Beausoleil 251 Years Ago

Today February 27th, 251 years ago Joseph Broussard (aka “Beausoleil”), direct ancestor through my paternal grandmother,  led the first group of Acadians to Louisiana.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Broussard#Arrival_at_Louisiana

 

English: A inches (0 cm) x inches (0 cm) oil painting of Joseph Broussard, known as “Beausoleil”. Broussard lead a guerilla resistance movement in 1750s Canada against the British government. He eventually led the first group of Acadian exiles to Southern Louisiana in 1765. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

 

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Tuesday Tip: Podcast #13

MSS-013-Dissecting a French-Canadian Baptism Record (FOR MAY 26TH)

MSS-013-Dissecting a French-Canadian Baptism Record

Tuesday Tip: Podcast #12

MSS-012-The Drouin Collection-Microfilmed and Digitized (FOR MAY 19TH)

MSS-012-The Drouin Collection-Microfilmed and Digitized

Tuesday Tip: Podcast #11

MSS-011-Tracking Your “Nomadic” French-Canadian Ancestors (FOR MAY 12TH)

MSS-011-Tracking Your “Nomadic” French-Canadian Ancestors

Tuesday Tip: Podcast #10

MSS-010-The French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan

Great webiste with loads of goodies! I’m so glad Sandra Goodwin highlighted this organization. Wow!

Your tip for today is to not miss this site!!

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http://www.habitantheritage.org/

Show notes:

MSS-010-The French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan

Tuesday Tip: Podcast #9

MSS-009-The Drouin Collection

Blue Drouin, Red Drouin, Big Drouin, Little Drouin, Male Drouin, and Female Drouin. Is this a children’s rhyme?? No, Sandra Goodwin explains it all. Most good genealogy libraries have some or all of these volumes in their possession. It’s important to know about these important books.

Show notes:

MSS-009-The Drouin Collection

Tuesday Tip: Podcast #8

MSS-008-Jetté’s Dictionnaire

René Jetté (born Joseph Jean-Pierre Marcel René Jetté at Saint-Hyacinthe , the 3 May 1944 – died in palliative care in Beloeil on 18 May 2003 ) is a professor , historian , demographer and one of the most famous genealogists Quebec. Started in 1960 and published in 1983 , the dictionary has become a reference for historians. Once again, Sandra Goodwin offers a great assessment of this dictionary for French Canadian genealogists.

Show notes:

MSS-008-Jetté’s Dictionnaire

This set is quite expensive, but can be helpful with those brick walls. For information and price:
http://www.renaud-bray.com/Recherche.aspx?langue=fr&word…=

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