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How I Got Addicted to Genealogy

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

People who read this blog know that I am French-Canadian. They also know this blog is only the tip of the iceberg. I have several and some are written in French. Our Ancestors is the English version of my blog … Continue reading →

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Clair P. Roys Jr.

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Joe had sent me this last year, but I did not remember he had sent it. Clair P. Roys Jr. of Nestico Court, Bristol, died Friday at Care Manor in Farmington. He was 74. Mr. Roys was born in Bristol, … Continue reading →

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Civil War Graveyard Meditation

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

Reblogged from Before I Forget: Spirits of the past trapped in dark shadows cast by a graveyard sun, stand by nameless headstones whispering sad stories of young lives prematurely lost to death’s cold hand on Civil War battlefields. Courageous in … Continue reading →

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Putting a Smile on Your Face

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

That’s the only reason behind this blog created in 2009 after Doris visited where her ancestors once lived. Click here. She had found my blog Nos ancêtres created in January 2008. That blog was a way to share what knowledge I … Continue reading →

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Dead Leaves on the Ground?

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

This image is the header on my blog Our Ancestors. Dead leaves on the ground… That’s the one I thought was most fitting to put as a header. I would be the man walking along your family trees since September … Continue reading →

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Paint Sunlight on Memory's Houses

Posted on March 2, 2013 by

Reblogged from Harthouse on Main: Edward Hopper, Marshall’s House, 1932. This sun-filled painting serves to illustrate a line in my poem, and it illuminates this quotation: What I wanted to do was to paint sunlight on the side of a … Continue reading →

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Fill Bare Trees With Family History

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

Reblogged from Harthouse on Main: I like the image suggested by this photo for the presence of “family trees” in our lives. We hope to people a forest, one name at a time, one tree at a time, and sometimes … Continue reading →

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About the Impact of the Civil War on Canada

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

This is what Claude Bélanger writes in his conclusion. The original is here. Conclusion   On the whole, the Civil War was beneficial to Canada. Though the United States abrogated the Reciprocity Treaty in 1866 primarily to punish Britain for … Continue reading →

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A Truce in My Civil War Story

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

Someone needs help with some of her ancestors. She sent me this message. Hi Pierre, I have attached two pictures.  One is my 2nd great-grand uncle, James Edward Newcity (brother to my 2nd great grandfather). The other is an unknown … Continue reading →

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What About French-Canadians During the Civil War?

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

This link is most interesting. Preface This booklet was written in an effort to better acquaint Franco-Americans with their outstanding contribution to American life. Indeed, it is partly up to Canadian historians to reveal this heritage to French Canada’s often … Continue reading →

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