Just a short note

Hi all ,

I know its been some time that I have post here , but been a little busy with work and other things . Well as you all know we got another snow storm , this time about 32 cm of snow . Well just thought I would give you an update on my DNA test . I got it and send it back to familybuilder DNA company , I just got an e-mail back from them today . They told me that they got it back in their lab and I should know something in about 4 weeks ..
So I will let you all know what I find out then ..

I also what to thank you all for dropping in and reading my blog .. so until next time .
You all take care and be safe ..

Rick

Ice Storm

Hi all ,

Well that was a good ice storm we had on Monday night and Tueday . We lost our power from 11:15pm Monday until 7:00pm on Tueday. We didn't have any work but also never had and heat . We drove around Tueday most of the morning and afternoon , then went back home . Mum didn't like it very much but didn't say to much about it . Alot of tree down and power wires all around town and out in the country . Got a few pictures of the ice on everything and one of a little bird up in a tree at my place .

Well just wanted to let you all know that we made it through and still going .
Take care
Rick

Hi all ,

Well another week is gone and March will soon be here . Today I got a lot Arsenault family history to go over . My friend Richard in the states send me all of his files he had on the Arsenaults . I just started looking at it and it will keep me busy for some time . So I want to say Thank You Richard for sending me all of this family history . With this history I can update my family history and my family tree . So once I get time to go through all of it , I will beable to update my family tree on my website .
I am also still waiting to get my DNA kit in the mail , hopefully it will come this week coming and I can get it done and return to them .

Well I guess thats it for now , hope you all have a great weekend and that we don't get to much snow on Sunday night ..

Thanks once again Richard for the CDs and the program to open it ..I got the cemeteries CDs done and will get them in the mail on Monday , when I go to work .

Take care everyone .
Rick

Good evening ,

Well I took another step today in my family history project , I order an YDNA test kit . So I am waiting to receive it in the mail . Then I will send it back and should have my results back with in 4 weeks .
results include: your migration map, your DNA markers (for YDNA) or differences relative to the Revised Cambridge Reference Sequence (for mtDNA), and your haplogroup.The migration map will detail the migration patterns associated with your ancestors, living many thousands of years ago.Your DNA markers or differences are unique to you and, in the web 2.0 tradition, are fully portable for use with other DNA testing services.A haplogroup is a group of similar haplotypes that share a common ancestor with a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) mutation. Haplogroups pertain to deep ancestral origins dating back thousands of years.

Will let you know more about this when I get my results back ..

Hope you all have a great evening ..

Rick

Hello everyone

Just thought I let you know that I have my new webpage up ... Its a little history on the Arsenault's family .. Its about Jean Pierre Arsenault , Born approximately 1756 in Acadia and died in Bic , a small town that he founded on the St. Lawrence River .

The story of this immegrant goes back to the French and Indian War,Which started in 1754 and ended in 1763 . During this period of time the English claimed from the French the land known back then as Acadia (Henry Wardsworth Longfellow in his famous story of Evangeline mentions this place called Acadia and the story is about a woman called Evangeline who escaped the English at this time , becausethere was a lot of killing going on . Down in Louisiana , where there was a lot of what we call today Acadains there is quite a bit of history.These people migrated to there during this time when they were fleeingfrom the English . In the encyclopedia it mentions the name of LouisArceneaux , which I think could be a brother or some relative of the above person , who we are talking about . Spelling is not the same , but thru the years spelling in names has changed from the original spellingwho is right and what is the right spelling it is hard to know .

To find out more . check out my website , and the page , Jean Pierre ...

Thanks for dropping by ..

Rick

Just a short post ..

Just a short post ..

I was not feeling too good on the weekend , so I didn't get any work done on my new web page . I am hoping to get back to it soon and have it done soon . We are in the middle of another snow storm here , they are calling for anywhere from 10cm to 30cm of snow before it is all done by tomorrow afternoon. And with some freezing rain mixs in with the snow in some places ..

Hope you are all in where its nice and warm ..
Take care !
Rick

Storm on it way

Well I see there is another storm coming our way , this time they are calling for up to 30cm of snow . And also with rain and freezing rain mixed in with it , just might be a day off from work :). But first it will have to warm up alot , right now its too cold out for snow ..

Well if we get this storm tonight and tomorrow , it will be a good day to get caught up on some of my work at the website and family history . I got to start working on our family reunion for this July and also make some plans about going to the Big family reunion this summer in New Brunswick .. the last one in 2004 was here in Amherst , and we had 850 plus at it . so this one should be good and bigger .. :) I hope so .. and also can't forget about the Dig at Beaubassin this summer too .. can't wait to take part in that again ..

Well I guess I better get going and get some work done ..
Thanks to all of you that dropped in ..

Rick