Chief Poking Fire Indian Museum, Caughnawaga Indian Reserve
This is an historic, b/w image of the well-known local landmark “Chief Poking Fire Indian Museum”.
One of my clearest memories from the mid 1950s was crossing over the Mercier Bridge from Ville Lasalle to reach the “Indian Museum” in Caughnawaga. As a 7 year old, I was most fascinated by the little beaded handicrafts. I believe they were pincusions and the beading was set against a velvet (I think!) background in rich colours like purple and fuscia.
It’s located in the Mohawk community which is now known as Kahnawake.
“Cultural identities are commodities too. As Trudy Nicks points out, it is not so easy to dismiss the performance of Chief Poking Fire and his tomahawk chopping sons as bereft of cultural meanings. “Poking Fire’s village provided tourists with a restricted view of the lives of citizens of Kahnawake,but not one without local cultural and historical relevance. If the choice of representations accommodated twentieth-century tourist’s expectations, it was also an authentic expression based on a long history of negotiating cultural encounters with Europeans.” The struggle between Kahnawake residents over the images displayed at Indians Days illustrates the varied and complex ways Kahnawake residents understood themselves as twentieth century Indians. Over the years, they had learned to manipulate ‘Indian’ imagery ”
Teepees and Tomahawks
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A Canadian Family Headstone: Joseph P. Theriault, 1954
St.Simon & St.Jude Roman Catholic Cemetery
Grande Anse, New Brunswick, Canada
Joseph P. THERIAULT
1954
Jos. P. Theriault
1869 – 1954
Epoux de Gertrude Pinet
Genealogy Notes: I believe this to be Joseph, son of Prime Theriault who married Mary Gertrude Pinet (daughter of Clement Pinet and Celeste Landry) on August 17th, 1903 in Bertrand (Theriault Office), Gloucester (RS141B7 Index to New Brunswick Marriages, Number: 3234, Reference: B4/1903, Microfilm: F15908).
I have three children for them in my database: Richard Theriault (RS141A5 Index to Provincial Registrations of Births, Number:5790, Reference:A5/1906,Microfilm:F19011), Lucie Theriault (RS141A5Index to Provincial Registrations of Births, Number:5890, Reference:A5/1908, Microfilm:F19016) , and Gertrude Elizabeth Theriault (RS141A5Index to Provincial Registrations of Births , Number:6381, Reference:A5/1905, Microfilm:F19008)
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St.Simon & St.Jude Cemetery – Grande Anse, New Brunswick
Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol & A Very Special Postcard
Exciting news! Discovery Television is preparing a special about Dan Brown’s latest novel the Lost Symbol and I’ve just heard that they’re planning to include one of my postcards in the show. Which one? You’ll have to wait and see! Now, let’s hope it doesn’t end up on the cutting-room floor!
Evelyn in Montreal: Bruneau m. Lamoureux (Lotbiniere, Quebec)
Art Landymore was requesting information about Paula Bruneau who was born on Jan 10, 1913 in Melville Sask and her parents were George(s) Bruneau and Marie Louise Lamoureux of Quebec. In 1911 they were living in Maisonneuve, district 172, Montreal, St. Urbain 2394 with their children: Ives, Denis ., and Guy. Paula, Phyllis and Bernard were other children born in Melville.
Information
Georges Bruneau (parents: Georges Bruneau and Adelaide Belanger) married Marie-Louise Lamoureux (parents: Alcibiade Lamoureux and Almira Senecal) in St-Damien parish in Bedford (Missisiqoi, Quebec) on May 22nd, 1905.
Georges Bruneau (parents: Hubert Bruneau and Marguerite Turgeon) and Adelaide Belanger (parents:Louis Belanger and Marie Pageot) were married in St-Sylvestre (Lotbiniere) Quebec on February 8th, 1875.
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Vintage Postcard: Catholic Church in Grande Riviere, Quebec
This is an historic, black and white image
of a Catholic church in Grande Riviere, Quebec.
Vintage Postcard: Farnham, Quebec: Church of England (Anglican)
This is an early twentieth century view of the Anglican (Church of England) church in Farnham. Farnham is located in the modern administrative region of the Monteregie, but is historically associated with the area known as the Eastern Townships.
Some Family Surnames in Farnham, Quebec in the early twentieth century.
Adam(s) – Allan – Allen – Archambault – Ayers – Bail – Barrier – Barrons – Basinet – Beard – Beaudry
Beaupre – Beauregard – Beauvais – Belanger – Belleville – Benjamin – Benoit – Berry – Besette – Bidwell
Bisette – Bond – Bonnet – Bouchard – Boyd – Brach – Brault – Brennan – Brimmer – Brodeur – Brown
Buck – Bull – Burnell – Burnett – Burnett – Burt – Butler – Cameron – Carpenter – Carter – Cassette – Catudel
Cavalier – Caverly – Charron – Chevalier – Chicoine – Chrysler – Clark – Clayton – Clement – Clerwell – Cloatre Read more »
Quebec Acadian Family Tree: Pierre Theriault m. Louise Genevieve Gauvin. Descendants from 1766-1920s
The goal of the Quebec Acadian Family Tree series is to share Quebec Acadian genealogy information that dates from the time of Acadian settlement in Quebec up till the early twentieth century. If you need information on earlier generations, leave a message in the Comment Box below and I will provide an answer or direct you to a reliable source on Acadian genealogy.
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Pierre Theriault connects to the Theriault family tree as follows: Paul Theriault/Anne Hebert, Claude Theriault/Marguerite Cormier, Germain Theriault/Anne Richard, Claude Theriault/Marie Gautreault, Jehan Theriault & Perrine Rau.
First Generation
1. Pierre Theriault, son of Paul Theriault and Anne Hebert, married Louise Genevieve Gauvin on 20 Jan 1766 in Riviere-Ouelle (Kamouraska Bas-St-Laurent Quebec) in Notre-Dame-de-Liesse church. Louise was the daughter of Etienne Gauvin and Angelique Levesque, and was born in 1740 in Riviere-Ouelle (Kamouraska Bas-St-Laurent Quebec).
Children from this marriage: + 2 M i. Pierre Paul Theriault was born in 1767 in Riviere-Ouelle and died in 1819 in Kamouraska. 3 M ii. Etienne Theriault was born in 1768 and died in 1770 in Riviere-Ouelle. 4 F iii. Josephte Theriault was born in 1769 in Riviere-Ouelle and died in 1777 in Riviere-Ouelle. + 5 M iv. Joseph Theriault I was born in 1771 in Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere (Kamouraska Bas-St-Laurent Quebec) and died in 1801 in Kamouraska. 6 M v. Andre Theriault was born in 1773 in Kamouraska. 7 M vi. Jean Baptiste Theriault was born in 1775 in Kamouraska and died in 1775 in Kamouraska Bas-St-Laurent QC CAN. + 8 F vii. Angelique Theriault was born in 1780 in Kamouraska and died in 1859 in Kamouraska. 9 M viii. Alexandre Theriault was born in 1780 in Kamouraska. + 10 M ix. Pierre Theriault. +11 F x. Euphrosine Theriault
Second Generation
2. Pierre Paul Theriault (Pierre) was born in 1767 in Riviere-Ouelle and died in 1819 in Kamouraska. Pierre married Francoise Dancause on 4 Oct 1790 in Kamouraska. Her parents were Pierre Dancause and Francoise Fournier.
Children from this marriage:
+12 M i. Romain Theriault was born in 1793 in Kamouraska. + 13 M ii. Pierre Paul Emile Theriault
5. Joseph Theriault (Pierre) was born in 1771 in Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere and died in 1801 in Kamouraska. Joseph married Rose Michaud on 28 Jan 1793 in St-Louis parish in Kamouraska. She was the daughter of Francois Toussaint Michaud and Rose Cote.
Children from this marriage were:
+14 M i. Joseph Marie Theriault + 15 M ii. Francois Theriault + 16 M iii. Firmin Theriault + 17 M iv. Lambert Theriault
8. Angelique Theriault (Pierre ) was born in 1780 in Kamouraska and died in 1859 in Kamouraska. Angelique married Charles Francois Proulx in 1805 in St-Roch-des-Aulnaies (L’Islet Chaudiere-Appalaches Quebec) son of Hilaire Proulx and Charlotte Ouellet. Charles was born in St-Roch-des-Aulnaies. Read more »
Bathurst, New Brunswick,1940s (b/w photograph) Wordless Wednesday
G.L.
Bathurst, New Brunswick in the 1940s
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