FrancoAmerican Gravy: Stories from Québec to Cohoes, New York

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).

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Acadians in the Rivet Family!!!

The Rivet Family is full of Acadians! This is going to take some time to put together because Claire, Al and Raymond were half Québecois and half Acadian. Both of their grandmothers were Acadian; both their grandfathers were Québecois.

Paul Emile Rivet's parents were:
Maxime Rivet (Québecois) and Marie Lord or Laurie (Acadian)

Marie Louise LaCasse's parents were:
Dédace LaCasse (Québecois) and Marie Louise Mireault or Amireault (Acadian)

So until I find the time to organize and write it all, sit back and enjoy Acadian Driftwood composed and sung by THE BAND in 1976. The visuals try to relate the lyrics to the historical events about the expulsion.