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Autumn 2017 Number 125 X Bulletin of the descendants of Alexandre de K/voach Witness to Kirouac Activities since 1983 Motherhood symbolization: biological and adoptive. Watercolour painted by fifteen-year-old Elizabeth Bei Nemitz, member of the Minnesota Curwick families. Kirouac Kérouac Keroac Kéroack Breton Curwack Kirouack Kérouack Keroack Kyrouac Burton Curwick Le Trésor des Kirouac Table of Contents Le Trésor des Kirouac, the bulletin of the descendants of Alexandre o de K/voach, is published in two separate editions: French and Le Trésor des Kirouac n 125 English, and is distributed to all AFK/KFA members. Permission to The President's Word 3 reproduce an article must be obtained beforehand from Association des familles Kirouac inc., KFA, as well as permission from the Our Younger Treasures 4 author of the article. 50th Wedding Anniversary of Authors and collaborators for this issue Raymonde Kirouac and François Dumulon 5 (in alphabetical order) Germain Lafrenière at EXPO 67 6 Mercédès Bolduc, France Dumulon, Bernard Hurtubise, François Kirouac, Julie Kirouac, Pierre Kirouac, René Kirouac, Memories of Bernard Hurtubise Roxanne Kirouac, Germain Lafrenière, Jean-Yves Laurin, Gerald EXPO 67 & Botanical Garden 7 Nicosia, Elizabeth Nemitz, Kelley Nimitz, Marie Lussier Timperley A new film on the Mingan Islands 8 Graphic Design Front Cover: Jean-François Landry Ancestry of Julie Kirouac 9 KFA Logo on back cover: Raymond Bergeron The bulletin: François Kirouac Julie Kirouac, professional and passionate gardener 10 KFA Crest and KFA Logo The KFA Crest De K/Voach and the KFA Logo of Association des Welcoming Letter from the familles Kirouac inc. are both legally registered and the use of either Director of the Botanical Garden 16 in whole or in part is forbidden unless a written authorization is Annual KFA Gatherings 2017-9-9 secured beforehand from the Board of the Association des Familles at the Montreal Botanical Garden 17 Kirouac inc. Appreciation: Jean-Yves Laurin 21 Layout French Edition: François Kirouac Homage to the oldest KFA member, English Edition: Greg Kyrouac Gabrielle Hurtubise Lafrenière 23 Translation Marie-Victorin, presented by (in alphabetical order) Frère Florent Gaudreault. f.é.c. 29 René Kirouac (from St-Constant) and Marie Lussier Timperley Financial Results for the Proofreading/Editing English Edition 2017-9-9 KFA Gathering 31 LeRoy Curwick, Greg Kyrouac, Mark Pattison, Marie Lussier Timperley The Michigan Kirouacs 2017 Annual Picnic in Avoca 32 Editorial Policy At its discretion, the KFA Editorial Board can edit and shorten texts Roxanne's Adventures submitted for publication in Le Trésor des Kirouac (including texts on Prince Edward Island 33 for the TRESOR-EXPRESS); the KFA Editorial Board also reserves the right to refuse to publish text, photo, caricature, or illustration, Jack on board Voyager I 37 deemed of no interest to the KFA mission or likely to cause The last Days of Jan Kerouac prejudice either to the Association, to one of its members, or to any Nicosia interviewed by Oliver Harris 38 person, group of persons, or any organization. Revised text will be published only with the author’s prior consent as he/she is still fully 60 years On The Road in TIME Magazine 42 accountable for its content. Adoption is in my blood! by Kelley Nemitz 43 Publisher L’Association des familles Kirouac inc. Ancestry of the Curwick-Nemitz 3782, Chemin Saint-Louis, Québec (Québec) Canada G1W 1T5 from Minnesota 44 Legal Deposit, 4th Quarter 2017 The Life of Dreams! By Libby Nemitz 45 Quebec Library & National Archives President's Report to the 2017 AGM 47 National Library of Canada In Memoriam 48 Printing French Edition: 165 copies, English Edition: 80 copies Genealogy and Readers' Page 50 ISSN 0833-1685 KFA Board Members 2017-2018 51 Subscription Rates Canada: $22.; United States: $22.US; Overseas: $30. Regional Representatives 51 Permanent Committee Members 51 2 Le Trésor des Kirouac no 125 ur 2017 Kirouac family everyone present at the dinner and O gathering is already over but Gaby was moved by the honour and what terrific success it was! At the testimony. Montreal Botanical Garden, 160 people gathered on a sunny Another person deserves our Saturday, 9 September, in order to gratitude, Mrs. Angèle Coutu, who celebrate the works of one we all beautifully read after dinner, first a want to call our ''cousin Conrad''. poem by Brother Marie-Victorin, People came from far and wide Les lys des champs (The Field from the provinces of Quebec, Lilies), and Litanies de la Flore Ontario and Alberta, also from the laurentienne (Laurentian Flora States and even from Switzerland. It Litany), a very clever poem by Lucie has been the largest reunion since Jasmin (responsible for the KFA's we met in Amos, Abitibi in 2007. Marie-Victorin Observatory). And as I wrote last spring, our François Kirouac return to Montreal was more than In the following pages, you can overdue, after 25 years. enjoy some photos taken during our Photo : Collection François Kirouac gathering. If you were there it will Everyone present appreciated the bring back happy memories; if you Do talk about our Association, its kindness and passion of those who were not, well you can get a glimpse accomplishments and aims to your welcomed us and guided us at the of our day, and it will make you relatives. Invite them to visit our Marie-Victorin Herbarium. What an wish you had been present with all Website and become members. This opportunity it was to discover and the K/ cousins at the Montreal is the best way to keep enriching Le marvel at the importance of our Botanical Garden on 9 September. Trésor des Kirouac, our family cousin's legacy. I wish to especially encyclopedia, and help carry on thank Mr. Geoffrey Hall, At last I wish to express the Board researching our family history and coordinator of the Herbarium, and members' warmest gratitude to Mrs. stories. his dedicated volunteers who enrich Marie Lussier Timperley for this and expand Marie-Victorin's work. great success. Two more people Before closing, I want to welcome deserve our gratitude: Mercédès Karyne Kirouac our new Board Many thanks also to Mr. André St- (Bolduc) and Marc Villeneuve who member. At the AGM on 9 Arnaud, director of the youth welcomed everyone, gave out September, Karyne accepted to program (Cercles des jeunes identification, programme and become a Board member and Naturalistes) and his assistant, Ms. tickets, in short making sure all ran Counsellor. Karyne and her twin Maryse Laurence Lewis, for their smoothly as they do so efficiently sister Roxanne have been KFA generous collaboration throughout every year; besides all the behind the representatives responsible for the the day. Their implication helped scene secretarial work before and greater Montreal-Outaouis-Abitibi make the day not only pleasant but after the big day: sending region since autumn 2015. Why not also memorable for all. Mr. René invitations, receiving registrations, read again the text we wrote about Pronovost, Director of the Botanical supervising financial matters and Karyne in Le Trésor des Kirouac, Garden could not be with us, but he preparing the final financial report. number 117, spring 2015, page 7. wrote a welcome message which A great day with an almost record Welcome aboard Karyne! And in you can read on page 4. turnout are a challenge to do the the following pages you can read same and if possible even better next the first part of Roxanne's Many thanks indeed to Mr. Florent year, when we meet in Quebec City adventures on Prince Edward Gaudreault, Provincial of the De to mark the 40th anniversary of our Island. LaSalle Brothers, for his wonderful Kirouac Family Association. presentation of Marie-Victorin’s life and work. Of course Pierre As 2018 will be upon us very soon, Kirouac's excellent and witty it is time to renew your membership presentation was a well deserved to the KFA, and why not encourage homage to our oldest KFA member someone you know to do so for a but the youngest at heart, Mrs. first time. A membership form is Gabrielle Hurtubise-Lafrenière who included, please fill it ASAP and will be 99 at Christmas time this mail it before 31 December. year. He spoke in the name of Le Trésor des Kirouac no 125 3 It is a heart-warming tradition to see our YOUNGER TREASURES all de Kervoach's descendants wish you HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY in 2018! Samuel Flavie Émy Gabrielle and Suny Nev Thomas Eva Aurélie Aurélie and Laurent Ella Betty Dilara 4 Le Trésor des Kirouac no 125 A Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary A Time for Celebrating and Sharing! The Dumulons in front of what used to be Notre-Dame-de-la-Protection Church where the honourees were married on 24 June 1967. The church was 'recycled' into a concert venue because of its excellent acoustics and, today, is known as the Agora des Arts (arts place) in Rouyn-Noranda (Abitibi, Quebec). First row, from left to right: Loïc Dumulon, son of Louis and Cynthia (née Leclerc) Dumulon, and his sister, Floriane Dumulon; Louis Dumulon, son of Raymonde (née Kirouac) and François Dumulon; Raymonde Kirouac-Dumulon, François Dumulon, and their daughter, France Dumulon-Houde and her spouse, Martin Houde; second row, from L. to R.: Cynthia Leclerc-Dumulon, spouse of Louis Dumulon, and their daughter, Marjorie Dumulon; Juliette Houde, daughter of France (née Dumulon) and Martin Houde, and their daughter Éliane Houde; Yves Dumulon, son of Raymonde (née Kirouac) and François Dumulon; behind Yves, Louis-Philippe Dumulon, son of Yves and Brigitte (née Lapointe) Dumulon, and finally Brigitte, Yves' spouse. n 24 June 2017, we celebrated the Raymonde and François' families faced Nothing surprising about the fact that O 50th Wedding Anniversary of our many challenges over the half a century we like to launch out on such parents, Raymonde Kirouac and they spent together, some were adventures, our parents are always François Dumulon.