Belle River Log Cabin

This NEW Belle River Log Cabin project is focused on preserving the 160+ year old Log Cabin, to turn it into a Cultural Centre and Art Gallery at Optimist Park in Belle River. We are in need of -- local artists willing to form a group to oversee the gallery and exhibits, volunteers to do fundraising (and spread the word about the cabin), volunteers that can help with various demolition and construction, and volunteers who can help with admin assistance. Please contact either Suzanne Allison or Anne Anderson if you can volunteer some time to this worthy cause, thanks!! ...in the meantime please LIKE this page, let us know if you want to help with fundraising, donate, or spread the word about the Belle River Log Cabin Project, as every little bit helps!! We can't do this without YOU FAMILIES that owned or lived in the cabin -- 1856 Jacques Marentette & Elizabeth Labadie family 1868 William Marentette & Philomene Poujot Lesperance family 1882 Narcisse Tousignant & Josephine Fournier family 1901 Damien Baillargeon & Julia Paquin family 1908 Louis Laforest & Louise Ducharme family 1916 Severin Ducharme & Marie Mousseau family 1921 Frederic Forget & ?? 1928 Jephte St Pierre & Rose Plante family 1928 Henri St Pierre & Evelyn Granger family 1946 Jos. Laurent St Pierre & Bernadine Diemer family 1993 Elizabeth St Pierre & John McInnes to present. These are the progenitors of thousands of French Canadians in this area folks! These are your cousins and extended kin. Please join us in trying to save the cabin with fundraising, volunteering, and spreading the word about the Belle River Log Cabin Project so we can all be proud to enjoy it for generations to come!!!