The 2023 Oktoberfest was held on Saturday, October 21, 2023.
LOCATION:
St. James Parish Reception Hall (West Bank Hall)
2455 Highway 18 (River Road)
Vacherie, LA 70090
PROGRAM:
9:00 a.m. – DOORS OPEN & REGISTRATION
9:30 a.m. – WELCOME – Jay Schexnaydre GACHGS President
10:00 a.m. – SESSION 1 – Albert J. Robichaux Jr.
“Researching Your Canary Island Ancestors”
11:00 a.m. – SESSION 2 – Jari C. Honora, CG®
“Enslaved, Free People of Color, Sugar Planters, and a Mayflower Yankee: Documentary Research + DNA Reveal the History of a Convent (La.) Family”
11:45 a.m. – LUNCH – Maitland “Spuddy” Faucheux
Beef & Pork Jambalaya, Sauerkraut, German-style Potato Salad, Petit Pois, Dinner Roll, Pecan Pie, Tea, Water, Coffee
1:00 p.m. – SESSION 3 – Spencer L. Chauvin
“LeBlanc-Chauvin House: Oldest Acadian Home in St. James Parish?”
1:45 p.m. – CLOSING REMARKS – Jay Schexnaydre GACHGS President
PRICE:
$35.00 per person
Checks should be made payable to GACHGS
Mail checks to:
GACHGS Oktoberfest
P. O. Box 122
Vacherie, LA 70090-0122
SILENT AUCTION
The following books were donated from the Susan Waguespack Laurent collection by her husband Duane. A few books from the late Carolyn Vedros Laurent were donated by her children. Susan’s books netted $2,514 and Carolyn’s books netted $593 for a total of $3,107.00!!