LLFA Board of TrusteesPast President
Ross W. McCurdy 114 Mayflower Terrace SouthYarmouth, MA 02664 rwmccurdy@comcast.net President London Loukx, Jr. 22 Dora Street Dracut, MA 01826 loukxjr@netzero.net Vice President & Newsletter Editor Luren E. Dickinson 3291 Lee Road Shaker Heights, OH 44120 lurend@msn.com Treasurer, Canada Terry Loucks 760 Chemin Sheldon Canton de Stanstead, QC J1X 3W4 terrenceloucks@yahoo.ca Treasurer, United States Ralph E. Louks 2404 Plainview Drive Flushing, MI 48433 relouks@gmail.com Board Members Terry Henderson 1110 Kostka Lane Florissant, MO 63031 thenderson@mac.com Rev. Douglas L. Loucks 21 McGhie Street St. Catharines, ON L2R 5A7 dougloucks@gmail.com A. Paul Loucks 461 County Route 59 Potsdam, NY 13676 loucksap@potsdam.edu Shirley J. Pearce 2022 #111 Pacific Way Kamloops, BC V1S 1T19 hepear@shaw.ca |
About UsThe Louks/Loucks Family Association (LLFA) is a Canadian-American organization that was formed on July 31, 1993. It publishes newsletters periodically throughout the year and hosts biennial meetings in both the United States and Canada. For information on how to become a member, please click on the "Membership" link above.
Our association is a non-profit group dedicated to various Laux/Louks/Loucks families and their history with an emphasis on descendants of the individuals who shared the surname and settled in America during the early 1700s. We also give special attention to the eight men with such names who were brought to New York with a larger group of Palatine immigrants in 1710. Go to the "Laux--A to Z" link for more on this topic, or check out the "Pre-1709 Study" section for an update on our efforts to determine Laux origins. Because DNA testing is opening up new avenues in genealogical research, several of our members have been tested to establish links to their ancestors. For the most part, testing has been done through FamilyTreeDNA.com and its Palatine Project, which is attempting to establish a database of descendants from the hundreds of original Palatine settlers in America. This company provides special rates for those who qualify. To learn more about DNA testing and to see some of the LLFA results, click on "DNA Research." We hope that this site will provide a platform for further research by bringing together like minded "cousins" who will give their advice to others and freely share their findings. Because there are many websites of interest to our members and the greater Louks/Loucks population, we are providing links to them on our "Resources" page. We will also be putting up "Photographs" of significance to our various family histories. Recent NewsThe biennial reunion meeting of the Louks/Loucks Family Association for 2013 will be held over the weekend of July 12 through 14 in and around Canajoharie, New York.
Many LLFA members have roots in this Mohawk River Valley area of New York State, including nearby Schoharie County, where some important lines of the Loucks family settled as they made their ways out of the Hudson River Valley. Located on the New York State Thruway, Canajoharie is easily accessible by car and is less than 50 miles from the state capital of Albany's airport. It is also situated in the region which played an important role in Palatine history, including the famous community of Stone Arabia, which is also in Montgomery County. To keep things simple, some group meals will be arranged, but overnight accommodations will be up to each individual. In addition, we are planning a tour of the region so that members participating can learn more about our family heritage. For more information on the weekend of activities, including the schedule for the LLFA business meeting, reports on DNA testing, historical research, and more, look for the next member's newsletter. If you are not a member already, or if you need to renew your membership, click on the membership tab above now! |
The Louks / Loucks Family Association
