To the descendants of: Felipe Madriaga and Brigett Nugent, Pio Burtanog and Maude Mae Barnes, Jean Pierre Richoux, Manuel Miguel de Barrios y Cabrera: This page was first published in June, 2005, as a labor of love for my family.We spent a week on Lake Ponchartrain at a reunion reminiscent of our summers in Little Woods in New Orleans. We had a wonderful time, and vowed to do it again. On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina changed our lives forever. Most of us lived in St. Bernard Parish, outside of New Orleans; the entire community was destroyed by the floodwaters that rushed in through failed levees after Katrina. The camps on the lake where we spent our summers together are now gone; lonely stilts jutting through the water are the only evidence that they ever existed. Many of our family have left St. Bernard Parish and live elsewhere. Things will never be the same again. I hope that this family page will serve to remind us of the ties that have bound our family together through the centuries, and will be a testament to our survival. Neither time, distance, or devastation will ever stop us from being a family. This is a work in progress...new information will be added or amended as I continue my research*. Some of the pictures on this site are all we have left of our elders, as many old photos were destroyed in the floodwaters. **UPDATE MARCH 28, 2007: I'VE INSERTED A REGISTER REPORT FOR THE BURTANOG BRANCH OF THE FAMILY UNDER THE NAME "SARA FRIEND". PLEASE REFER TO IT BELOW IN THE REPORTS SECTION. CLICKING ON THE BLUE NUMBERS NEXT TO THE NAMES WILL BRING YOU TO THE NEXT GENERATION. YOU CAN ALSO TRACE YOUR FAMILY LINE BY GOING TO SARA FRIEND IN THE INDEX OF INDIVIDUALS, CLICK ON HER NAME IN THE INDEX; IT WILL TAKE YOU TO HER FAMILY PAGE, WHERE YOU WILL FIND HER CHILDREN. MAUDE MAE BARNES MARRIED PIO BURTANOG. ~ RHONDA ** *Sources include: Family Oral History Interviews with family elders: Eiola Martinez, Irvin Martinez, Sr., Mary "Sister"Flores Written and e-mailed submissions from family members Ancestry.com, Reshoe On The Bayou, by Ronald Paul Richoux, Sr. (1999) Available family documents Shared research (SPECIAL THANKS TO FAY LOUQUE!) I would also like to thank Marina Espina, Rene Tajima Pena, Helen Zia, Jim and Isabel Kenny, and Ruby de Luna. They have preserved on film, recordings and in books the words of my mother and aunts, the Burtanog Sisters. Nestor Palugod Enriquez, for sharing information, keeping our story alive, and connecting me with people who are interested in our history. I also owe a debt of gratitude to Reme Grefalda, editor of "Our Own Voice" online literary magazine.Reme has inspired me, encouraged me, and given me the push I needed to publish some of our family stories for the world to read. My research was intended to give future generations a starting point from which to build their own family trees. I've included personal notes and essays for added interest. If anyone has information to add or corrections to make, please contact me so that I can correct my files. Many thanks to all of you who submitted information for me to include in this project!Rhonda Lee Richoux >>EDUCATORS ARE WELCOME. VIEW AND USE THE INFORMATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. EDUCATORS OR STUDENTS WHO WISH TO USE OR QUOTE PORTIONS OF THIS WORK IN THEIR MANUSCRIPTS, PLEASE EMAIL ME FOR PERMISSION. I MAY HAVE UPDATED INFORMATION TO GIVE YOU. WRITERS WHO WISH TO USE THE RESEARCH ARE ALSO REQUESTED TO WRITE ME FOR PERMISSION TO USE THE INFORMATION, AND TO GIVE DUE CREDIT. THANK YOU. RHONDA LEE RICHOUX<< **My last update did not go through; genealogy.com is working on the problem. RLR June 2012
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