 Marie Rundquist Now that an official announcement in the Northern Virginia Daily about my upcoming presentation to my National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) Chapter showed up in my "Google Alerts" this morning, I can say that it is an honor to have been invited to present to my Chapter of the NSDAR this coming Saturday (the calendar is prepared months in advance), and I was delighted to accept.
It is wonderful to participate as a full member of the Chapter and it's great to find so many interests, experiences, and genealogical connections we have in common as a group! As my late father served in the U.S. Military, and I have worked with so many veterans during my career, I am proud to be a part of NSDAR's support of the Wreaths Across America program and NSDAR's service to Veterans, and, with a passion for preserving family histories, the Bible Records Project as well. I look forward to sharing my family's story about Acadian exiles in pre-Revolutionary War Maryland with my NSDAR Chapter here in Virginia. Tailored for the Chapter, I add how DAR Revolutionary War ancestors also tie-into my family story, and how research of DNA matches, family histories and genealogies, have helped me identify ancestors, and verify their lineages. I credit my late grandmother Asselia for her role in arranging events in such a way that I may now tell a story that includes her Acadian and recognized, NSDAR lineages to a NSDAR Chapter, to which I belong, that is located in the town where she was buried. Later in her life, my late, maternal grandmother, Asselia, became a part of a very old, Shenandoah Valley family (the Lichliters) when she married her late husband Cecil, and although I had attended her funeral service at her church in Washington, D.C., back in 1996, I had always wanted to visit her grave here in town. It was because of her late stepdaughter, Beverly Peer, who helped my husband and me locate my grandmother's grave, that we found our property years ago and we have since made our home here. Joanne Poplar inspired me to apply to the NSDAR when I visited the Chapter's booth at the Edinburg, Virginia Festival last year. I had always considered applying because I knew of at least one NSDAR ancestor, and I credit Joanne for giving me the nudge I needed to follow-up (and complete my application). Now, as I dig into the records, I'm finding more Revolutionary War ancestors as well! Thanks again to my Chapter of the NSDAR for inviting me, and looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday! For information about NSDAR, link to: https://www.dar.org/ Good job with the latest "Communities" update, Ancestry! I could describe how closely the latest Ancestry "Communities" update mirrors my father's deep Eastern Shore / Chesapeake Bay / Delmarva origins (through his Brown, Disharoon, Bounds, Ball, and related ancestors) and my mother's earliest Northeastern / Atlantic Canada roots represented by her wide-ranging Acadian-Amerindian (including Genevieve Hebert, Michel Hebert, Marguerite Gautreau, and Angelique David) and East Coast Beville families. Even better, by using Ancestry's "DNA compare" feature, I could describe how easy it is to find DNA COUSINS who share the same "Communities," as well as long-ago and recent common ancestors! So, how about this: Rather than talking about the latest Ancestry "Communities" update, and how well Ancestry's maps pinpoint the geographic locations of my mom's and my dad's earliest and recent ancestors, I'll simply share an image snip or two from my latest Ancestry communities report, and say, "Spot On!" After all, isn't it true, that "a picture is worth 1000 words?"    Please welcome new Administrator, Gordon Lavoie to our Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA Project team. Gordon, as a member of the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA Project, is a regular contributor to the dialog on the members-only "Activity Feed" where he frequently responds, in detail, to questions about DNA haplogroups and the genealogical connections among our project members -- with references! While I was writing an email to him, thanking him for his kindness and well-considered responses to our project members' questions on our site, it came to me that I should ask Gordon to join our project as an Administrator. So, I followed my instincts, asked Gordon to join us, and was so delighted when he accepted and then came aboard. As background, Gordon Lavoie was raised in St. Edward, PEI, and after graduating from Tignish Regional High School, he attended the University of Prince Edward Island. Gordon completed his studies at Laval University in 1982 where he earned an honours specialization in Linguistics. Back in PEI, Gordon embarked on a 33-year journey with the Federal Government in a variety of positions, retiring from Public Safety Canada in 2015. Gordon has, and continues to volunteer time on various community organizations and projects. He is currently President of the "Conseil d'administration du Musée Acadien" in Miscouche. Gordon is an avid and experienced genealogist and hosts a database at the Acadian Museum Research Centre which helps 300,000 plus Acadian descendants to connect with their Acadian ancestors, who arrived in Acadia from France some 400 years ago. Most important to new and long-time project members, Gordon is "one of us" and his knowledge of our Acadian - Amerindian lineages, the haplogroups that arise from Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA project data, and respect for the value of DNA analysis to genealogical research, are best expressed in his professional signature: Gordon's DNA signature: mtDNA - U6a7a1a (Lejeune - Acadian) and Y-DNA - R-BY41645 (de la Voye - French-Canadian) - or simply, a person.  Late breaking news for men having the SURETTE surname: Just received word: We have another Big Y DNA "signature" haplogroup branch (signified in the image above). This time, it's for a man who has the "Surette" surname lineage, traced from father to father.
The owner of this proud, Acadian surname also carries another signature mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup: U6a7a1a. Quick: Which Acadian ancestor(s) is this very unique mtDNA haplogroup associated with? Hint: These ancestors are thought to be sisters. We are Y DNA, mtDNA haplogroup-proud all the way on the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA Project site! Men who belong to the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry DNA Project: If you have not had this already, please consider upgrading your Y DNA test results to the Big Y 700. We are constantly "raising the bar" for genetic genealogy here in our project -- and the ability to estimate timelines for the origins of our unique haplogroups help us do so. Thanks to all who have helped us in this noble quest! |
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