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You are invited to consult the pages of our site in order to discover the Trudel-le Family Association inc, the history of the Trudel-le family in America, more particularly since the arrival of Jean Trudelle in Quebec around 1645

Death of Jean-Pierre Trudel

We recently learned of the death of Jean-Pierre Trudel on December 2, 2024.

Jean-Pierre was involved in the association from 2001 to 2013. He was first an administrator from 2001 to 2003 then president from 2003 to 2005 and became an administrator again from 2005 to 2006 then from 2011 to 2013.

Jean-Pierre was also a member of the Richelieu club in Buckingham where he had been involved since 2001. He is survived by his wife Thérèse Bastien, his children Alain (Marie-Claude) and Christian (Cibele), his grandchildren: Shan, Cédric and Nika. He also leaves his brothers Alcide (Jeannine) and Aimé (Madeleine) and his sisters Sylvia (late Joey) and Francine (Denise).

2024 Fundraising Results

The draw for the Fundraising took place on October 19 at the Musée Aux Trois Couvents. Here are the winners.

1st prize of $100. Lise Trudel, member 95. Lise presented her prize to the association. Thanks to Lise.
2nd prize of $50. Julie Trudel, member 172. Julie presented her prize to the association. Thanks to Julie
3rd prize, polo of the association. Denis Trudelle, member 42. Denis presented his prize to the association. Thanks to Denis.
4th prize 2 books. Sylvain Trudel, member 828.

Thank you all for helping us to replenish the coffers and the reserve for our monument. More than $2000 has been raised over the past year.

Restoration of the monument and culvert

It is with great pleasure that I announce that restoration work on the monument was completed last May.

The monument was last restored in 2010. At that time, the mortar joints had been replaced by a type of rubber. This rubber did not allow water to drain away, so the humidity remained inside the spire.

Drone photos taken by my brother-in-law showed us that the monument was waterlogged. Water was seeping in through the top of the spire and could not get out through the base. The spire had several vertical cracks. If nothing had been done, the monument would simply have split in two.

The work was carried out by Maçonnerie Murphy, a Quebec City company specializing in the restoration of old monuments.

To consolidate the monument, thirteen (13) epoxy-bonded stainless steel rods were inserted into the spire. Then they sealed the top and removed all rubber from the base joints. They then filled all the cracks and holes caused by the insertion of the rods with a special mortar that is virtually the same color as our limestone. They then re-pointed all the joints with a mortar specially designed for granite stone joints.

Finally, they cleaned all traces of moisture from the granite stones and our plaques on either side. Here are the changes – the most important restorations are not visible, as they are mainly repairs to solidify the Monument.

Another challenge was the culvert. If you’ve been to the site, you’ll know that it’s graced by a beautiful stream. Some time ago, we noticed that the culvert was collapsing. Well, this spring, it broke completely. Following a complaint from a neighbor, the municipality gave us formal notice to make the repairs.

We have no trace of who made the culvert. Line, our secretary, has linked all the association’s minutes. Nothing. We never made the culvert. Curious?

Talks were held with the municipality and they also found nothing. They have no record of having made this culvert. Curious?

Maybe Jean and Marguerite did it? Who knows?

So we hired Les Entreprises Gosselin et Tremblay inc. to do the work. We had a permit from the city to remove the culvert. We opted to remove the entire culvert and return the creek to the way it looked in Jean and Marguerite’s day. However, the city asked us to keep a piece of at least three (3) meters. They also confirmed that they would take care of it for the future, i.e. the part of the culvert that we had to leave behind.

During excavation, we had the unpleasant surprise of seeing buried wires used to illuminate the monument at night. We therefore asked Raymond Drolet, electrician, to come and put everything in order and functional.