A drifting cowboy
An old cowboy's thoughts about horses, canoes, fishing, art, movies, family, and the American West
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Great Granddad Gabriel Lemieux was a Voyageur on the Ottawa River
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We know from early notary records in the archives of Quebec that Gabriel Lemieux -- my 8th great-grandfather -- made two legal trips a...
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Sunday, July 17, 2016
Uncle Jacques Le Ber - Trading Post Partner at Lachine
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Le Ber-Le Moyne House - Montreal, Quebec, Canada Today, the Le Ber-Le Moyne House is the oldest complete building in Montreal, Quebe...
Friday, July 15, 2016
Fur Trade Timeline and My French-Canadian Ancestors
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1608 Samuel Champlain made the first exploration into the interior of mainland North America. He sent Etiene Brule to live with the Hur...
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1670, Daumont de Saint-Lusson and Nicolas Perrot Claim the Great Lakes
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Pierre Poupart, 8th great-grandfather, signed on as a voyageur to accompany explorers Daumont de Saint-Lusson and Nicolas Perrot when th...
LaPrairie's Diel Family - Three Generations of Voyageurs
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Voyageurs were French-Canadian engages, hired men, who travelled the lakes and rivers in bark canoes from Montreal to Lake Huron, Detroi...
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