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Où est Woonsocket?
Newspaper feature on the changing cultural landscape of Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Comments on the city's once-predominant French Canadian population centered around its Social District. French heritage in Woonsocket as repositioned after WWII by suburban sprawl, new politicians and businessmen, and an appreciation for language and culture that adapted to American processes acculturation. Examples of cultural and linguistic idioms that are uninterpretable to many new Woonsocket residents and young people. The contemporary ways in which people in Woonsocket are working to promote their city's historic offerings. Includes references to the upcoming filming of the Montreal production, "The Mills of Power"("Les tisserands du pouvoir"), to take place in Woonsocket; l'Union Saint-Jean-Baptiste; Representative Rene Lafayette and Mayor Charles Baldelli; and Richelieu International. Featured in an issue of the Providence Sunday Journal Magazine. -
New Hampshire's French-Speaking People : Part I of II
Part one of a historical profile of Franco Americans in the state of New Hampshire, with an emphasis on the origins of their community in the city of Manchester during the 19th- and 20th-century period of Quebec immigration to New England. Photographs of famous personalities and locales in Manchester, New Hampshire, some Franco American students there, and parochial schools, teachers, and classrooms. -
New Hampshire's French-Speaking People : Part II of II
Part two of a historical profile of Franco Americans in the state of New Hampshire, with an emphasis on New Hampshire French language journalism and Franco American clubs and fraternal benefit societies. Remarks on late-19th-century labor research and demographics on Franco Americans in New England, with reference to the work of Carroll D. Wright. Photographs of men's and women's clubs in Manchester, New Hampshire, Manchester workers, and notable locales there. -
AGAINST ALL ODDS: LIFE ON THE HILL: Places that provided common heritage gone or declining
Part 4 of 4 of the October, 1991, series entitled, "Against all odds: Life on the 'Hill'" - a close look into Augusta, Maine's Sand Hill (Sandhill) neighborhood. Part 4 includes two pieces: one acknowledging the vast changes that have taken place in the community since the early 20th century, the other acknowledging the still present voice of Le Club Calumet, a Franco-American social club, that has undergone its own sort of struggle. -
Celebrating Our 50th Anniversary: Le Club Calumet, 1922-1972
A supplement to the Daily Kennebec Journal in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Le Club Calumet, a (then) men's-only Franco American social club in Augusta, Maine. Includes many advertisement congratulations from local businesses, pictures of club events, among other pieces. 24 pages long. -
Calumet Club faces rights hearing
A Readfield, Maine, woman who was denied membership at Le Club Calumet - a men's Franco-American social club in Augusta, Maine - appealed to the Maine Human Rights Commission on account of discrimination. -
Backing Calumet Club
Letter to the editor regarding the 1989 Le Club Calumet controversy sparked by a woman's seeking entry into the all-male club. Offers a measure of support for the Augusta, Maine, Club in its rejection of the woman's request. -
Private clubs can exclude
Letter to the editor on the subject of Augusta, Maine's Franco American social club, Le Club Calumet, excluding women from its membership. -
Do it this way, Nancy
Letter to the editor chastising Nancy Albert Ellis, the woman who in 1989 sought entry into the all-male Franco-American social club, Le Club Calumet, of Augusta, Maine. -
Club is like a private home
Letter to the editor questioning the motives of Nancy Albert Ellis, the woman who in 1989 sought entry into an all-male Franco American social club, Le Club Calumet, of Augusta, Maine. -
Calumet should stay as it is
Letter to the editor in support of the 1989 decision of Augusta, Maine's Le Club Calumet to reject the membership application of a woman, Nancy Albert Ellis, and remain an all-male organization. -
Calumet Club loses Round 1
The Maine Human Rights Commission ruled that Le Club Calumet, an all-male Franco American social club in Augusta, Maine, discriminated when it refused membership to a woman applicant. The article contains commentary from arguing members of the Club and the MHRC councilpersons who voted unanimously to label officially the Club's decision as discrimination based on sex. -
Some Calumet Club members may vote to admit women, attorney says
After the Maine Human Rights Commission ruled that she had been discriminated against when denied membership at Le Club Calumet, a Franco American social club, Nancy Albert Ellis considered filing charges in court. Many members of the Club, in her support, claimed that they would vote to change club legislation, allowing the full admission and membership of women. -
Calumet's first-class women
Letter to the editor lauding the women who volunteer at the all-male Franco American social club, Le Club Calumet, in Augusta, Maine, without becoming club members. Comes in response to the controversy of a woman whose attempt at membership in the Club was rejected, and who appealed to the Maine Human Rights Commission to prove the Club's unlawful discrimination based on her sex. -
'Le Club' is masculine
Letter to the editor that argues (tongue-in-cheek?) how the gender of the French term "le club" is reason enough for Le Club Calumet of Augusta, Maine, to justify rejecting a woman's application for membership in 1989. -
Ellis' win will destroy club
Letter to the editor arguing that if Le Club Calumet, a Franco-American social club in Augusta, Maine, is forced by the Maine courts to admit women, and is thereby ruled a "public" organization, it will no longer be able to limit its membership based on ethnicity. -
Was it sex discrimination?
Letter to the editor that asks whether discrimination based on gender is different from discrimination based on ethnicity, and if Le Club Calumet, a Franco-American social club in Augusta, Maine, is not allowed by its private status to limit its membership based on both sex and ethnicity. -
Calumet members make no decision yet on admitting women
After the Maine Human Rights Commission deemed Le Club Calumet - an Augusta, Maine, Franco-American men's club - discriminatory for not admitting women as members, the Club was forced to decide if it would change its policies regarding membership or face litigation. -
Club is victim of bias
Maurice Violette, past president of Augusta, Maine's Le Club Calumet and author of "The Franco-Americans" (New York: Vantage Press, 1976), writes about the bias he sees in the Kennebec Journal's editorial commentary on the Club controversy of 1989-1992. -
Teaching the wrong lesson
Letter to the editor in response to Nancy Albert Ellis' objection to being refused membership in Le Club Calumet, a Franco-American social club in Augusta, Maine. Letter writer cites the Club's right to legislate as a private organization, even to limit membership based on one's citizenship. -
Kiss old Calumet goodbye
Letter to the editor criticizing the comments of Le Club Calumet's legal representation, Norman Bourget, and giving thanks to the 1989 decision by the Maine Human Rights Commission declaring the Club discriminatory for its refusal to admit women as members. -
Private club made public
Letter to the editor claiming that the Maine Human Rights Commission discriminated against the Franco-American community when it ruled that Le Club Calumet was a public organization and should admit women as members - or else be taken to court on account of its discriminatory bylaws. -
Calumet faces big problems
Letter to the editor acknowledging the problems that would potentially arise for Le Club Calumet - an all-male Franco American social club in Augusta, Maine - if it were declared public by the judicial system, and thus forced by law to admit women as members. -
Le Club Calumet files complaint
Le Club Calumet seeks approval from the court for its decision to exclude women from membership in its organization: one that the Maine Human Rights Commission deemed "public," and thus discriminatory in its sexed bylaws. -
Calumet Club claims law permits limited private ethnic membership
Article on public comments made by Le Club Calumet following its lawsuit against the Maine Human Rights Commission. Maine HRC previously ruled that the Club was breaking a law of public organization when it refused to admit a woman as a member. -
Rights panel sues le Club Calumet
The Maine Human Rights Commission fired back at Le Club Calumet by filing a lawsuit of its own (in response to the Club's suit against the HRC) contending that the Club discriminated in its refusal of membership to a woman based on her sex. -
Why sue Club Calumet?
Letter to the editor questioning the Maine Human Rights Commission's decision to sue le Club Calumet of Augusta, Maine. MHRC asserted the unlawful discrimination inherent to the Club's bylaws that restrict membership based on sex. -
Calumet claims bias against French women legal; rights panel disagrees
Article on the arguments heard in Kennebec County Superior Court, Augusta, Maine, in a case of the Maine Human Rights Commission versus Le Club Calumet, a Franco-American fraternal organization. -
Calumet told it must let women join: Calumet loses bid to keep women out
In a 1991 ruling, the Kennebec County Superior Court decided that Le Club Calumet, a Franco American fraternal organization in Augusta, Maine, was a public organization , and therefore could not exclude women from its membership - as it had done for 69 years, and as had been the provisions of its bylaws. -
Le Club Calumet will appeal order for female membership
Le Club Calumet of Augusta, Maine, decided to appeal a decision of the Kennebec County Superior Court that deemed the Club a public organization, and thus prevented by law from excluding women from its historically all-male membership. -
Cease and desist, Le Club Calumet
Editorial piece arguing that Augusta, Maine, fraternal organization Le Club Calumet, appealing a ruling that charged it with sex discrimination, should reconsider its position and "alter its men-only policy for membership." -
No longer silent minority
Guest article written by Franco-American performer, Jean-Paul Poulain, on the need to preserve Le Club Calumet as a private organization. This piece comes amidst the controversy surrounding a county court ruling that the Augusta, Maine, Club was unlawfully discriminatory towards women. -
Calumet Club vows to fight court ruling
After being forced by the Kennebec County Superior Court to admit women members, Le Club Calumet of Augusta, Maine, objected, and claimed to consider filing an appeal. -
Age of equality
Editorial piece arguing that Le Club Calumet should, as directed by the Kennebec County Superior Court, admit women as members, and discontinue the membership policy of its Augusta, Maine, establishment that is arguably based in part on sex discrimination. -
Out of kitchen for good
Letter to the editor written in response to a guest column penned by Augusta, Maine performer, Jean-Paul Poulain. This letter addresses the need for cultural sensitivity, but argues that women must be involved - including at the level of membership in the historically all-male Franco American social club, Le Club Calumet. -
Calumet Club cancels celebration
Augusta, Maine's Le Club Calumet canceled its 1991 anniversary celebration. The Club cited a lack of participation. -
Woman defends 'men only'
Letter to the editor rebuffing a previous letter written by Peg Ricker (6 September 1991), and supporting the all-male membership of Augusta, Maine, social club, Le Club Calumet, for the sake of "gender bonding," among other reasons. -
And one who's still waiting
A commentary on the headline article of this issue, "Women in the Clubs," that elaborates a discussion of Nancy Albert Ellis. In 1988, Ellis was refused membership to the all-male Franco American social club, Le Club Calumet, of Augusta, Maine, and began a course of litigation that lasted a number of years. -
An Open Letter to Whom It May Concern: A Rebuttal to Calumet Club Superior Court's Judgment
A lengthy open letter concerning the potential effects of Kennebec County Superior Court's ruling against Le Club Calumet, charging it to begin admitting women into the membership ranks of its historically all-male establishment in Augusta, Maine. The letter's primary concern is the court's designation of the Club as a "public accommodation," not a private one, that might potentially be forced to admit any person without regard for ethnicity. -
Not private vs. public
A letter to the editor in response to Maurice Violette's "An Open Letter..." (9 October 1991), contesting Violette's fixation on the matter of "public vs. private" as the keystone of the debate surrounding Le Club Calumet's recent Kennebec County, Maine, courtroom loss, and its being forced by law to admit women to the ranks of its membership. -
Judge rejects Ellis' request for lien on Le Club Calumet
Kennebec County (Maine) Superior Court judge rejects Nancy Ellis' bid to attach a lien to Calumet Club property in the case that, if her lawsuit against the club is victorious, the club disbands, sells land, and refuses coverage of her legal fees. -
State's highest court to hear Calumet appeal
Le Club Calumet of Augusta, Maine, appealed to the Maine Supreme Court to overturn a superior court decision forcing it to change its organizational bylaws and admit women as members. -
Calumet appeal argued in court
Le Club Calumet, a Franco American men's social club in Augusta, Maine, appealed to the Maine Supreme Court a decision made by the superior court that would have forced the club to admit women as members. This article covers the beginning of the arguments heard at the highest court in Maine. -
Maine woman seeks entry into ethnic club
A Boston Globe update on the Maine Supreme Court case of the Maine Human Rights Commission and Nancy Ellis vs. Le Club Calumet, regarding the issue of a private accommodation limiting its membership based on ethnic and sex discriminations and if, as Ellis contends, the Club is in fact a public, not private, organization. -
Calumet hurt its own
Letter to the editor opposed to the Maine Supreme Court's decision in favor of Le Club Calumet barring women from membership in its Augusta, Maine, organization. -
Ellis wants media attention
Letter to the editor questioning the motives of Nancy Albert Ellis in her filing suit against Le Club Calumet of Augusta, Maine, for refusing her a membership based on her sex - a suit she eventually lost in the Maine Supreme Court. -
Court rules Calumet can exclude women
In May, 1992, the Maine State Supreme Court ruled that Le Club Calumet, a Franco-American men's club in Augusta, Maine, can exclude women as members from its organization. This decision was based on the court's finding that the Club was, in fact, a private accommodation, not a public one. Laws regarding the private status of ethnicity-based social clubs allow such clubs to limit their membership based on a number of unique characteristics - including sex. -
Anti-Calumet attitude
Letter to the editor berating Augusta, Maine's Kennebec Journal for its selective coverage of the controversy involving Le Club Calumet and Nancy Ellis - a battle over gender and club membership that landed both parties in the Maine Supreme Court. -
Equal or a step down?
Letter to the editor questioning the meaning of the phrase "equal rights" as it has been used in the conversation between Nancy Albert Ellis and the all-male Club Calumet of Augusta, Maine. -
French women must unite
Letter to the editor calling upon "all women of French ancestry" to unite in response to the Maine Supreme Court's decision to allow the Calumet Club of Augusta, Maine, to refuse membership to women. -
Freedom of association
Letter to the editor that claims to be in support of the Maine Supreme Court decision to protect the all-male Le Club Calumet's freedom of association. -
Le Club Calumet suspends brothers for backing Ellis
Nancy Albert Ellis' father and uncle, Demetrius and Henry Albert, were suspended by Le Club Calumet after refusing to appear before their executive board to discuss their public support of Ellis' controversial bid for membership in the all-male, Augusta, Maine, club. -
Readfield woman denied Calumet membership will not appeal
Nancy Albert Ellis, a woman whose membership application to Le Club Calumet in Augusta, Maine, was denied based on her sex, and who lost a legal battle with the Club that was taken all the way to the Maine Supreme Court, does not appeal the decision to a higher court. -
Men should do it all
Letter to the editor calling for gender equality in cutural organizations. This comes in support of Nancy Albert Ellis, whose bid to join the Calumet Club in Augusta, Maine, was rejected, and ultimately denied in a decision by the Maine Supreme Court. -
Club lost peace pipe
Letter to the editor berating Le Club Calumet of Augusta, Maine, for its refusal of Nancy Albert Ellis' membership bid on account of her sex. The author seeks a peaceful resolution to what became a controversial issue surrounding the inclusion of women in Club ranks. -
Doesn't make it right
Short letter to the editor written against Maurice Violette's letter of May 28, 1992, coming in the wake of Le Calumet Club's rejection of a woman vying for membership in the Augusta, Maine, all-male organization. -
Saving Franco culture
Letter to the editor calling upon Franco Americans and Le Club Calumet to look past the controversial 1992 Maine Supreme Court case regarding club identity and gender, and to consider the best way of using all available resources for cultural preservation. -
Le Festival de la Bastille, 1986 - July 11th,12th,13th
A supplement to the daily newspaper that includes a history of the Central Maine celebration, statements of prominent club members, advertisements, a song, as well as a 1986 schedule of events, the parade route, and pieces on popular performers to appear. -
Le Festival de la Bastille
A supplement to the daily newspaper that includes a history of the Augusta, Maine, celebration, statements of prominent club members, advertisements, as well as a 1987 schedule of events, the parade route, and pieces on popular performers to appear. -
For Pete's sake : Calumet's sports fields to bear Gagne's name
Le Club Calumet, the Franco-American social organization in Augusta, Maine, dedicates its youth sports fields in memory of local entrepreneur Albert "Pete" Gagne. Includes pictures of the monument erected at the fields in Gagne's honor. -
Celebrating our 53rd year....Le Club Calumet
Advertisement for Augusta, Maine's Le Club Calumet, featured in the 150th Anniversary Edition of the Kennebec Journal. -
Huge Franco-American celebration set for July: Le Festival de la Bastille, hosted by Augusta's Le Club Calumet, now occurs every other year.
Article on the biennial Augusta, Maine, celebration organized by the city's Le Club Calumet - a Franco-American community organization of nearly 100 years. -
Le Club Calumet deems Adams outstanding citizen
Article on the recipient of the annual Outstanding Citizen Award proffered by Le Club Calumet of Augusta, Maine. 2010's recipient, Jay Adams, played a large role in including the cultural reality of Franco Americans in the historical tourism of Maine's capital city. -
Chantons!
Livret de titres de chansons françaises et anglaises et de leurs paroles. Booklet of French and English song titles and their lyrics. -
Journal d'un bibliophile
Témoignage autobiographique d'un homme à Manchester, New Hampshire et sa relation avec les livres. Son accumulation à vie de milles de livres de "Canadiana" et "Franco-Americana," et les histoires qui l'accompagnent, vers leur lieu de repos à l'Association Canado-Américaine. Sa vie comme collectionneur de livres. Comprend aussi des lettres et des articles de journaux relatifs à la Collection Lambert. Note: La Collection Lambert réside maintenant à Saint Anselm College à Manchester, New Hampshire. -
L'émigrant acadien vers les États-Unis, 1842-1950
Le cinquiième colloque de l'Institut français du Colliège de l'Assomption, Worcester, Massachusetts, 16-17 mars 1984. Imprimé dans un numéro du périodique "Vie Française: Revue trimestrielle," publié par le Conseil de la Vie française en Amérique. Présentations sur les Acadiens et Acadiennes apriès le Grand Dérangement, principalement en Acadie et dans les états de la Nouvelle-Angleterre. L'émigration et ses causes; la langue française; des thièmes littéraires acadiennes; la musique; et certains communautés historiques franco-américaines dans la Nouvelle-Angleterre. Des brefs profils des auteurs qui ont contribué au colloque.Composé des piièces suivants: Préface, Claire Quintal "La Survivance acadienne en Nouvelle-Angleterre," R.P. Clarence-J. d'Entremont "Les Acadiens d'hier et d'aujourd'hui," Mason Wade "L'Emigration et les Acadiens," Fernand Arsenault "L'Emigration dans la littérature acadienne (1867-1958)," Marguerite Maillet "Les particularités du français acadien néo-écossais," Moshé Starets "L'Emigrant acadien et sa culture populaire," Lauraine Léger "Chanter son Acadie," Georges Arsenault "Economie, société et migrations: le cas de la vallée du Saint-Jean au 19e siiècle," Béatrice Chevalier Craig "La Formation d'une communauté à Old Town, Maine, 1835-1930: endogamie et origines natales parmi les Acadiens," Marcella Harnish Sorg "Perspectives sur Old Town, Maine, dans les années 30: témoignages tirés des récits de vie d'Acadiens et de Franco-Américains, recueillis dans le cadre du Federal Writers' Project," C. Stewart Doty "De la ferme à l'usine: les Acadiens dans Fitchburg, Massachusetts (1880-1910)," Paul-D. LeBlanc Notices biographiques des auteurs, Michelle-M. CotnoirTags Acadians, Acculturation and Assimilation, Amesbury MA, Augusta ME, Bangor ME, Belfast ME, Berlin NH, Beverly MA, Biddeford ME, Boston MA, Bradley ME, Braintree MA, Brewer ME, Bridgeport CT, Brockton MA, Brownville ME, Business and Economics, Cambridge MA, Cape Cod MA, Caribou ME, Chelsea MA, Chicopee MA, Cleghorn MA, Clubs and Societies, Cromwell CT, Demography, Dorchester MA, Dover NH, Emigration and Immigration, Everett MA, Fairfield ME, Fall River MA, Fiction and Literature, Fisherville MA, Fitchburg MA, Forestry, French Island ME, Frenchville ME, Gardner MA, Gloucester MA, Greenville ME, Hartford CT, Holyoke MA, Ipswich MA, Language and Linguistics, Lawrence MA, Leominster MA, Lewiston ME, Louisiana, Lowell MA, Lynn MA, Madawaska ME, Maine, Malden MA, Massachusetts, Melrose MA, Milford ME, Music, New Bedford MA, New Brunswick, New England, New Hampshire, Newton MA, Norwich CT, Nova Scotia, Old Town ME, Orono ME, Pawtucket RI, Portsmouth NH, Prince Edward Island, Reading MA, Saint John River Valley, Salem MA, Sanford MA, Saugus (Mass.), Skowhegan ME, Springfield MA, St. David ME, Stoneham MA, Taunton MA, United States, Van Buren ME, Wakefield MA, Waltham MA, Waterville ME, Wilmington MA, Winn ME, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA -
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 -
Les Franco-Américains dans la guerre : patriotisme et survivance
Article journal sur la participation militaire des canadiens-français aux conflits américains: les guerres d'Indépendence et de Sécession, les Guerres mondiales, etc. Quelques descriptions des hommes canadien-français et franco-américains bien-connus pour leur service militaire ou leurs expressions d'une patriotisme américain dans le 20e siiècle. Explorations de la phénomiène de la guerre comme entrée franco-américaine dans la discussion de l'identité culturelle et nationale; des attitudes franco-américains envers le Canada, le Québec, et le France; des négotiations de "l'élite franco-américain" pour un héritage français aux États-Unis par des périodes d'un patriotisme intensifié américain. La guerre américaine en tant que site de la dualité culturelle franco-américain.Tags Acculturation and Assimilation, Boston MA, Canada, Clubs and Societies, Cooperville NY, Fall River MA, Lake Champlain VT, Lowell MA, Malone NY, Manchester NH, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Government and Politics, Nonfiction -- History -- General, Nonfiction -- Immigration, Oswego NY, Québec, Rouse's Point VT, War, Whitehall NY, Woonsocket RI -
St. Anne as Symbol of Literacy in Québec Culture
Article on iconography surrounding Ste. Anne - the mother of Jesus' mother, Mary - in the Roman Catholic culture of Québec. Exploration's of the saint's importance for understanding Québec and its people more intimately, first in terms of popular belief in her healing capabilities, and otherwise in terms of her believed role in the education of Mary. Her function as a spiritual icon of education for Québec believers. Popular relationships to the saint and her imagery, and the historical development of her spiritual and artistic representations as intercessor, educator, mother, and patroness in Québec. Thoughts on the development of Ste. Anne as a symbol for education. -
Les Franco-Américains et leurs institutions scolaires
Le septiième colloque de l'Institut français du Colliège de l'Assomption, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1990. Présentations sur l'éducation et les institutions scolaires dans les communautés franco-américaines de la Nouvelle-Angleterre; mettant l'accent sur ¹¹les écoles paroissiales, les collièges catholiques, les ordres religieuses catholiques, et l'occasion de la langue française dans la salle de classe. Des profils historiques de beaucoup des écoles parioissiales catholiques dans les six états de la Nouvelle-Angleterre. Brefs profils biographiques des auteurs qui ont contribué au colloque.Composé des piièces suivants: Claire Quintal - Préface Armand Chartier - "L'enseignement chez les Franco-Américains: ses assises spirituelles et intellectuelles" Gerard J. Brault - L'oeuvre des communautés enseignantes en Nouvelle-Angleterre, 1869-1986: les écoles paroissiales franco-américaines" Maurice Poteet - "La question de l'école lors des conventions et des congriès nationaux franco-amércains: les conventions nationales" Régis Normandeau - "La question de l'école lors des conventions et des congriès nationaux franco-amércains: les conventions de l'état du Connecticut" Raymond J. Marion - "Le colliège de l'Assomption: un foyer de culture française aux ètats-Unis: 1904-1956" Marie-Jeanne Ducharme, p.m. - "'Ou nos écoles et le salut de nos enfants ou mourir': Bienheureuse Marie Rivier" Madeleine Carmel, s.s.a. - "La mission éducatrice des Soeurs de Sainte-Anee aupriès des Franco-Américains par l'école paroissiale" Florence-Marie Chevalier, s.s.a. - "La mission des Soeurs de Sainte-Anne aux niveaux secondaire et supièrieur dans la ville de Worcester et ses environs" Graziella Lalande, c.s.c. - "Les Soeurs de Sainte-Croix, émigrées avec les émigrés en Nouvelle-Angleterre" Marie Janelle, f.s.e. - "Les Filles du Saint-Espirit au souffle de l'Espirit" Félicien Letourneau - "La contribution des Frières du Sacré-Coeur à l'éducation des Franco-Américains" Paul Ambrose Fontaine, f.m.s. - "Les Frières Maristes sur le sol franco-américain" Iriène Rhéaume, r.j.m. et Jeanne de Rouen Richard, r.j.m. - "Les Soeurs de Jésus-Marie en Nouvelle-Angleterre" Simone Gareau, s.c.o., en collaboration - "Les Soeurs de la Charité d'Ottawa (Soeurs Grises de la Croix) au service des Franco-Américains" Jeanne Poirier, s.u.s.c. - "Année jubilaire: Centenaire de collaboration entre les religieuses de la Sainte-Union et les Franco-Américains" Rolande St. Jean, s.a.s.v. - "Les Soeurs de l'Assomption, éducatrices aupriès des Franco-Américains depuis bientôt un siiècle" Alma Marc-Aurièle, s.s.c.h. - "Héritage reçu de la France et transmis aux émigrés de l'Acadie et du Québec en Nouvelle-Angleterre" François Weil - "Le férule et la soutane: sentiment ethnique et écoles paroissiales franco-américaines à Chicopee (Massachusetts), 1900-1980" Albert-N. LePain - "La premiière école paroissiale de Southbridge, Massachusetts: ses origines, son évolution, son destin" Lucien-A. Aubé - "De l'école paroissiale à l'enseignement universitaire: réflexions sur le partage culturel" Raymond-G. LePage - "Réflexions sur le bilinguisme dans une école paroissiale: le point de vue de l'étudiant" Barney Bérubé - "Résultats partiels d'une enquête sur les Franco-Américains du Maine, y compris le status de la langue française dans ce même état et l'attitude des parents d'élièves envers l'enseignement bilingue" Roger Paradis - "L'américanisation des enseignants dans la région frontaliière du Madawaska" Robert-B. Perreault - "Les derniières années d'une école paroissiale franco-américaine: un témoignage personnel" Claire Quintal - notices biographiquesTags Acadia, Albion RI, Augusta ME, Beecher Falls VT, Berlin NH, Biddeford ME, Blackstone MA, Burlington VT, Cascade NH, Central Falls RI, Chicopee MA, Clubs and Societies, Cohoes NY, Conference Proceedings, Connecticut, Education, Emigration and Immigration, France, Gardner MA, Gilbertville MA, Glens Falls NY, Goffstown NH, Hartford CT, Haverhill MA, Holyoke MA, Ipswich MA, Island Pond VT, Language and Linguistics, Lawrence MA, Lewiston ME, Lisbon ME, Lowell MA, Lynn MA, Madawaska ME, Maine, Manchester NH, Manville RI, Marieville RI, Marlboro MA, Massachusetts, Mexico ME, New Hampshire, New London CT, New York, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, North Adams MA, North America, Northampton MA, Ottawa ON, Pittsfield MA, Providence RI, Putnam CT, Québec, Religion, Rhode Island, Rutland VT, Saco ME, Southbridge MA, Springvale ME, Three Rivers MA, Trumbull CT, Turners Falls MA, Tyngsboro MA, Vermont, Ware MA, Webster MA, West Warwick RI, Westbrook ME, Whitinsville MA, Willimantic CT, Winchendon MA, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA, Youth -
Coping before l'ètat-providence : Collective Welfare Strategies of New England's Franco-Americans
Article describing religious institutions and mutual aid societies created by French Canadian immigrant communities in New England around the turn of the century. Their functions for social welfare, economic well-being, and medical necessity among French-speaking, working-class, Catholic migrants. The appearance of these Québec-modeled support mechanisms - often Catholic, non-public - among urban, industrial communities before the appearance of welfare in the United States. Emphasis on Lewiston, Maine hospitals and religious orders; Manchester, New Hampshire and Woonsocket, Rhode Island mutual aid societies. -
Brokers of Ethnic Identity : The Franco-American Petty Bourgeoisie of Woonsocket, Rhode Island (1865-1945)
Article describing the emergence of a Franco American petty bourgeoisie class in southern New England at the beginning of the 19th century, and the ability of francophone elites in this region and time period to maintain strong ties with French Canada. The interweaving of Woonsocket, Rhode Island entrepreneurial and French cultural life, including parish, fraternal, and community organizations. -
Augusta
An "Images of America" series, pictorial history of the city of Augusta - Maine's capital - with images and captions from the late nineteenth through the first half of the twentieth century. Augusta's place in Maine state politics; its early families, businesses, and city structures; leisure-time activities. One chapter devoted to Augusta's Franco American community, its people and its insitutions.Tags Augusta ME, Business and Economics, Clubs and Societies, Cobbosseecontee Lake ME, Community: Customs and Social Life, Family, Government and Politics, Kennebec River Valley, Lisbon Falls ME, Maine, Mills and Mill Work, Moosehead Lake Region, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Local, Nonfiction -- History -- Pictorial, Photography, Religion, Sand Hill ME, Sports and Leisure -
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 -
French Contributions to America
Historical text on French, French Canadian, and Franco American persons significant to political, social, religious, and artistic life in the United States both before and after 1776 - from the early 17th century to the 1940s. Composed of descriptions of events, deeds, and works in their historical contexts; a collection of brief biographical profiles and popular lists; genealogical sketches; place names, architecture, and businesses; and illustrative quotations. Particular geographical emphases on the Midwest and Northeast/New England regions, with consideration of whole of the United States up to 1940. Includes French translations of the Star-Spangled Banner and the Declaration of Independence. Concludes with a lengthy bibliography. Contains the following chapters: French Seedling in America For God and Country Huguenots' Contributions In the Heart of America French Military Men Explorers, Frontiers' Men, Founders Expansion of Religion Versatility Outstanding Americans of French Descent Bits of French Benevolent Works Attainments Franco-American WritersTags Arctic Centre RI, Arizona, Art and Architecture, Attleboro MA, Augusta ME, Berlin NH, Biddeford ME, Boston MA, Brockton MA, Brunswick ME, Burlington VT, Cambridge MA, Canada, Central Falls RI, Chelsea MA, Clubs and Societies, Cohoes NY, Colorado, Everett MA, Exploration and Colonization, Fall River MA, Fiction and Literature, Fitchburg MA, Florida, Fort Kent ME, France, Gardner MA, Government and Politics, Holyoke MA, Huguenots, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iroquois, Journalism, Kennebec River Valley, Kentucky, Lawrence MA, Leominster MA, Louisiana, Lowell MA, Lynn MA, Maine, Manchester NH, Marlboro MA, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Music, Nashua NH, Native Americans, New Mexico, New York, Newburyport MA, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- General, North America, North Dakota, Oswego NY, Pawtucket RI, Pennsylvania, Penobscot River Valley, Plainville CT, Plattsburgh NY, Poetry, Providence RI, Québec, Religion, Rochester NH, Rutland VT, Salem MA, Sanford ME, Scarborough ME, Sharon Heights MA, Shirley MA, Somerville NH, South Berwick ME, South Carolina, South Dakota, Southbridge MA, Springfield MA, St. Croix River Valley, St. Lawrence River Valley, Suncook NH, United States, US Midwest, Violence, Virginia, Wabanaki, Waltham MA, Wanton VT, War, Watertown NY, Waterville ME, West Warwick RI, Winooski VT, Wisconsin, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA -
Fête Champêtre Saint Jean-Baptiste : 1939, 23-24-25 juin, Woonsocket, R.I.
Programme-souvenir et petit-livre historique compilé à l'occasion de la Fête Champêtre 1939 de l'Union Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Amérique de Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Quelques biographies et photos des personnalités religieuses dans le diocièse catholique de Providence. Des profils de paroisses catholiques de Rhode Island. Les noms et les descriptions des autres associations franco-américaines dans la région. De nombreuses pages d'annonces. -
Diversity and Franco-American Identity Politics
Article on theories of assimilation and group identity politics in the United States. Franco Americans in Maine as a cultural case study. Outline of ways in which rethinking cultural identity and cultural difference might give new insight into multiculturalism more generally. Brief analysis of six specific aspects of Franco American culture commonly acknowledged - language, class, gender, age, religion, schooling - and citation of examples that complicate their significance for Franco American cultural identity. Reference to the 1992-1993 WBLM "Frenchie" scandal; 1991 Bates College language rule; Le Club Calumet refusal of a woman member in the early 1990s; and certain other events. -
Historiographie et identité collective en Amérique française : le cas des élites francophones de la Nouvelle-Angleterre, 1872-1991
Un essai historiographique sur les façons dont l'identité ethnique et nationale a été imaginé, représenté, et vécue par des Franco-Américains de la Nouvelle-Angleterre qui ont écrit leurs histoires. Comment des textes français dans la Nouvelle-Angleterre présentent l'histoire du français en Amérique du nord, et la façon dont ces textes ont contribué à façonner l'identité franco-américaine dans leur temps. L'identité franco-américain comme précédemment produit par ceux qui l'ont écrit: prêtres, avocats, médecins, journalistes. Les étapes historiques de la représentation ethnique (canadienne-française, française, française nord-américaine, franco-américaine) dans certains écrits franco-américains, à partir de premiières publications jusqu'au fin du vingtiième siiècle.
Présenté dans les parties suivantes: «Faire oeuvre de reparation et d'honneur», 1872-1898 Une identité franco-américaine, 1899-1933 Appropriation culturelle et affirmation ethnique, 1934-1960 Difficultés, 1961-1991 -
Le Foyer Fortieth Anniversary Souvenir Book : 1936-1976
Historical anniversary portrait of Pawtucket and Central Falls, Rhode Island, Franco American fraternal organization, Le Foyer. Includes English transcripts of three significant speeches held at organization events; a section of facts about the group; and brief biographies of all past presidents. Presented in the following sections: Introduction 1939 Reception for French Consul -Speech by R. deBlois LaBrosse 1957 Past Presidents' Night -Speech by Louis H. Paquin 1976 Fortieth Anniversary Mass and Banquet -Speech by Henri Leblond Did You Know? Past Presidents' Biographies -
La crise de l'enseignement du français dans nos écoles paroissiales
Sous-titrée, "Actes du VIIIe Congreès des Franco-Américains tenu aè Manchester, New Hampshire, les 15, 16, et 17 october 1965." Des actes d'un congreès de 1965 dont le but principal était une discussion sur l'état de la langue française dans les écoles paroissiales de Nouvelle-Angleterre: "une crise grave, aigue, urgente," la rareté croissante de la langue parmi les jeunes étudiants, et quelques suggestions pour son avenir. Des orateurs (religieuses, académiques, etc.) utilisent les examples générales des enseignants, étudiants, écoles (paroissialles et publiques), et paroisses aè Massachusetts, dans le New Hampshire et Rhode Island. Le livre est divisé en sections: Avant-propos Proclamation du VIIIe Congres "La crise de l'enseignement du français dans nos écoles paroissiales", par le R.P. Thomas-M. Landry, o.p. Exposé présenté par M. le docteur Robert A. Beaudoin Exposé présenté par la Révérende Soeur Raymond-de-Jésus, F.S.E. Exposé présenté par M. l'abbé Joseph Martineau, pretre Voeux et Résolutions du VIIIe Congres des Franco-Américains les 15, 16, 17, octobre 1965 Sermon de Monseigneur Paul-Emile Gosselin, P.D. -
By-Laws of the Department of Connecticut, Franco-American War Veterans, Inc.
Booklet of by-laws written, proposed, and adopted by members of the Department of Connecticut Franco-American War Veterans, Inc. Introduced with the organizational preamble. Contains 17 adopted articles regarding membership, dues, organization, conventions, officers, duties, and administration. According to the preamble, this group was organized "with patriotic, educational, historical, and fraternal purposes"..."to stimulate a greater interest in the principles of Americanism among the Franco-Americans of the United States of America," among other reasons. By-laws revised from the original by-laws proposed 14 February 1958. -
Pour Résoudre la Crise de l'Enseignement du français dans nos Ecoles Paroissiales
Sous-titrée, "Actes du IXe Congreès des Franco-américains tenu aè Providence, Rhode Island, les 11 et 12 novembre 1966." Des actes d'un congreès de 1966 dont le but principal était une discussion sur l'état de la langue française dans les écoles paroissiales de Nouvelle-Angleterre: la rareté croissante de la langue parmi les jeunes étudiants, et quelques suggestions pour son avenir. Des orateurs (religieuses, académiques, etc.) utilisent quelques examples des enseignants, étudiants, écoles, et paroisses dans le New Hampshire et Rhode Island. Le livre est divisé en sections: Avant-Propos Proclamation du IXe Congreès des Franco-Américains Programme du IXe Congreès Bienvenue au IXE Congreès des Franco-Américains, par M. Henri-A. Melançon, président du Comité Franco-Américain du Rhode Island "Le Comité de Vie Franco-Américaine et la grande résolution du VIIIe Congreès des Franco-Américains" par M. Louis-I. Martel, président du Comité de Vie Franco-Américaine "Pour resoudre la crise de l'enseignement du francais dans nos écoles paroissiales" par M. le docteur Robert A. Beaudoin Questionnaire destiné a servir de guide aux délibérations des commissions d'études du IXe Congreès Voeux et Résolutions du IXe Congreès des Franco-americains Discours de Son Excellence Mgr Russell J. McVinney, éveque du diocese de Providence, an Banquet du IXe Congreès Remise des insignes de l'Ordre du Mérite Franco-Américain à Soeur Raymond de Jesus, F.S.E., par Antonio Prince, chancelier de l'OrdreTags Boston MA, Bridgeport CT, Burlington VT, Chicopee MA, Clubs and Societies, Community: Customs and Social Life, Connecticut, Education, Fall River MA, Gorham NH, Hartford CT, Jaffrey NH, Language and Linguistics, Leominster MA, Lowell MA, Maine, Manchester NH, Massachusetts, New England, New Hampshire, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Norwich CT, Petersham MA, Portland ME, Providence RI, Putnam CT, Religion, Rhode Island, Springfield MA, Tupper Lake NY, Vermont, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA -
Où est Woonsocket?
Newspaper feature on the changing cultural landscape of Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Comments on the city's once-predominant French Canadian population centered around its Social District. French heritage in Woonsocket as repositioned after WWII by suburban sprawl, new politicians and businessmen, and an appreciation for language and culture that adapted to American processes acculturation. Examples of cultural and linguistic idioms that are uninterpretable to many new Woonsocket residents and young people. The contemporary ways in which people in Woonsocket are working to promote their city's historic offerings. Includes references to the upcoming filming of the Montreal production, "The Mills of Power"("Les tisserands du pouvoir"), to take place in Woonsocket; l'Union Saint-Jean-Baptiste; Representative Rene Lafayette and Mayor Charles Baldelli; and Richelieu International. Featured in an issue of the Providence Sunday Journal Magazine. -
Histoire et statistiques des Canadiens-Américains du Connecticut : Congreès nationaux, 1885-1898
Livre qui présente les "minutes des Conventions Nationales des Canadiens-Américains de l'état du Connecticut," enregistrées de 13 congreès nationaux entre 1885 et 1898. Divisées par année et par rencontre, ces minutes contiennent des discussions sur la naturalistion, la langue, la religion, l'education, et aussi que le groupe lui-même comme represantant "les colonies franco-canadiennes de l'Etat du Connecticut" (Préface). Livre publie un tableau de la démographie canadienne-française par ville dans le Connecticut à 1898. Montre aussi par intermittence des portraits et des biographies d'hommes d'affaires, des prêtres et autres personnes significatives de ces réunions et aux Franco-Américains de Connecicut à la fin du 19ième siiècle. Les hommes apparaissent dans l'ordre suivant: L'Honorable Hugo-A. Dubuque Docteur Omer Larue Rév. F.-X. Chagnon M. David-Adelphie Dolbec M. Eugeène Cartier M. David-Pierre Chabot M. Roch Quessy M. Joseph M. Baril M. Octave Lanouette M. Jules Baribault Rév. J.-E. Bourret M. Louis-Joseph Tétreault Docteur A.-D. David Docteur Charles-J. Leclaire M. H.-J. Reeves M. J.-B. Vallée Rév. Charles-Ferdinand Bédard Rév. Joseph-Ubalde-Jean Papillon M. Benjamin Bonin M. Louis-J. Perreault M. Louis-P. Lamoureux Docteur James-Fabien McIntosh M. Henri Paradis M. T.-A. Paradis Rév. J.-A.-N. Grenier M. William-S. Buteau M. Alexandre Commette Rév. J.-L. Desaulniers M. Rémi Marsan Rév. Joseph-Philippe Perreault Rév. Ulderic-Oscar Bellerose M. Philéas Dion Rév. Ernest Lamontagne Docteur Joseph-N. Bellemare Rév. J.-E. Senesac Docteur L.-O. Morasse M. Wilbrod L'Heureux M. Joseph-Octave Blanchette M. F.-X. Nobert M. David-P. Comtois Docteur Arthur-O. Baribault M. Joseph Lavigne Rév. J.-H. Chapdelaine M. Théodore Potvin M. Hormisdas Dion M. Alphonse Chagnon Docteur Charles-H. Girard M. Joseph Mullen M. Edmond-A. Parent M. N.-P. Forcier M. D.-P. Auclair M. J.-N. Bernier M. Lucien PratteTags Ansonia CT, Attawaugan CT, Avon CT, Ballouville CT, Baltic CT, Beacon Falls CT, Bennington VT, Bethel CT, Branford CT, Bridgeport CT, Bristol CT, Brooklyn CT, Business and Economics, Canton CT, Central Village CT, Centreville CT, Champlain NY, Clubs and Societies, Community: Customs and Social Life, Connecticut, Coventry CT, Cromwell CT, Danbury CT, Danielson CT, Danielsonville CT, Dayville CT, Demography, Derby CT, Eagleville CT, East Hartford CT, East Killingly CT, Elmville CT, Excelville CT, Fall River MA, Fishkill NY, Glasgo CT, Greeneville CT, Greenwich CT, Groton CT, Haddam CT, Hartford CT, Haverhill MA, Hazardville CT, Huntington CT, Jewett City CT, Journalism, Lowell MA, Manchester CT, Manchester NH, Mechanicsville CT, Meriden CT, Middletown CT, Milford CT, Montville CT, Moosup CT, Naugatuck CT, New Boston CT, New Britain CT, New England, New Hartford CT, New Haven CT, New London CT, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Clubs and Societies, Nonfiction -- History -- Local, North Grosvenordale CT, North Haven CT, North Windham CT, Norwalk CT, Norwich CT, Norwich Falls CT, Oneco CT, Palmer CT, Personal History: Biography and Oral History, Pineville CT, Plainfield CT, Providence RI, Putnam CT, Québec, Quinebaug CT, Religion, Seymour CT, Shelton CT, Somers CT, South Coventry CT, Southington CT, Sprague CT, Stafford CT, Stafford Springs CT, Stamford CT, Sterling CT, Stonington CT, Taftville CT, Thompsonville CT, Torrington CT, Versailles CT, Voluntown CT, Wallingford CT, Waterbury CT, Waterville CT, Wauregan CT, Westfield MA, Williamsville CT, Willimantic CT, Windsor Locks CT, Windsor Mills CT, Winsted CT -
New Hampshire's French-Speaking People : Part I of II
Part one of a historical profile of Franco Americans in the state of New Hampshire, with an emphasis on the origins of their community in the city of Manchester during the 19th- and 20th-century period of Quebec immigration to New England. Photographs of famous personalities and locales in Manchester, New Hampshire, some Franco American students there, and parochial schools, teachers, and classrooms. -
New Hampshire's French-Speaking People : Part II of II
Part two of a historical profile of Franco Americans in the state of New Hampshire, with an emphasis on New Hampshire French language journalism and Franco American clubs and fraternal benefit societies. Remarks on late-19th-century labor research and demographics on Franco Americans in New England, with reference to the work of Carroll D. Wright. Photographs of men's and women's clubs in Manchester, New Hampshire, Manchester workers, and notable locales there. -
Semi-Centennial Celebration History, 1922-1972 : Fifty Years of Progress
A history of the Augusta, Maine Franco American social organization, Le Club Calumet, published in honor of its accomplishments and in celebration of the 50th year since its 1922 inception. Presents an introduction to French Canadian immigration to Maine. Includes a detailed account of the settlement of a French-speaking community near the mills at the north end of Augusta. Recounts the birth of the social organization and charts its development up to the present, including names and captioned images. A brief club necrology, portraits and profiles of past club presidents, and a 1972 "Active Membership List." Advertisements from local sponsors of the book's publication.Tags Augusta ME, Business and Economics, Clubs and Societies, Community: Customs and Social Life, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Gender and Sexuality, Maine, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Clubs and Societies, Nonfiction -- Sports, Religion, Sand Hill ME, Social History, Sports and Leisure -
AGAINST ALL ODDS: LIFE ON THE HILL: Places that provided common heritage gone or declining
Part 4 of 4 of the October, 1991, series entitled, "Against all odds: Life on the 'Hill'" - a close look into Augusta, Maine's Sand Hill (Sandhill) neighborhood. Part 4 includes two pieces: one acknowledging the vast changes that have taken place in the community since the early 20th century, the other acknowledging the still present voice of Le Club Calumet, a Franco-American social club, that has undergone its own sort of struggle. -
Celebrating Our 50th Anniversary: Le Club Calumet, 1922-1972
A supplement to the Daily Kennebec Journal in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Le Club Calumet, a (then) men's-only Franco American social club in Augusta, Maine. Includes many advertisement congratulations from local businesses, pictures of club events, among other pieces. 24 pages long. -
Calumet Club faces rights hearing
A Readfield, Maine, woman who was denied membership at Le Club Calumet - a men's Franco-American social club in Augusta, Maine - appealed to the Maine Human Rights Commission on account of discrimination. -
Backing Calumet Club
Letter to the editor regarding the 1989 Le Club Calumet controversy sparked by a woman's seeking entry into the all-male club. Offers a measure of support for the Augusta, Maine, Club in its rejection of the woman's request. -
Private clubs can exclude
Letter to the editor on the subject of Augusta, Maine's Franco American social club, Le Club Calumet, excluding women from its membership. -
Do it this way, Nancy
Letter to the editor chastising Nancy Albert Ellis, the woman who in 1989 sought entry into the all-male Franco-American social club, Le Club Calumet, of Augusta, Maine. -
Club is like a private home
Letter to the editor questioning the motives of Nancy Albert Ellis, the woman who in 1989 sought entry into an all-male Franco American social club, Le Club Calumet, of Augusta, Maine. -
Calumet should stay as it is
Letter to the editor in support of the 1989 decision of Augusta, Maine's Le Club Calumet to reject the membership application of a woman, Nancy Albert Ellis, and remain an all-male organization. -
Calumet Club loses Round 1
The Maine Human Rights Commission ruled that Le Club Calumet, an all-male Franco American social club in Augusta, Maine, discriminated when it refused membership to a woman applicant. The article contains commentary from arguing members of the Club and the MHRC councilpersons who voted unanimously to label officially the Club's decision as discrimination based on sex. -
Some Calumet Club members may vote to admit women, attorney says
After the Maine Human Rights Commission ruled that she had been discriminated against when denied membership at Le Club Calumet, a Franco American social club, Nancy Albert Ellis considered filing charges in court. Many members of the Club, in her support, claimed that they would vote to change club legislation, allowing the full admission and membership of women. -
Calumet's first-class women
Letter to the editor lauding the women who volunteer at the all-male Franco American social club, Le Club Calumet, in Augusta, Maine, without becoming club members. Comes in response to the controversy of a woman whose attempt at membership in the Club was rejected, and who appealed to the Maine Human Rights Commission to prove the Club's unlawful discrimination based on her sex. -
'Le Club' is masculine
Letter to the editor that argues (tongue-in-cheek?) how the gender of the French term "le club" is reason enough for Le Club Calumet of Augusta, Maine, to justify rejecting a woman's application for membership in 1989. -
Ellis' win will destroy club
Letter to the editor arguing that if Le Club Calumet, a Franco-American social club in Augusta, Maine, is forced by the Maine courts to admit women, and is thereby ruled a "public" organization, it will no longer be able to limit its membership based on ethnicity. -
Was it sex discrimination?
Letter to the editor that asks whether discrimination based on gender is different from discrimination based on ethnicity, and if Le Club Calumet, a Franco-American social club in Augusta, Maine, is not allowed by its private status to limit its membership based on both sex and ethnicity. -
Calumet members make no decision yet on admitting women
After the Maine Human Rights Commission deemed Le Club Calumet - an Augusta, Maine, Franco-American men's club - discriminatory for not admitting women as members, the Club was forced to decide if it would change its policies regarding membership or face litigation. -
Club is victim of bias
Maurice Violette, past president of Augusta, Maine's Le Club Calumet and author of "The Franco-Americans" (New York: Vantage Press, 1976), writes about the bias he sees in the Kennebec Journal's editorial commentary on the Club controversy of 1989-1992. -
Teaching the wrong lesson
Letter to the editor in response to Nancy Albert Ellis' objection to being refused membership in Le Club Calumet, a Franco-American social club in Augusta, Maine. Letter writer cites the Club's right to legislate as a private organization, even to limit membership based on one's citizenship. -
Kiss old Calumet goodbye
Letter to the editor criticizing the comments of Le Club Calumet's legal representation, Norman Bourget, and giving thanks to the 1989 decision by the Maine Human Rights Commission declaring the Club discriminatory for its refusal to admit women as members. -
Private club made public
Letter to the editor claiming that the Maine Human Rights Commission discriminated against the Franco-American community when it ruled that Le Club Calumet was a public organization and should admit women as members - or else be taken to court on account of its discriminatory bylaws. -
Calumet faces big problems
Letter to the editor acknowledging the problems that would potentially arise for Le Club Calumet - an all-male Franco American social club in Augusta, Maine - if it were declared public by the judicial system, and thus forced by law to admit women as members. -
Le Club Calumet files complaint
Le Club Calumet seeks approval from the court for its decision to exclude women from membership in its organization: one that the Maine Human Rights Commission deemed "public," and thus discriminatory in its sexed bylaws. -
Calumet Club claims law permits limited private ethnic membership
Article on public comments made by Le Club Calumet following its lawsuit against the Maine Human Rights Commission. Maine HRC previously ruled that the Club was breaking a law of public organization when it refused to admit a woman as a member. -
Rights panel sues le Club Calumet
The Maine Human Rights Commission fired back at Le Club Calumet by filing a lawsuit of its own (in response to the Club's suit against the HRC) contending that the Club discriminated in its refusal of membership to a woman based on her sex. -
Why sue Club Calumet?
Letter to the editor questioning the Maine Human Rights Commission's decision to sue le Club Calumet of Augusta, Maine. MHRC asserted the unlawful discrimination inherent to the Club's bylaws that restrict membership based on sex. -
Calumet claims bias against French women legal; rights panel disagrees
Article on the arguments heard in Kennebec County Superior Court, Augusta, Maine, in a case of the Maine Human Rights Commission versus Le Club Calumet, a Franco-American fraternal organization. -
Calumet told it must let women join: Calumet loses bid to keep women out
In a 1991 ruling, the Kennebec County Superior Court decided that Le Club Calumet, a Franco American fraternal organization in Augusta, Maine, was a public organization , and therefore could not exclude women from its membership - as it had done for 69 years, and as had been the provisions of its bylaws. -
Le Club Calumet will appeal order for female membership
Le Club Calumet of Augusta, Maine, decided to appeal a decision of the Kennebec County Superior Court that deemed the Club a public organization, and thus prevented by law from excluding women from its historically all-male membership. -
Cease and desist, Le Club Calumet
Editorial piece arguing that Augusta, Maine, fraternal organization Le Club Calumet, appealing a ruling that charged it with sex discrimination, should reconsider its position and "alter its men-only policy for membership." -
No longer silent minority
Guest article written by Franco-American performer, Jean-Paul Poulain, on the need to preserve Le Club Calumet as a private organization. This piece comes amidst the controversy surrounding a county court ruling that the Augusta, Maine, Club was unlawfully discriminatory towards women. -
Calumet Club vows to fight court ruling
After being forced by the Kennebec County Superior Court to admit women members, Le Club Calumet of Augusta, Maine, objected, and claimed to consider filing an appeal. -
Age of equality
Editorial piece arguing that Le Club Calumet should, as directed by the Kennebec County Superior Court, admit women as members, and discontinue the membership policy of its Augusta, Maine, establishment that is arguably based in part on sex discrimination. -
Out of kitchen for good
Letter to the editor written in response to a guest column penned by Augusta, Maine performer, Jean-Paul Poulain. This letter addresses the need for cultural sensitivity, but argues that women must be involved - including at the level of membership in the historically all-male Franco American social club, Le Club Calumet. -
Calumet Club cancels celebration
Augusta, Maine's Le Club Calumet canceled its 1991 anniversary celebration. The Club cited a lack of participation. -
Woman defends 'men only'
Letter to the editor rebuffing a previous letter written by Peg Ricker (6 September 1991), and supporting the all-male membership of Augusta, Maine, social club, Le Club Calumet, for the sake of "gender bonding," among other reasons. -
And one who's still waiting
A commentary on the headline article of this issue, "Women in the Clubs," that elaborates a discussion of Nancy Albert Ellis. In 1988, Ellis was refused membership to the all-male Franco American social club, Le Club Calumet, of Augusta, Maine, and began a course of litigation that lasted a number of years. -
An Open Letter to Whom It May Concern: A Rebuttal to Calumet Club Superior Court's Judgment
A lengthy open letter concerning the potential effects of Kennebec County Superior Court's ruling against Le Club Calumet, charging it to begin admitting women into the membership ranks of its historically all-male establishment in Augusta, Maine. The letter's primary concern is the court's designation of the Club as a "public accommodation," not a private one, that might potentially be forced to admit any person without regard for ethnicity. -
Not private vs. public
A letter to the editor in response to Maurice Violette's "An Open Letter..." (9 October 1991), contesting Violette's fixation on the matter of "public vs. private" as the keystone of the debate surrounding Le Club Calumet's recent Kennebec County, Maine, courtroom loss, and its being forced by law to admit women to the ranks of its membership. -
Judge rejects Ellis' request for lien on Le Club Calumet
Kennebec County (Maine) Superior Court judge rejects Nancy Ellis' bid to attach a lien to Calumet Club property in the case that, if her lawsuit against the club is victorious, the club disbands, sells land, and refuses coverage of her legal fees. -
State's highest court to hear Calumet appeal
Le Club Calumet of Augusta, Maine, appealed to the Maine Supreme Court to overturn a superior court decision forcing it to change its organizational bylaws and admit women as members. -
Calumet appeal argued in court
Le Club Calumet, a Franco American men's social club in Augusta, Maine, appealed to the Maine Supreme Court a decision made by the superior court that would have forced the club to admit women as members. This article covers the beginning of the arguments heard at the highest court in Maine. -
Maine woman seeks entry into ethnic club
A Boston Globe update on the Maine Supreme Court case of the Maine Human Rights Commission and Nancy Ellis vs. Le Club Calumet, regarding the issue of a private accommodation limiting its membership based on ethnic and sex discriminations and if, as Ellis contends, the Club is in fact a public, not private, organization. -
Calumet hurt its own
Letter to the editor opposed to the Maine Supreme Court's decision in favor of Le Club Calumet barring women from membership in its Augusta, Maine, organization. -
Ellis wants media attention
Letter to the editor questioning the motives of Nancy Albert Ellis in her filing suit against Le Club Calumet of Augusta, Maine, for refusing her a membership based on her sex - a suit she eventually lost in the Maine Supreme Court. -
Court rules Calumet can exclude women
In May, 1992, the Maine State Supreme Court ruled that Le Club Calumet, a Franco-American men's club in Augusta, Maine, can exclude women as members from its organization. This decision was based on the court's finding that the Club was, in fact, a private accommodation, not a public one. Laws regarding the private status of ethnicity-based social clubs allow such clubs to limit their membership based on a number of unique characteristics - including sex. -
Anti-Calumet attitude
Letter to the editor berating Augusta, Maine's Kennebec Journal for its selective coverage of the controversy involving Le Club Calumet and Nancy Ellis - a battle over gender and club membership that landed both parties in the Maine Supreme Court. -
Equal or a step down?
Letter to the editor questioning the meaning of the phrase "equal rights" as it has been used in the conversation between Nancy Albert Ellis and the all-male Club Calumet of Augusta, Maine. -
French women must unite
Letter to the editor calling upon "all women of French ancestry" to unite in response to the Maine Supreme Court's decision to allow the Calumet Club of Augusta, Maine, to refuse membership to women. -
Freedom of association
Letter to the editor that claims to be in support of the Maine Supreme Court decision to protect the all-male Le Club Calumet's freedom of association. -
Le Club Calumet suspends brothers for backing Ellis
Nancy Albert Ellis' father and uncle, Demetrius and Henry Albert, were suspended by Le Club Calumet after refusing to appear before their executive board to discuss their public support of Ellis' controversial bid for membership in the all-male, Augusta, Maine, club. -
Readfield woman denied Calumet membership will not appeal
Nancy Albert Ellis, a woman whose membership application to Le Club Calumet in Augusta, Maine, was denied based on her sex, and who lost a legal battle with the Club that was taken all the way to the Maine Supreme Court, does not appeal the decision to a higher court. -
Men should do it all
Letter to the editor calling for gender equality in cutural organizations. This comes in support of Nancy Albert Ellis, whose bid to join the Calumet Club in Augusta, Maine, was rejected, and ultimately denied in a decision by the Maine Supreme Court. -
Club lost peace pipe
Letter to the editor berating Le Club Calumet of Augusta, Maine, for its refusal of Nancy Albert Ellis' membership bid on account of her sex. The author seeks a peaceful resolution to what became a controversial issue surrounding the inclusion of women in Club ranks. -
Doesn't make it right
Short letter to the editor written against Maurice Violette's letter of May 28, 1992, coming in the wake of Le Calumet Club's rejection of a woman vying for membership in the Augusta, Maine, all-male organization. -
Saving Franco culture
Letter to the editor calling upon Franco Americans and Le Club Calumet to look past the controversial 1992 Maine Supreme Court case regarding club identity and gender, and to consider the best way of using all available resources for cultural preservation. -
Le Festival de la Bastille, 1986 - July 11th,12th,13th
A supplement to the daily newspaper that includes a history of the Central Maine celebration, statements of prominent club members, advertisements, a song, as well as a 1986 schedule of events, the parade route, and pieces on popular performers to appear. -
Le Festival de la Bastille
A supplement to the daily newspaper that includes a history of the Augusta, Maine, celebration, statements of prominent club members, advertisements, as well as a 1987 schedule of events, the parade route, and pieces on popular performers to appear. -
For Pete's sake : Calumet's sports fields to bear Gagne's name
Le Club Calumet, the Franco-American social organization in Augusta, Maine, dedicates its youth sports fields in memory of local entrepreneur Albert "Pete" Gagne. Includes pictures of the monument erected at the fields in Gagne's honor. -
Celebrating our 53rd year....Le Club Calumet
Advertisement for Augusta, Maine's Le Club Calumet, featured in the 150th Anniversary Edition of the Kennebec Journal. -
Huge Franco-American celebration set for July: Le Festival de la Bastille, hosted by Augusta's Le Club Calumet, now occurs every other year.
Article on the biennial Augusta, Maine, celebration organized by the city's Le Club Calumet - a Franco-American community organization of nearly 100 years. -
Le Club Calumet deems Adams outstanding citizen
Article on the recipient of the annual Outstanding Citizen Award proffered by Le Club Calumet of Augusta, Maine. 2010's recipient, Jay Adams, played a large role in including the cultural reality of Franco Americans in the historical tourism of Maine's capital city. -
Guide officiel des Franco-Américains
Un répertoire/annuaire d'endroits et peuples (noms et biographes) franco-américains aux États-Unis. Des hommes d'affaires, religieuses, ou les autres personnes publiques ou importantes à leur communauté. Avec histoires des paroisses et des sociétés mutuelles. Divisé par état, ville, village, et paroisse. Mis à jour et publié neuf fois entre 1922 et 1940. -
Le français dans le Connecticut
De brièves descriptions de la situation de la langue française dans les écoles et les communautés - et de l'américanisation des canadiens-français - du Connecticut et de la Nouvelle-Angleterre du XIXe siecle à 1919.Tags Acculturation and Assimilation, Clubs and Societies, Community: Customs and Social Life, Connecticut, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Government and Politics, Language and Linguistics, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Nonfiction -- French in North America, Nonfiction -- History -- Local, Nonfiction -- Language and Linguistics, Religion -
Le français dans le New-Hampshire
De brièves descriptions de la situation de la langue française dans les écoles et les communautés - et de l'américanisation des canadiens-français - du New Hampshire et de la Nouvelle-Angleterre du XIXe siecle à 1919.Tags Acadians, Acculturation and Assimilation, Boston MA, Clubs and Societies, Connecticut, Education, Government and Politics, Language and Linguistics, Manchester NH, Montréal QC, Nashua NH, New Hampshire, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, Nonfiction -- French in North America, Nonfiction -- History -- Local, Nonfiction -- Language and Linguistics, Religion, Woonsocket RI -
A Rich Past -- A Challenging Future : A Tribute to SS. Peter and Paul Parish (Paroisse St. Pierre et St. Paul)
A parish history of SS. Peter and Paul in Lewiston, Maine, up to the year 1996 - before the church's dedication as a basilica. An overview of the building's constructions, the parish's resident priests, and the Franco American community's involvement with the local church. -
The French in Rhode Island : A History
A brief selection related to French exploration in North America, French Canadian immigration to the United States, and Franco American histories in Rhode Island. A small chapbook-sized resource that includes segments dedicated to culture and the arts as well as a section of brief biographies on notable Rhode Islanders. Part of the prologue reads, "It is with a growing sense of urgency, however, that we must note how the viable French communities of the past are in a period of profound change. Whether this group continues unchanged as an ethnocentric entity or simply becomes part of the nebulous mainstream of American society is a phenomenon which is of concern to those of us who are active in Franco-American endeavors."Tags Albion RI, Ashton RI, Blackstone River Valley, Business and Economics, Central Falls RI, Clubs and Societies, Community: Customs and Social Life, Emigration and Immigration, Esmond RI, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Exploration and Colonization, France, Georgiaville RI, Government and Politics, Labor History, Maine, Manville RI, Mills and Mill Work, Natick RI, New Hampshire, New York, Newport RI, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- French in North America, Nonfiction -- History -- Local, Pawtucket RI, Pawtuxet River Valley, Poetry, Providence RI, Québec, Religion, Rhode Island, Slatersville RI, Smithfield RI, Vermont, War, Warren RI, West Warwick RI, Woonasquatucket River Valley, Woonsocket RI -
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 -
Journal d'un bibliophile
Témoignage autobiographique d'un homme à Manchester, New Hampshire et sa relation avec les livres. Son accumulation à vie de milles de livres de "Canadiana" et "Franco-Americana," et les histoires qui l'accompagnent, vers leur lieu de repos à l'Association Canado-Américaine. Sa vie comme collectionneur de livres. Comprend aussi des lettres et des articles de journaux relatifs à la Collection Lambert. Note: La Collection Lambert réside maintenant à Saint Anselm College à Manchester, New Hampshire. -
Augusta
An "Images of America" series, pictorial history of the city of Augusta - Maine's capital - with images and captions from the late nineteenth through the first half of the twentieth century. Augusta's place in Maine state politics; its early families, businesses, and city structures; leisure-time activities. One chapter devoted to Augusta's Franco American community, its people and its insitutions.Tags Augusta ME, Business and Economics, Clubs and Societies, Cobbosseecontee Lake ME, Community: Customs and Social Life, Family, Government and Politics, Kennebec River Valley, Lisbon Falls ME, Maine, Mills and Mill Work, Moosehead Lake Region, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Local, Nonfiction -- History -- Pictorial, Photography, Religion, Sand Hill ME, Sports and Leisure -
Brokers of Ethnic Identity : The Franco-American Petty Bourgeoisie of Woonsocket, Rhode Island (1865-1945)
Article describing the emergence of a Franco American petty bourgeoisie class in southern New England at the beginning of the 19th century, and the ability of francophone elites in this region and time period to maintain strong ties with French Canada. The interweaving of Woonsocket, Rhode Island entrepreneurial and French cultural life, including parish, fraternal, and community organizations. -
Coping before l'État-providence : Collective Welfare Strategies of New England's Franco-Americans
Article describing religious institutions and mutual aid societies created by French Canadian immigrant communities in New England around the turn of the century. Their functions for social welfare, economic well-being, and medical necessity among French-speaking, working-class, Catholic migrants. The appearance of these Québec-modeled support mechanisms - often Catholic, non-public - among urban, industrial communities before the appearance of welfare in the United States. Emphasis on Lewiston, Maine hospitals and religious orders; Manchester, New Hampshire and Woonsocket, Rhode Island mutual aid societies. -
Les Franco-Américains et leurs institutions scolaires
Le septième colloque de l'Institut français du Collège de l'Assomption, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1990. Présentations sur l'éducation et les institutions scolaires dans les communautés franco-américaines de la Nouvelle-Angleterre; mettant l'accent sur les écoles paroissiales, les collèges catholiques, les ordres religieuses catholiques, et l'occasion de la langue française dans la salle de classe. Des profils historiques de beaucoup des écoles paroissiales catholiques dans les six états de la Nouvelle-Angleterre. Brefs profils biographiques des auteurs qui ont contribué au colloque.Tags Acadia, Albion RI, Augusta ME, Beecher Falls VT, Berlin NH, Biddeford ME, Blackstone MA, Burlington VT, Cascade NH, Central Falls RI, Chicopee MA, Clubs and Societies, Cohoes NY, Conference Proceedings, Connecticut, Education, Emigration and Immigration, France, Gardner MA, Gilbertville MA, Glens Falls NY, Goffstown NH, Hartford CT, Haverhill MA, Holyoke MA, Ipswich MA, Island Pond VT, Language and Linguistics, Lawrence MA, Lewiston ME, Lisbon ME, Lowell MA, Lynn MA, Madawaska ME, Maine, Manchester NH, Manville RI, Marieville RI, Marlboro MA, Massachusetts, Mexico ME, New Hampshire, New London CT, New York, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Education, North Adams MA, North America, Northampton MA, Ottawa ON, Pittsfield MA, Providence RI, Putnam CT, Québec, Religion, Rhode Island, Rutland VT, Saco ME, Southbridge MA, Springvale ME, Three Rivers MA, Trumbull CT, Turners Falls MA, Tyngsboro MA, Vermont, Ware MA, Webster MA, West Warwick RI, Westbrook ME, Whitinsville MA, Willimantic CT, Winchendon MA, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA, Youth -
St. Anne as Symbol of Literacy in Québec Culture
Article on iconography surrounding Ste. Anne - the mother of Jesus' mother, Mary - in the Roman Catholic culture of Québec. Exploration's of the saint's importance for understanding Québec and its people more intimately, first in terms of popular belief in her healing capabilities, and otherwise in terms of her believed role in the education of Mary. Her function as a spiritual icon of education for Québec believers. Popular relationships to the saint and her imagery, and the historical development of her spiritual and artistic representations as intercessor, educator, mother, and patroness in Québec. Thoughts on the development of Ste. Anne as a symbol for education. -
Les Franco-Américains dans la guerre : patriotisme et survivance
Article journal sur la participation militaire des canadiens-français aux conflits américains: les guerres d'Indépendence et de Sécession, les Guerres mondiales, etc. Quelques descriptions des hommes canadien-français et franco-américains bien-connus pour leur service militaire ou leurs expressions d'une patriotisme américain dans le 20e siècle. Explorations de la phénomène de la guerre comme entrée franco-américaine dans la discussion de l'identité culturelle et nationale; des attitudes franco-américains envers le Canada, le Québec, et le France; des négotiations de "l'élite franco-américain" pour un héritage français aux États-Unis par des périodes d'un patriotisme intensifié américain. La guerre américaine en tant que site de la dualité culturelle franco-américain.Tags Acculturation and Assimilation, Boston MA, Canada, Clubs and Societies, Cooperville NY, Fall River MA, Lake Champlain VT, Lowell MA, Malone NY, Manchester NH, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Government and Politics, Nonfiction -- History -- General, Nonfiction -- Immigration, Oswego NY, Québec, Rouse's Point VT, War, Whitehall NY, Woonsocket RI