Menard
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Menard is a surname and place name derived from French Ménard.
Surname
- D.L. MenardD.L. MenardDoris Leon "D. L." Menard is one of the most important songwriters and performers in Cajun music. He has been called the "Cajun Hank Williams" because of the country-tinged sound of his voice and music.-Biography:...
(1932– ), Cajun music songwriter and performer - Constance MenardConstance MenardConstance Menard is a French professional Dressage rider and equestrienne.She started training with Michel Autran from the Cadre Noir in 2003....
(1968– ), French professional Dressage rider and equestrienne - Henry William MenardHenry William MenardHenry William Menard was an American geologist.-Life and career:He earned a B.S. and M.S. from the California Institute of Technology in 1942 and 1947, having served in the South Pacific during World War II as a photo interpreter. In 1949, he completed a Ph.D. in marine geology at Harvard University...
(1920-1986), American geologist. - Howie MenardHowie MenardHoward Hubert Menard is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 151 games in the National Hockey League...
(1942– ), National Hockey League player - Joan M. Menard, member of the Massachusetts Senate
- John Menard, Jr.John Menard, Jr.John R. Menard, Jr. is an American entrepreneur who is the founder and owner of Menards, a major Midwestern home improvement store chain, and a former long time Indycar racing team owner in CART, IRL with Team Menard...
(1940– ), American businessman; founder and owner of the Menards chain of home improvement stores - John Willis MenardJohn Willis MenardJohn Willis Menard was the first African American elected to the United States Congress.Menard was born in Kaskaskia, Illinois, to parents of Louisiana Creole descent from New Orleans who were free people of color. He may have been related to Michel Branamour Menard, a French-Canadian fur trader...
(1838–1893), first African-American elected to the United States Congress - Marc MenardMarc MenardMarc Menard is a Canadian actor. He starred as Michael Krieger on the MyNetworkTV serial Watch Over Me. His previous acting credits include All My Children, House and the film John Tucker Must Die.-Filmography:...
(1975– ), Canadian actor - Paul MenardPaul MenardPaul Menard is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #27 Menards Chevrolet in the Sprint Cup Series for Richard Childress Racing and runs part-time for Kevin Harvick Inc. in the Nationwide Series. He is the son of Menards founder John Menard, Jr., whose company is his sponsor...
(1980– ), son of John Jr., NASCAR driver - Phil MenardPhil MenardPhil Menard is a French Cajun accordion player. He lives in Lake Charles, Louisiana with his wife Georgie. He played with the Louisiana Travelers featuring Ivy Dugas. The band made the song Heritage Waltz famous.-References:...
, French accordion player active in Louisiana - Pierre MenardPierre MenardPierre Menard was a fur trader and U.S. political figure. Pierre Menard was born at St. Antoine-sur-Richelieu, near Montreal, Canada, third in a family of ten children...
(1766–1844), fur trader and Illinois politician - René MenardRené MenardRené Menard was a French Jesuit missionary explorer who traveled to Canada in 1641, learned the language of the Wyandot, and was soon in charge of many of the satellite missions around Sainte-Marie among the Hurons...
(1605–1661), French Jesuit missionary explorer in North America - Russell MenardRussell MenardProfessor Russell Menard of the University of Minnesota specializes in the economic and social history of the British colonies in North America. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Iowa in 1975...
, professor of British colonization in North America
Places
- Menard County, Illinois
- Menard County, Texas
- Menard, TexasMenard, TexasMenard is a city in and the county seat of Menard County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,653 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Menard-Hodges SiteMenard-Hodges SiteThe Menard-Hodges Site , is an archaeological site in Arkansas. It includes two large mounds as well as several house mounds. It is the type site for the Menard phase, a protohistoric Mississippian culture group. It is considered as a possible candidate for the Province of Anilco encountered by the...
, archaeological site in Arkansas - Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site, historic park in Illinois
- Pierre Menard HousePierre Menard HouseThe Pierre Menard House, located in Ellis Grove, Illinois, U.S.A., was the home of Pierre Menard, a trader who became the first lieutenant governor of Illinois from 1818 to 1822. The home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970...
, 1810 French Creole-style home of Pierre Menard
Organizations
- Menard PressMenard PressThe Menard Press is a small press publisher that started life as a magazine in 1969. Founded and run by Anthony Rudolf, the press specialises in literary texts and criticism, and writings on nuclear power, nuclear weapons and by survivors of Nazism. In 2007 it announced it would be publishing its...
, small press publisher founded in 1969 - Menard Independent School DistrictMenard Independent School DistrictMenard Independent School District is a public school district based in Menard, Texas .In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.-Schools:*Menard High...
, Menard, Texas - Menard Correctional CenterMenard Correctional CenterMenard Correctional Center, known prior to 1970 as Southern Illinois Penitentiary, is located in the town of Chester in Randolph County, Illinois. It is a state prison housing maximum-security and high medium-security adult males.The average daily population as of 2007 is 3,410. Menard Correctional...
, a maximum and high-medium security prison in Illinois - Holy Savior Menard Central High SchoolHoly Savior Menard Central High SchoolHoly Savior Menard Central High School is the Roman Catholic parochial secondary institution of learning in Alexandria, the seat of Rapides Parish and the largest city in central Louisiana. The Menard mission statement accents: Faith Development, Academic Excellence, and Service...
, Roman Catholic parochial school in central Louisiana - Team MenardTeam MenardTeam Menard was an auto racing team in the Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League owned by John Menard. From 1991 to 1996 they modified their own Buick V6 engines for racing. This combination won pole for the 500 with Scott Brayton in 1995 and 1996; Tony Stewart used this combination for the first...
, John Menard, Jr.'s Indy Racing League team
Other
- Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote, short story by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges
- Pierre Menard (fictional character)Pierre Menard (fictional character)"Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote" is a short story by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges.It originally appeared in Spanish in the Argentine journal Sur in May 1939...
, a fictional writer in the story
See also
- MenardsMenardsMenards is a chain of home improvement stores in the Midwestern United States.The privately held company headquartered in Eau Claire, Wisconsin has 262 stores in 13 states: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, North Dakota, and...
, chain of home improvement stores in the Midwestern United States - Ménard (disambiguation)