I have been researching and writing books on the Robidous for many years and have tracked most of the descendants of Andre Robidou who came to Quebec in the mid 1600s.  The 4 books that I have published on the Robidous are shown on page 2 of this site.  The new book, JOSEPH ROBIDOUX, THE FAMILY PATRIARCH,  is now available, see page 2 of this site.        I have also published several books on the vital statistics for the 3 upstate New York counties of Clinton, Franklin and Essex. The 3 counties are in the northeastern part of New York State and are bordered on the north by Canada and on the east by Lake Champlain and Vermont.  The books are described on pages 3 and 4.  Cover of New Book NEW BOOK COMING: I am completing a book on Louis Robidoux that will be published in time for the June Robidoux Reunion in Riverside, California. The cover of the book is on left. It will be titled LOUIS ROBIDOUX, THE PIONEER and contain many newly discovered facts of his life. I will keep you updated and let you know when the book is published. It will also contain hundreds of photos. The Robidoux Reunion is scheduled for June 11-15, 2008 at the Mission Inn in Riverside, California. Visit the Robidou.org website below to see details of the reunion. My dear friend and a strong supporter of the St. Joseph Historical Society died.  This obituary appeared in the St. Joseph News Press Teacher was an asset to St. Joseph community Friday, March 7, 2008 Mavis Weeks was a lady who for 74 years probably never met a stranger. Born in Wyoming and an orphan at age 5, she came to St. Joseph knowing how to make friends. “We were both only children in our families, orphaned, and we became friends in the first grade,” said Kathleen Thomson of Longmont, Colo. “We stayed friends because she was that loving to people.” Mrs. Weeks died March 1. “If you were her friend, you always were her friend,” said Janet Hansen, another friend. And you’d know people you’d never met because Mrs. Weeks knew them and talked about them, Mrs. Hansen said. For 28 years, Mrs. Weeks taught English at Everett School. Students still remember her. “You still called them Mr. and Mrs. Weeks even though you knew their first names,” said state Rep. Martin Rucker, with a smile. “She’d brag that she was my former teacher.” She was a stickler and didn’t cut anyone slack on grades, but you knew that she loved you, said Peggy Martin, an Everett School alumna who had Mrs. Weeks as a teacher in seventh and eighth grade. Clyde Weeks met his future bride in 1960 on his first day as a teacher at Everett. Two years later, he gave her a Valentine. Students tried to get the two married when they noticed that each year Mr. Weeks was sending a Valentine to his girl. “We thought it was terribly romantic and cool,” Mrs. Martin said. The two teachers marched to their own beat and wed in 1967. “We did everything together, just like the Bobbsey twins,” Mr. Weeks said. “She was the other part of my brain.” After 30 years of teaching, the couple retired, but they didn’t just stay home, garden and take care of the dogs that she loved. Mr. Weeks became director of the Robidoux Row Museum and his wife became assistant director. “She was an important part of St. Joseph who kept the community and history alive,” said Dorathea Polsky, a friend. Anytime she was at her Robidoux Row desk, she was a friendship ambassador, said Mary Smith, president of the St. Joseph Historical Society that operates the museum. Links to other sites:  Rabideau Brothers Construction Company ,   Ioway Cultural Institute Online Bookstore Northern New York Genealogy Society Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society Robidou Association of North America [RANA] Clyde M. Rabideau, 2327 Ahakapu Street, Pearl City, HI 96782, Email: CRabideau1@Aol.Com