How it started

• During the summer of 1989, Marc André Tardif, the founding president of the Association, approached nine other Tardifs who were all interested in history and genealogy; he wished to have their involvement in establishing the basis for an Association of Tardif Families. On September 16, 1989, these persons held a first meeting at the Château-Richer City Hall, and during three subsequent meetings, on October 29, November 6 and 26, they planned a brunch to formally launch the Association. This brunch was held on December 3, 1989, at the Auberge des Gouverneurs, in Ste-Foy. The temporary board of organizers met again on January 14, 1990 to establish guidelines for a board of directors, the rules of the Association, recruiting, a newsletter, regional committees, membership fees, etc. On February 21, 1990, the new association received its Charter from the Inspecteur général des institutions financières, under Part III of the Company Laws of Quebec. It became an official non-profit organization, to operate under the name "Les Familles Tardif d'Amérique Inc."

• get to know, and spread the knowledge of those who bear or who bore the name Tardif, Tardiff, Tardy

• write and spread the Ancestors' and Tardif families' history;

• organize conferences, reunions and meetings of the Tardifs and their friends;

• promote national, regional and local meetings;

• organize excursions to the roots of this large family;

• awaken and promote the principles of fidelity, loyalty, and justice given to us by our ancestors;

• encourage the publication of documents, a genealogical dictionary, biographies, or articles.

Head Office of the Association

As determined by the board of Directors and as required by the company Charter, the head office is presently located at 1260, rue du Séminaire, Ste-Foy, therefore in the Casault Pavillion of Laval University. The Association is an active member of the Fédération des Familles Souches Québécoises..

Administration of the Association

The Association's Board of Directors is made up of 11 members, five of which make up the Executive Committee:

• President,
  Vice-President,
  Treasurer,
  Secretary,
  Councillor,

Plus 6 elected directors.

The Board of Directors meets four or five times per year. The Executive Committee meets whenever required for the Association's business.
A general assembly is held once a year, usually in October, in a city or town in the Province of Quebec; this meeting is decided upon six months in advance. At the general assembly, the officers provide the annual report; the budgets for the coming year are voted upon, in addition to the actions taken by the Board of Directors during the year; a new Board is voted in for the coming twelve months; and members make suggestions, proposals and recommendations so that the Association continues its activities and development towards its goals.