2021 Spring Newsletter

From: Lloyd L. Peckman 5 /10/21 To: Miami Co. Hist. Museum Subject: WEA DAGENETTE VISIT

Lee Ann Shields and I interviewed them and took them to view the Exhibit. They wanted us to make it plain that the hand drawn charcoal image is a like ness of Noel Dagenet shown here because there is no known photo of Christmas. With their help we will try to make corrections. They were interested in and we discussed the facts concerning the land that was donated to the city of Paola. Because Baptiste Peoria owned the land, they believe that Mary Ann did not get proper credit or rec ognition, although She had a lot of influence in the do nations of land for the Park Square and the Churches and Schools. I told them that there is a big change coming in re gard to the Louisburg Dagenet Cemetery. I talked to the Cemetery owner, Dr. John Mozier’s, Wife and she told me they are in the process of selling their home and the north one half of their property. That would not include the Cemetery. They will keep it. They are moving north toward Stanley area. That may require us to make a connection between our Museum and John’s cell phone. I haven’t cleared that with him. She also told me that a Boy’s Scout Troop from Louisburg has been doing a good job of cleaning the Cemetery.

As previously scheduled, two Wea Indian descen dant came to our Museum on March the 30th, 2021. They were Jeanne d’Arc Dagenette from Williamsburg. Ks. and Laura Elaine Dagenette Heisler from Wich ita Ks. They were direct descendants, Great, Great Granddaughters of Christmas and Mary Ann Dagen et through their Son Noel Dagenet. See the attached Direct Lineage report that they supplied. The wom en are first cousins and Laura Elaine is a sister to the young Noel of Bartlesville, Ok., who came here two years ago. Their main reason for coming was to ask us to cor rect our Christmas Dagenette Project in the far back north west corner of our Indian room. Their research proclaims and insists that the first three generations, including Christmas,’ Father Joseph, the official name was DAGENET. I have noted that Mary Ann’s grave stone and a Government payment to C. Dagenet in the Indian Removal Booklet, shows that spelling. After 3 generations for some reason for Noel’s Son Robert the family name was LEGALLY changed to DAGEN ETTE. That included his children and descendants.

Laura Elaine Dagenette Heisler

Jeanne d’Arc Dagenette

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