The
2004 Reunion of the Association of the Choquet-te of America took place on
Saturday August 7th, 2004 at the Bromptonville High School located in the
Brompton District of the City of Sherbrooke.The
2004 Reunion of the Association of the Choquet-te of America took place on
Saturday August 7th, 2004 at the Bromptonville High School located in the
Brompton District of the City of Sherbrooke.
About a hundred persons attended the gathering. From the comments we have gathered, this assembly was successful in all its aspects even though rain joined in for the day. In the morning, people were greeted and offered coffee and doughnuts. But it was particularly the social interaction which was expressed by way of warm greetings and animated discussions between cousins. The second general annual meeting of the ACA was then held to conclude this half day.
The
lunch buffet was the perfect occasion for people to get to know other cousins
and afterwards, they all left by bus to go on a guided tour of the City of
Sherbrooke. Even those from the neighbourhood found it interesting especially
due to the fact that there was a contest which requested that each one meet two
new persons during that trip. This game, which was the brilliantly thought-out
idea of Solange and Ghislaine Choquette, was a great success and was the core of
liveliness after supper, not to mention that it truly altered the group dynamics
between cousins for the remainder of the day and it also had its share in the
creation of several new links.
Those
present enjoyed a lecture with the help of visual aids on the history of
Sherbrooke, of the Eastern Townships and of certain areas where Choquette
families had settled. The speaker, Mr. Jean-Pierre Kesteman, who is a well-known
historian and a specialist in the history of the Townships, knew how to
fascinate his audience. Before savouring a refined and gastronomic meal, the
persons taking part sang heartily and whet their appetite thanks to a rosé wine
which was generously sponsored by Mr. J.-Maurice Latendresse. After the meal,
people were also privileged to hear a very moving presentation given by Michel
and Danielle Choquette of their father, the “prince of poets”, Robert
Choquette.
During
this reunion, the persons attending had the opportunity to find their ancestry
and to have a chart of their descendants thanks to the genealogical and
technical expertise of Jeanne Choquette who was efficiently assisted by Jean and
Claude Choquette. Furthermore, Ghislaine Choquette was in charge of an animated
stall which aroused a lot of curiosity and brought about discoveries with
respect to family stories and souvenirs. And finally, Michel and Danielle
Choquette made known the Robert-Choquette Foundation by way of a slide show they
had prepared. Many people acquired souvenirs of the coat of arms of the
Choquet-te; the bookmarks relating the life stories of Nicolas Choquet and Anne
Jullien as well as that of the parish priest Joseph-Eugène Choquette were very
popular.
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