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Terrebonne
Genealogical Society
TGS Newsletter
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Terrebonne
Genealogical Society
TGS Newsletter
Visit our home page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~laterreb/tgs.htm |
Membership and/or address changes:
Please send by mail to TGS, Station 2 Box 295, Houma, LA 70360-0295
Look at your mailing label, above. It tells you when your membership
expires. If it says "EX2/00" you need to send us a check. Soon. If yours
says "EX2/01" or a later date, you are O.K., for now.
We may have had a more enjoyable Christmas Social, but I can't
remember when. They seem to get better every year. More people get involved,
more people attend, and more people meet and talk with more people. If
you did not get a chance to attend 1999's party, make a resolution now
that you won't miss 2000's. It ought to be outstanding — even more than
this year. At the party, we received an invitation from Wanda Gaidry (Mrs.
Wilson Gaidry) to visit her home, called Residence Plantation, 8951 Park
Avenue, and learn some of its history, along with some early Houma history.
Mr. Gaidry is a direct descendant of Robert Ruffin Barrow, early pioneer
of Houma. The plantation has been in the family for many years. Mrs. Gaidry
has researched its history and would like to share it with us at 11:00
a.m. on the Saturday of our meeting. Plan to come to Houma early, if you
are from out of town, and take the tour and hear the historical presentation
by Mrs. Gaidry, who also happens to be a docent at Southdown Plantation.
Directions: From Hwy 90 west of Houma, as from the Morgan City area, you
should take the same La. Hwy. 24 exit you normally do for our meetings,
but stay on Hwy 24 South (Main St.) through downtown Houma, taking the
high-rise bridge over the Intracoastal Canal. Start counting traffic lights,
because you want to turn left at the second one, which should be labeled
Howard Avenue. You will cross over the rather sizeable (at this point)
Bayou Terrebonne and turn right on Park Avenue, which is a two-way street
in this area. Look to your left for the mailbox with 8951 on it and turn
down the driveway. There should be a few cars there, already, unless you
are way early. Incidentally, maybe you should allow more time than you
would for a regular meeting, since you will be doing extra driving, and
through traffic as well. From Hwy 90 coming from the east of Houma — Lafourche
Parish or metropolitan New Orleans — you will take the "old Hwy. 90" route
towards Houma. It will be the first Houma exit off U. S. Hwy. 90, now numbered
La. Hwy. 182. After exiting, turn towards Houma (left), and go for about
3.5 miles to the first traffic light. This will be Hwy. 3087 where you
take a left and go for a few miles, passing over a high-rise bridge at
the Intracoastal Canal. Turn right at the second traffic light.(The first
one is at Coteau Road, before the high-rise bridge.) This should put you
on Park Avenue. You will be traveling with Bayou Terrebonne on your left
("up de bayou" as some folks say). After your right turn, look on the right
side of the road for 8951 Park Ave. You will be traveling fewer miles than
you would to the North Branch, so it may not take you as long, although
you will have a couple of traffic lights to allow for. You might see some
eating places on your way, so keep them in mind for the time before the
meeting, because lunch is on your own. You won't want to spend your whole
hour just looking for a good place to eat. We will have our meeting at
the regular time and place stated above. This meeting is the last one of
our membership year. The nominating committee will be looking for candidates
for both officers and board members, so if you would like to serve as one
of those, you just have to be a member in good standing and give your name
to the committee. At the February meeting we will have the election, with
installation in March.
DEATHS
We wish to express our deepest sympathies to Lifetime member Norris
J. Dupre who lost his mother recently. Edna Marie Pitre Dupre, 97, was
a native of Bourg and resident of Gretna, LA. She is survived by another
son, Harold P. Dupre of Grand Cheniere and three daughters, Mrs. Nathan
(Dollye) Leathers, Mrs. Van (Ruby) Bodin, and Mrs. Anthony J. (Rita Mae)
Randazzo, as well as 19 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her
husband, Arthur J. Dupre; her parents, Gustave P. And Annie M. Martin Pitre;
two sons, Jasper J. And Arthur T. Dupre; one brother, Clarence Pitre; and
five sisters, Mrs. Conealia Falgout, Mrs. Inez Belenger, Mrs. Ida Eschete,
Mrs. Loura Richards and Mrs. Ruby LeBleu.
OUR MEMBERS
At the time we went to press with this newsletter, Godfrey Olivier
was recovering in ICU from the rigors of a triple by-pass surgery performed
Monday, January 17, 2000. The operation was performed at University Hospital
in New Orleans (formerly Hotel Dieu). Keep your spirits up, Godfrey, we
are praying for your speedy recovery.
DUES
In case you didn't see the notice last month, or were too busy celebrating
the new year, decade, century and millennium (a year early, I might add),
Your dues are payable now, repeat now. If you are only taking care of your
own membership, it costs only $25 per year. For a family it is $30. A Contributing
member pays $30, and a Lifetime membership is $250. Well worth it, too,
because you receive a quarterly that is top notch in the genealogy field.
Besides the most illustrious newsletter this side of Cocodrie. (A little
joke, O.K.?)
BOOKS
It's not too late to make the deadline for the pre-publication price
for the Terrebonne Parish 1880 United States Census publication outlined
in the enclosed flyer. If you are trying to locate missing ancestors, this
is much easier than scrolling through the microfilm trying to read that
old handwriting. The index alone has almost 18,000 names. What a bargain!
And by ordering early you help us to know how many to print, as well as
saving yourself some money.
We have restored many of our missing titles to the book list, including
old quarterlies. Many of our members find references in the 10-year Index
of TLL on two 3.5" disks, then want to get the quarterly issues containing
those sources. If you have been frustrated in the past when you didn't
find something on the Book List, be sure and check the latest version.
Personal Ancestral File 4.0 for Windows
This is not an advertisement or review, just a convenience for those
folks who like the old PAF (Personal Ancestral File) for DOS, but find
they want to use their mouse more and more, and like having a graphical
user interface for their programs. This is from a respected source: The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It can be downloaded free
on the internet. I have never used it, but it comes highly recommended.
If you are interested, contact Ed Hicks at the address above for more details.
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