STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve Project Pioneer will meet with the French Michaud and Placit families and the German Oberle and Operle families on Saturday, April 9, in the upstairs at the Ste. Genevieve Museum Learning Center, 360 Market St. Meetings will continue monthly on the second Saturday, May 14, June 11 and July 9, with a second meeting in July on the 23rd to finalize books.
The families will be honored on Saturday at Jour de Fete with attendance prizes awarded at 3 p.m. Members will also participate in the family Mass at 5 p.m. in the Church of Ste. Genevieve and this concludes the Project Pioneers activities.
Michael Placet, who was among the early settlers in Ste. Genevieve, raised six daughters who married into other families, which over time, includes Moreau, LaHaye, Charleville, Bequette, Roussin, LaRose, Drury, Aubuchon, Politte, Dorlac, Govreau, and many others.
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