Minutes: 14 Aug 2011
Minutes - Les Guidry d'Asteur Meeting -14 August 2011
August 14, 2001
Here's a brief summary of our Guédry-Labine & Petitpas activities during the week of 8 October 2011:
Reunion - 8 Oct 2011 ($40 per family; $20 for an individual) - lunch extra (see below)Cajun Swamp Tour - 10 Oct 2011 ($25/person; $15 if 12 yrs old or less)
Historic Acadian Tour - 14 Oct 2011 ($45 per person) - lunch extra
L'Ordre du Bon Temps Supper - 13 Oct 2011 at 7:00 pm ($50 per person)
Fête de Famille (Lafayette CajunDome) - 13 Oct 2011 from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (FREE)
For the Reunion please complete the attached Registration Form and mail your payment and the Form to the address on the Form.
For the Swamp Tour and/or Historic Acadian Tour please include a brief note on which tour(s) you wish to take along with your payment and send to:
Les Guédry d'Asteur, Inc.
Martin Guidry
6139 North Shore Drive
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70817
Note: The Swamp Tour is limited to 45 folks and the Historic Acadian Tour is limited to 25 folks. These will be on a first-to-pay basis.
At this time we have only 2 openings available on the Historic Acadian Tour and 17 openings available for the Swamp Tour.
If you would like to be a part of this unique opportunity, email me at guidryrmartin@gmail.com to reserve a slot and send me your payment.
For the L'Ordre du Bon Temps Supper, don't send anything at this time, but let me know if you'd like to attend. This event is being sponsored by the Acadian Memorial, but being offered to members of our Guédry-Labine & Petitpas family. I'll let everyone know when it is time to make payment.
The Fête de Famille will be a huge Acadian Day with Cajun bands, Acadian family display tables, presentations on Acadians (including noted Acadian genealogist Stephen White) and much much more. It is FREE to all. On the web go to http://gra2011.org and then click on "Events" at the top of the page to learn more.
Guédry-Labine & Petitpas Reunion
Time - 9 am until about 4 pm
Place - Cut Off Youth Center in Cut Off, LA
Fee - $40 per family; $20 for individuals (see Registration Form attached)
8:00 am French Mass for Guédry-Labine & Petitpas Family
(Sacred Heart Catholic Church - 15300 West Main Street/Hiway 1; Cut Off)
10:00 am Cajun Culture on the Bayou - Ron 'Black' Guidry
10:30 am Break
11:00 am An Exile of Hopes and Heartbreaking Tragedies Through the Eyes of Pierre Guédry - Martin Guidry
12:00 noon Break
12:15 pm Lunch (Cost $10/person; Hot dogs - $1 each)
1:30 pm Jules 'Nonc' Guidry, Mary Lou Guidry and Lachez-Lez Cajun Music Band
(Roland Cheramie on fiddle & Elaine Clement on ti-fer)
http://www.acadianmuseum.com/legends.php?viewID=191
2:30 pm Break3:00 pm Photo Essay of Petitpas Family in Today's Acadia - Sandra (Petitpas) Perro
3:45 pm Closing Ceremony
4:00 pm Free time to visit with cousins until 5:30 pm 5:30 pm
Close Cut Off Youth Center Breaks - Meet your Cousins, Visit Exhibits, Visit Sales Tables
EXHIBITS
* “Migration of Guédry Family from 1755-1800” - Martin Guidry
* Tribute to Military Veterans of Guédry-Labine Family - Martin Guidry
* Historic Golden Meadow Map
* Flags Flown by Bayou Lafourche Fisherman to Identify Owners
* Award-winning Guidry Family Social Studies Project - Sarah Guidry
* Original Paintings - Richard Guidry Model Boats of the Lafourche Country - Richard Guidry
* History of the Bayou Lafourche Region - South Lafourche Parish Library
* From Acadie to Minnesota - A History of the Labine Family - Mark Labine
* The Guédry-Labine Quilt of 2004 - Cindy Guidry Herdt
* Guidry, Labine & Petitpas Sportscards & Historic Documents
* Les Guédry d'Asteur “Generations”
* Sales Table (Caps, Magnets, Pens, Pins, T-Shirts, Books, Key Chains, etc.)
* Cajun Man's Swamp Cruise Brochures and Information
LUNCH
Jambalaya with sausage, pork and chickenWhite Beans and Rice
Red Beans and Rice
Corn Machoux
Green Salad with Dressing (Ranch, Oil & Vinegar)
French Bread
Iced Tea, Coffee, Mixed Soft Drinks, Water
Hot Dogs and Buns (for those that prefer something a bit different)
Cost - $10/person Hot Dogs - $1 each
Vegetarian Dishes will be : White beans, Red beans, Rice, Corn Machoux, Green Salad and French Bread
A Brief Update on the Swamp Tour and Historic Acadian Tour :
The Swamp Tour will be either mid-morning (ca. 10 am) or early afternoon (ca. 1:30 pm) - we'll announce time soon. The tour lasts approximately 2 hours.
For those staying in New Orleans - it is about 75 miles from downtown New Orleans to the boat dock (about 90 minutes); therefore, it is an easy daytrip to stay in New Orleans and come on the Swamp Tour.
The lunch for the Historic Acadian Tour will be at Crawfish Town USA (Take Exit 115 north off I-10 and go 1/2 mile. This is about 12 miles east of Lafayette, LA). We also will leave on the bus at 7 am from their parking lot and return there about 5 pm. I have arranged for us to park our cars in their parking lot while we are on the tour.
Crawfish Town has superb seafood as well as meat dishes. On Friday, October 14th they will have a special meal of crawfish etouffee, fried catfish, potato salad and roll for $9.95. You can also order off the menu (see attached) with many options below $12.
http://louisianatravel.com/crawfish-town-usa (Crawfish Town USA)
http://www.cajunman.com/ (Cajun Man's Swamp Cruise with Ron 'Black' Guidry)
Looking forward to visiting with everyone in October,
Marty