The French Canadian/Acadian Genealogists of Wisconsin Quarterly features articles on French Canadian/Acadian research, historical as well as cultural information, published genealogies, and news about many current genealogical events. The annually published surname list consists of major surnames being researched by members.
Volume 18 Number 3, Spring 2004
Articles
"Felaway with Chiniquy" by Margaret LaGue-Hobler
"Father Charles Chiniquy was a 'renegade priest' and a 'force for good as well as for evil'. He is also referred to as 'one of the few apostate priests' in French-Canadian history."
This article is a short biography of this man. It includes information on his stay in Kankakee County and Bourbonnnais Grove, IL.
"The Alexandre Beauchamp Family" by Michael Nyquist
"Alexandre Beauchamp was born on 17 March 1870, somewhere in Canada. He was the fourth of eleven children of Magliore Beauchamp and Marguerite Amiot dit Villenueve."
Alexandre's life as a miner in Northern Michigan as well as Canada are detailad along with genealogical data on the family.
"Joseph Rene Vilatte" by Joyce Banachowski
"From 1884 when the missionary, Joseph Rene Vilatte, arrived in Green Bay, he attracted attention and caused controversy in the church in northeastern Wisconsin."
The history of Vilatte's life and controversies are discussed in this article.
"Calendar Changes Affect Us" by Joyce Banachowski
The author presents a detailed explanation of the many calendars that must be taken into account when doing genealogy. The accompanying chart of dates of changes from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar in the different countries of Europe is presented.
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