Notes from Loiselle Sinotte Wisell family gathering in Montreal on Jun 29, 2013

It was great meeting of Loiselle, Sinotte and Wisell family gathering in Montreal on Jun 29, 2013.  We were able to stick to the original agenda quite well.   Some of us have been to Old Montreal alot, for others this was our first visit to Old Montreal.  But how cool was it to walk the steps of our first Canadian Ancesters …. with cousins coming from Ontario, Saskatchewan, Rhode Island and even as far as Chile and back again to our roots.

We are slowly gathering all the notes from the meeting … and collecting some of the memorabilia from the different branches.  Stay tuned for more updates in the coming weeks.

The photo was taken in the Chapelle Bonsecours, Jun 29, 2013 In the photo are (from left to right): Our “coureur de bois” guide, Fern Sinotte and Glenda Harris, Aurora Loiselle, Tom his son Chris Loiselle, Henri Loiselle, Andree Sinotte, Karen Sinotte, Mona Sinotte, Raymonde Sinotte and her beau Norman.  Missing from the photo are Paula, Bruce, Marcelo who were taking photos!

And here are the notes that have been collected so far!

A Road trip to Pointe-aux-Trembles	Photos to follow
	The day started out at Chateau Ramezay
Aurora presented on Montreal and New England Historical  Context	Click here for her notes.The Early Establishment of Montreal Loiselle Pioneer Family. Click here for more on Early History of Montreal
Karen presented on EARLY common Ancestry, How We are Connected   and Loiselle Diaspora	Click here for a Copy of Karen’s Presentation Notes (Updated a little bit from the original presentation): Loisel History for Meeting in Montreal Jun 29 2013 Final Version.And for additional notes on the topics in the presentation have been posted to the blog: Click here for more on Our Roots in France Click here for more on Generation 1: Louis Loisel m Marguerite Charlot Click here for more on Generation 2: Joseph Loiselle m Jeanne Langlois Click here for more on Generation 2: Jeanne Loiselle m Jean   Beauchamp Click here for more on Generation 2: Francoise Loiselle m Francois Pilot and Charles Chevaye Click here for more on How we are connected Part I Click here for more on How we are connected Part II
Tom gave us background on Loisel Coat of Arms	Notes to follow
Round Table sharing family stories	Aurora Loiselle is great granddaughter of  Moise Loiselle, who immigrated to Chile in mid 1800s. Aurora has a great collection of letters from Moise’s siblings and had copies of many of these photos and letters for display at the Louis Loisel descendants meeting in Jun 2013. A copy of a presentation that she created is attached here. Moyse Loiselle by Aurora Loiselle Other Notes to follow
Tour of Chapelle Bonsecours  and Marguerite Bourgeoys Museum   Group Photo with Family Crest	Photos to follow
Lunch at Serafim, with Entertainment by Loiselle Cousins	Tom Loiselle is one of our cousins that entertained the group over lunch … all the way from Rhode Island!More Photos to follw.
Tour of Notre Dame Basilica	Photos to follow
Dinner at Restaurant Fourquet Fourchette	Photos to follow