Also you can try some of the gift shops. I got mine at the Balsam shop on Mackinac Island about 10 yrs ago. There is a book store in downtown St.Ignace also __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Vote for the stars of Yahoo!'s next ad campaign! http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/yahoo/votelifeengine/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Beloungea, Fountain, Goudreau, Lozon, Labute,Plaunt, Lasley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HGB.2ACI/472.1.1.1.1.2.2 Message Board Post: Hi Phil, You may be able to purchase "Before The Bridge" at the St. Ignace Chamber of Commerce. I purchased one last summer. They had just reprinted the book. The Chief's sister, Elizabeth Lozon, was mother to my Great, Great, Grandmother, Christine Lozon Fountain. There's a museum in St. Ignace called Fort Du Baude (sp?) It's in the basement of a gift shop on the main street. There's an interesting exhibit of the settlement and artifacts belonging to Elizabeth. She was a medicine woman. There are also many pictures of family members although they are not identified. I also met a teenage granddaughter of the Lozon's while visiting. She told me her Grandmother ( I can't recall her name) was still living (age 95). She also said her Grandmother was the former owner of the Lozon's Motel until she was no longer able to manage. This young lady was working in the museum gift shop in the same building as the chamber of commerce. Pam

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: to many to mention Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HGB.2ACI/472.1.1.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Hi Phil; You can find a copy of the "Book Before The Bridge " at the Library of Michigan in Lansing,Mi and there's also a copy of it at the St. Ignace Public Library.I saw a post on one of these message boards where someone said that that were copies being sold somewhere up in the U.P. but, I can't remember where. As far as the Lozons go whatever information I gave you before was all I had.Since I no longer live in Michigan my resources are limited.A good place to contact and a excellent person to talk to would be the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Soo.Kim Gravelle is the tribal specialist at that office and her phone number is (906) 632-6809 ext. 3133 She was a great help.In fact she's the one who found and sent vital records,census records etc. to me.She also gave me lots of sources which were a BIG BIG help too.Maybe she can be of the same help to you.Just as long as you can provide her with dates, names,and any other general information you have on whomever you are trying to search she'll do her best to help.She told me once that she has/had no problem helping when someone is trying to help themselves. When I first contacted Kim and some of the other government agencies who handle Indian queries in the U.P. I got the cold shoulder everytime I mentioned what my maiden name was and couldn't figure out why.Come to find out one of my brothers had been very abusive with staff who worked in these offices which became a big turn off.It took me quite sometime before I gained their trust.Now everything is fine and whenever I contact any of those agnecies they're always happy to hear from me and are very helpful.You catch more bees with honey then you do with vinager. Anyhow give Kim a try and see how she can help.Since I can't do to much research myself I'm thinking about teaching people how to do indian research from my home. Sorry I can't be of anymore help then I already have. Respectfully, Cherie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HGB.2ACI/472.1.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Hi Cherie: I got the photo of the old chief. Great stuff!! Thank you very much. I read your query to Larry Martin of 6/21/04. Do you know anymore about the Lozon's? "Elizabeth was married to a Lozon"... Is that book"Before the Bridge" available anywhere? What museum is it in? I'll be going up to St Ignace sometime this summer and would like to look it up. Phil Maginity

Hi Cherie, Since I am related to Chief Anse and you are, that should make us some kind of cousins, dont you think. Too many names for me to get involved with. I have read many of your e-mails on the MIMACKIN-L and enjoyed them. I still would like more information about Chief Anse, who was his wife, where did he come from and who were his parents. Anything would be appreciated. Thanks. Kent ----- Original Message ----- From: <tebocherie@hotmail.com> To: <MIMACKIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 1:51 AM Subject: [MIMac] Re: Les Cheneau Historical Museum > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: to many to mention > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HGB.2ACI/475.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > I don't have the "Book Before The Bridge" but, the satff person at the St. Ignace Public Library let me photo copy the whole book.Acouple years ago I was able to meet the great-greatgranddaughter of Chief Santigo/Mesawtego and have a picture of his belt and his purse. > > The reason I became interested in Chief Joesph Santigo and his family is because, my father was born on the Santigo settlement and Joesph's son-in-law adopted my father.I'm related by blood from my mother's side which arrived from the Belanger/Belonga/White/LaBlanc's,cause several of her ancestors married into the Chiefs family.I'm also related to the other well known Chief Amable Ance/Hance through the Ponds,Boucha's,Grondins,Prues. Chief Amable Ance's mother Mary Ann was the 2nd wife of my ggrandfather Louis Pond.All the vital records and such from both side's of my family I recieved from the BIA in Sault Saint Marie,Mi. > > Thank You for your reply. > Cherie Tebo Eck >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: to many to mention Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HGB.2ACI/475.1.1 Message Board Post: I don't have the "Book Before The Bridge" but, the satff person at the St. Ignace Public Library let me photo copy the whole book.Acouple years ago I was able to meet the great-greatgranddaughter of Chief Santigo/Mesawtego and have a picture of his belt and his purse. The reason I became interested in Chief Joesph Santigo and his family is because, my father was born on the Santigo settlement and Joesph's son-in-law adopted my father.I'm related by blood from my mother's side which arrived from the Belanger/Belonga/White/LaBlanc's,cause several of her ancestors married into the Chiefs family.I'm also related to the other well known Chief Amable Ance/Hance through the Ponds,Boucha's,Grondins,Prues. Chief Amable Ance's mother Mary Ann was the 2nd wife of my ggrandfather Louis Pond.All the vital records and such from both side's of my family I recieved from the BIA in Sault Saint Marie,Mi. Thank You for your reply. Cherie Tebo Eck

Chief Santigo's sister, Elizabeth Lozon, wouldn't be the Elizabeth Lozon born 1833 and died 1902 in Moran, Mackinac, MI? Thanks, Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: <kbhamel@lighthouse.net> To: <MIMACKIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 9:22 PM Subject: [MIMac] Re: Les Cheneau Historical Museum > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HGB.2ACI/475.1 > > Message Board Post: > > If you have access to the book: Before The Bridge, look at page 46 for a picture of Chief Santigo with his sister Elizabeth Lozon. See also page 61 for an article: Santigo and Others. I trust that this will be of some help to you. Kent Hamel > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HGB.2ACI/475.1 Message Board Post: If you have access to the book: Before The Bridge, look at page 46 for a picture of Chief Santigo with his sister Elizabeth Lozon. See also page 61 for an article: Santigo and Others. I trust that this will be of some help to you. Kent Hamel

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Belonga/Belanger,White/LaBlanc,Tebo,Boucha,Pond,Dumas,Prue,Johnson,Brown, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HGB.2ACI/479 Message Board Post: I have a William Ambrose Belonga/Belanger born October 1863 in Michigan,son of Leon Belonga and Elizabeth Davenport.He married his 1st wife Elizabeth P. Ross Nov 18,1898 and 2nd wife Agnes Amelia Brown White on Nov 9,1927.Agnes and William were not married very long after Eugene White died in the year 1926,and Agnes took back the White name and was buried along side of her first husband Eugene White. According to one of Agnes's granddaughters William took off and noone ever saw him again or knew when or where he died. I've not been able to find a date of death for William Ambrose Belonga.I would appreciate any info someone may have about William Ambrose Belonga or know where to find it. Thanks in advance. Cherie Tebo Eck

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HGB.2ACI/391.1.1.1.4 Message Board Post: Is Joseph Asselin related to Ella Elizabeth Asselin who was married to Charles Walters, and had a son Leonard Ralph Walters born in 1898?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lesatz--Oznich---wagner Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HGB.2ACI/121.225 Message Board Post: Hello, I would love to have you e-mail me about the family of Oznich and Lesatz family. My Uncles Parents names are John Lesatz and Francis Oznich. I have a list of all the children that lived in that family. My mothers sister married a Lesatz and are still living in Engadine, I am doing some of their family tree as I write to you. I would like to get any information on John Lesatz or Francis Oznich parents so that I can give them another generation. Hope to hear from you soon. Peggy Smith

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HGB.2ACI/375.1 Message Board Post: Write to Bishop James Kelsey at the Upper Peninsula Diocese of the Episcopal Church in Marquette, Mi 49855. You should be able to get an address for his office off the internet. He should know where those records would be stored.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HGB.2ACI/471.2.2.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Hi, did your email say if Peter Pond positively had a daughter named "Rachel T. Pond" perhaps? She was the wife of Charles St. Andre. She was born abt 1816, he was born about 1785 or 1815 (there seems to be 2 dates for him). Thank you!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HGB.2ACI/478 Message Board Post: Looking for old births from 1890's on Vanasse children parent our Henry and Adeline Vanaase from Canada working in the Camps.Thank's Deb.bones220@hotmail.com

Thanks Kent. I am in no hurry. Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kent Hamel" <kbhamel@lighthouse.net> To: <MIMACKIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 11:09 PM Subject: Re: [MIMac] Taylor > Hi Lynn, I have that Booklet so I will try to lookin it to see whats there > that may be of some help to you. It may take a day or two, but if it has > something that I could copy, I will send it to you if you will give me your > mailing address. Be patient, Kent > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lynn & John Aziz <azimon@rogers.com> > To: <MIMACKIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 8:58 PM > Subject: Re: [MIMac] Taylor > > > > Could you explain further, I am not familiar with this booklet. Where and > > how do I get it. > > > > Lynn > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kent Hamel" <kbhamel@lighthouse.net> > > To: <MIMACKIN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 8:42 PM > > Subject: Re: [MIMac] Taylor > > > > > > > Hi, Why dont you check in: Before The Bridge booklet put out in St, > > Ignace. > > > I just might have some informatiom for you. Kent Hamel > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Lynn & John Aziz <azimon@rogers.com> > > > To: <MIMACKIN-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 7:27 PM > > > Subject: [MIMac] Taylor > > > > > > > > > > I am looking for Thomas A Taylor born 1869 in St. Ignace and died in > > 1932 > > > in St Ignace. I know he married Aggie McCalmon (b. in Canada) in St > > Ignace > > > in 1890 she died in 1896 but there were 3 children. I believe female b. > > > 1891, male born 1892 and Herbert Lyle Taylor in 1894. I believe Thomas > > then > > > married Ida ? when I don't know. Would appreciate if SKS could fill in > > some > > > of my blanks on the children and his second wife. > > > > > > > > Any help much appreciated. > > > > > > > > Lynn > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Hi Lynn, I have that Booklet so I will try to lookin it to see whats there that may be of some help to you. It may take a day or two, but if it has something that I could copy, I will send it to you if you will give me your mailing address. Be patient, Kent ----- Original Message ----- From: Lynn & John Aziz <azimon@rogers.com> To: <MIMACKIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 8:58 PM Subject: Re: [MIMac] Taylor > Could you explain further, I am not familiar with this booklet. Where and > how do I get it. > > Lynn > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kent Hamel" <kbhamel@lighthouse.net> > To: <MIMACKIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 8:42 PM > Subject: Re: [MIMac] Taylor > > > > Hi, Why dont you check in: Before The Bridge booklet put out in St, > Ignace. > > I just might have some informatiom for you. Kent Hamel > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Lynn & John Aziz <azimon@rogers.com> > > To: <MIMACKIN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 7:27 PM > > Subject: [MIMac] Taylor > > > > > > > I am looking for Thomas A Taylor born 1869 in St. Ignace and died in > 1932 > > in St Ignace. I know he married Aggie McCalmon (b. in Canada) in St > Ignace > > in 1890 she died in 1896 but there were 3 children. I believe female b. > > 1891, male born 1892 and Herbert Lyle Taylor in 1894. I believe Thomas > then > > married Ida ? when I don't know. Would appreciate if SKS could fill in > some > > of my blanks on the children and his second wife. > > > > > > Any help much appreciated. > > > > > > Lynn > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

----- Original Message ----- From: Lynn & John Aziz <azimon@rogers.com> To: <MIMACKIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 8:58 PM Subject: Re: [MIMac] Taylor > Could you explain further, I am not familiar with this booklet. Where and > how do I get it. > > Lynn > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kent Hamel" <kbhamel@lighthouse.net> > To: <MIMACKIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 8:42 PM > Subject: Re: [MIMac] Taylor > > > > Hi, Why dont you check in: Before The Bridge booklet put out in St, > Ignace. > > I just might have some informatiom for you. Kent Hamel > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Lynn & John Aziz <azimon@rogers.com> > > To: <MIMACKIN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 7:27 PM > > Subject: [MIMac] Taylor > > > > > > > I am looking for Thomas A Taylor born 1869 in St. Ignace and died in > 1932 > > in St Ignace. I know he married Aggie McCalmon (b. in Canada) in St > Ignace > > in 1890 she died in 1896 but there were 3 children. I believe female b. > > 1891, male born 1892 and Herbert Lyle Taylor in 1894. I believe Thomas > then > > married Ida ? when I don't know. Would appreciate if SKS could fill in > some > > of my blanks on the children and his second wife. > > > > > > Any help much appreciated. > > > > > > Lynn > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Could you explain further, I am not familiar with this booklet. Where and how do I get it. Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kent Hamel" <kbhamel@lighthouse.net> To: <MIMACKIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [MIMac] Taylor > Hi, Why dont you check in: Before The Bridge booklet put out in St, Ignace. > I just might have some informatiom for you. Kent Hamel > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lynn & John Aziz <azimon@rogers.com> > To: <MIMACKIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 7:27 PM > Subject: [MIMac] Taylor > > > > I am looking for Thomas A Taylor born 1869 in St. Ignace and died in 1932 > in St Ignace. I know he married Aggie McCalmon (b. in Canada) in St Ignace > in 1890 she died in 1896 but there were 3 children. I believe female b. > 1891, male born 1892 and Herbert Lyle Taylor in 1894. I believe Thomas then > married Ida ? when I don't know. Would appreciate if SKS could fill in some > of my blanks on the children and his second wife. > > > > Any help much appreciated. > > > > Lynn > > > > > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HGB.2ACI/471.2.2.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Hi Carol,I found a e-mail that was dated March 16,2002 regarding Peter Pond in Mackinac Co. Mi. You said in this particular e-mail post that you weren't related to the Ponds,but were doing research on the French families of the Straits.You also stated you were the daughter of Mildred Ocha d/o Mabel LeBlanc/White d/o William White(brother of Eugene White) Son of Samuel LaBlanc and Elizabeth Belanger.You said you were the first cousin twice removed of my mother Rita White/LaBlanc. All the birth,death,marriage,annunity paylists,Ottawas and Chippewas fieldnotes and the like were on file file at the Sault Saint Marie,Mi,Indian Affairs office..Kim Gravelle who's the tribal specialist for the Michigan tribes in the Soo is also a distant cousin from my father's side of the family and the one who sent me packets and packets of this imformation.It was like Christmas for me. We no longer reside in Michigan and have since moved to Southern California .We live in a triple wide home surrounded by eight orange trees and have mountains all around us.If you still recieve the Synder/Brown/LaBlanc family newsletter you'll see my article in the "LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO" where I tell about our adventure out here.Let me tell you it was quite an adventure at that. Take Care. Cherie Tebo-Eck My father Francis C.Tebo was his adopted name.According to my father's baptismal his name at birth was Francis Nolan Dumas.My father was killed when I was very young so I never had any knowledge of his Indian heritage and my mother hardly ever talked about her family.From the family stories I've heard there were some family problems and not to many of my mother's sibblings had to much to do with one another.So the only imformation I have is what I found on documents.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HGB.2ACI/471.2.2.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Carol : I messed up on the spelling of White/LaBlanc in my other reply.It's been such a long and hot weekend.I think the heat today must've cooked my brain.We no longer live in Michigan.We now live in southern California.We decided to move out here mainly cause my husband's mother became ill.This change in climate has taken it's toll and has taken some getting used to,but I guess we'll survive.Thank goodness we have central air in our home or we'd die. We've learned to close our house up during the day and open all the windows at night.Unlike Michigan summers the air here is drier,but very hot.We arrived out here the end of July first part of August of last year,and it was sure hot here then.We stayed with my husband's family when we first got here,cause we didn't have access to any housing and we swore we'd never do something that stupid again even if we had to live in a tent.The whole trip out here and the three and half months we had to stay with family was a trip from hell.We now live in our own place as of last November,cause my sis-in-law was becoming to involved in our life.Whenever my husband and I tried to have some privacy to talk she'd walk right in on us.She was always making hurtful comments to me when my husband wasn't around which was very stressful.She's a very controling and posessive person.I don't have one on one conversations with her nor do I answer the phone when she calls.I'm civil to her wh! en I see her which isn't very often but,when I do there's no love lost betweeen us. I told my husband I've had enough trouble with my own family and that he could deal with and handle his sister anyway he chose,cause I wasn't going to subject myself to anymore family nonsense or abuse.What's funny my mom-in-law is a real sweetheart and her and I get along fine.Maybe the sis-in-law should take some lessons on how to treat and deal with people from their mom. Well I guess I've bent you ears long and since it's midnight here I think I'll go lay down. Cherie Tebo Eck When I attended the 2002 Synder/LaBlanc family reunion it was the most fun I'd had at a family gathering in along time.I never laughed so much in my life.There was no family infighting or family politics.Everyone welcomed me with open arms.I'm sure you saw my letter in the newsletter,cause that's when I first heard from you.