GÉNÉALOGIE DES FAMILLES DE RIVER VALLEY ET DESAULNIERS
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Pour des photos variées d'événements, vérifier les sites suivants:
http://images.ourontario.ca/WestNipissing/results?site=Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20historique%20de%20Field&q=&fm=true&
http://images.ourontario.ca/WestNipissing/2296439/data
http://images.ourontario.ca/WestNipissing/results?site=Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20historique%20de%20Field&q=&fm=true&
http://images.ourontario.ca/WestNipissing/2296439/data
River Valley
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Ce site donne cinq pages de documents (registres, certificats de mariages, sépultures,etc.) ainsi que des photos d'événements importants.
http://images.ourontario.ca/NipissingOuest/results?&fz=0&gid=6122754&rows=20&sort=score+desc&v=t&p=1
http://images.ourontario.ca/NipissingOuest/results?&fz=0&gid=6122754&rows=20&sort=score+desc&v=t&p=1
Desaulniers
L'école, ses élèves et l'institutrice Blanche Desrosiers
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Desaulniers, aujourd'hui
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Référence : Texte soumis par Rachel Binette, membre de la Société Historique de Nipissing Ouest
Le père A.L. Desaulniers, rival du père Paradis décide de commencer une nouvelle colonie au nord de Gibbons et à l’est de la colonie de River Valley fondé par le père Paradis.
Les premiers colons arrivent à Desaulniers en 1895. Ces colons défrichent leur terre l’été et vont travailler dans les chantiers durant l’hiver. Ils nomment le nouveau village Sainte-Anne-de-Desaulniers nom qui sera également donné à l’église.
M. Quenneville ouvre le premier bureau de poste ainsi que le magasin général en 1895. L’arrivée du chemin de fer en 1913 solidifie les liens entre les bûcherons et les fermiers. On s’empresse d’ériger un endroit de rencontre pour le train, une station, un tour pour l’eau et plusieurs maisons construites par le chemin de fer pour ses employés. Lionel Vallières construit une fromagerie. On peut retrouver deux écoles : une école séparée et une école publique.
En 1915-1916, ces courageux colons construisent une église de bois avec un confessionnal, un autel, et la statue de Sainte-Anne, patronne de l’église. Cette église n’a malheureusement jamais été consacrée, car Monseigneur Scollard, l’évêque n’était pas d’accord. Finalement le 11 septembre 1916, il permet l’ouverture de l’église, mais ne la consacre pas. Le 25 septembre 1916, le père Thériault curé de Field célèbre la première messe. Le 29 juillet 1917, la statue est bénie, mais l’église n’est jamais consacrée.
À ce moment Desaulniers est un village très prospère avec 2 magasins, une fromagerie, un hôtel, une maison de pension, 2 écoles, l’église et un moulin à scie. Le magasin général est d’abord vendu à M. St-Louis qui le revend à Wilfrid Philippe en 1947. La coopérative achète le magasin et l’opère jusqu’en 1960 moments où il est revendu et brûle peu de temps après. Il n’est jamais reconstruit, car les gens déménagent et même le bureau de poste ferme ses portes en 1960.
Aujourd’hui, il reste peu de choses de ce village déjà prospère, on peut même dire que c’est un village abandonné avec très peu de résidents et aucune facilité.
Le video youtube (clique ta souris à droite et ensuite clique sur Go to: Google... pour visionner ce video)
https://youtu.be/lbtSdq8ZrU4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbtSdq8ZrU4&feature=youtu.be
et l'article suivant (en anglais), puisé du site http://www.ghosttownpix.com/ontario/intros/desaulnier.html
dénotent que Desaulniers est aujourd'hui un village fantôme
Desaulniers
Introduction
Desaulniers was small farming hamlet in northeastern Ontario, first settled in the 1890s. The community was one of a number of communities colonized by French-speaking priests, hoping the boost the Francophone population in Ontario. The community was established by Father A.L. Desaulniers, however it wasn't named for him. Technically the village was named Sainte-Anne-de-Desaulniers, the same as the future church.
Desaulniers began with a post office and general store, opened in 1895. It received a big boost with the arrival of the Canadian Northern Railway (later CN) in 1913. Railway structures which included a station, agent's home, section houses, and a water tower were quickly added. There were two schools, public and separate, a cheese factory, and for awhile a second store.
The construction of the church in 1915 was highly controversial, as the bishop refused to consecrate it. Discrimination against Francophones was alleged and the local Francopone priests began holding regular masses at the church.
Desaulniers thrived as a small farming hamlet until the 1950s. By then business was moving to larger centres and Desaulniers had nothing left to sustain it. Over the next few years, the buildings began to come down, piece by piece. Later road realignments erased some of the original community. Today the area contains a number of ruins and foundations, along with a few original homes, still in use.
History
By the 1890's, Charles Alfred Paradis had established numerous French Canadian settlements on the unusually rich fertile tract north of Lake Nipissing. As Verner, one of the early small communities began to grow, Father A.L. Desaulniers, a rival, decided to start another settlement farther north in Gibson Township and east of the new French Canadian community of River Valley founded by Paradis.
The first wave of settlers arrived in 1895. They built and forged the beginnings of their new settlement, naming the community after Father Desaulniers. Technically the village held the name of Sainte-Anne-de-Desaulniers, the same as the future church. Homesteaders cleared their land in the summer, and worked in the lumber camps in the winter. Others found employment in the many small mills scattered throughout the area.
The post office first opened in 1895, along with a general store. After the Canadian Northern Railway arrived in 1913, the unexpected rail link helped solidify local lumbermen and farmers. In an instant, the town added a siding, station, water tower, a station agent's home, and section houses. Around this time a cheese factory, operated by Lionel Vallières, also began production. Deasaulniers supported two schools; a public school, and a French Separate School. For a few years a second store was in operation.
During the prosperous years of 1915-16, the proud villagers erected a large, wooden church. It included a confessional, an altar, as well as a statue of the church's patron, Sainte Anne. Unfortunately there was a serious problem. The new house of worship was never consecrated and technically never an official church. The reason for this was the bishop of Sault-Sainte-Marie Diocese, Monseigneur Scollard.
Scollard was an Irishman who despised the recent influx of French Canadian settlers in Nipissing District. The bishop thwarted every effort at French speaking colonization, to the point where it became a major deterrent to the development of future settlement schemes. Francophone parishes in and around North Bay had first hand experience with Scollard. Even though the francophones formed the majority of Catholics, and contributed over 80 percent of its revenues, more than half of the resources were allocated to Anglophone parishes.
As the joyful residents celebrated their new church in 1916, they set off to receive Scollard's praise and benedictions for the church. However instead of praise they received nothing but fierce opposition. Scollard liked to know and control everything. Initially the bishop stated that since he wasn't personally consulted on the church's construction, he would simply refuse the residents' request. Eventually Scollard partially came to his senses and officially "opened" the structure on September 11th 1916, but it was still not consecrated.
In the end the burden fell on the priests. The 25th of that same month saw the first mass celebrated by Father C. P. Thériault of the nearby community of Field. On July 29th 1917, a benediction ceremony was held for the statue but the structure still was never consecrated. Scollard was to hold his grudge until his death.
In its heyday, Desaulniers was a busy place. The streets that led to the Canadian Northern Railway Station, were lined with a store and hotel/rooming house. The station, and water tower which sat alongside the tracks while a sawmill sat in a nearby gully.
In 1947 Wilfred Philippe, purchased the general store and expanded it, selling groceries, hardware, pharmaceuticals, gas, feed and seeds. It also contained the post office as well as the town's only telephone. The store was sold to a local co-op in 1951 and lasted until sometime in the 60s.
As the community gradually declined in the 50's, homes and lots were replaced by pasture. Soon most of the main street was abandoned and the buildings torn down one by one. The post office closed in 1960. A new school had been built in 1960 but closed in 1970. Later on the highway was realigned, erasing some of the town plan. The only business left was a small, lone chip stand.
Today the once busy road is empty and there's almost nothing left. The station, store and sawmill are long gone. A few original homes remain occupied. All that remains are the foundations of the water tower and the 'new' school, an unoccupied 'hotel' and the collapsed shell of a cabin by the station.
Le père A.L. Desaulniers, rival du père Paradis décide de commencer une nouvelle colonie au nord de Gibbons et à l’est de la colonie de River Valley fondé par le père Paradis.
Les premiers colons arrivent à Desaulniers en 1895. Ces colons défrichent leur terre l’été et vont travailler dans les chantiers durant l’hiver. Ils nomment le nouveau village Sainte-Anne-de-Desaulniers nom qui sera également donné à l’église.
M. Quenneville ouvre le premier bureau de poste ainsi que le magasin général en 1895. L’arrivée du chemin de fer en 1913 solidifie les liens entre les bûcherons et les fermiers. On s’empresse d’ériger un endroit de rencontre pour le train, une station, un tour pour l’eau et plusieurs maisons construites par le chemin de fer pour ses employés. Lionel Vallières construit une fromagerie. On peut retrouver deux écoles : une école séparée et une école publique.
En 1915-1916, ces courageux colons construisent une église de bois avec un confessionnal, un autel, et la statue de Sainte-Anne, patronne de l’église. Cette église n’a malheureusement jamais été consacrée, car Monseigneur Scollard, l’évêque n’était pas d’accord. Finalement le 11 septembre 1916, il permet l’ouverture de l’église, mais ne la consacre pas. Le 25 septembre 1916, le père Thériault curé de Field célèbre la première messe. Le 29 juillet 1917, la statue est bénie, mais l’église n’est jamais consacrée.
À ce moment Desaulniers est un village très prospère avec 2 magasins, une fromagerie, un hôtel, une maison de pension, 2 écoles, l’église et un moulin à scie. Le magasin général est d’abord vendu à M. St-Louis qui le revend à Wilfrid Philippe en 1947. La coopérative achète le magasin et l’opère jusqu’en 1960 moments où il est revendu et brûle peu de temps après. Il n’est jamais reconstruit, car les gens déménagent et même le bureau de poste ferme ses portes en 1960.
Aujourd’hui, il reste peu de choses de ce village déjà prospère, on peut même dire que c’est un village abandonné avec très peu de résidents et aucune facilité.
Le video youtube (clique ta souris à droite et ensuite clique sur Go to: Google... pour visionner ce video)
https://youtu.be/lbtSdq8ZrU4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbtSdq8ZrU4&feature=youtu.be
et l'article suivant (en anglais), puisé du site http://www.ghosttownpix.com/ontario/intros/desaulnier.html
dénotent que Desaulniers est aujourd'hui un village fantôme
Desaulniers
Introduction
Desaulniers was small farming hamlet in northeastern Ontario, first settled in the 1890s. The community was one of a number of communities colonized by French-speaking priests, hoping the boost the Francophone population in Ontario. The community was established by Father A.L. Desaulniers, however it wasn't named for him. Technically the village was named Sainte-Anne-de-Desaulniers, the same as the future church.
Desaulniers began with a post office and general store, opened in 1895. It received a big boost with the arrival of the Canadian Northern Railway (later CN) in 1913. Railway structures which included a station, agent's home, section houses, and a water tower were quickly added. There were two schools, public and separate, a cheese factory, and for awhile a second store.
The construction of the church in 1915 was highly controversial, as the bishop refused to consecrate it. Discrimination against Francophones was alleged and the local Francopone priests began holding regular masses at the church.
Desaulniers thrived as a small farming hamlet until the 1950s. By then business was moving to larger centres and Desaulniers had nothing left to sustain it. Over the next few years, the buildings began to come down, piece by piece. Later road realignments erased some of the original community. Today the area contains a number of ruins and foundations, along with a few original homes, still in use.
History
By the 1890's, Charles Alfred Paradis had established numerous French Canadian settlements on the unusually rich fertile tract north of Lake Nipissing. As Verner, one of the early small communities began to grow, Father A.L. Desaulniers, a rival, decided to start another settlement farther north in Gibson Township and east of the new French Canadian community of River Valley founded by Paradis.
The first wave of settlers arrived in 1895. They built and forged the beginnings of their new settlement, naming the community after Father Desaulniers. Technically the village held the name of Sainte-Anne-de-Desaulniers, the same as the future church. Homesteaders cleared their land in the summer, and worked in the lumber camps in the winter. Others found employment in the many small mills scattered throughout the area.
The post office first opened in 1895, along with a general store. After the Canadian Northern Railway arrived in 1913, the unexpected rail link helped solidify local lumbermen and farmers. In an instant, the town added a siding, station, water tower, a station agent's home, and section houses. Around this time a cheese factory, operated by Lionel Vallières, also began production. Deasaulniers supported two schools; a public school, and a French Separate School. For a few years a second store was in operation.
During the prosperous years of 1915-16, the proud villagers erected a large, wooden church. It included a confessional, an altar, as well as a statue of the church's patron, Sainte Anne. Unfortunately there was a serious problem. The new house of worship was never consecrated and technically never an official church. The reason for this was the bishop of Sault-Sainte-Marie Diocese, Monseigneur Scollard.
Scollard was an Irishman who despised the recent influx of French Canadian settlers in Nipissing District. The bishop thwarted every effort at French speaking colonization, to the point where it became a major deterrent to the development of future settlement schemes. Francophone parishes in and around North Bay had first hand experience with Scollard. Even though the francophones formed the majority of Catholics, and contributed over 80 percent of its revenues, more than half of the resources were allocated to Anglophone parishes.
As the joyful residents celebrated their new church in 1916, they set off to receive Scollard's praise and benedictions for the church. However instead of praise they received nothing but fierce opposition. Scollard liked to know and control everything. Initially the bishop stated that since he wasn't personally consulted on the church's construction, he would simply refuse the residents' request. Eventually Scollard partially came to his senses and officially "opened" the structure on September 11th 1916, but it was still not consecrated.
In the end the burden fell on the priests. The 25th of that same month saw the first mass celebrated by Father C. P. Thériault of the nearby community of Field. On July 29th 1917, a benediction ceremony was held for the statue but the structure still was never consecrated. Scollard was to hold his grudge until his death.
In its heyday, Desaulniers was a busy place. The streets that led to the Canadian Northern Railway Station, were lined with a store and hotel/rooming house. The station, and water tower which sat alongside the tracks while a sawmill sat in a nearby gully.
In 1947 Wilfred Philippe, purchased the general store and expanded it, selling groceries, hardware, pharmaceuticals, gas, feed and seeds. It also contained the post office as well as the town's only telephone. The store was sold to a local co-op in 1951 and lasted until sometime in the 60s.
As the community gradually declined in the 50's, homes and lots were replaced by pasture. Soon most of the main street was abandoned and the buildings torn down one by one. The post office closed in 1960. A new school had been built in 1960 but closed in 1970. Later on the highway was realigned, erasing some of the town plan. The only business left was a small, lone chip stand.
Today the once busy road is empty and there's almost nothing left. The station, store and sawmill are long gone. A few original homes remain occupied. All that remains are the foundations of the water tower and the 'new' school, an unoccupied 'hotel' and the collapsed shell of a cabin by the station.