 CHALAIS CHATEAUX |
HISTORIANS Like to help? Like to Learn? Like to contribute? Like to teach? whichever, Come along and get involved. |
 KNIGHTS TEMPLARS PAY STATION |
| 2012
GOALS PHOTOGRAPHY & FILMING WRITERS & JOURNALISTS GARDENING & LANDSCAPING NATURE & WILDLIFE EVENTS & DATES GENERAL & DAY TO DAY BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION HISTORY OF THE REGION HOUSEKEEPER & COOK WEBSITE DESIGNERS LEARN & CONTRIBUTE |
HISTORIANS
Needed ~ Come
research the history of La Giraudiere, The nearby Chateauxs, Angouleme
our nearest city, Chalais and Barbezieux our nearest market towns. Apparently the house was owned by the family Giraud and maybe 40 years prior the last two surviving daughters of Giraud moved away to Paris leaving the property to the Forest. Apparently there was a Paul Giraud who was a doctor in the French Army, I believe he has a prominent tomb at the local cemetery. Many local farmers tell me that there forefathers were once tenant farmers for the Giraud family. Locals have told me that La Giraudiere was where newly weds would request the Giraud family permission to use La Giraudiere for their wedding photos. In the church there are three chairs marked with a plate with the name La Giraudiere and apparently the family donated money to the village church and in return the church reserved three places for the family. Obviously the family Giraud were prominent members of the village and were a family of substance but what happened and where are they now? Fancy researching these leads and many more and writing about the history of La Giraudiere ? What about the History of Angouleme? Is it built on an extinct volcano? was it named by the Romans? Then there is Chalais with it's prominent castle, what battles were fought here if any? Barbezieux Again a large market town with a Chateaux is Barbezieux famous for anything? READ WHAT ANNE FROM SCOTLAND WROTE ABOUT AUBETERRE IN 2008 READ WHAT GAIL FROM LONDON WROTE ABOUT THE ROUTE COMPESTELLOE & KNIGHTS TEMPLARS IN 2007 Got some time on your hands want to get involved maybe your a student studying French History well what better project to get your teeth into or maybe you are a retired historian to whom researching a project like this is old hat but would like to get involved and pass on your knowledge. The above are just presented as ideas and maybe you have something better that could be researched then come along all are welcome to get involved. |
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