A quick post to let you know we have returned from Normandy, Portsmouth, Brittany and Cazhiac in the south of France. The boys took a ferry from Caen to Portsmouth to visit Lord Admiral Nelson's flag ship. I believe the women chose the better part by travelling to Britanny but Alec may dispute this. When I asked Alec if Lord Nelson's flag ship was all he dreamed it would be he replied, "qui maman."
And now for Le Tréhou, the land of my ancestors from my father's side of the family
These images are of our gite in Tréhou, the "clos" or walls which encircle a church in Sizun and some wooden sculptures inside the church in Tréhou, some of which date from the 11th century.
We met a ceramist who, after hearing about my search for my ancestor said he knew the mayor and a priest friend who worked in the archives in Quimper. The potter's name is Michel le Gentil and he truly was kind.
This wooden sculpture carved into a beam dates from 1616 and is in the entry of the church in Tréhou where my great+ grandfather was baptized in the 1600's. While we thought his name was Préjean we now think it is spelled Prigent or Prigant. I am hoping Michel le Gentil can help me find out more...when in doubt call the mayor.
We visited the village of Huelgot Jack Kerouac was born.
Brittany, we will return.
We met a ceramist who, after hearing about my search for my ancestor said he knew the mayor and a priest friend who worked in the archives in Quimper. The potter's name is Michel le Gentil and he truly was kind.
This wooden sculpture carved into a beam dates from 1616 and is in the entry of the church in Tréhou where my great+ grandfather was baptized in the 1600's. While we thought his name was Préjean we now think it is spelled Prigent or Prigant. I am hoping Michel le Gentil can help me find out more...when in doubt call the mayor.
We visited the village of Huelgot Jack Kerouac was born.
Brittany, we will return.
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