+FRENCH CREOLE ROOTS+ >degruy associated new orleans families (PARTIAL LISTING ABOVE) >at the birth of the french colony. MR. JOHN LAWRENCE DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITIONS HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION >+HELLO DEAR JOHN, +HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS+ +COLLECTION ARCHIVE+ >we look forward so very much to our visit with you next week on friday 13th of march, 2009 at 10 a.m. +MEETING AGENDA+ >it is appropriate that we meet on FRIDAY THE 13TH THE DATE OF THE INQUISITION OF (october 1307) >KNIGHTS TEMPLERS FRANCE 1307 >our degruy(ere) ancestors and related families were deep into the crusades, templar, holy shroud preservation (secret christian brotherhood) >ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FRENCH CHAMPAGNE / BURGUNDY & SWITZERLAND/SAVOY. +OUR FRENCH HERITAGE+ >rougemont monestary constructed at gruyere and saint bernard at degruy neighboring clairvaux monestary were sources of +CRUSADES/TEMPLAR+ +HOLY SHROUD+ +PASSION+ +NEW ORLEANS TEMPLARS+ >if you know of the continuation of this activity in french creole NEW ORLEANS WE WOULD HAVE GREAT INTEREST. +TEMPLAR/MASON CONCEPTS+ >there is much evidence that our degruy ancestors unique round sugar mill WAS CONSTRUCTED ACCORDING TO ANCIENT TEMPLAR VIEWS. >latrobe who incorporated such concepts into the capitol in (LATROBE SKETCHES) >washington was a great enthusiast for degruy +SUGAR MILL+ +PROFOUND PROPORTIONS+ >NOTE: it is known that st. bernard who (CLAIRVAUX MONESTARY) >lived only 30 km from the degruy chateau was not only behind THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR BUT ALSO THE PHILOSOPHY USED @ NOTRE DAME PARIS/CATHEDRAL. +OTHER MEETING AGENDA+ 1) data regarding all french creoles in NEW ORLEANS WHO WERE GIVEN THE ORDER OF SAINT LOUIS FRENCH GOVT. AWARD. (or order of the king, collar of of saint michael award etc.) 2) any CAVAROC/LAMOTHE DATA that you may have and related le ROY LANUSSE, PITOT, LELONG & VIOSCA FAMILY DATA. 3) any especially interesting data of the degruy related families listed at the head of this letter. >WITH MANY THANKS AND ALL >BEST REGARDS ! >(please be our guest for lunch following our meeting). gene (degruy/cavaroc) ray ARCHITECT/MFA (professor emeritus) SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY tulane/l.s.u