A transcription of text from page 5 of CHALCID FORUM, Vol. 26, November 2004

Excerpt from the Biography of Frank Girault, Son of A. A. Girault

Note: The inclusion of this excerpt came about from an e-mail to Mike Schauff from Chris Burwell at the Queensland Museum. At the time of the writing of this e-mail, Frank Girault (son of A. A. Girault) and his daughter Lorinda Travis were visiting the museum. They were interested in learning more about the impact A. A. Girault has had on chalcidology and examining some of his materials... — M. Gates

When I was about eight or nine, my father started acting strangely. He stood in the yard and hollered at the neighbors. It started one afternoon and continued into the night. At some point, the cops were called and he was taken away. A day or two later, my oldest brother, Ern, and I took him up to Goodna, which was an insane asylum. Goodna is just east of Ipswich which is about 30 miles west of Brisbane. We went there on Ern’s motorcycle with a side car. I sat behind Ern and my father was in the sidecar [the rest of his story concerns his life]. Alexandre died in the asylum on 5/2/1941. I hope this is the type of information you were seeking. I'll try and get additional information to you in the coming months.