Eugene Ray SDSU 1970's
Thursday, November 28, 2013
BRESTON PRESERVATION RESEARCH / letter to prof. mike desmond
+SOME THOUGHTS RELATING TO THE 1790+
+BRESTON PLANTATION RESTORATION+
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professor michael desmond, phd, thanksgiving day 2013
( louisiana state university
dept. of architecture )
DEAR MIKE it is synchronistic that after researching my Bresse family
ancestors with Savoy family links for many years that i found the street
>sign ADMIRAL de BRESSE in Villefranche sur Mer France !<
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+THE IMPORTANT LINK OF BRESTON PLANTATION+
+TO THE DUKE de BRESSE de SAVOY ANCESTORS+
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>is profound and with Caroline Youngblood's ability<
>w/ the French language and my earlier research<
>into the Bresse, Savoy & Gruyere perhaps the<
+RESTORATION PROCESS+
>w/ your MUCH appreciated aid could become<
>a STAR of Louisiana architecture & history<
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>street sign in rayville, louisiana named<
>after my grandfather, by john ray<
>husband of catherine de bres(se)<
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+GOOGLE+
>Duke de Bresse, Count de Savoy<
>grandfather of the king of france<
+FRANCOIS 1st+
>cousin and "blood brother" of<
>Michael last count of Gruyere<
(>raised together at the court of<
+FRANCE 16th CENT+)
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poignant entrance / lost in time
+DAVEY CROCKETT+
>and<
+JAMES BOWIE+
>Alamo history also figure here<
( see john ray's biography )
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american department of interior plaque
nationa register of historic places
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breston plantation today
breston plantation today
hugh and caroline youngblood
owners of breston plantation
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breston plantation, national monument
vital to french colonial history
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jean baptiste de bres(se) , breston plantation
+THANKSGIVING 2013 VISION+
>breston plantation is also an historical monument to<
+FRENCH COLONIAL HISTORY+
>i suggest seeking french government support to its<
+ARCHITECTURAL RESTORATION+
>w/ its links to the french throne via de bresse and<
+de GRUYERE HISTORY+
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>an interesting synchronicity is that<
>degruy american imigre pioneer<
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+JEAN BAPTISTE FRANCOIS de GRUY(ERE)
>was born at the french palace of versailles<
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+THERE IS MUCH MORE+ !
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu
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