Special thanks to our cousins and photographers
Isabelle Gosselin, Berchmans Lacoursiere, Garry
and Kathleen Wilson for giving us a glimpse of our Rivard ancestral home.
These photos were taken in the
Spring and Summer 1998.
Select a thumbnail to view the larger
version.
St-Aubin-de-Tourouvre
Birthplace of Nicolas and Robert
Rivard
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Altar at St-Aubin
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Stained glass windows
These windows were commissioned
by the Prime Minister of Canada and presented to the parish of St-Aubin
in the name of his countrymen.
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Enlargement of memorial
pane
"About the year 1650, Julien Mercer
and 80 families of Tourouvre departed for Canada"
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Children's Window
For the children baptised in Tourouvre
and who went to Canada
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Baptismal Plaque
This plaque was presented to the
parish of St. Aubin in the name of the people of Canada.
The plaque, titled "Canadiens Baptized
at Tourouvre", was photographed in two panels to better view the
names and dates. Note the signature at the bottom: Je Me Souviens
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Each
Baptismal Font
Giguere of America plate visible
behind font.
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Mercier Plate
Located between the Mercier and
Children's stained glass windows.
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Gagnon Plaque
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Cemetery at Tourouvre
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Road sign at entrance to Tourouvre
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Garden at entrance to Tourouvre
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Town Hall
Felix Leclerc and Georges Brassens
Hall
St-Laurent en Isle d'Orleans, Province
de Quebec
Tourouvre
(Located across the square from
St-Aubin)
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City of Mortagne
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Photos taken in 1977 and
1980
Believed
to be the first home of
Nicolas Rivard (son of Pierre Rivard
and Jeanne Mullard), located in Tourouvre.
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Aerial View of the La Coursiere hamlet
(lieu-dit), at Bons-Moulins, near Tourouvre.
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Known as being the third house of Nicolas Rivard.
Also seen in the aerial view, left foreground.
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Family of Serge Desjardins, who occupied the
above house in 1980. Note the close-up of the building in the background.
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Berchmans Lacoursiere at La Coursiere
1977.
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Visit the page of Pierre
Ouimet for more pictures of Tourouvre