Ultradog MN
Well-known Member
- Location
- Twin Cities
A friend of my wife sent this little
newspaper article to her.
I wish I had known about it as I would
have gone to the reunion.
We all knew about Grand-P?re Francois of
course and had big reunions when I was
growing up. Still do sometimes.
The last one I went to, about 10 years
ago, was for the decendents of Francois'
son Benjamin who bought 300 acres in
central MN in about 1875. Around 300 of
us showed up for it. Most of Ben's farm
is still in family hands though none of
it is farmed anymore, other than a
little hay. I grew up there, still own a
small piece of it - bought it from my
aunt, who bought it from my grand dad,
who inherited it from his dad, Benjamin.
My relatives are all around me and keep
an eye on things. Our little road is
still called Frog Alley. We were a bunch
of stubborn Frenchmen who sired big
families and scratched out a farm living
in a sea of Swedes, Finns and Germans.
Click here
newspaper article to her.
I wish I had known about it as I would
have gone to the reunion.
We all knew about Grand-P?re Francois of
course and had big reunions when I was
growing up. Still do sometimes.
The last one I went to, about 10 years
ago, was for the decendents of Francois'
son Benjamin who bought 300 acres in
central MN in about 1875. Around 300 of
us showed up for it. Most of Ben's farm
is still in family hands though none of
it is farmed anymore, other than a
little hay. I grew up there, still own a
small piece of it - bought it from my
aunt, who bought it from my grand dad,
who inherited it from his dad, Benjamin.
My relatives are all around me and keep
an eye on things. Our little road is
still called Frog Alley. We were a bunch
of stubborn Frenchmen who sired big
families and scratched out a farm living
in a sea of Swedes, Finns and Germans.
Click here