so and he was good and he still is good. Each of these entertainers have their own unique style. So separate or together they are awesome. They will be releasing their Christmas Album the 22 of this month ,I am hoping to be able to get the DVD. And they usually end their show by singing their song Ireland Calls which is so touching. To hear them go to You Tube type in Celtic Thunder and listen to their songs, I am sure you will approve. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now I have created a few products as you can see by the shirt ,I also created a button that would be appropriate for family reunions, you can find it in my genealogy folder and also I created an invitation which can be used for a family reunion, a birthday party and more. You can view the invitation in my greeting card folder then click invitations at <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/allicor">http://www.zazzle.com/allicor</a>* Check out my Christmas folder while you are at it. Getting back to Ireland and Irish I am sure many of you do have a connection to Ireland in one way or another ,so be sure to listen to the Celtic Thunder and I am certain you will want to listen to them over and over again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have a great day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Aline</div><div align="left"></div>alineskeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506261922533300739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25878624.post-75526577101155148892010-10-30T08:47:00.000-07:002010-10-30T08:47:05.150-07:00Halloween and Other Stuff<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello everyone, I have been sitting here knowing I haven't blogged here for a while.wondering what I could blog about. Well I know this is a little later seeing Halloween is tomorrow but I watched the news on TV last night and they were </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">talking about the children who do not do Halloween anymore, because they are older and what some of these children are doing is passing the houses collecting non parishable foods for food banks. As you know there are so many needy folks out there and Food Banks can always use help. So if you have children or you are a teen, why don't you gather some friends and dress up and collect food for the needy?I know it is short notice but you still have time to get ready . I hope this message will reach someone who will be taking my advice. Be careful tomorrow night, it is dark and the cars may not see you, wear something bright so you can be seen.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">I am now adding some products I created in my store at <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/allicor">http://www.zazzle.com/allicor</a>* </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Great for Christmas gifts, Baby Showers, or other reasons. The christmas mugs are in my christmas folder, the baby mug is in my mugs and stein folder and the wolf mug I believe is either in my mugs or animal folder. Thanks for the visit, do stop by again</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Happy Halloween</span></strong><br />
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