Margy, Here are a few site that explain the history of the King's Festival, a few recipes and where you can order the King cake if you wish. Linda Louviere d'Amours Origins of the King Cake http://nutrias.org/~nopl/facts/origins.htm Recipe for King Cake http://nutrias.org/~nopl/facts/kingcake.htm History & Ordering a King Cake http://216.239.37.104/search?q=cache:0acgwuLTiaEJ:www.mardigrasdigest.com/html /history_of/history_of_the_king_cake.htm+origins+of+the+King%27s+Cake+&hl=en&i e=UTF-8

Hi, Can anyone tell me about the King's festival? I'm interested in hearing about the sharing of the King's cake and the recipe (of course). Margy

I will be going to the home of my Mother for Christmas this year.   This has not happened, for about 38 years, since I first had a family of my own & always lived far away.   The circumstance under which I will be there are not the best but I feel young again looking forward to going.   (My Mom is awaiting surgery of a shoulder replacement.)   I insisted that I go and prepare Christmas dinner for my brothers, their wives, my nieces & nephews, their spouses & my great nieces & nephews.   It will be a great pleasure to see those faces of people I love, at Christmas.   I hope that one of those little ones will remember this Christmas fondly & their great Aunt Esther, when they are grown & have families of their own. THE CHRISTMAS I REMEMBER AS A CHILD I am 63 years old now but still I remember, when I was young, the wonderful Christmases with my family & extended family.   I say extended family because we were never only my immediate family celebrating Christmas.   Always Christmas happened at my Trahan Grandparent's home & all of the uncles, aunts & cousins were there.   We were a VERY large group but Grandma & Grandpa's little house somehow held us all.   Her kitchen seemed very big then because we were all in there, (That's where all of the "Good smells" were.), except on hot sunny days, when we children could play outside. (In Southwest Louisiana that was a lot Christmases.) When we had to stay inside, I remember that some of us girl cousins would sit under the kitchen table, playing our favorite games, which were to look at Grandma's button collection, (which she kept in a Mason jar), & also played with our two handed "yo-yos."   (They were made with a large button that had a string looped through both holes.)   In the oven would be a Canadian goose roasting, stuffed with apples, raisins, celery, bell pepper & onion, (Back then, I didn't know that 95% of my ancestors were from Canada & Acadia.), a little pigs stomach stuffed with all kinds of meats & seasonings, (It was called ??fauer??   Louisiana "Cousins" please help me with this one, if you remeember too?) & sweet potatoes. (Both white & red.)   On top of the stove, on each burner sat a pot.   One was a big pot of okra & shrimp gumbo, one was pork & sausage jambalaya, one held a beef roast stuffed with garlic & onion, (which gravy was made with the drippings) & the other one was the ever present pot of rice. Already cooked & sitting outside, in the kitchen screened-in "window safe," waiting to be warmed when there would a free burner, was corn mac-shoo & lima beans, (one with tomato & one without).   We would have, waiting for after dinner, what we called "Grandma pies," (they were made with a sweet dough & shaped in "half moons," with all kinds of preserves inside. Also, there were all kinds of cakes with jams & custards fillings that were iced with beaten egg white & sugar which was hard & crusty.     About the only thing purchased was 7up pop, flour, sugar, apples, raisins & wine.   Everything else was raised or grown at home or the fields of other relatives, who lived in an other part of Southwest Louisiana.   (In Crowley, (the Trahans) In Esther, (the Comeauxs), Leleau, (the Cormiers) and Cow Island, (the Broussards)   The shrimp were caught by uncles & the goose was hunted by Grandpa.     Grandma always served us kids first.   (I was the oldest of the 9 grandchildren so I was moved up with the adults when I turned 13.   That was a really an important Christmas for me, even if I did have to wait & eat later.   This was also the year that I was deemed old enough to attend Midnight Mass!!)   Grandma would make us a Christmas punch with 7UP & a little Mogan David wine to color it. (We thought, that was big stuff, having wine.)     We would get one gift from "Santa," one gift from Grandma & Grandpa & we would draw names with the rest of the family.   The "Santa" gift was under our tree at my home & the other gifts got opened after dinner, (which was our noon meal).   They were under Grandma & Grandpa's tree in their living room.   (Christmas was the only time that room got used, except for when the insurance man came to their house & collected the premium.   I'm sure he had to stay for coffee & Grandma Pie.)   We were not cheated of "socks on the fireplace," either.   We didn't have a fireplace, because we all lived in town & had natural gas heat, but Grandpa made us one with plywood & red brickwork patterned paper.   In our socks we got hard ribbon candy.     To me Christmas Day was MAGICAL!   There's no other word that I can think of that expresses my feeling for those Christmases.   I know now that we were very poor of "Want," but we had just enough of what we needed to go around.       I was truly blessed, having so many loving people around me.

Hi folks, It's that time of year again! :-). Last year at the end of the Christmas holidays I was asked by several if we could do Acadian-Cajun holiday traditions again this year. Religious festivities, tree trimmings, recipes, family memories are all allowed. We start today and will conclude on the A-C list on January 6th, the twelfth day of Christmas. Whether we keep discussions going that long who knows. Any after that time will move over to the La-Cajun list. Cross posting is allowed between both lists. Regular queries or discussions may continue naturally. Below I have put the subscription addresses for both lists. If you receive L mode and want to switch to digest for the next two weeks it's easy to do. Unsubscribe from the L mode and subscribe to the D mode. After the 6th do the reverse. If you can't stand the idea of traditions from around the United States and Canada you can unsubscribe from the list and resubscribe on January 7, 2004. We'll miss you and what input you could have provided. We learn so much from each other. If anyone needs any help subscribing/unsubscribing I will be glad to assist. You are welcome to groan or cheer now :-). Subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject of the message. ACADIAN-CAJUN-L-request@rootsweb.com ACADIAN-CAJUN-D-request@rootsweb.com LA-CAJUN-L-request@rootsweb.com LA-CAJUN-D-request@rootsweb.com Margy List Admin

Hi all, Concerning : "Pierre Thibaudeau 1631-1704, naquit au Poitou, France. Il vint à Port Royal avec Le Borgne. Il obtint le 'Pre Rhondee' où il s'établit. Il ériga un moulin à moudre du grain sur ce cours d'eau." First "Pré" in French is masculine, so we say "un pré" or "le pré". "Rhondee" could very well be a French misinterpretation of Round Hill. So the correct meaning would be "Le pré Round Hill", I think. Regards and best wishes, Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Daigle" <trianglemike777@msn.com> To: <ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 12:29 AM Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Regarding LeBorgne > Hi all, I was just going over some things I've come across in passing and I was looking at information regarding Pierre Thibeaudeau and the land where he settled that is now called Round Hill. I notice on the large marker that I have a photo of that it says "Pierre Thibeaudeau 1631-1704, Naquit Au Poitou, France. It vint a Port Royal Avec Le Borgne. Il Obtint La 'Pre Rhondee' ou il s'establit. Il Eriga Un Moulin A Moudre Du Grain Sur Se Cours D'Eau." Can someone knowledgeable in French tell me what this says exactly? It sounds like he came to Port Royal with someone named Le Borgne. Is this the same Le Borgne that accompanied Olivier Daigre on the ship La Paix in 1663 from the port of La Rochelle? > > Would be interesting to hear some history regarding this particular man named Le Borgne. Any takers? > > Mike Daigle > > > ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== > The number one rule of this list is no flaming. If something is posted to the list that disturbs you, bring it to the _admin._, not the list or the person who posted. Your concerns will be addressed. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

> Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Regarding LeBorgne > Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 21:29:34 -0800 > From: "Mike Daigle" <trianglemike777@msn.com> > To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi all, I was just going over some things I've come across in passing and I was looking at information regarding Pierre Thibeaudeau and the land where he settled that is now called Round Hill. I notice on the large marker that I have a photo of that it says "Pierre Thibeaudeau 1631-1704, Naquit Au Poitou, France. It vint a Port Royal Avec Le Borgne. Il Obtint La 'Pre Rhondee' ou il s'establit. Il Eriga Un Moulin A Moudre Du Grain Sur Se Cours D'Eau." Can someone knowledgeable in French tell me what this says exactly? It sounds like he came to Port Royal with someone named Le Borgne. Is this the same Le Borgne that accompanied Olivier Daigre on the ship La Paix in 1663 from the port of La Rochelle? > > Would be interesting to hear some history regarding this particular man named Le Borgne. Any takers? > > Mike Daigle The English on the monument at Round Hill, NS is: “Pierre Thibodeau 1631-1704 Born in Poitou, France He came to Port Royal with Le Borgne in 1651. He was granted “La Prée Ronde” and he erected a grist mill on this River” Charlene McKenzie

Yes Alice - that is what it means. Lucie Lucie LeBlanc Consentino Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home www.acadian-home.org Am-Can Gen Soc www.acgs.org CMA 2004 - www.cma2004.com Grand-Pré - http://www.grand-pre.com/ www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/cea.html -----Original Message----- From: SwampQueen CHAUVIN [mailto:CAJUN-BAYOU@webtv.net] Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 8:44 AM To: Lucie LeBlanc Consentino Cc: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] la Pree Ronde SO GRAND PRE IS A "GREAT MEADOW"?:) Alice Take time to laugh, for it is the music of the soul. > If you see a fat man ...Who's jolly and cute, wearing a beard and a red flannel suit, > and if he is chuckling and laughing away,     while flying around in a miniature sleigh > with eight tiny reindeer to pull him along,     then lets face it... Your eggnog's too strong!!! > I not only Believe in Miracles~I Rely on Them:) 

First of all, let me say that a pree is a meadow – not a hill. The land where Pierre Thibodeau settled with his family became known as Chipoudy – today it is known as Hopewell and is in New Brunswick. Here is a small glimpse of who Emmanuel LeBorgne was: On December 10, 1657, Emmanuel LeBorgne was appointed Governor and Lieutenant-General of the disputed lands of Acadia. When Razilly died in 1635, and his estates were taken over by Charles d'Aulnay. d'Aulnay and Charles Latour were appointed jointly as Lieutenant-Governor of Acadia. The two fought each other from the first. In 1641, Latour's commission was revoked, and d'Aulnay was named governor and lieutenant-general of Acadia. Latour continued to harass d'Aulnay, and was declared an outlaw in 1644. He continued to harass the Acadian settlement until he finally took refuge in Quebec in 1645. d'Aulnay was now in complete control of Acadia, but he drowned in 1647. He had gone into considerable debt to try to get the colony on its feet. Emmanuel LeBorgne, one of his principal creditors, sent a representative to Port-Royal to seize the fort. Just at this time, Charles de Latour returned to France and was exonerated of all crimes and named Governor of Acadia by Louis XIV. He returned to Acadia with Philippe Mius d'Entremont, and he took over Jemseg for himself, and turned Cape Sable over to d'Entremont. This left Port-Royal for the widow of d'Aulnay. Charles de Latour then married the widow of his old enemy. He thus controlled almost all of Acadia, except a part still controlled by Nicolas Denys. During the spring of 1652, Emmanuel LeBorgne put Nicolas Denys in irons, and took over Port-Royal. In 1654, Major Sedgwick of Boston took Port-Royal from LeBorgne. The English left Port-Royal under a Council of local inhabitants, headed by Guillaume Trahan. Charles de Latour paid 5,000 pounds for intercession with Cromwell, and was appointed a share of Acadia jointly with Sir Thomas Temple. Charles returned to Cape Sable, where he died 10 years later at the age of 73. Meanwile Nicolas Denys had established himself at Bathurst, New Brunswick (called Nipisiguit at that time). LeBorgne again took him prisoner in 1654. Denys went to France and demanded reparation from LeBorgne, which was granted by the King, but by this time LeBorgne was a captive of the British. Nicolas died at Nipisiguit in 1688, a poor man 90 years old. He had had two sons, neither of whom left descendants. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/lwjones/acadhist.htm Lucie Lucie LeBlanc Consentino Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home www.acadian-home.org <http://www.acadian-home.org/> Am-Can Gen Soc www.acgs.org <http://www.acgs.org/> CMA 2004 - www.cma2004.com Grand-Pré - http://www.grand-pre.com/ www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/cea.html <http://www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes> <http://www.grand-pre.com/>

Hi all, I was just going over some things I've come across in passing and I was looking at information regarding Pierre Thibeaudeau and the land where he settled that is now called Round Hill. I notice on the large marker that I have a photo of that it says "Pierre Thibeaudeau 1631-1704, Naquit Au Poitou, France. It vint a Port Royal Avec Le Borgne. Il Obtint La 'Pre Rhondee' ou il s'establit. Il Eriga Un Moulin A Moudre Du Grain Sur Se Cours D'Eau." Can someone knowledgeable in French tell me what this says exactly? It sounds like he came to Port Royal with someone named Le Borgne. Is this the same Le Borgne that accompanied Olivier Daigre on the ship La Paix in 1663 from the port of La Rochelle? Would be interesting to hear some history regarding this particular man named Le Borgne. Any takers? Mike Daigle

Hi It has been a wonderful year for me personally having overcome a serious health problem with flying colors and having found so many new "cousins" also. Thanks to everyone who took their time to respond to my dumb and not so dumb questions all year long. Without all of you I would still be trying to locate the shovel to continue "digging dem bones." My best wishes to all here for a Very Merry Christmas and a safe holiday. Cheers, Andrea Scott Researching the Acadian Antoine Hebert & Jacques (St. Michel) Michel Families.

Hi Lucie, The Bonaventure Registre has the wrong Genevieve as the wife of Seraphin. The Jn-Bte & Anne Chapados daughter died in 1833. She was married to Romain LeBrasseur first. The Genevieve I am looking for married Seraphin in1844. Thank You for your help. Have a nice day! Rose _________________________________________________________________ It’s our best dial-up Internet access offer: 6 months @$9.95/month. Get it now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup

Yes but August 15 is a Canadian recognized Day already, has been for many years. It is not a stat holiday. But officially recognized by the Federal Government. On that day the Acadian flag is flown at many of the Government buildings. James ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cajun" <cajun@thecajuns.com> To: "'James Perry'" <jperry@pei.sympatico.ca> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 11:37 PM Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Minister Copps announces a day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval James, It would have been nice if August 15th had been selected since that day is the Feast of the Assumption and Our Lady of the Assumption is the Patroness Saint of all Acadians. Stanley LeBlanc

Minister Copps announces a day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval OTTAWA, December 10 , 2003 -- Minister of Canadian Heritage Sheila Copps today announced the signing of a Royal Proclamation designating July 28, each year, as "A Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval." This Day will be commemorated for the first time on July 28, 2005. At a ceremony that took place on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Minister Copps gave an official copy of the Royal Proclamation to the President of the Société Nationale de l'Acadie, Euclide Chiasson. "Having Acadian roots, I am proud to be part of this historic moment, which marks a significant step in recognizing the Acadian community's contributions to building Canada and promoting our linguistic duality," said Minister Copps. "Acadians are a model of perseverance and determination. Their indomitable spirit has allowed them to turn the page on this dark period in their history and to face the future with confidence." "I hold a deep admiration for Acadian people for their remarkable contribution to helping build Canada and for their desire to build a brighter future based on lessons from the past," said President of the Privy Council and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Stéphane Dion. "I am very pleased with the positive conclusion to this file," said Mr. Chiasson. "As a result of this declaration, Acadians will be able to commemorate The Great Upheaval every year. It also serves as official recognition of the historic facts surrounding the deportations that took place between 1755 and 1763." The deportation of the Acadian people, commonly known The Great Upheaval, began on September 5th , 1755 and continued until 1763. This period tragically affected thousands of Acadians. The Government of Canada recognizes the historic importance of The Great Upheaval and this Royal Proclamation will commemorate an important event in Canadian history. Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage It great, now we have 2 days within 3 weeks to celebrate our Acadian Heritage, July 28 in Remembrance and Aug 15 Fete nationale J

Below please find a bit of this weeks Island Register, it is a great newsletter for those researching PEI ancestry. Lots of background info. Email Dave Hunter if you wish to subscribe. It comes out every Friday. His email is at the bottom of this posting. Also visit his Island Register website. Lots of info. James The Island Register News --- Dec 19, 2003 This Newsletter/Update notice will come to you each week, whenever there is news to report from the Island Register, or from the Genealogical, Heritage, and Historical community on Prince Edward Island. I would sincerely hope that you find it a friendly, useful and fun adjunct to the Island Register Web Page. This week's newsletter this week is going out to 1724 people who have signed up to receive it since its first issue in February, 2001. Please tell your friends about the free newsletter/update service from the Island Register, and tell them how to receive it, and feel free to forward copies to friends who would be interested. Should your email address should ever change for any reason, I would ask that you come to the form on the Island Register's "What's New" Page, and using the delete function, type in your old address to delete it, then add your new address. If you are unsure how to do this, just email me giving both addresses. This will help eliminate unnecessary email bounce on the server. If you wish to "3ub3cribe" or "Un3ub3cribe" from the newsletter, you can also do this from the "What's New" page. For any of you who missed previous issues of the newsletter, and who would like a zipped file containing all back issues, please email me. There are getting to be too many issues to send unzipped, but the zipped version may be read with any of the more common un-zipping programs such as WinZip, Pk-Unzip, etc. If you do not have an unzipping utility, I can send the file as a self-extracting executable (.exe) file. It will arrive virus scanned and ready to go. Note: All email information is confidential. You will note that you are not asked for your name when you join the list - only the minimum information required to get the letter to you - your email address. Please help me out - if you have any notes of interest to the Register's users, P.E.I. Stories, Tales, Reminiscences, interesting tidbits, items for the newsletter, etc., that you would like to share, please pass them along to me so they may be added to future issues! Documents scanned, or in word processor format are preferred, and can be attached to an email, but if you have documents you would like to fax, I am now equipped with a plain paper fax machine - please contact me for my fax number. Email: dhunter@isn.net The Island Register - http://www.islandregister.com/

Good Afternoon, I am looking for the parents of Genevieve Anlgehart married first to: Romain LeBrasseur on 10 29 1839 illegitime,in Paspebiac,Quebec, he was son of Jos. & Tharsile-Euph. Duguay, Romain died 7 20 1842. Genevieve then married Seraphin LeBrasseur in Paspebiac 1 16 1844, widower of Jovette Langlois. I do not believe Genevieve is the daughter of Jn-Bte. Anglehart and Anne Chapados as stated in the "Registres de la Gaspesie" That Genevieve married Pierre Allain # 2. ( They actually have a Pierre #1 who married.) , son of Francois and Catherine Huard. Genevieve Anglehart died before 1833 because Pierre married again to Modeste Duguay in Paspebiac,Quebec on 7 8 1833. Any help would be appreciated. Rose Ashland, MA _________________________________________________________________ Working moms: Find helpful tips here on managing kids, home, work — and yourself. http://special.msn.com/msnbc/workingmom.armx

Shawn Landry at:(landry@arch.usf.edu) Interim Director - Florida Center for Community Design + Research - School of - Architecture and Community Design - University of South Florida , sent the following inquiry: =========================== "This is not directly related to Acadien genealogy, so please respond to my personal email at landry@arch.usf.edu. I will be in New Orleans next week. Are there any notable places to visit related to our Acadien/Cajun history or (even better) the Landry family history? Thank you Shawn Landry (landry@arch.usf.edu) Interim Director Florida Center for Community Design + Research School of Architecture and Community Design University of South Florida 3702 Spectrum Blvd., Ste. 180 Tampa, FL 33612 813.974.4590 My response: ==================================== Shawn: Upon arrival at Lafayette, there is a Tourist Information Center, where you can get a lot of information on points of interest in the area. There are two places in Lafayette worth nvisiting. One is Acadian Village and the other is Vermilionville. Both consist of historical buildings gathered from throughout the Acadian area and assembled as villages resembling the settlements that were present in Louisiana 150 t0 200 years ago. Also in nearby St Martinville there is the Acadian Memorial museum, as well as a lot of historical sites, including St Martin de Tours Catholic Church Then north of this area there is Grand Coteau site of the historic church of St Charles, Sacred Heart Academy and the Jesuit College and cemeyery. also nearby is Opelousas site of St. Landry Catholic Church. >From New Orleans, LA to Lafayette, LA - Distance: 135.2 miles Approximate Travel Time: 2 hours 40 mins Grand Coteau is 14.5 miles Approximate Travel Time: 24 mins from Lafayette, LA Opelousas is 10.1 miles Approximate Travel Time: 16 mins from Grand Coteau Don Landry

Forwarded to the list. -----Original Message----- From: BNRVL@aol.com [mailto:BNRVL@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 10:46 AM To: mbousman7@cox.net Subject: Wilson History need info for ,Eduardo Wilson m. Sarah Greeear in Md.. Aaron B. Wilson m. Margarita Admams ,in La. Wm. S. Wilson m. Celestine Emilie Adams ,in La. Can someone look in the" Robichaux " book to see if it contains any of this information ,as it all occured in the Baton Rouge area in the late 1700's to the 1840's ,when they moved to West Tenneessee . Eduardo is my GGGGrandfather . Thank You Frances Wilson

Association des Landry de la Nouvelle-Ecosse Those planning to attend the Landry Family Reunion on August 7,8,9, 2004, please fill out the following Membertship Registration Form and mail it today. Richard needs a head count in order to complete the plans for the re-union. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Formulaire d'Inscription Membership Registration Form Nom / Name: ____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Adresse / Address: _______________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Code Postal / Postal Code: _________________________________ Téléphone / Telephone : _________ Téléc. / Fax: _____________ Courriel / E-mail: _________________________________________ Individuel / Individual 10,00$ / $10.00 Famille (Membres sous la Meme toit) Family Members (Under the same roof) 15,00$ / $15.00 Noms des autres membres de la famille inclus/ Names of other family members included __________________ ______________________ _________________ _________________ ______________________ __________________ Inscription en vigueur de la date du paiement au, et incluant, le 14 août 2004 Registration effective from date of payment to, and including August 14, 2004 Signature __________________________________ Date: ______________ Envoyer avec paiement a / Send with payment to: Association des Landry de la Nouvelle-Ecosse a/s - c/o Richard Landry Boite / Box 168, RR 1 Saulaierville, Nouvelle -Ecosse / Nova Scotia B0W 2Z0 Canada

This is not directly related to Acadien genealogy, so please respond to my personal email at landry@arch.usf.edu. I will be in New Orleans next week. Are there any notable places to visit related to our Acadien/Cajun history or (even better) the Landry family history? Thank you Shawn Landry (landry@arch.usf.edu) Interim Director Florida Center for Community Design + Research School of Architecture and Community Design University of South Florida 3702 Spectrum Blvd., Ste. 180 Tampa, FL 33612 813.974.4590 Visit http://www.WaterAtlas.org

I sent the following inquiry to Richard Landry, president of Landry Family 2004: Has the schedule of events for the Landry Family Reunion been finalized? I need to know the schedule in order to plan my trip to Windsor. Don Landry don2717@cox.net His response was: Re: Final schedule of events for the Landry Family Reunion Date: 12/18/03 2:31:38 AM Central Standard Time From: rjlandry@ns.sympatico.ca (Richard LANDRY) Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:rjlandry@ns.sympatico.ca">rjlandry@ns.sympatico.ca </A> To: Don2717@aol.com No, the final plans are not in place, except for the dates. Lots of details have yet to be looked at. Nothing has so far changed from the proposed program on the Web Site. It would be better if you (and others you know) register so we may have a good idea (especially) of the number of relatives who will join us in Windsor. I have sent you registration forms and with the information you know already, I was hoping for tons of registrations from Louisane, New Brunswick, Québec and all over. The indications so far are showing that there is an interest from all over, but we do not want to bring these people in and they be deceived by the number of participants. How are we to know that you will be there if you do not register. Please help... Richard Landry rjlandry@ns.sympatico.ca (Richard LANDRY) For a copy of the registration form see website: rjlandry@ns.sympatico.ca (Richard LANDRY)