Oh Canada.

Today is Canada Day. Here’s the Canadian national anthem in English. And in French.

A piece of intriguing “junk mail” is worth a quick look if you have interest in some aspect of Canada genealogy, HERE. Access is free through July 2, presumably at indicated cost thereafter. At minimum you can see some potential sources of information.

I am 100% lifelong United States nativity. So were my dad and mom.

But Dad was 100% French-Canadian whose verifiable ancestry, and thus mine, went back to 1618 in Quebec. And our first ancestor born in North America was the daughter of a Nipising woman and French man. And Dad’s roots were all originally from French Canada, all in North America before the English defeated the French at Quebec in 1759, and thus before 1776, and the revolution which ultimately led to the United States of America.

My root family came from Quebec to what became the Twin Cities beginning in the early 1850s; then to what was to be North Dakota in 1878; then some of the migrants to the province of Manitoba about 1900.

I’m proud of that heritage.

Today, many of my known cousins, and innumerable other unknown cousins, are celebrating Canada Day, north of the border.

I’ll leave it at that. Anyone with more interest might want to look at my cousins Remi Roy’s recent book on his family history (and thus, mine, too), and at the same time at a similar history I compiled in 2010. You can find both HERE. At the website, click on library, then click on Books, scroll down to Roy-Collette history by Remi Roy, and Bernard-Collette by myself.

Have a great day.

COMMENTS: also, note end of post, below.

from Fred: Enjoy the holiday. It will be the last.

The new state of Canada ultimately will be carved into several smaller entities since it’s kinda large. Original US states like Mn will get some added acreage. Winnipeg and points south will do nicely.

As you know, I’ve switched sides in US politics after being promised a nifty tax angle for those of pure Swedish-Americans ancestry. It is found in the The Big Beautiful Billionaire Tax Bonanza.

As another bonus in the BBBTB, French will be now be banned to assist real Americans when they are driving in the new state. Never could figure out those traffic signs in the former Canada. What the heck is Sud????

Now people will say, “Oh, Canada??????? That is part of the good old USA.”

MagaFred

response from Dick: I know “MagaFred” well, and his tongue is so firmly in cheek, I hope he hasn’t suffocated! In his regular life he’s a very respected historian, and I can translate his musing from Swedish to English, as you will. As you can note from the other comments, below, these are serious times and Canada merits respect. I will do a followup post after the 4th of July. Have a good 4th. I hope it will not “be the last”. Our very democracy is truly at stake.