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Second Conference World Acadian Congress 2009 Saturday, 15 August 2009

Second Conference World Acadian Congress 2009 Saturday, 15 August 2009 Lakeview Inns & Suites, Bathurst, New Brunswick. “With our Eyes to the Horizon / Avec nos yeux à l’horizon”. WELCOME. ‘With our eyes to the Horizon’ ‘Avec nos yeux à l’horizon’. Meet AMALIA….

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Second Conference World Acadian Congress 2009 Saturday, 15 August 2009

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  1. Second Conference World Acadian Congress 2009 Saturday, 15 August 2009 Lakeview Inns & Suites, Bathurst, New Brunswick “With our Eyes to the Horizon / Avec nos yeux à l’horizon”

  2. WELCOME ‘With our eyes to the Horizon’ ‘Avec nos yeux à l’horizon’ Meet AMALIA…

  3. Connections...between you and me... Connections... between the branches of our tree. Connections... that will make a difference... "To me, connections are what these academic meetings and family reunions are all about. We're trying to expand the heart and soul of Acadie, back in time and also forward. Back to the places where we have come from and forward to the times to come. That's why we're here, to make connections with each other that we need to take with us into the future, not just as individuals, but as a people. The speeches (will be forgotten) but the connections between people that are happening now, between you and me, between people from the States, from Ontario, from Québec, at family reunions in Shediac, Richibucto, Cocogne and so on, they will endure. They will make a difference.“ Barbara LeBlanc, Director of Grand-Pré in an interview with Clive Doucet during the "Retrouvailles" in New Brunswick in 1994. Clive Doucet is author of 'Notes from Exile, On Being Acadian'.

  4. INTRODUCTIONS • DELEGATES & GREAT-BRANCHES • ALEXANDRE & LEOCADIE THÉRIAULT (2) Richard G. Theriault, QC • AUGUSTE & EVENIE THÉRIAULT (2) Marie Shaw, NS • BENOIT & ELISABETH THÉRIAULT OUELLET (2) Joseph R. Theriault, MA • GEORGE & FLORENCE THERIAULT (1) Marsha Collins-Vaughn, CA • GEORGE & VIRGINIE THÉRIAULT (2) Murielle Thériault, QC • GUSTAVE & HELENE THÉRIAULT (2) Gérard Thériault, NS GUESTS & FRIENDS Lise Thériault, Luc and Denyse Thériault Frank Shaw Rosemary Theriault Lemora Maxine Theriault Collins, Mike Vaughn Larry Theriault, NS

  5. INTRODUCTIONS • DELEGATES & GREAT-BRANCHES • JOSEPH HENRY & BLANCHE THERIAULT (1) • JOSEPH HENRY & JULIA THERIAULT (1) John Mark Hopkins, NY • JOSEPH & THEOGÉNIE THÉRIAULT (2) Joseph R. Theriault, MA • JOSEPH ELRIC & LEORA THERIOT (2) Karen Theriot Reader, CA • JULIEN & ANGELIQUE THERIAULT (1) Matthieu Theriault, NB • ONEZIME & ARTHEMISE THÉRIAULT (2) Roger Theriault, ON • STEPHEN & PHILOMENE THÉRIAULT DURANT (1) Vincent Durant, ON GUESTS & FRIENDS Rainier Soriano, NY Jean Theriot, CA Roger’s spouse…

  6. OUR GOALS • Consolidate genealogy of Jehan and Perrine Terriot family • Discover new branches • Research, verify, integrate genealogy • Develop ‘connections’ between branches through our delegates • Build on common bond; our blood • Share news; maintain family dialogue • Participate in projects

  7. OUR HISTORY 1999: Website rolled out with first Archive; Discussions with Dr. Gilles Thériault (Vital-Madeleine GB) on concept for Terriot Acadian Family 2000: 24 Great-Branches ‘On the Bayou’ created for Aline Theriot Meaux (Télesphore-Maria GB) 2001: Pierre Theriot Virtual Working Group with Karen Theriot Reader (Joseph Elric-Leora GB) help

  8. OUR HISTORY 2003: Website remodeled Launched Terriot Surname Project administered by Karen Theriot Reader Develop CMA2004 Thériault Association site Great-Branch Photo Histories Project 2004: 74 Great-Branches First Conference

  9. OUR HISTORY 2008: 85 Great-Branches DNA Terriot Benchmark grown to 15 individuals Develop CMA 2009 Thériault Association site 2009: Improved our news page (blog) Second Conference

  10. ASSESSMENT • Kept to our goals • Made some progress • But, we’re losing momentum • What should we do about it?

  11. INVENTORY • We are unique surname organization, unlike others in membership • Internet-based; reach out to all Terriot’s of North America, and some in France • Membership by invitation; member must bring genealogy. Currently, two members per branch • No dues, no fees • Bilingual

  12. INVENTORY • Our strengths… • Formed a core genealogy database that holds a fairly complete genealogy for about 85 Great-Branches • Produced the largest, most comprehensive bilingual family website that continues to draw new visitors and new branches • Organized the DNA testing that produced the first Terriot DNA Benchmark for Y-Chromosome testing, which has already proven itself. • Standardized verification and documentation of our family genealogy. Solved/reconciled some genealogy problems. • Formed real connections and real bonds between some of our 85 Great-Branches, in some cases, working relationships • Support those researchers who will accept our help

  13. INVENTORY • Our weaknesses… • Maintaining contact with members • Internet-based work is more difficult but still manageable • Privately owned

  14. OUR AGENDA 10 00 Welcome Coffee 10 30 Opening 11 00 ‘How I Became an Acadian’, John Mark Hopkins 11 45 Buffet Lunch is served 13 00 Terriot Acadian Family Surname DNA Project, Karen Theriot Reader

  15. OUR AGENDA 13 45 ‘Honoring Joseph& Marie-Agnès Terriot’, Murielle Thériault 14 00 ‘Promesse de l’Acadie’ after Faragher, Joe Theriault 14 30 An Invitation to Action… the Delegates speak 16 00 Adjourn

  16. OUR AGENDA 10 00 Welcome Coffee 10 30 Opening 11 00 ‘How I Became an Acadian’, John Mark Hopkins 11 45 Buffet Lunch is served 13 00 Terriot Acadian Family Surname DNA Project, Karen Theriot Reader

  17. John Mark Hopkins; “HOW I BECAME AN ACADIAN’, OR “DISCOVERING THE JOSEPH HENRY GREAT-BRANCHES

  18. OUR AGENDA 10 00 Welcome Coffee 10 30 Opening 11 00 ‘How I Became an Acadian’, John Mark Hopkins 11 45 Buffet Lunch is served 13 00 Terriot Acadian Family Surname DNA Project, Karen Theriot Reader

  19. Buffet Lunch

  20. OUR AGENDA 10 00 Welcome Coffee 10 30 Opening 11 00 ‘How I Became an Acadian’, John Mark Hopkins 11 45 Buffet Lunch is served 13 00 Terriot Acadian Family Surname DNA Project, Karen Theriot Reader

  21. KAREN THERIOT READER; “TERRIOT ACADIAN FAMILY SURNAME DNA PROJECT”

  22. OUR AGENDA 13 45 ‘Honoring Joseph& Marie-Agnès Terriot’, Murielle Thériault 14 00 ‘Promesse de l’Acadie’, Joe Theriault 14 30 An Invitation to Action… the Delegates speak 16 00 Adjourn

  23. MURIELLE THÉRIAULT; “HONORING JOSEPH & MARIE-AGNÈS”

  24. OUR AGENDA 13 45 ‘Honoring Joseph& Marie-Agnès Terriot’, Murielle Thériault 14 00 ‘Promesse de l’Acadie’, Joe Theriault 14 30 An Invitation to Action… the Delegates speak 16 00 Adjourn

  25. “Promesse de l’Acadie” …post-Faragher Presentation by: J. R. Theriault

  26. Overview • Goals of ‘Promesse de l’Acadie’ • Bibliography: Some notes and analysis • Prologue • Preview of the Decades: 1650 – 1740 • Excerpts from Faragher…

  27. Goals of ‘Promesse’ • Cover period 1650 through 1740’s • Examine the history of each decade • Present likely impact of historical events on the Terriot family • Analyze the details of the progress of the Terriot family in family size, relationships, accomplishments, weddings, deaths, and migrations…

  28. Acadian History:A Bibliography • Arsenault, Bona.Histoire et Généalogie des Acadiens. Volumes 1- 6.Les Éditions Marquis Ltée. July 1988 • Bergeron, Adrien.Le Grand Arrangement Des Acadiens au Québec. Huit Volumes. Éditions Élysée. Montreal. 1981. ISBN:0-88545-055-8 • Faragher, John Mack, A Great and Noble Scheme, W.W.Norton & Co. New York. 2005 ISBN: 0-393-05135-8 • Griffiths, Naomi E.S.The Contexts of Acadian History, 1686 – 1784. McGill-Queen’s University Press. 1992. • LeBlanc, Dudley J.The Acadian Miracle. Evangeline Publishing Company. Lafayette, Louisiana. 1966. Library of Congress 65-28646. • Parkman, Francis. A Half-Century of Conflict. Part Sixth. Vols I & II.Little, Brown, and Company. Boston. 1892. • Parkman, Francis.Montcalm and Wolfe.France and England in North America. Part Seventh Vols 1 & II. Little, Brown, and Company. Boston. 1884. (http://www.ourroots.ca/f/toc.asp?id=805) • Richard, Edouard.Acadia – Missing Links of a Lost Chapter in American History. John Lovell & Son. Montreal. Home Book Company. NY. 1895. (http://www.ourroots.ca/f/toc.asp?id=1361) • Smith, Philip H.Acadia - A Lost Chapter in American History. Pawling, New York, 1884. (http://www.ourroots.ca/f/toc.asp?id=1363) • Thériault, Fidèle.Les Familles de Caraquet. Self-Published. 1985. ISBN 0-9692151-0-X • White, Stephen A.Dictionaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes. Première Partie 1636 à 1714. Deux volumes. Centre d’Études Acadiennes. Université de Moncton. 1999.

  29. Acadian History:Its Development • History of Acadian histories: • 1787-1795: Rev. Andrew Brown prepares manuscript • 1829: Thomas C. Halliburton: ‘History of Nova Scotia’ • 1852: Rev. Brown’s manuscript found. • 1859: Rameau de St-Père: ‘La France aux Colonies’ (http://www.ourroots.ca/f/toc.asp?id=1359) • 1865: Beamish Murdoch: ‘History of Nova Scotia’ • 1869: Thomas B. Akins: ‘Selections from Public Documents’ • 1879: Hannay: ‘History of Acadia’ (http://www.ourroots.ca/f/toc.asp?id=872) • 1884: Smith: ‘Acadia –A Lost Chapter…’ • 1884: Parkman: ‘Montcalm and Wolfe’ • 1888: Casgrain: ‘Pèlerinage au Pays d’Evangéline’ • 1889: Rameau de St-Père: ‘Une colonie Féodale en Amérique’ • 1892: Parkman: ‘A Half-Century of Conflict’ • 1895: Richard: ‘Acadia – Missing Links…’ • 1988: Arsenault: ‘Histoire et Généalogie des Acadiens’ • 2005: Faragher: ‘A Great and Noble Scheme’

  30. Acadian History:Its Development • Classifications of histories written in the 19th century: • Does not consider Rev. Brown Manuscript: Halliburton1, Murdoch2, Hannay2, and Parkman • Appears to be limited to Akins’ ‘Selections’: Parkman • Considers Rev. Brown Manuscript: Smith3, Casgrain, Richard3, Faragher • Did not have the benefit of access to Rev. Brown’s Manuscript. • May not have had the benefit of access to Rev. Brown’s Manuscript. • Key message is that a chapter of North American history on Acadia is missing.

  31. Acadian History:Its Development • Francis Parkman (1823-1893) • A Boston Brahmin, ‘blue blood’ • Highly acclaimed and prolific historian of North American history. Wrote “Oregon Trail” and 11 other volumes of North American history including ‘Montcalm and Wolfe’. • Considered by some critics to have taken ‘editorial prerogative’ with his histories; sometimes choosing to ignore some important facts or events. Focused on prose over accuracy. • An agnostic who saw the ‘…eventual success of the British as representing the victory of progress [Protestant democracy] over reaction [Catholic despotism]."

  32. Acadian History:Its Development • Henri Raymond Casgrain(1831-1904) • Roman Catholic priest, author, historian, taught at College de Ste Anne de la Pocatiere • First to challenge Francis Parkman’s history • Uncovered conspiracy to censor history to justify ‘ethnic cleansing’

  33. Acadian History:Its Development • Edouard Richard (1844-1904) • ‘An Acadian’. Former member of Canadian House of Commons, and attorney. • ‘Acadia’, 2 volumes; thoughtful, provocative. Excruciating detail, complicated logic and rationale • Richard’s case: • the Acadians were deceived into staying until the English were finished with them. • Charles Lawrence did not follow the direction of his home government but collaborated with Governor Shirley to evict the Acadians.

  34. Acadian History:Its Development • John Mack Faragher (1945 - ) • American, history professor at Yale • 10 years of research, meticulous scholarship, balanced account • Conclusion: first ethnic cleansing on North American continent directed by Charles Lawrence with support and encouragement of Governor Shirley of the colony of Massachusetts

  35. Final Words:Faragher, pp 461 - 468 • First versions of the Acadian history came from the Acadians’ own stories… e.g. Brown, Richard • Justification was ‘right of self-preservation’ and ‘cruel necessity’… • Longfellow publishes ‘Evangeline’… • Acadian & Cadien progress from victim to equal citizens • Beamish Murdoch publishes rebuke to defend Planters by pointing to the New Englanders… • Henri Raymond Casgrain and Edouard Richard critique Francis Parkman and discovers conspiracy to censor historical records…

  36. Wrap-Up • ‘Promesse de l’Acadie’ will be published in 10 web pages (one for each decade)… • Include the censuses reformatted to highlight the Terriot family… • Reflect the logic and findings of Richards and Faragher • Organize working group to review, critique, translate the work • Questions?

  37. OUR AGENDA 13 45 ‘Honoring Joseph& Marie-Agnès Terriot’, Murielle Thériault 14 00 ‘Promesse de l’Acadie’, Joe Theriault 14 30 An Invitation to Action… the Delegates speak 16 00 Adjourn

  38. INVITATION TO ACTION • R-l21 Plus Project (a DNA Project): Letter from Richard Stevens • Great-Branch Photo Histories • Aural Histories, or Short Stories: Search for an Acadian Story-Writer • Launching the “La Jaseuse” blog… delegates are invited to join as blog authors… • Documenting GPS location of ancestral burial places

  39. INVITATION TO ACTION • Restoration of Pierre Theriot tomb (organize spring 2010 teleconference) • November 2009 Conference Call • Identify, Follow-up on prospects for new great-branches. Review of the work required. • Organize our liaison with the European Terriots. Review of the work required. • CURRENT STATUS OF THE JEHAN TERRIOT ARCHIVE. • Needto prepare an update to on-line Archive

  40. INVITATION TO ACTION • CURRENT ORGANIZATION OF THE TERRIOT ACADIAN FAMILY • Review of the charter and intended direction of the organization • Vision towards management by membership

  41. VISION TORE-ORGANIZATION Steering Group Executive Board Term Durations: Directors: 3 years Officers: 4 years President Vice President Recording Treasurer Correspondence Historian Genealogist Ad Hoc WG Archive WG Geneticist Programs Communications

  42. OUR AGENDA 13 45 ‘Honoring Joseph& Marie-Agnès Terriot’, Murielle Thériault 14 00 ‘Promesse de l’Acadie’, Joe Theriault 14 30 An Invitation to Action… the Delegates speak 16 00 Adjourn

  43. Great-BranchPhoto Histories • Our goal with this project will be two-fold: • give delegates a tool to document their branch history • create a branch history however short that the delegate’s family can enjoy • Need a Project Leader to invite one or two delegates, initially, to gather photos of their ancestors and to begin their history. • Lead will recruit a second person to edit histories and set up the photos for publishing on our website

  44. Oral Histories,Short Stories • Our goal with this project will be to: • Collect first-hand account oral histories or short stories that tell about our culture in the past… • Need a Project Leader that will seek a Terriot elder from an Acadian enclave, who is willing to talk or write about his/her life. • Lead will recruit a second person to edit histories and transcribe material for publishing on our website

  45. La Jaseuse,Our New Blog • Our goal with this project will be two-fold: • Provide family and organization news • Provide tool to communicate and exchange views… • Need a Project Leader that • will approve/reject anonymous comments • Send invitations to ‘author’ delegates • Recruit translators • Show n’ Tell: Writing comments; writing new posting

  46. GPS BURIAL LOCATIONS

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