Warren promoting GRA2015 http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/life/2015/02/06/years-cajun-culture-louisiana/22989341/ 250 years of Cajun culture in Louisiana Shreveport Times Eight generations later, a Broussard descendant has helped compile a book that explores Acadians and Cajuns — and he's organizing a state ...

From: Paul L LeBlanc via Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2015 8:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ACADIAN] Warren promoting GRA2015 Warren promoting GRA2015 http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/life/2015/02/06/years-cajun-culture-louisiana/22989341/ paul I clicked the site – a brief pop up came on then a message asked me to subscribe which I did and then nothing else came up. It told me that my information entered was not found and it went blank. I am confused why it would not let me see anything. 250 years of Cajun culture in Louisiana Shreveport Times Eight generations later, a Broussard descendant has helped compile a book that explores Acadians and Cajuns — and he's organizing a state ... . ------------------------------- To check our Archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/acadian/ ------------------------------- To subscribe to the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. You will receive a confirmation e-mail to try & stop "machine" enrollment spam. Give it the "Name" you would like us to call you. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

We live in Halifax NS, not awfully far from this little museum. It's a terrific spot, & they do excellent special exhibits. Unhappily, it's on a long coastal route (called the "Eastern Shore") that too few tourists opt for, in their rush to get from Halifax to Cape Breton on the faster highways. There are other worthwhile sites to visit on the Eastern Shore -- google Nova Scotia tourism. - John & Connie DeRoche -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul L LeBlanc via Sent: Friday, February 6, 2015 9:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ACADIAN] Nova Scotia Museum Guide Nova Scotia Museum Guide http://museum.novascotia.ca/sites/default/files/inline/documents/nsm_guide_2014.pdf Did anyone know about this one? (Jeddore is one spelling of Guedry) Fisherman’s Life Museum58 Navy Pool Loop Jeddore Oyster Pond Tel: 902 889-2053 http://fishermanslife.novascotia.ca/ If family members share anything I will post . ------------------------------- To check our Archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/acadian/ ------------------------------- To subscribe to the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. You will receive a confirmation e-mail to try & stop "machine" enrollment spam. Give it the "Name" you would like us to call you. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Nova Scotia Museum Guide http://museum.novascotia.ca/sites/default/files/inline/documents/nsm_guide_2014.pdf Did anyone know about this one? (Jeddore is one spelling of Guedry) Fisherman’s Life Museum58 Navy Pool Loop Jeddore Oyster Pond Tel: 902 889-2053 http://fishermanslife.novascotia.ca/ If family members share anything I will post

2015 Nova Scotia Doers & Dreamers guide now available You need to also click carte & regional driving map http://www.novascotia.com/about-nova-scotia/order-travel-guide?utm_source=Visit+Nova+Scotia+newsletter&utm_campaign=4173da3a50-Nova_Scotia_Food_Wine_Romance_Feb_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d5e0a55d90-4173da3a50-184177269

My website was listed there once, but I don't know if it's still there. Will check. On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 7:55 AM, Paul L LeBlanc via <[email protected]> wrote: > After a medical break of several months CyndiList is back > > > I will continue to share "our" links but if you would like it "all" please > join her. We get two emails for each day she has something. I Expect a > "bunch" until she catches up, then four to five days a week. > > > The list mailling list is on rootsweb So to subscribe from the list, > please send an email to [email protected] with the word > 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. > I recommend individual email mode. > > > Her site > http://www.cyndislist.com/ > . > ------------------------------- > To check our Archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/acadian/ > ------------------------------- > To subscribe to the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message. You will receive a > confirmation e-mail to try & stop "machine" enrollment spam. Give it the > "Name" you would like us to call you. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

After a medical break of several months CyndiList is back I will continue to share "our" links but if you would like it "all" please join her. We get two emails for each day she has something. I Expect a "bunch" until she catches up, then four to five days a week. The list mailling list is on rootsweb So to subscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. I recommend individual email mode. Her site http://www.cyndislist.com/

French speakers emigrate to PEI website http://www.tonile.ca/index.php/en/

In Eastman today http://blog.eogn.com/2015/02/02/reminder-genealogy-roadshow-at-the-new-orleans-board-of-trade-airs-february-3rd/ They did not mention our research "buddy" Michel Henderson but we recently traced his families back to big Illinois & Quebec so he may make a return appearance. Reminder: Genealogy Roadshow at the New Orleans Board of Trade Airs February 3rd In this week’s Genealogy Roadshow episode, on a return visit to New Orleans, a man hopes to recover history lost in Hurricane Katrina; a woman learns of her links to both sides of the Civil War; a woman discovers the story of her grandfather’s adoption; and a man uncovers his link to “voodoo queen” Marie Laveau (1801-81). Check your local PBS station’s listings for the time and channel near you. Want to see a humorous typo error? Look at the Genealogy...

Thanks Everett -----Original Message----- From: Everett Thompson via <[email protected]> The Lafayette Genealogical Society website has a new address so please make note of it. The old address will provide you with a page which will allow you to redirect to the new address. http://lafayettegenealogicalsociety.org/ You may want to check the meeting schedule page to make note of upcoming speakers. The January meeting minutes have been posted and contain information that may be of interest to you. Everett Thompson [email protected]

The members have disappeared from the Gaudet family list. If you have an interest in that family please join. To subscribe to the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Paul..... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul L LeBlanc via" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 5:56 AM Subject: [ACADIAN] Genealogy Roadshow about New Orleans > In Eastman today > > > http://blog.eogn.com/2015/02/02/reminder-genealogy-roadshow-at-the-new-orleans-board-of-trade-airs-february-3rd/ > > > They did not mention our research "buddy" Michel Henderson but we recently > traced his families back to big Illinois & Quebec so he may make a return > appearance. > > > > > > > > > Reminder: Genealogy Roadshow at the New Orleans Board of Trade Airs > February 3rd > > > > > In this week’s Genealogy Roadshow episode, on a return visit to New > Orleans, a man hopes to recover history lost in Hurricane Katrina; a woman > learns of her links to both sides of the Civil War; a woman discovers the > story of her grandfather’s adoption; and a man uncovers his link to > “voodoo queen” Marie Laveau (1801-81). > > Check your local PBS station’s listings for the time and channel near you. > > > Want to see a humorous typo error? Look at the Genealogy... > > > > > > > > > . > ------------------------------- > To check our Archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/acadian/ > ------------------------------- > To subscribe to the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message. You will receive a > confirmation e-mail to try & stop "machine" enrollment spam. Give it the > "Name" you would like us to call you. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Meal will be bar-be chicken. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul L LeBlanc via Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 12:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ACADIAN] Broussard Family Meeting Date Thanks Mitch Mardi Gras is the following Tuesday so there may be Gumbo, Dances & Parades all weekend long. From: Corwin Broussard [mailto:[email protected]] SAVE THE DATE: February 14, 2015 Meeting will start at 10 AM Doors open at 9 AM Woodmen of the World Hall in Maurice, Louisiana More information to come next week. . ------------------------------- To check our Archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/acadian/ ------------------------------- To subscribe to the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. You will receive a confirmation e-mail to try & stop "machine" enrollment spam. Give it the "Name" you would like us to call you. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Mitch Mardi Gras is the following Tuesday so there may be Gumbo, Dances & Parades all weekend long. From: Corwin Broussard [mailto:[email protected]] SAVE THE DATE: February 14, 2015 Meeting will start at 10 AM Doors open at 9 AM Woodmen of the World Hall in Maurice, Louisiana More information to come next week.

In Eastman's today Always nice to be reminded of a source. The last time I used was working with Andy. These are the documents that the Diocese had held and was sent to the Univ of Notre Dame Archives for safe keeping. I had problems using the search. Anyone who has luck please share your techniques. I believe the early Acadian period marriage dispensations are available if you have a date window. Of course I can not find my copy of the dispensation book to check. If you have a mention of a relationship work backwards http://blog.eogn.com/2015/01/22/records-from-the-archdiocese-of-louisiana-and-the-floridas-between-1576-1803-are-now-online/ http://archives.nd.edu/mano/ ========================================== Records from the Archdiocese of Louisiana and the Floridas between 1576-1803 are now Online Another great resource is now available online: Records from the Archdiocese of Louisiana and the Floridas – 1576-1803. The database contains two entries for each record: (1.) an image of the original hand-witten record in French and (2.) an image of an accompanying 3″ by 5″ index card that was created some years ago. In addition to the images of original records, a lengthy and detailed history of the records and detailed explanations of the records are also included. For...

From: william thibodeaux Please mark your calendar; there is a change: this Saturday, January 24, 2015, la table Française de Rayne will visit the Acadian Memorial, located at 121 South New Market Street in St. Martinville 70582. Please plan to be there by 10:00 a.m. for a guided tour of the memorial and the nearby historic St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church by historian extraordinaire James Akers. You’re in for a real treat; James is one of the most knowledgeable historians when it comes to local history of St. Martinville, especially of the church and cemetery. Afterwards, if you’d like, we could have lunch at one of several eateries near the church in St. Martinville. Hope to see you there. Wm.

How interesting Paul! Didn't know the Orphan train went to Cajun Country! On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Paul L LeBlanc via <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > * This lady was the last orphan train survivor. * > * Alice Geoffroy Bernard* > > ERATH - Alice Geoffroy Bernard, 98, died January 17, at her residence at > Garden View Assisted Living Center in Lafayette. Funeral services are set > for 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 20, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church > in Erath with Father Bill Melancon as Celebrant, followed by interment at > Our Lady of the Lake cemetery in Delcambre. A wake is scheduled for 5-8 pm > Monday at David Funeral Home in Erath with a rosary at 7 pm Monday and > additional visitation starting at 8 am Tuesday. Mrs. Alice Bernard was a > lifelong resident of Erath, LA and was the adopted daughter of August > Geoffroy and Constance Melonson of Delcambre. She is survived by her seven > children (and spouses): Glenn (Marlene) Bernard of Houston; Connie (Emile) > Babin of Lafayette; Ryan “Toby” (Diana Gabriel) Bernard of Houston; Kaye > Bernard of Fayetteville, Arkansas; Lola (Ned) Doucet of Montgomery, TX; > Mary (Ladd) Dinkins of Lafayette; and Reuben Paul Bernard of New Orleans. > She leaves eight grandchildren (and spouses): Mark Bernard, Heather (David) > Caldwell, Kirsten (Scott) Barron, Schuyler Kleinpeter, Liee’ LeBlanc (Tony) > Manzur, Patrick (Amanda) LeBlanc, Evan Bernard, and Claire Bernard, as well > as four greatgrandchildren: Cassidy Caldwell, Cody Caldwell, Jillian > LeBlanc, and Jose’ Antonio Manzur III. Alice was preceded in death by her > adoptive parents, her husband Reuben Joseph Bernard, and granddaughter > Monica Lynn Bernard. > > * Alice Bernard was the last known living Orphan Train Rider in Louisiana. > She started life in at New York Foundling Hospital in 1916 and was named > after her birth mother, Alice Kearns. Alice lived in the orphanage for the > first three years of her life where her only memories of those days were > “rows of iron beds with white sheets” in the dormitories where the orphans > slept. At the age of 3, she rode the Orphan Train to her new life in Cajun > Country where her new family had “specially ordered” a dark haired, > brown-eyed girl*. As a child, she attended school in Delcambre and > graduated from Mount Carmel Academy in New Iberia. > > In 1942, she married Reuben Joseph Bernard of the LeBlanc community, the > man who would be her constant companion for the next 61 years, until he > passed away in 2003. During their 61 year marriage, they farmed sugar cane, > raised cattle, and operated a small trucking company to provide for their > seven children. Alice and Reuben loved to travel and their adventures took > them from Honolulu to Italy’s Isle of Capri, and from Mexico City to Rome, > London, and Paris. A member of the Cruisin’ Cajuns and Bayou Rambler RV > Clubs, she and Reuben crisscrossed most of North America in their Allegro > RV, from the wilds of Alaska to Mexico’s Copper Canyon, and from San Diego > to Nova Scotia, checking out every shoreline, lake, and mountain range in > between. For years, they were frequent visitors to Destin, Gulf Shores, and > Padre Island. > > Alice was a devoted member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, a > Catholic Daughter of America, and a charter member of Les Travailleurs, as > well as the Demi Tasse and “Twelve & Go” social clubs in Erath. > > The story of the Orphan Train movement came into prominence after > research, movies, documentaries and books were written on the topic. Alice > became somewhat of a celebrity when she became Louisiana’s last living > Orphan Train Rider. Countless newspaper articles and TV interviews soon > followed. When the Orphan Train Museum opened in Opelousas in 2009, Alice > became its “living” exhibit and was honored every year since. The dress she > wore when she arrived at the train station in New Iberia in 1919 is still > at the museum on display. She was later declared a Living Legend by the > Acadian Museum in Erath. > > Alice continued to live at home, driving her own car, and hosting coffee > parties until she was 95, before moving into assisted living. She spent the > last few years of her life working her puzzles, reading novels, petting her > calico cat Menou, and winning prize bingo games at Garden View. Healthy > until the end, though increasingly frail, she continued to joke and > entertain her children until a few weeks before her death. She would have > turned 99 in March. We should all have such a full and amazing life. > > The family would like to give special thanks to Christine Hebert, her > neighbor “angel” who assisted her countless times during her last few years > in Erath, Mrs. Flo Inhern who raised her to celebrity status at the La. > Orphan Train Museum, the staff at Garden View who gave her so much love and > attention during her final years, all of her sitters over the past year, > especially Claire, Shamara, and Raven, and most recently the staff of > Hospice of Acadiana. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made > to the Orphan Train Museum, 233 S. Academy Opelousas, LA 70570 ( > www.laorphantrain.com). > > Pallbearers will be her sons Glenn, Ryan, and Paul Bernard, Judge Ned > Doucet, David Caldwell, and Patrick LeBlanc. Honorary pallbearers will be > Emile Babin, Ladd Dinkins, Lawrence LeBlanc, and Edgar “Junior” Dugas. > > David Funeral Home of Erath at 209 E. Putnam St. (337) 937-0405 will be > handling the arrangements. > > > > > > > . > ------------------------------- > To check our Archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/acadian/ > ------------------------------- > To subscribe to the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message. You will receive a > confirmation e-mail to try & stop "machine" enrollment spam. Give it the > "Name" you would like us to call you. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks for the catch. I had the reference right but did not fix the church -----Original Message----- From: katheriot via <[email protected]> Paul, Small correction: Desire was baptizedin St. Michael's Catholic Church in Convent, St. James, LA. Dioceseof Baton Rouge, CatholicChurch Records, vol. 4, 1820-1829(Diocese, 1983), p. 348. Desire [LEBLANC], son of Marcelle [LEBLANC]& Calastie LANOUX. Sponsors: Joseph LeBLANC & Marie LANOUX(SMI-3, 119) Karen Theriot Reader

Modified Register for (2b) MARIE GAUDET First Generation 1. (2b) MARIE GAUDET[1,2,3] was born about 1650 in Port-Royal, Acadia. She died 2 May 1734 and was buried[4,5] 3 May 1734 in St-Jean-Baptiste Church, Port-Royal, Acadia. Census: Rc PR 1671 20a . Charles C Trahan Acadian Census 1671-1752 1671 p 1 Farmer Olivier Daigle age 28, his wife Marie Gaudet age 20; their 3 children: Jehan 4, Jacques 2, Bernard 1; 2 arpents of cultivated landf, 6 cattle, 6 sheep. BURIAL: http://novascotia.ca/archives/virtual/acadian/archives.asp?ID=1984 . An Acadian Parish Remembered The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755 . Marie Godet . Registre RG 1 Vol. 26a p.121 Register Prêtre De St. Poncy de La Vernède Priest Date d'enregistrement 3 May 1734 Registration date Événement Burial Event Nom Marie Godet died 2 May 1734, about eighty-eight years old, widow of the late Jean Fredelle Name Témoins Jean Le Prince Jacques Forest Marie Daigle Jeanne Blanchard Witnesses MARIE married[1,2] (1) (1) OLIVER DAIGRE Daigle Jean[1,2] on 1666 in Port-Royal, Acadia. OLIVER was born about 1643. He died before 1686. Location: DAIGRE, Olivier, came from France and married at Port-Royal Marie Gaudet, according to eight depositions: four from his great-grandsons Honoré, Paul, and Olivier Daigre (Doc. inéd., Vol. II, pp. 179-180), Simon-Pierre Daigre (ibid., Vol. III, p. 34), Charles Hébert (ibid., p. 94), and René and Pierre Trahan (ibid., p. 108), three on behalf of or from his great-granddaughters' husbands Joseph LeBlanc (ibid., Vol. II, pp. 177-178), Joseph-Simon Granger (ibid., p. 185), and Charles Granger (ibid., Vol. III, p. 115), and one from Jean-Baptiste LeBlanc, on behalf of Olivier's great-great-grandson Joseph Daigre, who was Jean-Baptiste's first cousin and ward. All of these depositions mistakenly call the first Daigre ancestor in Acadia Jean, rather than Olivier, which is shown to have been his true name by the censuses of 1671 and 1678, as well as by his son Olivier's marriage contract (see DGFA-1, pp. 446-447). Stephen A. White, Genealogist,Centre d'études acadiennes January 17, 2005 Census: Rc PR 1671 28a . Charles C Trahan Acadian Census 1671-1752 1671 p 1 Farmer Olivier Daigle age 28, his wife Marie Gaudet age 20; their 3 children: Jehan 4, Jacques 2, Bernard 1; 2 arpents of cultivated landf, 6 cattle, 6 sheep. MARIE also married[1,2,3] (2) (1) John Fardel Jean Fredelle[1,2,3] about 1685. John was born about 1643. He died after 1700. Census: Rc PR 1686 46a [sic] Rc PR 1693 50a Rc PR 1698 60a [sic] Rc PR 1700 57a . Charles C Trahan Acadian Census 1671-1752 1686 p 6 Jean Fardel 46, Marie Godet 36; children: Bernard 16, Louis 13, Olivier 12, Jean 10, Marie 9 Anne7, Pierre 5; 1 gun, 5 arpents, 13 cattle, 13 sheep, 8 hogs. [children listed are Daigle] 1693 p 5 Jean Fredelle 50, Marie Godet his wife 42; Louis their son {sic} 20, Olivier 19, Marie 15 Anne 14, Jean 12; 10 cattle, 20 sheep, 8 hogs. 20 arpents, 3 guns.[children listed are Daigle] 1698 p 3 Jean Fardel 60, Marie Godet his wife 50; Jean {Daigle} 22; 12 cattle, 15 sheep, 10 hogs. 6 arpents, 15 fruit trees, 1 gun, 1 servant. 1700 p 5 Jean Fredelle 57, Marie Godet 49; Louis 27, Ollivier 26, Jean 19, Anne 21; 30 cattle, 18 sheep, 20 arpents, 3 guns. Appendix A - Sources 1. Stephen A White, Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Acadiennes 1636-1714 v1, p 668-669 Gaudet Denis (2). 2. Stephen A White, DGFA v1, p 446-447 Daigre Olivier (1). 3. Stephen A White, DGFA v1, p 613-614 Fardel John (1). 4. An Acadian Parish Remembered, RG 1 Vol. 26a p.121 Godet Marie. 5. Rieder & Rieder, Acadian Church Records v V Port Royal 1730-1740, p 43 Godet Marie.

This lady was the last orphan train survivor. Alice Geoffroy Bernard ERATH - Alice Geoffroy Bernard, 98, died January 17, at her residence at Garden View Assisted Living Center in Lafayette. Funeral services are set for 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 20, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Erath with Father Bill Melancon as Celebrant, followed by interment at Our Lady of the Lake cemetery in Delcambre. A wake is scheduled for 5-8 pm Monday at David Funeral Home in Erath with a rosary at 7 pm Monday and additional visitation starting at 8 am Tuesday. Mrs. Alice Bernard was a lifelong resident of Erath, LA and was the adopted daughter of August Geoffroy and Constance Melonson of Delcambre. She is survived by her seven children (and spouses): Glenn (Marlene) Bernard of Houston; Connie (Emile) Babin of Lafayette; Ryan “Toby” (Diana Gabriel) Bernard of Houston; Kaye Bernard of Fayetteville, Arkansas; Lola (Ned) Doucet of Montgomery, TX; Mary (Ladd) Dinkins of Lafayette; and Reuben Paul Bernard of New Orleans. She leaves eight grandchildren (and spouses): Mark Bernard, Heather (David) Caldwell, Kirsten (Scott) Barron, Schuyler Kleinpeter, Liee’ LeBlanc (Tony) Manzur, Patrick (Amanda) LeBlanc, Evan Bernard, and Claire Bernard, as well as four greatgrandchildren: Cassidy Caldwell, Cody Caldwell, Jillian LeBlanc, and Jose’ Antonio Manzur III. Alice was preceded in death by her adoptive parents, her husband Reuben Joseph Bernard, and granddaughter Monica Lynn Bernard. Alice Bernard was the last known living Orphan Train Rider in Louisiana. She started life in at New York Foundling Hospital in 1916 and was named after her birth mother, Alice Kearns. Alice lived in the orphanage for the first three years of her life where her only memories of those days were “rows of iron beds with white sheets” in the dormitories where the orphans slept. At the age of 3, she rode the Orphan Train to her new life in Cajun Country where her new family had “specially ordered” a dark haired, brown-eyed girl. As a child, she attended school in Delcambre and graduated from Mount Carmel Academy in New Iberia. In 1942, she married Reuben Joseph Bernard of the LeBlanc community, the man who would be her constant companion for the next 61 years, until he passed away in 2003. During their 61 year marriage, they farmed sugar cane, raised cattle, and operated a small trucking company to provide for their seven children. Alice and Reuben loved to travel and their adventures took them from Honolulu to Italy’s Isle of Capri, and from Mexico City to Rome, London, and Paris. A member of the Cruisin’ Cajuns and Bayou Rambler RV Clubs, she and Reuben crisscrossed most of North America in their Allegro RV, from the wilds of Alaska to Mexico’s Copper Canyon, and from San Diego to Nova Scotia, checking out every shoreline, lake, and mountain range in between. For years, they were frequent visitors to Destin, Gulf Shores, and Padre Island. Alice was a devoted member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, a Catholic Daughter of America, and a charter member of Les Travailleurs, as well as the Demi Tasse and “Twelve & Go” social clubs in Erath. The story of the Orphan Train movement came into prominence after research, movies, documentaries and books were written on the topic. Alice became somewhat of a celebrity when she became Louisiana’s last living Orphan Train Rider. Countless newspaper articles and TV interviews soon followed. When the Orphan Train Museum opened in Opelousas in 2009, Alice became its “living” exhibit and was honored every year since. The dress she wore when she arrived at the train station in New Iberia in 1919 is still at the museum on display. She was later declared a Living Legend by the Acadian Museum in Erath. Alice continued to live at home, driving her own car, and hosting coffee parties until she was 95, before moving into assisted living. She spent the last few years of her life working her puzzles, reading novels, petting her calico cat Menou, and winning prize bingo games at Garden View. Healthy until the end, though increasingly frail, she continued to joke and entertain her children until a few weeks before her death. She would have turned 99 in March. We should all have such a full and amazing life. The family would like to give special thanks to Christine Hebert, her neighbor “angel” who assisted her countless times during her last few years in Erath, Mrs. Flo Inhern who raised her to celebrity status at the La. Orphan Train Museum, the staff at Garden View who gave her so much love and attention during her final years, all of her sitters over the past year, especially Claire, Shamara, and Raven, and most recently the staff of Hospice of Acadiana. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Orphan Train Museum, 233 S. Academy Opelousas, LA 70570 (www.laorphantrain.com). Pallbearers will be her sons Glenn, Ryan, and Paul Bernard, Judge Ned Doucet, David Caldwell, and Patrick LeBlanc. Honorary pallbearers will be Emile Babin, Ladd Dinkins, Lawrence LeBlanc, and Edgar “Junior” Dugas. David Funeral Home of Erath at 209 E. Putnam St. (337) 937-0405 will be handling the arrangements.