I have this award on my genealogy blog so I cheated and copied my post from there (HAVE YOU EVER SEEN MY OTHER BLOG? NO? CLICK HERE)
Now I need to tell you about things about my ancestors that have surprised, humbled or enlightened me. Oh my what to choose? Here we go.
- I was surprised to find out that my 11th Great Grandparents were the first official family to settle in New France. (Quebec) Louis Hebert and Marie Rollet both have statues erected in their honour in Quebec.
- I was really surprised when one of my sisters was sent a photo randomly from her sister in law of a trip she was on back in the 60's. There is my sister on her way to Nova Scotia and she is sitting on the edge of Louis Hebert's statue. This was 40 years before I did our family history and we had no idea we were related to him.
- I am humbled by the sacrifice of all my ancestors but most of all by my Metis ancestors who fought so bravely to try and save their land and their homes during the Louis Riel Rebellion.
- I was humbled by my Grandmother who had given birth a minimum of 12 times. How did you survive something like that? How do you care for them all? Feed them? Oh and the many that didn't survive. How do you bury so many like some of my ancestors had to do.
- I have been enlightened by all my ancestors. I had no interest in history before I started researching but now find many things to interest me about the past. A storm or drought from the past now has real meaning to me.
I keep my awards in a post that you can access on my sidebar on the left hand side.
Congrats on the award. 12 kids! That woman deserves a statue. My three are more than overwhelming!
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