ADVENT BLESSINGS

Be Watchful!
Be Alert! “You do
not know when
the time will come”
Mk 13: 33

RIVER PARISH CEMETERY TRANSCRIPTIONS

WestBankGenealogySociety@yahoogroups.com

Reminder from: WestBankGenealogySociety Yahoo! Group

Title: GACHGS Meeting

Date: Tuesday November 25, 2008

Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location: St. John the Baptist Parish Library, 2920 Hwy 51, Laplace, LANotes:

Topic: River Parish Cemetery Transcriptions

Speaker: Jay Schexnaydre

ITALIANS FROM THE ISLAND OF USTICA

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Title: Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans

Date: Monday November 17, 2008

Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Location: Whitney Bank meeting room, 1441

Metairie RoadNotes: The Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans will hold its monthly meeting on: Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, Metairie Branch Whitney National Bank, 1441 Metairie Rd., Met. LA, 7:30 pm. The speaker will be Chris Caravella. His topic will be "Using Genealogical Research to Reassemble the Migration History of Italian Immigrants from the Island of Ustica." Please join us for this interesting presentation, light refreshments, and an opportunity to meet and greet other amateur and professional genealogists. The meeting room is adjacent to the parking lot.

"L'Ordre de Bon Temps"

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Title: WBGS Membership

Meeting Date: Saturday November 15, 2008

Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Location: Westwego Library, 635 4th Street, Westwego, LANotes:

Topic: Celebration of the "Order of Good Times" as our Acadian ancestors established in November of 1606.Brief presentation about the establishment of "L'Ordre de Bon Temps" followed by the celebration, details of which will be developed by meeting time.

ELECTION YEAR PRAYER

O most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy, at this most critical time, we entrust the United States of America to your loving care. Most Holy Mother, we beg you to reclaim this land for the glory of your Son. Overwhelmed with the burden of the sins of our nation, we cry to you from the depths of our hearts and seek refuge in your motherly protection.

Look down with mercy upon us and touch the hearts of our people. Open our minds to the responsibilities that accompany human freedom. Free us from the falsehoods that lead to the evil of abortion.Grant our country the wisdom to proclaim that God's law is the foundation in which this nation was founded, and that He alone is the True Source of our cherished rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. O Merciful Mother, give us the courage to reject the "culture of death" and lead us into a Millennium of Life.

Trusting in your most powerful intercession, we pray: Remember O most compassionate Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, we fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, our Mother, to you do we come, before you we stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not our petitions, but in your clemency hear and answer us. Amen.

Florida Catholic newspaper, 2000

HURRICANE AID FOR TERREBONNE PARISH

Our cousins in
Terrebonne Parish lost very much during this past hurricane season.

You may make donations

in honor of our ancestors as well as our cousins.

Mike & Teresa Duplantis and family, of Mike's Steak House, have
established a Non-profit Hurricane Relief Organization called
WINDSTRONG.

The program is based on the LIVESTRONG bracelet program.
with ALL donations going to help victims of Gustav & Ike in
Terrebonne & the immediate surrounding parishes.

Thanks for your help and may God Bless you.

WINDSTRONG
Contact information:
WINDSTRONG FOUNDATION
1023 West Tunnel Blvd.
Houma , La. 70360985-876-5071

9/11 WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR PEACE

God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world.
Peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace
among the nations of the earth.
Turn to your way of love those whose hearts and
minds are consumed with hatred.

God of understanding, overwhelmed by the
magnitude of this tragedy, we seek your light and
guidance as we confront such terrible events.
Grant that those whose lives were spared may live so
that the lives lost...may not have been lost in vain.
Comfort and console us. Strengthen us in hope, and
give us the wisdom and courage to work tirelessly
for a world where true peace and love reign among
nations and in the hearts of all.

-- Pope Benedict XVI
Prayer Service at Ground Zero
April 20, 2008

NATIONAL DAY OF THE ACADIANS FRENCH MASS

ACADIAN MEMORIAL 121 SOUTH NEW MARKET, ST. MARTINVILLE
Contact: Brenda Comeaux Trahan (337) 394-2258

BANNER CARRIERS NEEDED FOR NATIONAL DAY OF THE ACADIANS FRENCH MASS

Volunteers are needed to carry Acadian family name banners during a French Mass to be held in St. Martinville on Friday, August 15.

On this day, Mayor Thomas Nelson and the city of St. Martinville celebrates la Fête Nationale de l'Acadie or National Day of Acadia with a flag raising, grand opening and open house at the Acadian Memorial and St. Martinville Cultural Heritage Center. Additional events are planned at the Duchamp Opera House and at Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site.

The day of activities leads up to a procession which departs from theMemorial at 6:30 and makes way to St. Martin de Tours, followed closely by the family name banner carriers.

The Mass is devoted to Our Lady of the Assumption, patroness of Acadians. It will be celebrated in French by Monsieur Douglas Courvillewith the French Acadian Memorial Choir led by Sarah Roy.

After Mass, a Bar-B-Q dinners will be sold for ($15.00) at the newly renovated, La Maison on 100 N. Bridge Street in St. Martinville. RSVPat 337.9813289.

Volunteers who would like to carry a banner to the Mass should contact the Memorial at (337) 394-2258 as soon as possible to reserve one.

At 5:30 p.m. on August 15, those who have reserved their banners should meet at the Acadian Memorial and prepare to depart for church at 5:45p.m.

JULY 28: A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE

JULY 28: A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: July 7th, 2008

St.Martin de Tours Catholic Church & Acadian Memorial Host "July 28th: A Day of Remembrance": A moment to remember the suffering of the Acadians during the Acadian exile
in 1755.

In 2003, Queen Elizabeth II signed a Royal Proclamation stating that every July 28th, the world should pause to remember the suffering of the Acadian nation of people during the Acadian exile.

The deportation order was signed by the British Governor Lawrence in Halifax, Nova Scotia on July 28th, 1755. From 1755 to 1763, more than 7,000 (half ofthe population) perished.

On Monday, July 28th, at 5:30 p.m., the mother church of the Acadians,"St. Martin de Tours" and the Acadian Memorial invite the community to meet at the church for a commemorative ceremony of reflection on the international "Day of Remembrance" (as provided in the 2003 Queen's Royal Proclamation ).

At the conclusion of the service, the church bells will toll during a solemn procession of the congregation to the Acadian Memorial Deportation Meditation Garden for prayers under the Deportation Cross. A light reception will follow.

For more information call Maegan Berard or Brenda Comeaux Trahan at394.2258.

ANNE LePRINCE

"Does anyone have the story of the Acadian widow (Landry) and her daughter who was guillotined for helping a priest?"

The guillotined Acadian woman, Anne LePrince, was born about 1724 in Acadie,died 1 Jul 1794 at Brest, France.Note by Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes,p. 1081.

She died (according to C.-J. d'ENTREMONT) at Brest on 1 Jul 1794 at age 80years (sic), "sur l'e'chafaud [scaffold]."

Bona Arsenault, Histoire et Généalogie des Acadiens, pp. 1237 (Grand Pré) &1423 (Pisiguit) also has a reference:A martyr of the French Revolution, she was guillotined with one of her daughters and Abbe Clech on 1 Jul 1794. (Reference: Guillon, LES MARTYRS DE LAFOI; 1821, vol. 3, p. 489.)


Karen (Theriot Reader)
I am the Project Administrator of three DNA projects at_www.familytreeDNA.com_ (http://www.familytreedna.com/) .

LIFE WRITING CLASS AT ST. MARTINVILLE

The University of Louisiana Lafayette's University College Department will offer a Life Writing class in St. Martinville at the Acadian Memorial Conference Room.

The class, for adults 55 and over, will be held from September 8ththrough December 1st at 1:30 pm.

The course will cover writing techniques such as dialog, character writing, descriptions, and story flow.

Registration is now open at the Acadian Memorial Office / Memorial Hall, 121South New Market, St. Martinville and the ULL Registers Office in Lafayette.

The cost is $20.25 and pen and notebook are the only requirements. Spaceis limited to 15, so please register soon. For more information, call 337.394.2258

(ACADIAN) HAPPY BASTILLE DAY!

"The holiday we are expected to celebrate even though very few of our ancestors were still in that country then.

"Does anyone have the story of the Acadian widow (Landry) and her daughter who was guillotined for helping a priest?

"Does anyone go to any celebrations?? I went to Paris in July? 1970 & 1971 but missed the parades.

"It has been celebrated In Kaplan Louisiana since about 1911 This is the town that if you speak English , or don't live in the town? you are Less Americians."

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE3D6163FF937A25754C0A96F948260
http://www.msje.org/history/archive/la/kaplan.htm
General infohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storming_of_the_Bastille
http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa071400.htm

From http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/acadian

LABAUVE REUNION AT THE CMA2009?

FAMILIES WHO ARE PLANNING REUNIONS

WANT TO ADD THE LABAUVE FAMILY?

Photo is from the CMA1999 Breaux Reunion in Breaux Bridge

CONGRÈS MONDIAL ACADIEN 2009

CALLING ALL CAJUNS !!!

Congrès mondial acadien in Louisiana

HAPPY MARDI GRAS!

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Title:
Mardi Gras

Date:
Tuesday February 5, 2008

Time:
All Day

Location:
The Greater New Orleans Area

Laissez les bons temps rouler!

RING OUT WILD BELLS

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light:
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.

Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.

Ring out the grief that saps the mind,
For those that here we see no more;
Ring out the feud of rich and poor,
Ring in redress to all mankind.

Ring out a slowly dying cause,
And ancient forms of party strife;
Ring in the nobler modes of life,
With sweeter manners, purer laws.

Ring out the want, the care, the sin,
The faithless coldness of the times;
Ring out, ring out my mournful rhymes,
But ring the fuller minstrel in.

Ring out false pride in place and blood,
The civic slander and the spite;
Ring in the love of truth and right,
Ring in the common love of good.

Ring out old shapes of foul disease;
Ring out the narrowing lust of gold;
Ring out the thousand wars of old,
Ring in the thousand years of peace.

Ring in the valiant man and free,
The larger heart, the kindlier hand;
Ring out the darkness of the land,
Ring in the Christ that is to be.

by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS!

ADVENT BLESSINGS

A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah 9:1-2, 5-6

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; Upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone.You have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing, As they rejoice before you as at the harvest, as men make merry when dividing spoils.For a child is born to us, a son is given us; upon his shoulder dominion rests.They name him Wonder-Counselor, God-Hero, Father-Forever, Prince of Peace.His dominion is vast and forever peaceful, From David's throne, and over his kingdom, which he confirms and sustainsBy judgment and justice, both now and forever.

The Word of the Lord

GOD BLESS OUR VETERANS

THE DEATH OF A HERO

Gilbert LaBauve's Journal

July 17, 1917



I am about recording the death of a hero, Gustave Labauve, Orderly Sergeant of a Company of the 18th regiment of Infantry commanded by Col. Armant of St James' Parish, participated in the battle of Mansfield, during the Confederate War.

The 18th regiment was ordered to charge a battery disployed behind a rail fence. As soon as the colonel received the order to charge the battery, he arose, leaving his regiment prone on the field. And, answering "The order to charge will be executed; but charging that battery is leading my men to death." whereupon he mounted his fiery steed, no sooner had he mounted, than a ball ended his military career. He fell dead; but the regiment made the charge nevertheless, and, in advancing at a double quick, the Standard bearer fell. No sooner had he been killed than Alexander Breaux of Fausse Pointe raised it high, telling the boys to follow their standard.

He had made only a few steps onward when he was killed, Leonce Ransonette also of Fausse Pointe, raised the color on high and advanced on toward the goal, but he also fell, mortally wounded.
Gustave Labauve, happened to be, the only officer of the company unscathed. All the others had either been wounded out of action, or killed; he, as follows, in such emergencies, would not allow the regimental color to trail in the dust. On picking it up, he raised it on high and called to the men to follow him on to victory; no sooner were these words uttered than he was perforated by a mines? ball. And, fall on the bloody field, covered with immortal glory.

He was my first cousin, Uncle Victor Labauve being his father. There was not a lazy bone in that boy, fear was an unknown quantity in him. He was always ready to do his part in everything. I knew the boy well, for we split boards together in the Fausse Pointe swamps on Bayou Crocodile that empties into Lake Pond. For nearly two months we were encamped near that bayou; I was then 15 years old, and Gustave was about two years older than myself.

The Company must have been the center of the regiment, as it was entrusted with the Regimental Color. The regiment got to the rail fence, anyhow.

All at once the battery which had been pouring grape shot and canister into the ranks of the 18th regiment ceased. firing, and the whole battery with its support of infantry, were captured as prisoners of war, but the Confederates who had flanked them by a circutious movement around them. They all surrendered, about 5000 men in all. To accomplish this Genl. Dick Taylor had sacrificed nearly one whole regiment. Gustave Labauve was every inch a man;

To prove his sense of honor, it is only necessary to relate about his furlough at his home at Fausse Pointe, for he was on furlough home at the time the yankees went up the Teche to Red River. His wife and wife's relatives begged him to remain home--that his furlough was not yet up. But nothing could prevail on him to remain home while his company would be exposed to the enemy's fire on the battlefield. So, eluding the yankee army by a flank movement, he left his home and arrived at the headquarters, just in time to enter into action.

TWO MINUTES OF SILENCE