OUR GOAL...
In bringing these websites and our JEHAN TERRIOT ARCHIVE to the World-Wide-Web, our hope is
  • to foster a better understanding of The Acadian story and especially of the Terriot/Theriault/Theriot family,  and
  • to improve communications between family members about its genealogy.
The focal point of our activity is the development of the JEHAN TERRIOT ARCHIVE for all members of the Terriot family in the world. A good way to know who we are, why we were born where we were born, and why we are the way we are, is to know those who have come before us; their capabilities, their character, their struggles and their achievements.
 
We believe that genealogy is not only the research and study of vital records but also of the careful study of relevant history and thoughtful analysis to produce informed conclusions that may not be a matter of written record. 

Our purpose here is to interpret the family statistics and other historical information to produce a story that brings the past to life... a story that includes an informed interpretation of what life was like for our past generations.
OUR POLICIES...
ON INTEGRITY. We pledge to exercise care in our notation to specifically distinguish fact from opinion whether it be our own or someone elses. In using someone else's information, we will be careful to give credit to the researcher and if the source of the data is not recorded, we will try to reflect this in our data. If we use someone else's intellectual property (i.e., it is not public domain), it will be with their consent and we will credit them (in the Credits page) with their generous contribution.
Similarly, we expect our visitors to respect the intellectual property of this site and to observe the following simple rules of common sense and courtesy:
    • you may use any property on this site only:
      • if it is used for your own non-commercial and non-profit purposes. You may copy the material for members of your family and friends but you may not copy the material for re-sale, and
      • if you properly mark the property as copyrighted with the following phrase: "Copyrighted by the TERRIOT ACADIAN FAMILY / TERRIAU.ORG".
    • if you use any property that we have borrowed from someone else, please contact the owner(s) of the property as listed on the Bibliography and Credits page;
    • most amateur webmasters do their work because they love doing it. They also love receiving a note of thanks and acknowledgement from their visitors.


    ON  CONFIDENTIALITY. We well recognize that by making this information available to the world,  some may try to misuse the information. Therefore, our pledge to any living person whose name may appear on these pages or in our Archive, is that we will take care to not reveal to the general public any information beyond personal names and family relationships.

    ON FAMILY VALUES. Consistent with our main goal of fostering family communication, our websites subscribe to high moral values and clean, wholesome information suitable for viewing and listening by all members of our families and our visitors. Our websites will be free of all commercial advertisements to avoid any possiblity of inappropriate advertisements.
OUR ORGANIZATION...
The TERRIOT ACADIAN FAMILYand its websites, is a privately-funded non-commercial, non-profit organization which consists of members of the Theriault/Theriot family and other related members who are serving as Delegates and who are interested solely in pursuing its goals as given above. The organization is directed by a three-member Steering Group. The organization does not advertise for commercial organizations or businesses, nor does it engage in for-profit business activities. The organization does reserve the right to promote its own activities or the activities of other non-profit organizations with similar goals.