Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2000

Keywords

French-Canadian immigrants, genealogy, Canadian-Americans

Abstract

My fascination with family history began with my maternal grandmother’s stories. As a child, I loved quizzing her about the lives of her parents and grandparents, prodding her to reach as far back as she could into her memory and family lineage to tell me their stories. Her ancestors, English, Scottish, and French, had come to North America in the first half of the seventeenth century. Settling in the British colonies and New France, they participated in many of the events and movements that shaped the continent. The family tales my grandmother told focused on deeds of female heroism, male soldiery, and the pioneering experience. Admittedly, not all of these stories can be verified. Passed down from generation to generation, they have inevitably become embellished and distorted. Nevertheless, I was and still am captivated by them. Through these stories, history comes alive for me and I feel a sense of connectedness with the past.

Publication Title

Canadian-American Journal of History & Genealogy

Issue

5

First Page

6

Last Page

8

Pages

3

Type

text

Format

application/pdf

Language

en

Publisher

North West Territory, Canadian and French Heritage Center

Rights

Copyright © 2000 by the North West Territory, Canadian and French Heritage Center

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