OUR MISSION

The mission of DHF shall be to preserve and make available to its members and others the family and cultural heritage of the ancestors and descendants of Jean Durand of Doeil-sur-le-Mignon, Saint Onge, Charente Maritime, France (1636-1671) and Catherine Annennontak, Huron Nation, Canada (1648-1709) by encouraging and supporting research, scholarship, publication, and other activities consistent with the mission of DHF through the voluntary efforts of its members.

Summary Information

The Durand Heritage Foundation (DHF) is a public, not-for-profit organization educational and research corporation chartered in the State of Minnesota and operating under §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowable. The Foundation affords no pecuniary benefits to its officers and members.

If you are a Durand, have a Durand ancestor, or are interested in Durand family history and genealogy or French Canadian history, we invite you to join the the Durand Heritage Foundation. Join as a subscriber to receive our newsletters and announcements.

Established in 1998, this website provides members and the public with access to information about the shared heritage of Jean Durand. DHF provides the information on this website in furtherance of its educational objectives.

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Current Operating Objectives

  • To maintain the core functions of DHF such as the Newsletter, genealogy work, and the website.
  • To do outreach to engage the membership, increase membership, raise funds, and create activities to energize the organization.
  • To secure the long-term financial stability of DHF by building a “legacy” fund.

Our Executive Committee

JIM EVANS
JIM EVANSChair
ROGER EUGENE DURAND
ROGER EUGENE DURANDVice Chair
ELLEN DURAND OLSON
ELLEN DURAND OLSONSecretary
Anna Webber Olson
Anna Webber OlsonTreasurer
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Durand Heritage Foundation History

The officers elected at the first DHF meeting in April 1998 were: Mike Durand, President; John Durand, Vice President; Elizabeth Kinslow, Secretary; Susanne Krasovich, & Cecile Foley, co-Treasurers; Official Photographer, Fred Foley

The projects identified at the organization meeting in July 1998 were:

  • Integrate and expand the Durand family data base, i.e. family tree, pictures and other important documents.
  • Disseminate information about the family tree
    • Have a CD- ROM printed for distribution purposes.
    • Have a printout of the family tree available.
  • Develop a central repository of information for family records, data, etc.
  • Promote the Durand Heritage Foundation through the newsletter and trips.
  • Develop and preserve our family history through the collection of stories and pictures to possibly be published in book form or by other means.

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