Stories of family and ancestors who lived and worked in Cohoes (textile and garment workers, butchers and barbers), Waterford (canalers), Whitehall (farmers and canalers), Port Henry (iron miners and Civil War soldiers), Champlain (canalers and farmers) and other towns along the Champlain Canal in New York State with some diversions to the places they emigrated from....Quebec (landless farmers, shoemakers, sailors, soldiers), Acadia (more farmers), and even Cornwall, England (tin miners).
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Fête au Petit Village: a Rivet Family Celebration in Quebec
On September 18th and 19th, 2010 the historic village of Repentigny will celebrate its rich cultural heritage. The Rivest-Rivet family will get special honors with a Rivet family kiosk, a Rivest Sunday brunch, tree planting honoring Rivet ancestors and a Catholic mass celebrate by Monseigneur Rivest. For more information go to Fête au Petit Village.
Location:
Le Gardeur, QC, Canada
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