Danielle Duval LeMyre
Writer & Researcher

NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR

I have been to beautiful Castine in Maine, the long narrow peninsula filled with stately New England homes, where the low shores, bays and the river are as peaceful as they could have ever have been in times of peace.
It is still as beautiful.

The abundant apple trees, everywhere, are the only true reminiscence of the old days, left behind by the French, first by the Jesuits of the 1613 Pentagouet Mission, then by d'Aulnay, finally by St-Castin.

If you are interested in the First Nations of the Abenakis which were living at one time in the Penobscot Bay area (it was their winter residence), you can find them in Old Towne, just above Bangor in Maine, where they have reproduced faithfully their Pentagouet/Castine village setting when they were forced to leave it. Also many went to Odanak, in Quebec near St-Fran�ois.

About myself what can I say but that I love this planet and it's people, it's plants, forests, children and animals. I know it may sound corny, but I relish every breath and also hope to have a long fruitful life.

Apart from writing I do love to travel, read and watch movies, observing the world.

Another of my interests is filming videos of Community events, people and places especially those with ethnic flavour, for I have a great thirst for knowledge and its dissemination. After all, our heritage helps us in it's stead.

I am a French-Canadian born in Montreal.
Some of my grand-parents are:
AMIREAULT, ARBOUR, BARBIER, BLAIS, BOUCHER, BOUCHARD, BOUVIER, COUILLARD, CYR, DEMERS (DuMetz), DROUIN, DUPIL, DUSSAULT, DUVAL, FOUCAULT, FOUGERE (Fug�re), GAUDRY, GAULTIER-LANDREVILLE, GUYON-du-BUISSON, JETT�, LAGNEAU, LAROCHELLE, LAFOREST, LEBLANC, LEMIRE, L'EXCELLENT, MARSOLET, OBRY, OTIS, PAPIN, PELLETIER, P�PIN, PERROT, PICHON, PITHON, de PLANES, POTVIN, PREVOST, PRISQUE-LASPRON, ROBERT, ROUSSIN, SENEZ, SIMARD, TOULOUSE, TOUPIN, TREMBLAY, VERREAU, VIGNAU.

My Mother is Olga Drouin Obry
and my Father is Salluste Duval LeMyre.

I am also a French-English Translator.

I divide most of my time between Quebec, Sutton, Montreal, Vancouver, Sherbrooke and Maine.

I welcome your opinion.
Thank you. Danielle.

If you are interested in buying one of my books
from the 9 volumes Serie
"We were there! Canadian, American... Roots"
about the History of the New World in the 17th-18th century which starts with
"Nicholas Marsolet(1587-1677), the French interpretor to the Montagnais First Nation of Tadoussac",
and follows with
"St-Castin (1685-1728) and Charlotte Guyon Damours, Bridging two worlds"

you can put your name on the waiting list
by going on the Internet at www.geocities.com/daniellla.geo/achat.html

or write to me at

Danielle LeMyre
Montreal,
Quebec, H2X 2L2

E-Mail: [email protected]

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