Editorial
This online magazine Késsinnimek - Roots - Racines is making its debut this month with articles on genealogy: French-Canadian, Native American, History, Background, Churches and Parish Registers, Colonists, Missionairies and Shrines. The writers are all related through our ancestors and our love of genealogy: Fr. Owen Taggart, Suzanne Sommerville, Dolorès Robillard Benoit, James Carten, Louise-Andrée Éthier, Jean Quintal, Juliana L'Heureux and myself.
The title Késsinnimek - Roots - Racines was chosen to indicate that we are dedicated to finding our ancestral roots. The French word "racines" has the same meaning as the English word "roots". However, the Abenaki/Algonquin word "késsinnimek" means "family", and not "roots" in the genealogical sense.
We hope that you will find the articles in this issue and in subsequent issues interesting, but more importantly, helpful in your genealogy research - helping you to find and get to know your ancestors and the historical background of their lives.
Bon voyage in the world of genealogy research. (Ed. Norm Léveillée)
Our Authors & Contributors - Nos auteurs et collaborateurs
Jim CartenJim's Tidbits The beaver, an animal or a fish?
and also a newspaper clipping from January 1986
Genealogy Explorers
Norm's Mon Petit Coin Genealogy Resources on his website: www.leveillee.net
Jean Quintal René Goupil (en français) English summary
Suzanne Boivin Sommerville All Sources Are Not Created Equal
Fr. Owen Taggart An Intriguing Marriage Record
Jean Desnoyers & Thérèse Menard
Louise-Andrée Éthier aka Sundance Aquero Sharp Sundance's Corner
Dolorès Benoit Conservation des aliments Preserving Food
