THE ASSOCIATION
Founded in April 1991 and formed according to the third section of the Loi sur les compagnies du Québec under letters patent of 7 May 1991, the Association des familles Perron d’Amérique is a non-profit organization and member of the Fédération des associations de familles du Québec. The Association regroups more than 225 members. It is managed by a Board of administrators consisting of a president, two vice-presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, and four administrators.
OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION
The Association des familles Perron d'Amérique inc. pursues the following objectives:
- to document all the descendants in a direct line or by marriage, of the Perron ancestors;
- to make known the history of all the women and men who bore that name;
- to preserve the family patrimony;
- to prompt every Perron to discover their roots and tell their own story;
- to build up and publish our family tree;
- to publish our bulletin «Vue du Perron»;
- to organize regional meetings and nation-wide gatherings;
- to promote and encourage various activities;
- to increase and encourage communications as well as historical and genealogical exchanges between its members;
- to instill a sense of unity, pride and belonging amongst its members.
In Quebec alone, more than 16,000 people bear that name with pride.