I couldn’t figure out why the aunt was not in the 1940 census in Eagle Lake. As we talked later when we were done going over the family papers and photos she had, I found out why she wasn’t listed. She mentioned that she and her sisters all went to convent school in Ste. Agathe […]

They Spelled It How?

Recently a friend and I walked through a cemetery in Wallagrass where many of her relatives are buried. Labbe is a family name and probably one of the simplest French names to spell. By the time we were done there were 4 different spellings, 3 of which we’d never seen before, Labbe, Labbee, Labby and […]

“He who careth not from whence he came, careth little where he goeth.” ~Daniel Webster “Those who do not treasure up the memory of their ancestors do not deserve to be remembered by posterity.” ~Edmund Burke

President’s Message, September 2015

Summer is gone, but we have some beautiful fall weather yet. You can walk cemeteries, as it may not be too hot which it can be unsafe at times. I am planning to revisit some that I did many years ago. I have a better camera now and have done more research so hoping to […]