CHIHUAHUAS FOR CHANGE

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Magic Margot Shoebox is a collection point for all that I hold dear - and that's a lot. My recent inspiration is Don Floyd's new blog thecaptainandthomasine.

The original title of my blog "Chihuahuas for Change" popped into my head two years ago when I was looking for a place to "store" all the information I accumulated on Sarah Palin. I've since dumped that information as others have done a far better job researching and accumulating.


Life is about change and since I have darling Libby the chihuahua the title seems to still be fresh.

KINDNESS

One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind.

"Nullius in verba" Take no one's word for it.
Do your own research.

Success if going from one failure to the next with enthusiasm. Winston Churchill

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SHOEBOX


I told you this is a shoebox and we all know that we simply put stuff into a shoebox in no particular order. That's how things are going to appear here. When something whaps me over the head you will be the first to know.

Right now, I want to tell you about my favorite blog in the whole wide world - Margaret and Helen. Hope you go read their post called "I can see November" - while there note their statistics. A grandson set this site up and it's been around the world several times. Margaret and Helen have been friends for over sixty years and counting.

http://margaretandhelen.wordpress.com/

Don Floyd and I have been friends for more than thirty years and counting. We first became pen pals in the late 70's. We are cousins and share a passion for genealogy. My major project this year was helping Don get his book "The Captain and Thomasine" published. Will give you more details in later post.

Friday, April 1, 2011

De Valcourt

It has been a great year for pulling together the De Valcourt family history.  It started when a stranger found a previously unknown picture of Madame DeValcourt as a young woman.  The portrait is at a museum in France.  The discovery of the portrait coupled with new information (in French) inspired me to write the story of the DeValcourt family.  Book was published at Lulu.com and copies sent to Steve and Page.

Then wonder of wonders Gene Lockwood took the portraits he owns and had them professionally photographed.  I received wonderful copies in the mail.  What a thrill!  Alexander De Valcourt is the son


 Alexandre De Valcourt

 Sieur Jean Baptiste De Valcourt

 Catherine Marguerite Frankfort DeValcourt



Catherine Marguerite Frankfort De Valcourt