In 1664, the French carpenter Jean Rasset landed in America. He is one of the 5,000 bold and tenacious pioneers who, through their work and perseverance, have enabled the settlement of a French-speaking nation on the continent. Three and a half centuries later, thousands of Quebecers, Canadians and Americans proudly stand among his descendants and continue to spread his surname in its various forms.
We also invite you to take a few minutes to visit our new website. You will discover a wealth of information about the first generation of Racettes and our family association active since 1992. In our new PUBLICATIONS section, you will find a brief summary of all articles published in our newsletter for the past 20 years. Do not hesitate to order the issues you want. And come back regularly. We will add content throughout the year.
We hope to see you at our next meeting.
THE ASSOCIATION HAS JOINED
THE FÉDÉRATION HISTOIRE QUÉBEC
On
January 14, 2017, the members of the Board of Directors
unanimously adopted a resolution to join the Fédération Histoire
Québec. Founded in 1965, formerly known as the Federation of
Quebec History Societies, it has more than 266 associations
representing more than forty thousand people.
Since its founding, the Rasset Family Association was a member
of the Federation of Quebec Family Associations (FFSQ), which
later became the Federation of Family Associations of Quebec
(FAFQ). The Federation provided member associations with a range
of services ranging from affordable liability insurance to web
hosting, printing and storage services.
In recent years, the Government of Quebec, the Federation's
principal donor, has considerably reduced the amount it has paid.
The situation has become so critical that the FAFQ has dismissed
its four employees and terminated several of its services a few
months ago.
In a letter sent to member associations on November 30, 2016,
the president of the Federation, Claude Trudel, said that it was
necessary to "redefine the role of the FAFQ". "The vision for the
future" he proposes, is to make the Federation "a privileged
interlocutor with the governmental bodies and other organizations
or companies interested in the family heritage and its
enhancement". In addition, it will no longer directly support
member associations as it did before, but simply direct them to
resource persons. In short, the FAFQ becomes a voice rather than
an actor.
It is for these reasons that members of the council of the
Association des familles Rasset have decided to join the
Fédération Histoire Québec.
The Board of Directors 2017-2018 of the Rasset Family Association
Born in Brébeuf in 1942 (eldest of a family of five), elementary school from 1948
to 1957 in Brébeuf, high school from 1958 to 1961 at the Écoles des métiers in
Mont-Laurier, holder of a diploma in automobile mechanics from the Montreal Institute
of Thechnology, work for UPA from 1962 to 1974, founder of Autoparts Deslaurier &
Racette inc. under the banner Uniselect from 1974 to 1998, construction project
manager from 1998 to 2018, president of the Optimist Club of Ste-Agathe-des-Monts.