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The Franco Factor : A French Canadian genetic disorder can cause killer cholesterol levels in even the healthiest person
Article on instances of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), a genetic disorder related to high cholesterol, in some Lewiston, Maine families. Its high rate of occurence in people of Native American and French Canadian heritage, and its frequency among Franco Americans in the Lewiston-Auburn area. Online article includes video of those interviewed. -
Lewiston : Off the Tourist Track to a Pretty Nice, Pretty French City
Documentary piece on Lewiston, Maine, illustrated in black and white photo. Fluid city descriptions and drawn-out interviews with Lewiston residents spanning three generations enter readers into the life of the early twentieth-century industrial Maine city: its mills, its neighborhoods, its homes. First-person accounts of textile mill work and working-class family life. The texture of Lewiston-Auburn's historically French cultural landscape, and the changes endured by this culture from its American inception to 1990. Featured in an issue of "Salt" entitled, "Maine's Ethnic Groups: Part 2 - Franco-Irish-Swedish-Americans."Tags Androscoggin River Valley, Auburn ME, Augusta ME, Bangor ME, Berlin NH, Biddeford ME, Community: Customs and Social Life, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Fall River MA, Family, Labor History, Language and Linguistics, Lewiston ME, Lowell MA, Mills and Mill Work, Portland ME, Sanford ME, Social History, Vermont, Waterville ME, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA -
Missing minority
Short article on the absence of Franco American employees in the Maine media industries, particularly print and television journalism. Includes brief interviews with managers and journalists from some of Maine's most prominent news outlets, as well as some stark commentary from the author on his own findings. -
Working Late : As surely as the sun rises and sets, John Martin runs the House
Cover article subtitled, "Speaker of the House : To understand John Martin, it helps to know about the Canadian connection." Profile of Maine State Representative, John Martin (D - Eagle Lake), the multifaceted role he has played as an advocate for his district in the St. John River Valley, and his political power as a long time elected official at the state level. A brief look at his constituency and the northern part of the state from which he hails.Tags Acadians, Ashland ME, Auburn ME, Biddeford ME, Business and Economics, Eagle Lake ME, Emigration and Immigration, Forestry, Fort Kent ME, Government and Politics, Lewiston ME, Madawaska ME, Maine, New Brunswick, Portage Lake ME, Presque Isle ME, Religion, Saco ME, St. John River Valley, Van Buren ME -
Historic Lewiston-Auburn depot to be renovated
Article marking the beginning of the funded restoration of Lewiston, Maine's Grand Trunk Depot, a now-defunct train station famed for its historical role in the reception of a large percentage of Lewiston-Auburn's French Canadian immigrants in the early 20th century. The depot is referred to here as "the Ellis Island of Lewiston-Auburn." -
French language books to be distributed
Article on Quebec's donation of nearly 10,000 books in the French language to the Franco-American Centre at the University of Maine, to be distributed into the state's Franco-American communities. -
'Frenchie' puts humor on cassette tape
Ernie Gagne, humorist and Maine talk radio voice of the controversial "Frenchie" character, releases a cassette tape of his ethnically-driven jokes. -
'Frenchie' confronts critics
After stepping down from his radio personality post at WBLM, Ernie Gagne, a.k.a. 'Frenchie,' takes part in a televised panel discussion about his ethnically-driven humor, its dissidents, and the cultural and historical issues it exhumes. The panel took place at the University of Maine at Augusta's Holocaust and Human Rights Center. -
Fire ties up traffic in city
Effect of the Cowan Mill fire on traffic in the cities of Lewiston and Auburn, Maine. -
LEWISTON MILL FIRE; MILL FIRE RATTLES LEWISTON: Teen arsonists eyed; onlookers tie up city
Kennebec Journal printing of article on Lewiston, Maine's Cowan Mill fire by Lewiston Sun Journal writer, Mark LaFlamme. -
State's top seat historically elusive to Francos: With the exception of Alonzo Garcelon in 1879, the governor's seat has been difficult to win for those of French heritage
Article on the absence of a Franco American in the Maine governor's seat. Observes the one-year term of Alonzo Garcelon in the 19th century, the losses of past Francos vying for election, and the contemporary case of Waterville, Maine, mayor Paul LePage's bid for a 2010 gubernatorial victory. -
'One of us': Francos laud LePage win
Lewiston/Auburn, Maine, reaction to Paul LePage - a Franco American from Lewiston and Waterville - becoming the next governor of the state. Some insist LePage's ethnicity will raise the conversation about Franco Americans in Maine to a greater level, others argue his ethnicity is not nearly as important as his outspokenly conservative political orientation. -
Storing history: Inside Museum L-A's huge collection of artifacts
A look at Lewiston/Auburn, Maine's "Museum L-A," which some claim has "the most complete documented history of the Industrial Revolution in New England, if not the country." -
Francos offer mixed response to LePage win
Article featured one day prior in the Lewiston, Maine, Sun Journal under the title "'One of us': Francos laud LePage win." Local reaction to Paul LePage - a Franco American from Lewiston and Waterville - becoming the next governor of the state. Some insist LePage's ethnicity will raise the conversation about Franco Americans in Maine to a greater level, others argue his ethnicity is not nearly as important as his conservative political orientation. -
France to honor local man for WWII service
New Gloucester, Maine, man receives the French Legion of Honor medal for his military service during the United States military's participation in the liberation of France during World War II. Growing up speaking French, he was able to translate for American and French soldiers. -
Where is the French in Lewiston?
Radio piece on the transformations of French language and Franco American culture in Lewiston, Maine, in the 21st century. Features Marie Marthe Rivard, a 1922 immigrant from Québec to Lewiston, at her home, at work, and at Catholic mass. Some thoughts on her own languages and the speaking of French within her family. Impressions of local culture from a Lewiston priest and a local French language teacher. Produced, with photographs, for the Salt Gallery of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine. -
Roughing the Uppers : The Great Shoe Strike of 1937
From the Lewiston Sun Journal: "The documentary tells the story of a strike that involved thousands of shoe workers and more than a dozen factories in Lewiston and Auburn [Maine]. Seeking higher wages and recognition of their union affiliation with the newly formed Congress of Industrial Organizations, the largely Franco-American workers called for a strike on March 24, 1937, during a mass meeting at Lewiston's city hall." -
Thank you, Georgette : My 26 Years in the Legislature
Memoirs and selected speeches of a Maine state legislator from the city of Lewiston. Contains commentary on some of the campaigns, issues, actors, and events significant to Bérubé and her career in Maine politics between 1970 and 2000. Some of her accomplishments as the first woman representative of her city, and one of the longest-serving of any Maine legislator. Contains the following chapters: Name's Georgette Remarks to Rotary International and Canadian Visitors 10/29/93 Growing Up In Lewiston Political Campaigns Issues and Programs Partisanship/Personalities Legislation GOVERNMENT Pot Pourri Random Thoughts Remarks On Key IssuesTags Auburn ME, Augusta ME, Business and Economics, Gender and Sexuality, Government and Politics, Greene ME, Leeds ME, Lewiston ME, Lisbon ME, Livermore ME, Maine, Minot ME, Northern Ireland, Orono ME, Personal History: Biography and Oral History, Québec, Sabattus ME, South Africa, Turner ME, Wales ME -
Le journalisme de langue française aux États-Unis
Le quatriième colloque de l'Institut français du Colliège de l'Assomption, Worcester, Massachusetts, 11-12 mars 1983. Imprimé dans un numéro du périodique "Vie Française: Revue trimestrielle," publié par le Conseil de la Vie française en Amérique. Présentations sur le journalisme français et franco-américain dans la Nouvelle-Angleterre, aussi que le Michigan. Certaines publications et des biographies de journalistes dans ces contextes des 19e et 20e siiècles. Des brefs profils des auteurs qui ont contribué au colloque.Composé des piièces suivants: Préface, Claire Quintal "Survol de la presse franco-américaine," Robert-B. Perreault "LA SENTINELLE et LA TRIBUNE: Le Rôle joué par ces journaux de Woonsocket dans la Sentinelle," Richard S. Sorrell "WILFRID BEAULIEU: l'homme et l'oeuvre," Armand B. Chartier "Les Vingt premieres années du MESSAGER de Lewiston, Maine," Paul-M. Paré "La Presse de langue française dans l'Etat du Michigan," Georges-J. Joyaux "Un Journal frontalier et ses lecteurs américains pendant la Grande Dépression: LE MADAWASKA," Béatrice Craig "Y a-t-il de nos jours un marché pour le journal franco-américain?" Madeleine Giguière "Notices biographiques des auteurs," Michelle-M. CotnoirTags Androscoggin County ME, Attleboro MA, Auburn ME, Bay City MI, Berkshire County MA, Berlin NH, Biddeford ME, Boston MA, Bristol County MA, Burlington VT, Central Falls RI, Champlain NY, Chicago IL, Chittenden County VT, Clubs and Societies, Concord NH, Connecticut, Danielson CT, Demography, Detroit MI, Essex County MA, Fall River MA, Fitchburg MA, Grand Haven MI, Great Lakes Region, Greenville NH, Hampden County MA, Hampshire County MA, Hartford CT, Haverhill MA, Hillsborough County NH, Hollywood FL, Holyoke MA, Journalism, Kankakee IL, Keeseville NY, Kennebec County ME, Kent County RI, Lake Linden MI, Lawrence MA, Leominster MA, Lewiston ME, Louisiana, Lowell MA, Ludington MI, Lynn MA, Mackinac Island, Maine, Manchester NH, Marinette WI, Marquette MI, Massachusetts, Merrimack County NH, Michigan, Middlesex County MA, Minneapolis MN, Muskegon MI, Nashua NH, New Bedford MA, New Brunswick, New England, New Hampshire, New Haven County CT, New London County CT, New Orleans LA, New York NY, Newport RI, Niles Mich, Norfolk County MA, North Brookfield MA, Northampton MA, Norwich CT, Orono ME, Pawtucket RI, Penobscot County ME, Philadelphia PA, Plymouth County MA, Providence RI, Québec, Religion, Rhode Island, Rockingham County NH, Saginaw MI, Salem MA, Sanford ME, Springfield MA, St. Albans VT, St. John River Valley, St. Joseph MI, St. Paul MN, Stratford County NH, Suncook NH, Swanton VT, US Midwest, Van Buren ME, Vermont, Waterbury CT, Waterville ME, Windham County CT, Woonsocket RI, Worcester County MA, Worcester MA, York County ME -
The Necrology of St. Peter and Paul's Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine
List of persons interred at St. Peter and Paul's Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine. Volumes 1 and 2 have names of persons interred between 1870 and 1976. Volume 3 contains names of those interred between 1977 and 1992. -
Where French Is Not A Foreign Language : Franco-Americans and the State and University of Maine
Rise and decline of French language media and academic programs in the US Northeast, as well as the persistence of discrimination against the North American French, with Maine as the primary context for observation. Includes tables of Maine county and town names with their respective percentage of French heritage population.Tags Acculturation and Assimilation, Auburn ME, Bangor ME, Biddeford ME, Education, Emigration and Immigration, Fort Kent ME, France, Language and Linguistics, Lewiston ME, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New England, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Language and Linguistics, Nova Scotia, Orono ME, Québec, St. John River Valley, St. Lawrence River Valley, Waterville ME, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA -
Historically Speaking on Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Churches
Historical overview of the churches and religious communities spread throughout the twin cities of Lewiston and Auburn, Maine, from the 18th century to the 1960s. Discussions on the various growths of local buildings and congregations - divided by denomination. Includes Christian churches, Jewish synagogues, and discussion on ecumenism and inter-faith communities. Compiled and expanded from "Home History Talks," the author's historical commentaries broadcast on Lewiston, Maine's WLAM radio. Illustrated in black and white photograph. -
Margaret Chase Smith : The Persistence of a Political Archetype
Article describing the political method and image of former Maine Republican congresswoman, Margaret Chase Smith. The paradigmatic elements of her political tenure and their subsequent impact on the shapes of later Maine political campaigns and leadership styles. Particular emphasis on the successes of Maine moderates William Cohen, Olympia Snowe, and Susan Collins. The major elements of a "Margaret Chase Smith archetype" : independent leadership style and stance, support for national defense, and an identification with hard work and the working class. The ways in which Smith's successful followers in government imitated these elements, or how notable political defeats relate to a candidate's departures from her moderate archetype. Discussion of Smith's little acknowledged French Canadian roots.Tags Androscoggin County ME, Auburn ME, Augusta ME, Brunswick ME, Cape Elizabeth ME, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Gender and Sexuality, Government and Politics, Hancock County ME, Kittery ME, Lewiston ME, Lincoln County ME, Lisbon Falls ME, Lisbon ME, Maine, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Government and Politics, Penobscot County ME, Saco ME, Sanford ME, Skowhegan ME, Waldo County ME, War, Washington DC, Waterville ME, Westbrook ME -
Les Franco-Américains : 1860-1980
Un bref historique complet sur les Franco-Américains de la Nouvelle-Angleterre jusqu'à 1980. Une étude socielle, culturelle, démographique, et historiographique, basée "sur les travaux historiques existant" états-uniniens sur ce peuple et ses communautés dans le nord-est. Le mouvement, les paroisses et voisinages, les vies et le travail d'un peuple émigrant canadien-français et ses descendants. Des pensées sur le concept de "la survivance." Écrit par un scolaire français. Des illustrations en noir et blanc (photographie; dessins).Tags Albany NY, Auburn ME, Barre VT, Biddeford ME, Boston MA, Burlington VT, Cabotville MA, Central Falls RI, Chicopee Falls MA, Chicopee MA, Clubs and Societies, Cohoes NY, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Fall River MA, Greek Americans, Hartford CT, Holyoke MA, Irish Americans, Lawrence MA, Lewiston ME, Lowell MA, Manchester NH, Marlboro MA, Merrimack River Valley, Mills and Mill Work, Nashua NH, New Bedford MA, New England, North Adams MA, Northampton MA, Old Town ME, Pawtucket RI, Portland ME, Providence RI, Québec, Rochester NY, Rutland VT, Salmon Falls NH, Southbridge MA, Spencer MA, Springfield MA, St. Albans VT, Troy NY, Waltham MA, Ware MA, White River Junction VT, Winooski VT, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA -
Les archives des Franco-Américains et des Acadiens de la Nouvelle-Angleterre
Une briève étude sur les archives au Québec, au Nouveau-Brunswick, et dans la Nouvelle-Angleterre qui abritent des matériaux significatives à l'histoire des Franco-Américains et Acadiens dans le nord-est des États-Unis. Descriptions des sociétés, bibliothièques municipales, universités et collièges, services d'archives gouvernementaux, sociétés généalogiques, et des autres référentiels et leurs collections franco-américaines spécifiques. Une liste des principaux organismes et institutions d'archives - et leurs infos, site-ouièbes - au Canada et aux États-Unis qui conservent des matériaux franco-américains.Tags Auburn ME, Biddeford ME, Bridgeport CT, Burlington VT, Central Falls RI, Clubs and Societies, Demography, Emigration and Immigration, Fall River MA, Fitchburg MA, Hartford CT, Holyoke MA, Journalism, Lawrence MA, Lewiston ME, Lowell MA, Manchester NH, Massachusetts, Nashua NH, New Bedford MA, New Brunswick, New England, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- French in North America, Nonfiction -- Historiography, North Brookfield MA, Norwich CT, Pawtucket RI, Providence RI, Québec, Religion, Saco ME, Vermont, Ware MA, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA -
An Exploratory Study of the Purchasing Habits of French-Surnamed Americans in the State of Maine
Report of 1973 survey research conducted on the purchasing, consumption, and leisure habits of Franco Americans in Maine. Analyses of shopping patterns - brand selection, store location, and more - based on data from 10 sample communities. Also contains data on family size and structure, income, and education of survey participants. General recommendations for further demographic and economic research. Tables (31) containing all collected data, as well as a sample of the survey/questionnaire received by informants. -
Le français en Nouvelle-Angleterre
Bref essai sur la langue et la démographie franco-américaine dans la Nouvelle-Angleterre dans les années 1970. Comparaisons spécifiques entre les traits de la langue française et ses usages en Nouvelle-Angleterre et au Canada, avec de brièves contextes historiques pour leur développement général. Présenté dans un recueil d'écrits sur les francophones hors de France, et avec un sentiment envers la préservation culturelle et linguistique. Suivie par une briève bibliographie.Composé des sections suivantes: Introduction Configurations spatiales du peuplement de la Nouvelle-Angleterre par les Franco-Américains Les étapes de l'histoire franco-américaine Chiffres relatifs a la population franco-américaine contemporaine Traits communs au français canadien et au français de Nouvelle-Angleterre Traits distinctifs du français de Nouvelle-Angleterre Les perspectivesTags Adams MA, Auburn ME, Berlin NH, Biddeford ME, Boston MA, Cambridge MA, Central Falls RI, Chicopee MA, Connecticut, Demography, Dudley MA, Fall River MA, Fitchburg MA, Haverhill MA, Holyoke MA, Killingly CT, Language and Linguistics, Lawrence MA, Lewiston ME, Lowell MA, Maine, Manchester NH, Marlboro MA, Massachusetts, Nashua NH, New Bedford MA, New England, New Hampshire, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Language and Linguistics, North Adams MA, Old Town ME, Pawtucket RI, Providence RI, Québec, Rhode Island, Saco ME, Salem MA, Southbridge MA, Spencer MA, Springfield MA, Taunton MA, Vermont, Ware MA, Warwick RI, Waterbury CT, Waterville ME, Webster MA, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA -
Recapturing a Heritage : Franco-American Programming in Maine
Essay on Franco American children's public television programming in Maine in the 1970s. Provides historical context for two such programs - "La Machine Magique" and "La Bonne Aventure." The reasoning and goals of this programming, its conceptual origins, local and federal efforts toward its production, and the attitudes of those involved. Franco American children's programming as an effort in "affirmative action," and a part of the then-growing movement in bilingual education. Subtitled, "Bilingual programming by the Maine Public Broadcasting Network promotes cultural plurality and positive self-images among the state's Franco-American children. Viva La Difference!" Written by the Director of Programming Services for the Maine Public Broadcasting Network. -
Guide franco-américain : Les Franco-Américains et la Guerre Mondiale
Un repertoire des noms, professions, et brièves biographies des principaux citoyens franco-américains dans la Nouvelle-Angleterre, New York, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, et Minnesota. Organisé par état, diocièse catholique, ville, et paroisse. Cette édition remarque sur la participation des Franco-Américains dans la Premiière Guerre mondiale, indiquant le nombre et les noms de soldats et marins qui ont venu de chaque paroisse. Contient aussi des listes des couvents et collièges significatives pour la franco-américanie dans cette période. De l'introduction: "La guerre mondiale a fourni aux Franco-Américains une splendide occasion de montrer, non seulement aux Etats-Unis, mais au monde entier, la pureté de leur patriotisme....[N]ous croyons que le présent volume, avec les informations qu'il contient, aidera à prouver que les Franco-Américains, comme toujours ont fait leur devoir, que la cause Américaine est la leur, et qu'ils ne sont pas des étrangers dans ce pays."Tags Adams MA, Albany NY, Albion RI, Alburg VT, Aldenville MA, Alpena MI, Amesbury MA, Arctic Centre RI, Attleboro MA, Auburn ME, Augusta ME, Bakersville VT, Baltic CT, Barbeau MI, Barton VT, Bay City MI, Bennington VT, Berlin NH, Biddeford ME, Black Brook NY, Bourbonnais IL, Bradley IL, Bridgeport CT, Bristol CT, Bristol VT, Brockton MA, Brunswick ME, Burke NY, Burlington VT, Cadillac MI, Calumet MI, Cambridge MA, Cape Vincent NY, Caribou ME, Carolltown MI, Central Falls RI, Champlain NY, Chazy NY, Cheboygan MI, Chelsea MA, Chicago IL, Chicopee Falls MA, Chicopee MA, Claremont NH, Clayton NY, Clintonville NY, Cloquet MN, Cochituate MA, Cohoes NY, Concord NH, Connecticut, Constable NY, Cooks Mills MI, Cooperville NY, Dafoe MI, Daigle ME, Danielson CT, Dannemora NY, Death and Disaster, Detroit MI, Dodgeville MA, Dover NH, Duluth MN, East Dorset VT, Easthampton MA, Ellenburg NY, Enosburg Falls VT, Epping NH, Escanaba IL, Essex Junction VT, Everett MA, Fairfield ME, Fairfield VT, Fairhaven MA, Fall River MA, Faribault MN, Fiskdale MA, Fitchburg MA, Fort Covington NY, Fort Kent ME, Franklin NH, Frenchville ME, Gardner MA, Gardner MI, Gilbertville MA, Glens Falls NY, Gonic NH, Grand Isle ME, Graniteville VT, Greenland MI, Greenland NH, Greenville ME, Grosvenordale CT, Groveton NH, Hartford CT, Haverhill MA, Highgate VT, Hillsborough NH, Holyoke MA, Hooksett NH, Hudson Falls NY, Illinois, Indian Orchard MA, Ipswich MA, Iron Mountain MI, Ishpeming MI, Island Pond VT, Jackman ME, Jewett City CT, Kankakee IL, Keeseville NY, Laconia NH, Lake Clear NY, Lake Linden MI, Lawrence MA, Lebanon NH, Leominster MA, Lewiston ME, Linwood MI, Long Lake NY, Lowell MA, Lowell VT, Ludlow MA, Lyndonville VT, Lynn MA, Mackinac Island, Madawaska ME, Maine, Malone NY, Manchang MA, Manchester NH, Manistee MI, Manville RI, Mapleville RI, Marieville RI, Marlboro MA, Marlborough NH, Marquette MI, Martinsburg NY, Massachusetts, Menomenee MI, Meriden CT, Michigan, Millbury MA, Milton VT, Minneapolis MN, Minnesota, Moers Forks NY, Moosup CT, Morrisonville NY, Nashua NH, Natick RI, New Bedford MA, New Hampshire, New Haven CT, New York, Newburyport MA, Newport VT, Newton MA, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- General, Norfolk NY, North Adams MA, North Attleborough MA, Northampton MA, Norton VT, Occum CT, Old Town ME, Onaway MI, Pawtucket RI, Perkins MI, Peru NY, Phenix RI, Piercefield NY, Pinconning MI, Pittsfield MA, Plattsburgh NY, Portland ME, Presque Isle ME, Providence RI, Putnam CT, Québec, Religion, Rhode Island, Richford VT, Rochester NH, Rouse's Point NY, Rumford ME, Rutland VT, Saginaw MI, Salem MA, Salmon Falls NH, Sanbornville NH, Sanford ME, Sault Sainte Marie MI, Shelburne VT, Sheridan ME, Shirley MA, Skowhegan ME, Somersworth NH, Southbridge MA, Spalding MI, Spencer MA, Springfield MA, Springvale ME, St. Albans VT, St. Johnsbury VT, St. Paul MN, St. Regis NY, Suncook NH, Taftville CT, Taunton MA, Three Rivers MA, Tilton NH, Trout River NY, Troy NY, Tupper Lake NY, Turners Falls MA, Underhill VT, Van Buren ME, Vergennes VT, Vermont, Waltham MA, War, Ware MA, Warren MA, Warren RI, Waterbury CT, Waterville ME, Wauregan CT, Webster MA, West Springfield MA, Westbrook ME, Westport MA, Williamstown MA, Willimantic CT, Windsor VT, Winooski VT, Wisconsin, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA -
Actuelles : Les Franco-Américains : I & II
La transcription d'une programme de radio de série, présentée par Radio-Canada sur une période de deux semaines. Deux animateurs canadiens parlent aux personnes à travers la Nouvelle-Angleterre sur les sujets de la langue, l'immigration, la littérature, la religion, et plus encore. Divisé en chapitres suivants:
Semaine I (3-7 sept.): Les Franco-Américains L'arrivee aux Etats-Unis L'installation et les conditions de vie L'eglise catholique et les Franco-Americains: Hier et aujourd'hui Semaine II (10-14 sept.): Le peuple des invisibles Une culture nostalgique Culture, c'est aussi litterature Les Francos et la francophonie L'avenirTags Albany NY, Auburn ME, Biddeford ME, Bristol CT, Burlington VT, Business and Economics, Central Falls RI, Champlain NY, Chazy NY, Cohoes NY, Concord MA, Education, Emigration and Immigration, Essex VT, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Farming and Agriculture, Folklore, Forestry, Fort Kent ME, Greene ME, Hardwick VT, Holyoke MA, Irish Americans, Italian Americans, Jewish Americans, Language and Linguistics, Lawrence MA, Lewiston ME, Lowell MA, Madawaska ME, Madison ME, Manchester NH, Mills and Mill Work, New England, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Documentary, Old Orchard Beach ME, Old Town ME, Orono ME, Plattsburgh NY, Québec, Radio, Saco ME, Schenectady NY, St. John River Valley, Troy NY, US Midwest, Van Buren ME, Violence, Waterford NY, Winooski VT, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA -
The Franco Factor : A French Canadian genetic disorder can cause killer cholesterol levels in even the healthiest person
Article on instances of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), a genetic disorder related to high cholesterol, in some Lewiston, Maine families. Its high rate of occurence in people of Native American and French Canadian heritage, and its frequency among Franco Americans in the Lewiston-Auburn area. Online article includes video of those interviewed. -
Paroisse Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul 1971 centenaire : Album souvenir
Album souvenir en deux parties, qui commémore le début de la paroisse catholique romain de Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul à Lewiston, Maine, et qui marque son centenaire. La partie principale est un texte historique sur les paroisses et leur maison à Lewiston, Maine, intitulé "Cents ans de vie paroissiale: SS. Pierre et Paul de Lewiston," et écrite par Antonin Plourde. Ce texte se trouve au milieu de la seconde partie du volume, une collection de publicités de félicitations et de courtes piièces écrites sur les organisations franco-américaines de Lewiston. Le texte de Plourde contient les segments suivants: "C'est le début d'un temps nouveau" "Le Petit-Canada à Lewiston" "L'épopée de dominicain Charles D. Ffrench" "Les curés seculiers (1870-1881)" "Le curé Pierre Hevey (1871-1881)" "Les curés dominicains (1881-1970)" "Convention de Lewiston (1881)" "Le curé Alexandre Louis Mothon (1881-84; 1887-97; 1902-06)" "Les 3 églises 'C' qui ne virent jamais le jour" "Toujours l'école!" "Interview avec le curé Fiset" "'En ce temps-là ' (Voici un texte du pière Mothon [Année dominicaine, mars 1883] qui nous transporte aux premiièrs temps de la fondation dominicaine à Lewiston et nous décrit les beaux dimanches de ce temps-là )"Tags Auburn ME, Business and Economics, Community: Customs and Social Life, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, France, Lewiston ME, Lisbon Falls ME, Maine, Mills and Mill Work, New Auburn ME, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Religion, Portland ME, Québec, Religion, Sabattus ME, Winthrop ME -
The Cultural and Religious History of Maine : The Catholic Contribution
Subtitled, "A Unit for Sixth Grade Students in Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Portland." A 9-week elementary school guide for teachers in Maine history, with specific emphasis on cultural content, ethnic groups, and the contributions of the Catholic Church from 1603 to 1971. Includes distinct lessons for each of nine weeks, where each lesson follows in a geographic and historical progression congruent with studies in the general history of Maine. Concludes with a timeline of historical events in the Maine Roman Catholic communities, a selected biliography of source materials, and resource write-ups for each lesson's content. Contains in the appendix a Maine map of the churches in the Diocese of Portland.Tags Acadians, Auburn ME, Augusta ME, Bangor ME, Benedicta ME, Biddeford ME, Education, Ellsworth ME, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Exploration and Colonization, Fort Kent ME, Frenchville ME, Geography, Irish Americans, Italian Americans, Lewiston ME, Lille ME, Lithuanian Americans, Madawaska ME, Maine, Native Americans, New Brunswick, Newcastle ME, Nova Scotia, Old Town ME, Polish Americans, Portland ME, Portuguese Americans, Religion, Saco ME, Skowhegan ME, St. John River Valley, Syrian Americans, Waterville ME, Whitefield ME -
Lewiston : Off the Tourist Track to a Pretty Nice, Pretty French City
Documentary piece on Lewiston, Maine, illustrated in black and white photo. Fluid city descriptions and drawn-out interviews with Lewiston residents spanning three generations enter readers into the life of the early twentieth-century industrial Maine city: its mills, its neighborhoods, its homes. First-person accounts of textile mill work and working-class family life. The texture of Lewiston-Auburn's historically French cultural landscape, and the changes endured by this culture from its American inception to 1990. Featured in an issue of "Salt" entitled, "Maine's Ethnic Groups: Part 2 - Franco-Irish-Swedish-Americans."Tags Androscoggin River Valley, Auburn ME, Augusta ME, Bangor ME, Berlin NH, Biddeford ME, Community: Customs and Social Life, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Fall River MA, Family, Labor History, Language and Linguistics, Lewiston ME, Lowell MA, Mills and Mill Work, Portland ME, Sanford ME, Social History, Vermont, Waterville ME, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA -
Missing minority
Short article on the absence of Franco American employees in the Maine media industries, particularly print and television journalism. Includes brief interviews with managers and journalists from some of Maine's most prominent news outlets, as well as some stark commentary from the author on his own findings. -
How Many Frenchmen Does It Take To...?
A brief history behind ethnic slurs directed toward Franco Americans in the US Northeast. A historical contextualization of this type of discrimination in government, business, and scholarship. Some historical foundations of the "dumb Frenchman" joke. Also featured in the collection, Voyages: A Maine Franco-American Reader.Tags African Americans, Asian Americans, Auburn ME, Bangor ME, Biddeford ME, Central Falls RI, Chicopee MA, Cohoes NY, Connecticut, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Holyoke MA, Irish Americans, Journalism, Lewiston ME, Lowell MA, Maine, Manchester NH, Massachusetts, Mexican Americans, Nashua NH, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Ethnic Studies, Old Town ME, Portuguese Americans, Quinebaug River Valley, Religion, Rhode Island, Violence, Waterville ME, Westbrook ME, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA -
Working Late : As surely as the sun rises and sets, John Martin runs the House
Cover article subtitled, "Speaker of the House : To understand John Martin, it helps to know about the Canadian connection." Profile of Maine State Representative, John Martin (D - Eagle Lake), the multifaceted role he has played as an advocate for his district in the St. John River Valley, and his political power as a long time elected official at the state level. A brief look at his constituency and the northern part of the state from which he hails.Tags Acadians, Ashland ME, Auburn ME, Biddeford ME, Business and Economics, Eagle Lake ME, Emigration and Immigration, Forestry, Fort Kent ME, Government and Politics, Lewiston ME, Madawaska ME, Maine, New Brunswick, Portage Lake ME, Presque Isle ME, Religion, Saco ME, St. John River Valley, Van Buren ME -
Historic Lewiston-Auburn depot to be renovated
Article marking the beginning of the funded restoration of Lewiston, Maine's Grand Trunk Depot, a now-defunct train station famed for its historical role in the reception of a large percentage of Lewiston-Auburn's French Canadian immigrants in the early 20th century. The depot is referred to here as "the Ellis Island of Lewiston-Auburn." -
A Reference Librarian in Special Collections : Making the Most of a Learning Opportunity
Brief article written by a reference librarian on her experience at work in multiple capacities during a transitional period of the Franco-American Collection of Lewiston-Auburn College, University of Southern Maine. Includes tips from the author on "cross-training" in both reference and archival librarianship, and the good fortune she had of being able to work closely in a subject area of personal interest. -
Understanding the French Canadians of Lewiston, 1860-1900 : An Alternate Framework
Essay on the extra-cultural forces that helped to shape the French Canadian immigrant community of Lewiston, Maine. Class and ethnicity among the peoples of urban Lewiston in the second half of the 19th century. The impact of the industrial revolution on Lewiston's population and scale. The uniqueness of the French Canadian migration to Lewiston relative to other American cities. Historical comparisons between the periods of 1860-1880 and 1880-1900 regarding community, class, and business in that city. Featured in an issue of the Maine Historical Society Quarterly entitled, "Franco-Americans in Maine."Tags Alcohol and Drugs, Auburn ME, Business and Economics, Community: Customs and Social Life, Demography, Education, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Family, Irish Americans, Journalism, Labor History, Lewiston ME, Maine, Mills and Mill Work, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Labor and Social, Nonfiction -- History -- Local, Old Town ME, Québec, Religion, Social History, Travel and Movement, Violence, Waterville ME -
The Franco-Americans of Maine : A Historiographical Essay
Brief essay characterizing the historical writings on Franco Americans in Maine, the evolution of the historical scope of these writings, and the transformation of their concerns from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. A call for new scholarship and innovation in historical approach. Concludes with a selective bibliography of works on Franco Americans in Maine. Written by former University of Maine professor of history. -
French language books to be distributed
Article on Quebec's donation of nearly 10,000 books in the French language to the Franco-American Centre at the University of Maine, to be distributed into the state's Franco-American communities. -
Social and Economic Profile of French and English Mother Tongue Persons : Maine, 1970
Unpublished presentation of statistics on persons of French and English mother tongue in the state of Maine, adapted from 1970 United States census data. Shows figures related to family make-up, mobility, education, labor, income, state geography, and city and county demographics, all with respect to the population's mother tongue. Written by a University of Southern Maine professor of sociology.Tags Ashland ME, Auburn ME, Augusta ME, Bangor ME, Berwick ME, Biddeford ME, Brewer ME, Brunswick ME, Caribou ME, Chelsea ME, Eagle Lake ME, Education, Fairfield ME, Fort Fairfield ME, Fort Kent ME, Frenchville ME, Gorham ME, Grand Isle ME, Jackman ME, Jay ME, Kennebunk ME, Kittery ME, Lewiston ME, Limestone ME, Lisbon ME, Livermore Falls ME, Madawaska ME, Madison ME, Mexico ME, Millinocket ME, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Nonfiction -- Sociology, Old Orchard Beach ME, Old Town ME, Portland ME, Presque Isle ME, Rumford ME, Saco ME, Sanford ME, Skowhegan ME, South Berwick ME, South Portland ME, St. Agatha ME, St. Francis ME, Topsham ME, Van Buren ME, Wallagrass ME, Waterville ME, Webster ME, Westbrook ME, Winslow ME, Winthrop ME -
'Frenchie' puts humor on cassette tape
Ernie Gagne, humorist and Maine talk radio voice of the controversial "Frenchie" character, releases a cassette tape of his ethnically-driven jokes. -
'Frenchie' confronts critics
After stepping down from his radio personality post at WBLM, Ernie Gagne, a.k.a. 'Frenchie,' takes part in a televised panel discussion about his ethnically-driven humor, its dissidents, and the cultural and historical issues it exhumes. The panel took place at the University of Maine at Augusta's Holocaust and Human Rights Center. -
Fire ties up traffic in city
Effect of the Cowan Mill fire on traffic in the cities of Lewiston and Auburn, Maine. -
LEWISTON MILL FIRE; MILL FIRE RATTLES LEWISTON: Teen arsonists eyed; onlookers tie up city
Kennebec Journal printing of article on Lewiston, Maine's Cowan Mill fire by Lewiston Sun Journal writer, Mark LaFlamme. -
State's top seat historically elusive to Francos: With the exception of Alonzo Garcelon in 1879, the governor's seat has been difficult to win for those of French heritage
Article on the absence of a Franco American in the Maine governor's seat. Observes the one-year term of Alonzo Garcelon in the 19th century, the losses of past Francos vying for election, and the contemporary case of Waterville, Maine, mayor Paul LePage's bid for a 2010 gubernatorial victory. -
'One of us': Francos laud LePage win
Lewiston/Auburn, Maine, reaction to Paul LePage - a Franco American from Lewiston and Waterville - becoming the next governor of the state. Some insist LePage's ethnicity will raise the conversation about Franco Americans in Maine to a greater level, others argue his ethnicity is not nearly as important as his outspokenly conservative political orientation. -
Storing history: Inside Museum L-A's huge collection of artifacts
A look at Lewiston/Auburn, Maine's "Museum L-A," which some claim has "the most complete documented history of the Industrial Revolution in New England, if not the country." -
Francos offer mixed response to LePage win
Article featured one day prior in the Lewiston, Maine, Sun Journal under the title "'One of us': Francos laud LePage win." Local reaction to Paul LePage - a Franco American from Lewiston and Waterville - becoming the next governor of the state. Some insist LePage's ethnicity will raise the conversation about Franco Americans in Maine to a greater level, others argue his ethnicity is not nearly as important as his conservative political orientation. -
France to honor local man for WWII service
New Gloucester, Maine, man receives the French Legion of Honor medal for his military service during the United States military's participation in the liberation of France during World War II. Growing up speaking French, he was able to translate for American and French soldiers. -
Loyal but French : The Negotiation of Identity by French-Canadian Descendants in the United States
The birth of the French Canadian community in Lewiston, Maine, and the developments of a Franco American identity there. Argues for the reexamination of the social history of French Canadians and their descendants in Lewiston, Maine - that Franco American culture and cultural identity are products of a historical process where ethnic Americans negotiated citizenship, tradition, and personhood by a variety of cultural terms more complex than those found in a simple understanding of United States assimilation. Follows the life, transition, and death of the Lewiston periodical "Le Messager," often as a marker for the state of the Lewiston Franco community's vitality. A history of French Canadian institutions in Lewiston. Based on Richard's doctoral dissertation, "From Canadien to American: The Acculturation of French-Canadian Descendants in Lewiston, Maine, 1860 to the Present." Richard is a Lewiston, Maine, native and associate director of the Center for the Study of Canada/Institute on Quebec Studies at SUNY Plattsburgh. -
"Why Don't You Be a Klansman?" Anglo-Canadian Support for the Ku Klux Klan Movement in 1920s New England
From the author: "This article examines a little-known dimension to the Ku Klux Klan movement in the United States during the 1920s. As Anglo-Canadian Protestants supported the KKK to assert control over French-Canadian and other Catholics in the New England states, they undermined the Klan's emphasis on Americanism and illustrated an inherent contradiction in this avowedly nativist organization."Tags Acculturation and Assimilation, Alberta, Auburn ME, Barre VT, Bath ME, Biddeford ME, Canada, Central Falls RI, Colorado, Connecticut, Demography, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Fall River MA, Government and Politics, Greenville ME, Lawrence MA, Lewiston ME, Lowell MA, Maine, Manchester NH, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Brunswick, New England, New Hampshire, New York, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Labor and Social, Ontario, Oregon, Québec, Religion, Rhode Island, Saco ME, Saskatchewan, Toronto ON, United States, Vermont, Violence, Washington, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA -
The Peoples Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, 1875-1975
A short history of Lewiston and Auburn, Maine, published on the centennial year of the local "Peoples Savings Bank" and conceived through the lens of that financial institution. Historical content is segmented by decade, each chapter illustrated with pictures of developments made to city infrastructure, business, and government. Features local impacts of immigration, both World Wars, the Great Depression, and various natural disasters. Contains an introduction in both English and French.Tags Auburn ME, Business and Economics, Community: Customs and Social Life, Death and Disaster, Education, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Government and Politics, Journalism, Labor History, Lewiston ME, Mills and Mill Work, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Economic and Industrial, Nonfiction -- History -- Local, Religion, Social History, Sports and Leisure, War -
Historic Lewiston : A Textile City in Transition
The second book in a series on the history of Lewiston, Maine, Historic Lewiston, from the Lewiston Historical Commission. Historic Lewiston: A Textile City in Transition is a 60-page overview of Lewiston and Auburn, Maine's industrial history and post-industrial developments, situated on the banks of the Androscoggin River. -
Historic Lewiston : Franco-American Origins
The first book in a series on the history of Lewiston, Maine, Historic Lewiston, from the Lewiston Historical Commission. Historic Lewiston: Franco-American Origins is a 47-page overview of Lewistonâ's Franco American past, divided into two parts. Part one focuses on the prevalence of social organizations, the plethora of Lewiston/Auburn Roman Catholic churches, and the work-a-day normalcy of nearly two centuries of French in Lewiston. Part two is a building survey, dedicated specifically to Franco-American architecture, giving one an artistic glimpse into the Lewiston buildings of old that have been retained only in part up to the present day. Contains a variety of photographs and other images. Contents: Preface 1. Lewiston's Franco-Americans: Their Origins and Early History 2. Little Canada and Vicinity: A Building Survey -
The Quiet Revolutionaries : How the Grey Nuns Changed the Social Welfare Paradigm of Lewiston, Maine
From Routledge: "The book recognizes the achievements by a nineteenth-century community of women religious, the Grey Nuns of Lewiston, Maine. The founding of their hospital was significant in its time as the first hospital in that factory city, and is significant today if one desires a more accurate and inclusive history of women and healthcare in America..." -
Franco-Americans of Maine
An "Images of America" pictorial history that illustrates parts of the Franco-American experience in Maine, Maine's people, and the things and places that occupied their lives. Chapters run as follows: 1)Work, 2)Family, 3)Religious Life, 4)Community, 5)Sports and Recreation, 6)Arts and Entertainment, 7)Education, 8)Franco-American Pride, 9)The Acadians. This is Dyke Hendrickson's second book on Franco-Americans, the first being "Quiet Presence: Dramatic, First-Person Accounts: The True Stories of Franco-Americans in New England" (1980)Tags Acadians, Allagash ME, Auburn ME, Augusta ME, Biddeford ME, Community: Customs and Social Life, Eagle Lake ME, Education, Family, Farming and Agriculture, Forestry, Fort Kent ME, Frenchville ME, Grand Isle ME, Journalism, Labor History, Lewiston ME, Lille ME, Madawaska ME, Mills and Mill Work, New Auburn ME, New Brunswick, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Pictorial, Sanford ME, Sinclair ME, Sports and Leisure, St. Agatha ME, St. David ME, St. John River Valley, Van Buren ME, Wallagrass ME, Westbrook ME, Youth -
Franco-Americans
Outline of Franco American history, traditional practices, cultural norms. Culminates in suggestions to healthcare providers for communicating with Franco Americans. Published online by the Child Welfare Training Institute, Muskie School of Public Education, University of Southern MaineTags Acadians, Auburn ME, Augusta ME, Bangor ME, Biddeford ME, Caribou ME, Death and Disaster, Demography, Education, Emigration and Immigration, Exploration and Colonization, Family, Food, Health and Wellness, Language and Linguistics, Lewiston ME, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Essay, Nova Scotia, Québec, Religion, Sports and Leisure -
Ethnic Identity : The Case of the French Americans
Sociological essay highlighting Franco American assimilation in a case-study of Lewiston, Maine. Includes a brief history of French Canadian immigration to Lewiston coinciding with the city's birth as an industrial center. Part of the preface reads, "The general thrust of the book as it has developed, centers around the documentation of a case of cataclysmic cultural breakdown. Drawing upon many types of data, an attempt has been made to show that the French-American culture suffered an abrupt, multigenerational shift in cultural and social orientation. This alone justifies the study...."Tags Acculturation and Assimilation, Androscoggin River Valley, Auburn ME, Community: Customs and Social Life, Demography, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Labor History, Language and Linguistics, Lewiston ME, Maine, Massachusetts, Mills and Mill Work, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Ethnic Studies, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Nonfiction -- Sociology, Québec, Religion, Social History, War -
Franco-American Ethnic Identity in Maine : Mémoire de Maiêtrise
Book-length study based on demographic research and personal observations on Franco Americans in Maine. Begins with a brief exploration of the diversity of Franco American history in New England and moves into the theoretical particularities often used to talk about the common Franco-American minority experience. Ends with case-studies of Franco Americans from Brunswick, Turner, Portland, Waterville, Lewiston, and Augusta, Maine. Attempts to trace the transformation of Franco American attitudes toward their heritage. From the author: "This paper is the outcome of a nine-month observation. From September 1989 until May 1990, the observer was a French Teaching Fellow at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine...."Tags Acadians, Acculturation and Assimilation, Auburn ME, Augusta ME, Biddeford ME, Brunswick ME, Community: Customs and Social Life, Cumberland ME, Demography, Eagle Lake ME, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Family, Labor History, Language and Linguistics, Lewiston ME, Maine, Mills and Mill Work, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Ethnic Studies, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Québec, Religion, Saco ME, St. John River Valley, Waterville ME -
The Battle over Female (In)Dependence : Women in New England Québécois Migrant Communities, 1870-1930
Waldron explores the impacts of immigration on French Canadian norms of gender, labor, and social practice. She uses the examples of Lewiston, Maine, and Worcester, Massachusetts, and the different economies therein to ultimately observe the impact of a certain migration on the traditions (oppressive or otherwise) of a people. From the text: "My argument is twofold: on one hand, for male leaders in these migrant communities, perpetuating traditional ideas about men's and women's contributions to family and society was part of an effort to retain, on a communal level, their distinct identity as a Catholic people of French Canadian ancestry. In contrast, for female migrants, the decision to support traditional gender norms was a more complicated one; many migrant women and their American-born daughters advocated perpetuation of traditional Quebecois understandings of gender not only as a means of defining their place in American society, as Catholic women of French Canadian ancestry, but also to obtain and maintain the benefits and status within the home that these ideals afforded them in the United States."Tags Acculturation and Assimilation, Auburn ME, Community: Customs and Social Life, Emigration and Immigration, Family, Folklore, Gender and Sexuality, Labor History, Language and Linguistics, Lewiston ME, Manchester NH, Mills and Mill Work, New England, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Labor and Social, Nonfiction -- Immigration, Québec, Religion, Social History, Winchendon MA, Worcester MA -
The Social Context of Franco-American Schooling in New England
Article aimed at informing teachers about students of Franco-American heritage, and recounting the particular past experiences of ethnic Francos in New England schools. Recent public efforts at bilingual and bicultural education in New England. Includes a list of predominantly Franco-American New England towns, as well as a list of vernacular phrases and their Parisian correspondents.Tags Adams MA, Auburn ME, Berlin NH, Biddeford ME, Brockton MA, Brunswick ME, Burlington VT, Cambridge MA, Canaan VT, Caribou ME, Central Falls RI, Chicopee MA, Connecticut, Danielson CT, Demography, Derby VT, Education, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Fall River MA, Fitchburg MA, Franklin VT, Gardner MA, Government and Politics, Greenville NH, Hartford CT, Haverhill MA, Holyoke MA, Jewett City CT, Language and Linguistics, Lawrence MA, Leominster MA, Lewiston ME, Louisiana, Lowell MA, Lynn MA, Maine, Manchester NH, Marlboro MA, Massachusetts, Nashua NH, New Bedford MA, New Hampshire, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, North Adams MA, Northampton MA, Norton VT, Old Town ME, Orono ME, Palmer MA, Pawtucket RI, Pittsfield MA, Plainfield CT, Providence RI, Putnam CT, Rhode Island, Richford VT, Saco ME, Salem MA, Somersworth NH, Southbridge MA, Spencer MA, Springfield MA, St. Albans VT, St. John River Valley, Taftville CT, Taunton MA, Vermont, Ware MA, Warren RI, Waterbury CT, Waterville ME, Webster MA, West Warwick RI, Willimantic CT, Winooski VT, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA -
Migration Fields of French Canadian Immigrants to Southern Maine
Article on the migrations of French Canadians in Central and Southern Maine to their precise places of departure in Québec. Includes maps that illustrate migration fields and indicate concentrations of Maine Franco Americans. From the author: "Birthplaces of French Canadian immigrants to six Maine cities during the period 1890-1925 were mapped from information in biographical summaries and naturalization documents....This study suggests that migration fields tend to persist through time, sometimes despite transportation changes, that the areal extent of fields is related to the size and rapidity of immigration rather than to the age of fields, and that fields are probably best identified by county rather than by community units."Tags Auburn ME, Augusta ME, Biddeford ME, Brunswick ME, Chaudiere River Valley, Demography, Emigration and Immigration, Geography, Kennebec River Valley, La Beauce QC, Labor History, Lewiston ME, Madawaska ME, Maine, Meriden CT, Mills and Mill Work, Montréal QC, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Geography, Penobscot River Valley, Portland ME, Québec, Saco ME, Sanford ME, Skowhegan ME, St. John River Valley, St. Lawrence River Valley, Waterville ME, Westbrook ME, Woonsocket RI -
Guidelines for the Teaching of French to Franco-Americans
Dissertation exploring the resources and methods available for teaching the French language to the Franco American native French speaker. Suggestions for materials, activity, and practice in the Franco American's bilingual education setting, including tools for fostering "historical perspective" and an appreciation of "cross-culturalism." Particular attention to the Franco American student, namely one's language behaviors and pronunciations, historical background, and cultural heritage. Provides an overview of the history of New England Franco Americans. Includes a selective bibliography for research on bilingualism. From the author: "A general premise of this dissertation is that the language and cultural assets of the Franco-American student can be organized for meaningful language learning experiences....The result of this dissertation should be guidelines to writing and organizing language teaching materials for Franco-Americans" (1,2).Tags Acculturation and Assimilation, Auburn ME, Berlin NH, Biddeford ME, Boston MA, Bridgeport CT, Brunswick ME, Burlington VT, Cambridge MA, Central Falls RI, Education, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Fall River MA, Hartford CT, Holyoke MA, Language and Linguistics, Lawrence MA, Lewiston ME, Lowell MA, Maine, Manchester NH, Nashua NH, New Bedford MA, New England, New Haven CT, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Nonfiction -- Language and Linguistics, Pawtucket RI, Portsmouth NH, Providence RI, Springfield MA, St. John River Valley, Waterville ME, West Warwick RI, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA -
The First Forty Years of Franco-American Foundations in the Lewiston Area
Historical origins of Franco American community in the city of Lewiston, Maine. Cultural heritage as related to the establishment of textile mills and shoe shops, the influence of church parishes and schools, and the concerns of local Roman Catholic leadership. Covers the period from 1860 to 1900. Based largely on primary data collected in archives and personal interviews. Includes population figures, financial data from industrial centers, and information on parochial schooling. From the author: "The problem of this study is to investigate and to systematically document the foundations of Franco-American heritage in Lewiston, Maine."Tags Art and Architecture, Auburn ME, Business and Economics, Community: Customs and Social Life, Demography, East Rutland VT, Education, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Fall River MA, Family, Lewiston ME, Maine, Mills and Mill Work, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Labor and Social, Nonfiction -- History -- Local, Religion, Social History -
Phonological Correspondences Between Modern French and the Lewiston-Auburn Dialect of French, and Between the English Spoken in Lewiston-Auburn and the Lewiston-Auburn Dialect of French
Comparison of phonological traits in the English and the French languages spoken in the twin cities of Lewiston and Auburn, Maine. Observations of idiosyncratic French language characteristics in Lewiston. An introductory history of Franco Americans in Lewiston and Auburn, Maine - their European and Canadian backgrounds, and their Maine community establishments. Charts that measure specific linguistic properties of Lewiston-Auburn French speakers. From the introduction: "My goal, in writing this essay, was to make a phonetic transcription of the sounds which bilingual Franco-Americans of Lewiston-Auburn, Maine employ when they speak what they call 'French,' and then to show how these sounds correspond to the sounds of Modern French; and what happens to the sounds of English words when they are borrowed by these people when they are speaking the LA dialect. The analysis is strictly descriptive, and phonetic, and it was carried out only on the word level." (1) -
From Canadien to American : The Acculturation of French-Canadian Descendants in Lewiston, Maine, 1860 to the Present
Dissertation from the author of "Loyal but French: The Negotiation of Identity by French-Canadian Descendants in the United States." From the author: "Using Lewiston, Maine, as a community study, this dissertation examines how individuals of French-Canadian descent negotiated their entry into U.S. society from 1860 to 2001. Descriptive statistics compiled from federal manuscript censuses, city directories, and naturalization records provide portraits of the community at different points in time. The French language newspaper of Lewiston and materials from Catholic archives provide much of the literary evidence in this work....This study challenges our understanding of what we call "assimilation." It suggests that acculturation rather than "assimilation" better describes the process by which ethnic populations join the host society. Historians tend to oversimplify ethnic preservation and acculturation by depicting them as binary opposites. This study argues that, rather than struggling between ethnic retention and acculturation, French-Canadian migrants and their Franco-American descendants in Lewiston pursued them as intertwined goals from the 1870s to the 1950s. It also contends that their Americanization was anything but linear. Lewiston's francophones challenged, rejected, or redefined some of the norms of the host society, as they renegotiated their identity in the United States. Yet, modeling good citizenship was integral to their interconnected identity as ethnic Americans. The experiences of Lewiston's French-Canadian descendants challenge contemporary assumptions about the incompatibility of ethnic retention and Americanization."Tags Acculturation and Assimilation, Auburn ME, Community: Customs and Social Life, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Government and Politics, Journalism, Labor History, Lewiston ME, Mills and Mill Work, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Labor and Social, Religion, Social History -
L'heritage franco-américain dans le Maine
De l'introduction de cet étudiant de France: "Afin d'approcher le sujet, trois méthodes ont été employées. La lecture de documents écrits retracent l'immigration et l'installation de canadiens français dans le Maine. Afin de mieux percevoir ce qui peut définier un franco-américain, l'outil statistique constatera certains critières économiques comme familiaux en 1990. Enfin, différentes rencontres imageront l'environnement d'un franco-américain dans le Maine en cette fin de siiècle....Bien sur, à travers des traits historiques, on obervera la continuité de quelques formes communautaires encore marquées du seau du XIXième et du début du XXième siiècle. Le rappel historique d'une immigration canadienne francophone est le prélude du phénomiène franco-américain dans les états de Nouvelle-Angleterre. Les lieux d'émigration comme d'immigration sont connus et à chaque ville dite "française", on peut déterminer les lieux d'origine des nouveaux arrivants. Qu'il se soit fait à pied ou en train, le mouvement migratoire amenait ces canadiens francophones à se regrouper en certaines villes. Des structures communautaires furent crées pour faciliter les conditions de vie des canadiens français dans le Maine....La geographie des franco-américains dans le Maine sera ensuite abordée. On cherchera à savoir si le phénomiène est uniforme. Pour cela, des outils statistiques apporteront des renseignements sur des différences régionales tant d'un point de vue géographique que sociologique....Enfin, divers aspects de la réalité franco-américaine des années 1990 seront présentés. On essayera de comprendre sur quelles bases les communautés continuent a se maintenir, et si renouvellement il y a."Tags Androscoggin County ME, Auburn ME, Augusta ME, Biddeford ME, Brunswick ME, Caribou ME, Chisholm ME, Community: Customs and Social Life, Demography, Dexter ME, Eagle Lake ME, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Fairfield ME, Fort Fairfield ME, Fort Kent ME, Frenchville ME, Geography, Kennebec River Valley, Labor History, Language and Linguistics, Lewiston ME, Limerick ME, Limestone ME, Madawaska ME, Maine, Millinocket ME, Mills and Mill Work, New Auburn ME, New Brunswick, New Canada ME, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Labor and Social, Old Town ME, Portland ME, Religion, Saco River Valley, Sand Hill ME, Sanford ME, Skowhegan ME, Social History, St. John River Valley, Van Buren ME, Waterville ME, Westbrook ME, Winn ME, Winslow ME -
The History of the Development of Catholic Education in the State of Maine from 1604-1933
Historical look at Catholic Education in Maine from the time of the first French explorers and missionaries in the Americas to the author's present - before World War II. Covers elementary though college educations, from the northern tip of the state to York County at the southern border. -
Le milieu, l'appartenance et l'integration à la société américaine : la littérature comme outil de connaissance des Franco-Américains
Thièse de premier cycle qui explore les écrits de Jack Kerouac, Robert Perreault, Gérard Robichaud, et Rhea Côté Robbins. Une analyse de leurs littératures comme oeuvres franco-américaines, ou exemples de «littératures mineures» qui offrent un commentaire unique sur la géographie et l'idée d'un «sentiment d'appartenance». Undergraduate thesis that explores the writings of Jack Kerouac, Robert Perreault, Gerard Robichaud, and Rhea Cote Robbins. Examines their literature as Franco-American works, and as examples of "minor literatures" that offer a unique commentary on one's geography and "sense of place." -
Floor Models
Short short fiction piece of a Lewiston, Maine grandmother, mother, and daughter; family stories whose narrator captures family maladies and how they extend across time. Published for the web on New England Review, NER Digital. -
Les Franco-Américains : 1860-1980
Un bref historique complet sur les Franco-Américains de la Nouvelle-Angleterre jusqu'à 1980. Une étude socielle, culturelle, démographique, et historiographique, basée "sur les travaux historiques existant" états-uniniens sur ce peuple et ses communautés dans le nord-est. Le mouvement, les paroisses et voisinages, les vies et le travail d'un peuple émigrant canadien-français et ses descendants. Des pensées sur le concept de "la survivance." Écrit par un scolaire français. Des illustrations en noir et blanc (photographie; dessins).Tags Albany NY, Auburn ME, Barre VT, Biddeford ME, Boston MA, Burlington VT, Cabotville MA, Central Falls RI, Chicopee Falls MA, Chicopee MA, Clubs and Societies, Cohoes NY, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Fall River MA, Greek Americans, Hartford CT, Holyoke MA, Irish Americans, Lawrence MA, Lewiston ME, Lowell MA, Manchester NH, Marlboro MA, Merrimack River Valley, Mills and Mill Work, Nashua NH, New Bedford MA, New England, Nonfiction -- French in North America, Nonfiction -- History, Nonfiction -- History -- French in North America, North Adams MA, Northampton MA, Old Town ME, Pawtucket RI, Portland ME, Providence RI, Québec, Rochester NY, Rutland VT, Salmon Falls NH, Southbridge MA, Spencer MA, Springfield MA, St. Albans VT, Troy NY, Waltham MA, Ware MA, White River Junction VT, Winooski VT, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA -
Margaret Chase Smith : The Persistence of a Political Archetype
Article describing the political method and image of former Maine Republican congresswoman, Margaret Chase Smith. The paradigmatic elements of her political tenure and their subsequent impact on the shapes of later Maine political campaigns and leadership styles. Particular emphasis on the successes of Maine moderates William Cohen, Olympia Snowe, and Susan Collins. The major elements of a "Margaret Chase Smith archetype" : independent leadership style and stance, support for national defense, and an identification with hard work and the working class. The ways in which Smith's successful followers in government imitated these elements, or how notable political defeats relate to a candidate's departures from her moderate archetype. Discussion of Smith's little acknowledged French Canadian roots.Tags Androscoggin County ME, Auburn ME, Augusta ME, Brunswick ME, Cape Elizabeth ME, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Gender and Sexuality, Government and Politics, Hancock County ME, Kittery ME, Lewiston ME, Lincoln County ME, Lisbon Falls ME, Lisbon ME, Maine, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Government and Politics, Penobscot County ME, Saco ME, Sanford ME, Skowhegan ME, Waldo County ME, War, Washington DC, Waterville ME, Westbrook ME -
Historically Speaking on Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Churches
Historical overview of the churches and religious communities spread throughout the twin cities of Lewiston and Auburn, Maine, from the 18th century to the 1960s. Discussions on the various growths of local buildings and congregations - divided by denomination. Includes Christian churches, Jewish synagogues, and discussion on ecumenism and inter-faith communities. Compiled and expanded from "Home History Talks," the author's historical commentaries broadcast on Lewiston, Maine's WLAM radio. Illustrated in black and white photograph. -
Floor Models
Short short fiction piece of a Lewiston, Maine grandmother, mother, and daughter; family stories whose narrator captures family maladies and how they extend across time. Published for the web on New England Review, NER Digital.