tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970917.post6256604421635584081..comments2024-03-13T22:02:08.531-04:00Comments on Acadian Ancestral Home: Mama and MeLucie LeBlanc Consentinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13480035657625949265noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970917.post-40451246991096348842009-05-26T00:19:53.954-04:002009-05-26T00:19:53.954-04:00Hi John,
Thank you for posting... My grandmother ...Hi John,<br /><br />Thank you for posting... My grandmother devoutly read La Presse. She would pick up a copy after Mass at Ste Anne which was pretty much just across the street from Dubrule's. As children, we loved going to Dubrule's for the soda fountain. I loved the milk shakes while my sister enjoyed the ice cream sodas. There was nothing like a soda fountain in a pharmacy! lol<br /><br />How are you related to the Dubrule family?Lucie LeBlanc Consentinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480035657625949265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970917.post-45674291695778630972009-05-25T21:13:26.399-04:002009-05-25T21:13:26.399-04:00Beautiful account of life in Lawrence.. Thanks for...Beautiful account of life in Lawrence.. Thanks for remembering our family's Pharmacy..Everyone spoke French there it seemed growing up... we had La Presse La Belle Journal and the very popular Allo Police..There was always a rush after Church at St. Mary's when people would bu their papers..<br /><br />John DubruleJohnDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15242480954398878578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970917.post-10260991779284330232009-05-20T02:48:38.498-04:002009-05-20T02:48:38.498-04:00Lucie, I've enjoyed reading your moving account of...Lucie, I've enjoyed reading your moving account of your family, and especially, of your Mother. So much of life was simpler then and I, too, prefer the olden days (most of the time)!<br /><br />I connected with your picnics on Sundays, and even though my extended family wasn't as large as yours seemed to be, we did all live nearby in a little town in north central Texas. I miss those childhood days so much. Thanks for sharing your family with us.Judith Richards Shuberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499186334451409604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970917.post-31888556506196016312009-05-10T11:55:00.000-04:002009-05-10T11:55:00.000-04:00Hi Lucie,
My great-grandmother was John Frederic H...Hi Lucie,<br />My great-grandmother was John Frederic Herbin's sister. My family and I are doing genealogical research and have reached a dead end in tracing my great-grandmother, Evangeline Herbin. She married Alex McLennan. Our last record of her is a census role from Massachusetts, in which she is listed as "adopted" and is living the home of Evangeline Robechau. I see that this site is full of good resources, but wondered if you could point me in a direction that would be expedient.<br />Caitilin WeberCaitilin Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477871150180307011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970917.post-34903789568503368832009-05-07T23:54:00.000-04:002009-05-07T23:54:00.000-04:00Hi Lucie,
I have really enjoyed reading your blog...Hi Lucie,<br /><br />I have really enjoyed reading your blog. I have nominated you for A Lovely Blog Award. You can pick it up at <A HREF="http://twiginmytree.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">A Twig In My Tree</A>Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821657762290392135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970917.post-76234808024312337372009-05-03T17:48:00.000-04:002009-05-03T17:48:00.000-04:00Thank you for sharing Margaret. Most of our pries...Thank you for sharing Margaret. Most of our priest were fire and brimstone also. We had a Father Forestier who was the pastor. He was a great adminstrator and the parish grew under his leadership but he expected his parishioners to tow the mark lol<br /><br />I grew up in Lawrence, MA - I should have included that.Lucie LeBlanc Consentinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480035657625949265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970917.post-75654009760591754772009-05-03T17:32:00.000-04:002009-05-03T17:32:00.000-04:00Lucie, I also connected to your blog today as I gr...Lucie, I also connected to your blog today as I grew up on a street in Everett that had 3 Acadian families from Clare, NS. There would be cribbage games and rappie and meat pies and sometimes some deer meat to eat. We all shared with the Comeaus and the Boudreaus. There was a "French Church" in Everett then - St. Joseph's with the tough parish priest, Father LeBrun. Phew - he was fire and brimstone! There was also the male bastion, the French Club. None of these places exist now. It was fun, and the year was capped off with the pilgrammage back "home" in the summer and at Cmas. Thanks, Lucie.MargaretJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022113216131867421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970917.post-34974590004320864282009-05-03T10:03:00.000-04:002009-05-03T10:03:00.000-04:00Thank you for your comments Evelyn. These past fe...Thank you for your comments Evelyn. These past few weeks, thanks to you and thanks to the many blogs I've been visiting, I have truly been inspired to share more of my family history. I plan to do more of that in the days to come.<br /><br />I also think the fact that our youngest daughter will be married in two weeks is creating a flood of memories of my own childhood.Lucie LeBlanc Consentinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13480035657625949265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970917.post-47222539450630336112009-05-03T09:53:00.000-04:002009-05-03T09:53:00.000-04:00Lucie, I really connected with your post today.
Fi...Lucie, I really connected with your post today.<br />First, I've always wondered what life for Americans of French-speaking, Catholic origin might be like and you've given me a great little peak into that. <br />Secondly, I'm moved by your discussion of your family losses to whooping cough and your own illness. One of my mother's worst memories of her years as a teenager, was when she was babysitting a child who had a mild case which kept getting worse as the night went on. The parents came home and my mom returned to her mother, but the next day the little girl died and my mother says she's often had vivid dreams of holding the child as she gasped for breath.<br />In this time of pandemic fears it's good to take a moment to acknowledge the great courage our ancestors - and particularly foremothers - showed in facing these challenges.<br />You write extremely well and I hope you'll keep sharing these stories, Lucie.<br />Evelyn in MontrealEvelyn Yvonne Theriaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512331037467548666noreply@blogger.com