August 11, 2003 Project Pioneers completes successful year Excerpt from a news release http://www.suntimesnews.com/7/News%20archives/august_03archives/0811projects.htm STE. GENEVIEVE -- The legacy begun in 1989 by Lucille Basler has been duplicated again this year as Project Pioneers honored the French Robert dit Politte family and the German Baumann-Bauman family at the Ste. Genevieve Jour de Fete. Awards were presented Sunday afternoon to the oldest lady and oldest gentleman attending from each family, and to the one traveling the farthest to attend. Since 2004 marks the 15th year for Project Pioneers, the committee decided to honor three families next year. The French family will be the Labruyere family, and the German family will be the Herman/Hermann families. An African-American family, the Brooks, also will be honored. The Jour de Fete should be August 14 & 15, 2004, it’s always second weekend of August. Project Pioneers is putting out an urgent plea to anyone connected to any of these families to turn in their information as soon as possible. The committee hopes to have books at the Ozark Regional Library in Ste. Genevieve for proofing by Christmas. Charts for entering the information can be picked up at the library in Ste. Genevieve, or call Barbara Basler at 573-883-3134 or Mary Ann Rollet at 573-543-2039 to request copies by mail. Surnames associated with the LaBriér(e)-LaBruyére families are: LaRose/Deguire, Coffelt, Leavitt, Dorlac, Robert dit Politte, Thomure, Papin(Papen)/Lachance, Koester, Aubuchon,/Aubochon Menard, Boyer, Rozier, Maurice/Morice, Pfaff, Winston, Basler, Nifong, Schmeider, Coffelt, Ayers, Sherlock, Laiben, Hagan, Ballard, Beard, Bequette, LaValle/Valle, Calliot, Caron/Carron, Charleville, Courtois, Danis, Govreau/Govro, Griffard, Hauck/Haug, Kennedy(Canady), Lalumondier(e), Barker, and many more. Genealogy is like playing hide and seek: They hide... I seek! John's home page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~labrier/ Val's home page: http://www.holifieldweb.net/ Larry's home page: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/a/b/Larry-Labruyere/index.html?Welcome=1057776946 Outgoing e-mail scanned by Norton Antivirus 2003

What a great project! I have relatives in St. Genevieve (the oldest city in MO I believe?) I am related to the Okenfuss family from that part of MO. I have a book called The Story of Old Ste. Genevieve by Gregory M. Franzwa. I believe Lucille Basler had a part in providing much info for the book. Labruyere : pages 66, 100, 142, 143 Book is Library of Congress # 67-23640 Laura The families you are honoring are ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <rickob@earthlink.net> To: <MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 12:44 PM Subject: [StL-Metro] Surnames for Ste. Genevieve, Project Pioneers for August 2004 > August 11, 2003 > > Project Pioneers completes successful year > > Excerpt from a news release > > http://www.suntimesnews.com/7/News%20archives/august_03archives/0811projects.htm > > STE. GENEVIEVE -- The legacy begun in 1989 by Lucille Basler has been duplicated again this year as Project Pioneers honored the French Robert dit Politte family and the German Baumann-Bauman family at the Ste. Genevieve Jour de Fete. Awards were presented Sunday afternoon to the oldest lady and oldest gentleman attending from each family, and to the one traveling the farthest to attend. > > Since 2004 marks the 15th year for Project Pioneers, the committee decided to honor three families next year. The French family will be the Labruyere family, and the German family will be the Herman/Hermann families. An African-American family, the Brooks, also will be honored. The Jour de Fete should be August 14 & 15, 2004, it’s always second weekend of August. > > Project Pioneers is putting out an urgent plea to anyone connected to any of these families to turn in their information as soon as possible. The committee hopes to have books at the Ozark Regional Library in Ste. Genevieve for proofing by Christmas. Charts for entering the information can be picked up at the library in Ste. Genevieve, or call Barbara Basler at 573-883-3134 or Mary Ann Rollet at 573-543-2039 to request copies by mail. > > Surnames associated with the LaBriér(e)-LaBruyére families are: > > LaRose/Deguire, Coffelt, Leavitt, Dorlac, Robert dit Politte, Thomure, Papin(Papen)/Lachance, Koester, Aubuchon,/Aubochon Menard, Boyer, Rozier, Maurice/Morice, Pfaff, Winston, Basler, Nifong, Schmeider, Coffelt, Ayers, Sherlock, Laiben, Hagan, Ballard, Beard, Bequette, LaValle/Valle, Calliot, Caron/Carron, Charleville, Courtois, Danis, Govreau/Govro, Griffard, Hauck/Haug, Kennedy(Canady), Lalumondier(e), Barker, and many more. > > > > Genealogy is like playing hide and seek: They hide... I seek! > John's home page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~labrier/ > Val's home page: http://www.holifieldweb.net/ > Larry's home page: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/a/b/Larry-Labruyere/index.html?Welcome=1057776946 > Outgoing e-mail scanned by Norton Antivirus 2003 > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > Climbing my family tree was fun until the nuts appeared. >