In this year of celebration of the 400th Anniversary of the founding of Quebec it is interesting to follow the travels of the founders as well as our ancestors.
LaRochelle, France is of particular interest to a great many Franco-Canadians and Franco-Americans because about 40% of the immigration from France to the New World originated at the Port of LaRochelle. Wikipedia has a good entry for LaRochelle and it is a great starting place for a family journey: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Rochelle
LaRochelle celebrated the Quebec journeys this year with parades and the launching of a fleet to re-enact the voyage of Champlain.: http://limousin-poitou-charentes.france3.fr/emissions/quebec/42199914-fr.php#para42901474 LaRochelle is of particular interest to my search for family routes since my family originated in Ile de Re an island just of the coast of LaRochelle.....now connected to the mainland by a magnificent bridge. See the Wikipedia article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Ele_de_R%C3%A9
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