
At left are the authors (Rod Violette, Guy Dubay and Dave Violette) of "A Violette History" which was recently published.
The book is the history of Francois Violet, the progenitor of Violettes in North America, and how he and his family pioneered the Hammond and St. Johns River valleys.
They were among the first settlers of what became Van Buren , Maine and St. Leonard, New Brunswick.

At right are the new officers of the Violette Family Association.
From left to right are Dave Violette, president, Christine Violette Lippincott, vice president, Louiselle Violette, treasurer and Rod Violette, secretary.
Dave also serves as Webmaster of the association and Rod is the Association Genealogist.

Francois built a log cabin in Van Buren.
His grandson, Beloni, moved the cabin to it's present location on Violette Street.
Over the years a house was built around the cabin.
The house is occupied by members of the Violette family.