Next meeting:    

Saturday, March 29, 2008    1:00 p.m.           Main Branch Library, Houma, LA
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WHY DID YOU JOIN THE SOCIETY?
At the February meeting we reminisced about why we do genealogy. All the officers and board members took turns telling why we each joined TGS. Nancy Wright has been one of the pioneers of our society and has been treasurer from the beginning and still is. Phil Chauvin has been president from the earlier days and still remains president.  Audrey Westerman volunteered herself to be editor from the start and remains. Ed Hicks has been here for a long time and remains as vice-president. Jess Bergeron has been president several times from the beginning days and is currently correspondence secretary. Sheila Rodrigue is our recording secretary and has been for a few years. Louis Duet was hooked in by Audrey and assists Audrey as editor of the quarterly. We all want to leave a legacy for our future generations. We also had our election of officers and board members.  All positions remain the same. The remaining board members are Essie Cavalier, Patty Whitney, and Wanda Moore. We had hoped that some others members would have ran for one of the positions. We are all are aging and are in need to our younger members to become interested in a position of officer or board member. Think about this for the next election.
What about having a reporter for the society? Someone who we take pictures at meetings and special events and possibly put ads in the newspaper for the society. Give us your thoughts.

COLLATING WE BE AT THE NORTH BRANCH LIBRARY ON MARCH 27 TO PUT THE QUARTERLY TOGETHER. WE WILL START AT 12:30. IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASE COME.

The annual meeting of the Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society will be Saturday, April 26, 2008 at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 4914 Constitution Ave. in Baton Rouge, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will also be several book vendors, so far Hebert Publications, Claitors Publishing, Pie Lanoux, Doris Melancon, Brenda Perkins, Danell Spillman, Leroy Willie and Le Comite des Archives de la Louisiane will be there. Speakers will be Claire Mire Bettag and Augusta Elmwood. For more information go to their website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~la-lghs/ or call Sue Elizabeth Badeaux at (225) 659-7422.

Lafourche Heritage Society Seminar will be August 9, 2008 at Envie in Thibodaux. More details will be available later. If you are a member you will receive a registration form.

The 32nd annual Islenos Fiesta will be held April 5th
And 6th at the Islenos Museum Complex, 1357 Bayou Road in St. Bernard, LA 70085. Hours are noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, and noon to 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 6, celebrating the Canary Islanders who settled in St. Bernard beginning in 1778 and presented by the Los Islenos Hertiage and Cultural Society. Singers, dancers and government official from the Canary Islands will attend. A shuttle will be available during the Fiesta to provide visitors a tour of the museum comples and St Bernard Cemetery. Support is needed to return the museum complex to its former position. Fiesta chairpersons are Rhonda Hannan, Nelson Nunez and Bill Hyland. Rhonda can be reached at (504) 615-9322 or (504) 273-6145 to volunteer services or to make donations.

The Canary Islanders in Louisiana are planning a ten-day trip to the Canary Islands starting June 2, 2008. For more information contact Rose Marie Powell (225) 755-0422 or email at RMTravelnow at Cox. net. Their website is http://www.canaryislanders.org/citrip.htm

Evelyn M. Smith, 84, a native of Thibodaux and resident of Long Beach, Calif., died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008. Burial will be at Allen Chapel AME Church Cemetery in Thibodaux. She is survived by one daughter, Roblyn Smith of California; one sister, Gertrude Settles of California; one brother, Elson Davis of California; nephews, Elson Payne of California and Freddie Davis, Sr. of Louisiana; nieces, Linda Matlock of California, Elaine Davis, Linda Aubert, Amanda Davis, Marielise Payton and Wiletta Davis, all of Louisiana; great nephew, Joshua Millman of California; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Lionel Sr. and Jean Smith of Louisiana; sisters-in-law, Ruth Smith and Irene Smith of Louisiana; and numerous great nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Smith, Jr.; her parents, Freddie Davis and Gertrude William Davis; four brothers, Clarence Davis, Felton Davis, Freddie Davis Jr.; and Lawrence Davis Sr.; and one sister Annie Mae Payne.

SYMPATHY NOTES

Our member Cecile Eschete has lung cancer. In December is when doctors found out about his cancer. He is taking Chemo. Keep Cecile in your prayers.

The newest volume of SW Louisiana Records, Volume 10 has just been released. Claitors Publishing Division, located in Baton Rouge will be acquiring Hebert Publications effective 2-12-08. They are planning to bring back out of print volumes. Their website is http://www.claitors.com
Spread the word.

The 2007 Houma Courier and 2007 Comet death books are on sale by order for $30.00 plus $3.00 shipping and handling for each book. Jess Bergeron is taking the orders.

Robert (Bob) Theriot, 33 Texas Ave., Houma, LA 70360, 985-876-5750, bandhriot at msn.com. Inherited a number of genealogy book from his mother, Marie Theriot, who died a couple of years ago and he is trying to sell these books. Please contact him for a list.

Do you have a book you would like to see, but it is not in the library. All you need to do is contact Wanda Moore at wmoore1048 at aol.com with the title, author, publisher, and price and where it can be purchased. She will get this to the library to order.

Have you renewed your 2008 membership? Dues were due on March 1, 2008. Look at your newsletter label; if you see EX02/08 this will be your last newsletter. You can still renew contact Jess Bergeron at (985) 876-2348 or email at jessndot at bellsouth.net.