{"id":1780,"date":"2014-07-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/organisme-de-bassin-versant-de-la-yamaska\/the-blais-family%c2%92s-%c2%93a-la-canadienne%c2%94-celebration\/"},"modified":"2020-12-23T18:36:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T23:36:18","slug":"the-blais-familys-a-la-canadienne-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/residencessoleil.ca\/en\/news\/the-blais-familys-a-la-canadienne-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"The Blais family&#8217;s \u00abA LA CANADIENNE\u00bb celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Association des Blais d\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n<p>It was with great pleasure that Groupe Savoie &#8211; R\u00e9sidences Soleil participated in the Association des Blais d&#8217;Am\u00e9rique\u2019s 14th annual gathering as a partner company (\u201cEntreprise Partenaire\u201d).<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t2014 gathering (14th)<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\tThe Blais family\u2019s \u201c\u00c0 LA CANADIENNE\u201d celebration<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" alt=\"Association des Blais d'Am\u00e9rique, Groupe Savoie, Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil\" height=\"95\" src=\"\/images\/srrl_logo_ste_marguerite_largeur85_160.jpg\" width=\"85\"><\/p>\n<p><span><u><strong>Saturday, September 6, 2014<\/strong><\/u><\/span><br \/>\nSainte-Marguerite municipal hall<br \/>\n235, rue Saint-Jacques<br \/>\nSainte-Marguerite, QC<br \/>\nG0S 2X0<span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\n\tHighlights:<\/h3>\n<p>The 15th anniversary of the Association des Blais d\u2019Am\u00e9rique<\/p>\n<p>The 150th anniversary of the Sainte-Marguerite church<\/p>\n<h3>\n\tMembers<\/h3>\n<h3>\n\tDescendants of Pierre Blais<\/h3>\n<p>Any direct descendant or descendant by marriage of pioneer Pierre Blais can become a member of the Association des Blais d\u2019Am\u00e9rique, as can anyone else interested in working towards the association\u2019s objectives.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\tObjectives<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tBringing together all of the persons interested in the history and genealogy of Pierre Blais\u2019 descendants.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tOrganizing meetings and other activities to foster the building of relationships among association members.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tDeveloping and managing a Blais family archives fund.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tPreparing and distributing a networking newsletter and other historical\/genealogical publications as well as promotional items associated with the Blais d\u2019Am\u00e9rique\u2019s past and heritage.<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tAdministering a historical and genealogical assistance service for members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"middle\" alt=\"Bienvenue aux Blais, Association des Blais d'Am\u00e9rique, Groupe Savoie, Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil\" height=\"258\" src=\"\/images\/2013-bienvenue-aux-blais_lbb.jpg\" width=\"541\"><\/p>\n<h2>\n\tAgenda &#8211; Saturday, September 6, 2014:<\/h2>\n<p>8:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tWelcome and registration &#8211; Coffee and morning chat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>10:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tCelebratory mass in honour of the 150th anniversary of ancestor D\u00e9zilda Blais<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tPerformance by country singers Richard Marotte and Lucille Blais<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tConcert featuring some of their songs, beginning at 9:45 a.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>11:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tGuided tour of the church, crypt and cemetery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>12:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tCold lunch (municipal hall)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tVisit of the Calvaire and Lake Pomerleau<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tVisit of the Maurice Pomerleau sawmill<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tVisit of 3 road crosses<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tVisit of Marland blueberry farm (participants are asked to bring their own containers for picking fruit)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tHistory conference (municipal hall)<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tIndoor and outdoor lawn bowling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tAssociation\u2019s annual general meeting<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tGenealogical discussions<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tExhibit featuring artists from the Blais family<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tCard games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tClub des M\u00e9ritants protocol events and memorial awards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>6:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tHot supper (fraternal) (municipal hall)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\u201c\u00c0 la Canadienne\u201d supper with Blais and Pomerleau cousins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>9:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tFinal words and goodbyes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\n\tDoor prizes:<\/h2>\n<p>One-week vacation for two in one of the <a href=\"#\">14 Residences Soleil residences<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2>\n\tRegistration for the 14th Blais family gathering<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blaisdamerique.com\/assets\/inscription--rassem-2014-07_-fr-web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Association des Blais d'Am\u00e9rique, Groupe Savoie, Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil\" height=\"70\" src=\"\/images\/bouton inscription rassemblement Blais d'Am\u00e9rique.gif\" width=\"210\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blaisdamerique.com\/downloads\/adhesion_speciale_fr_rass_2014-07.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Association des Blais d'Am\u00e9rique, Groupe Savoie, Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil\" height=\"214\" src=\"\/images\/nouveau membre.png\" width=\"657\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\n\tAssociation des Blais d\u2019Am\u00e9rique Facebook page<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/famillesblais\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Association des Blais d'Am\u00e9rique, Groupe Savoie, Les R\u00e9sidences Soleil\" height=\"45\" src=\"\/images\/f.gif\" width=\"45\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was with great pleasure that Groupe Savoie &#8211; 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