News: January 14, 2002

Bonjour Mes Amis!

I hope you have all had a good holiday season and are starting out on a great New Year. It's exciting to think about what may happen with Les Habitants in 2002!

The second Les Habitants meeting took place on November 27 at the Bloebaum-Fuller Annex in Vincennes. We talked about our goals and objectives, about the kinds of personas we are thinking about and lots of good ideas. Some of these ideas were: field trips, "open house" at the Old French House, and the Spirit-of-Vincennes Rendezvous in May. Getting ready for Rendezvous is a major first goal for us, so we need to figure out what we are going to do there.

The next Les Habitants meeting will be very helpful and important to the objective of accumulating knowledge and information. We will meet on Thursday, January 24, 7:00 p.m. EST, in the Byron R. Lewis Historical Library on the Vincennes University campus. Lewis shares the same building as the Shake Learning Resources Center, on N. 2nd St. Richard Day will be helping us with finding resources and learning how to use them. This will be a great jump-start for our learning process and will get us going on thinking about and developing personas. I think you will enjoy what you will find there! There will be a short "business" meeting first. What I hope to accomplish is:

1.) Talk about how Les Habitants should be organized (memberships? Dues? Those kinds of questions).
2.) Talk about any ideas we have for Rendezvous (I'll be presenting one on behalf of Marilyn McCormick, who is out of town.)
3.) Any other ideas or items you would like to discuss.

Give me a call or e-mail with any questions. I hope to see you on January 24!

Terri Talarek King
5240 E. Stagecoach Rd.
Vincennes, IN 47591
812 726 4431
leapingfrog55 at yahoo.com

ANNOUNCEMENTS (We need to get a web site going for these):

- The Spirit-of-Vincennes Rendezvous Committee needs volunteers. Frank Doughman especially expressed a need for chairpersons for Entertainment and Childrens' Activities (who would work together). Call Frank at 886-0228, fdough@wvc.net or spirit@wvc.net, or contact the George Rogers Clark park. Also, Rendezvous Committee meetings are on the third Tuesday of every month, 6:30 p.m., Old Town Players Theater building, 432 Broadway, Vincennes (by the Post Office). All interested persons welcome.

- 1750-1840 Trade Fair, January 26 and 27, Linton City Park, Linton, IN, sponsored by the Buck Creek Muzzleloaders. This is an excellent trade fair with lots of vendors. Come browse, buy, and talk to lots of re-enactors and historians. Many people come in historic clothing, but you don't have to! For information, call Larry McCoy at 812 882 8401 (evenings).

- "A Backward Glance - 18th Century Costume Symposium", March 9 and 10, Business Conference Center, Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL, sponsored by Turkey Roost Traders. Fee in $125 per person (includes some meals). For information call Verna or Annie Metz at 847 741 7887, email: trkyrst@aol.com, web site: www.turkeyroosttraders.com.