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The Language of Reconciliation
Article on past prohibitions against French language usage in the schools of northern Maine's St. John River Valley, the lasting impacts of these prohibitions, and recent unique efforts to nurture and strengthen bilingualism in that region. Emphasis on the 1996-1997 program begun in the elementary schools of Madawaska, Maine. How this case is situated in the nationwide conversation on language and culture in US public education, in the context of national advances made in bilingual education in the 1960s and 1970s. Comments from the program's director, and reactions to the program from families in other towns in the St. John Valley. Subtitled, "Once, French-speaking students on the Canadian border were prohibited from speaking French at school. Today, an experiment at two of those schools is trying to bridge the French/English divide." -
When French became beautiful in the St. John Valley
Article describing how how the public schools of northern Maine's St. John River Valley embraced French-English bilingual education in the early 1970s. Recalls a speech in favor of a 1968 bilingual education bill given by Maine state senator, Elmer Violette (D-Van Buren), to the state's Education Committee. Tells of the positive effects of encouraging home language use in the classroom, and how the bilingual speech of students in the St. John River Valley is recognized, through bilingual program, as valuable and advantageous in their education. -
Freeing the silenced tongue : Mainers with French-Canadian roots try to revive their banished patois
Brief profile of a Waterville, Maine, group of adults intent on reclaiming the French language that permeated their earlier lives but that - for reasons personal, political, and otherwise historical - was replaced or repressed by communication in English. Includes testimonies of the circumstances surrounding language loss from others in northern Maine's St. John River Valley, as well as from a Maine documentary filmmaker. -
Along the St. John Valley
Feature article on the towns and people of the St. John River Valley in Aroostook County, Maine. Photos of farm, church, and family, in illustration of the descriptions of rural life along Maine's north and northeastern Canadian border. Interviews with a priest, town manager, and other Valley residents.Tags Acadians, Acculturation and Assimilation, Allagash ME, Dickey ME, English Americans, Farming and Agriculture, Forestry, Fort Kent ME, Frenchville ME, Hamlin ME, Irish Americans, Keegan ME, Language and Linguistics, Lille ME, Madawaska ME, Maine, Notre Dame ME, Scottish Americans, St. David ME, St. Francis ME, St. John ME, St. John River Valley, Van Buren ME -
The Talk of Madawaska : English Spoken Ici
Article subtitled, "Maine's northernmost community is a lively world apart." A profile of the northern Maine town of Madawaska, situated in Aroostook County on the St. John River Valley. The Acadian people who predominantly inhabit the town, their history, and the changing shape of their community and its industry. Interviews with some residents, and an optimism for the town's economic and cultural futures. -
Maine's Franco-Americans take in stride the discrimination that permeates their lives
Reprinted segment of Los Angeles Times feature article ("French in Maine Bear Bias Quietly") attempting to characterize the historical plight of the Franco American people of the state of Maine. Contains brief quotes from social leaders and commentators in Bangor, Lewiston, Van Buren, and Orono. -
'Try to Blend In:' French in Maine Bear Bias Quietly
Feature article attempting to characterize the historical plight of the Franco American people of the state of Maine. Contains brief quotes from social leaders and commentators in Bangor, Lewiston, Van Buren, and Orono. Abridged version of the article reprinted later in the Providence Journal-Bulletin ("Maine's Franco-Americans take in stride the discrimination that permeates their lives"). -
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 -
Three French family favorites
Subtitled, "How to make tourtiière, creton and ploy, the old-fashioned way." Recipes for four meals traditional to "French American" New England - tourtiière, creton, ployes, and chicken stew. Introduced with a brief note on what these recipes mean, historically, for the author and her Maine family. -
Madawaska : Down East With a French Accent
Expository, journalistic piece on the people of the Upper St. John River Valley, cradle of the political border between northeastern Maine and New Brunswick. The predominance of French Acadian culture there and an integrative overview of its elements more obvious to the journalist visitor: language, family, religion, food. Farming and logging as both international businesses and the economic support systems of rural communities in a North American borderland. Contains various character profiles from short personal interviews, as well as a segment on the Scotch-Irish community of Aroostook County. Grounded in historical context, oriented toward the projected impacts of industrial development and subtle acculturation on these agricultural communities in late twentieth-century America. Illustrated in vibrant photo.Tags Acadians, Allagash ME, Allagash River Valley, Canada, Community: Customs and Social Life, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Family, Farming and Agriculture, Forestry, Fort Kent ME, Frenchville ME, Geography, Grand Isle ME, Language and Linguistics, Lille ME, Madawaska ME, Maine, Mills and Mill Work, New Brunswick, St. Agatha ME, St. David ME, St. John River Valley, Van Buren ME -
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. -
La Bonne Aventure
French-English bilingual educational television series for children. Designed "to expose the Franco American child to simple elements of his/her culture" (MPBN). Created in 1974 by Project FACTS (Franco-American Children's Television Series); produced by Maine Public Broadcasting Network and the University of Maine. Includes puppets, animation, and live-action video footage. Accompanied by Teacher Guides with thematic overview and synopsis of each episode, comments on cultural elements in each episode, suggested additional resources materials for teachers, and suggested activities for students. Description of episodes (20): Episode 1: Nouveaux amis / New Friends Introduction to series character children - Lise, Claude, Tit-Guy, Julie. The magical arrival of Dorik and Dondaine, two lutins of Franco American folklore. Features video footage of Augusta, Biddeford, Fort Kent, Lewiston, Madawaska, and Van Buren, Maine. Episode 2: Chez-nous / Our Place Finding themselves at the center of the children's attention, Dorik and Dondaine search for a place to be alone. Episode 3: Le rire / Laughter Dorik and Dondaine contemplate cultural difference as they encounter different perceptions of their English accent. Episode 4: La bonne aventure / The Good Adventure With the help of her friends, Julie confronts her fear of meeting new people and ventures out to create a film. Episode includes French Canadian fables. Features video footage of Augusta, Biddeford, Lewiston, the St. John Valley, and Waterville, Maine. Episode 5: Le travail / Work Lise and Tit-Guy help Dorik take pride and find value in his art work. Video footage and montage of different forms of work. Episode 6: L'horloge / The Clock The discovery of a giftbox with a clock set for 7:00PM opens up a discussion about "le Bonhomme Sept-heures" of Franco American folklore. Characters work to confront their fears. Episode 7: Le bazaar / The Bazaar Claude struggles to finish a series of collages he is supposed to bring to the next day's church bazaar. Characters learn about some of the differences between working independently and asking others for help.
Episode 8: Le réveillon / Christmas Eve CelebrationThe children celebrate Christmas Eve together with their families, but Dorik and Dondaine are missing. Includes a discussion of Franco American foods. Episode 9: La legende / The Legend A trip to the shipyard with Claude, Lise, Dorik, and Dondaine turns adventurous when the four become trapped in an old ship. In the hopes of calming them, Dorik shares a legend with the children. Features video footage from Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. Episode 10: Les explorateurs / The Explorers Claude and Lise venture into the attic to explore through a trunk filled with their pépière's old belongings. After the children uncover stories from their Québec heritage, Tit-Guy explains his mémière's Acadian roots. Features video footage of Rhode Island Governor, Philip Noel, and a photo montage of St.-Jean-Baptiste Day celebrations. Episode 11: La déportation / The Deportation Playing hide-and-seek after talking about her Acadian heritage with Tit-Guy, Julie's cardboard box hiding spot is magically moved out of the house. Julie and Dondaine search for a way home. Information on the Acadian Deportation. Features video footage of Augusta, Biddeford, Lewiston, the St. John Valley, and Waterville, Maine, as well as footage from Manchester and Nashua, New Hampshire; Lowell, Fall River, and western Massachusetts; and Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Episode 12: Achale moé pas / A Problem of Feelings As Julie tries to draw a bowl of fruit, she is interrupted and upset in multiple ways by her friends. How she deals with anger and impatience. Episode 13: La bêtise / The Mistake Before a trip to the sugar shack, Lise accidentally unravels a scarf knitted for her by her mémière. Features video footage of "la tire sur la neige," or taffy on the snow, at a sugar shack during the maple sugar harvest. Episode 14: Le prix / The Prize Sibling tensions arise as Claude resents Lise's spelling bee victory trophy and the attention she receives. Features video footage of a community bean supper. Episode 15: La quête / The Quest After Julie falls asleep reading about French-speaking people in the history of America, the time-machine she had been tinkering disappears Dorik to parts unknown. Julie travels through American history - to colonial Boston, Philadelphia, and elsewhere - on a search for her friend. Features Robert de la Salle, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and other figures in American history. Episode 16: L'annonce / The Commercial Tit-Guy recites a poem he has prepared for a television station. His friends offer advice and critique his style in various ways, and he must choose the best way to perform. Features video footage from Franco American communities outside of Maine. Episode 17: Les plans / The Plans After Lise is informed she cannot go to the zoo, that her parents have other plans for her, she imagines running away from home. Discussion of Franco American fairs. Features video footage of Benson's Animal Farm in Hudson, New Hampshire. Episode 18: L'invention / The Invention As Julie tinkers with her malfunctioning new invention, a thought-reflection-projector box, she is confronted with gender stereotypes from her friends. Features video footage of a community beano game and the mayor of Lewiston, Maine. Episode 19: La trouvaille / The Lucky Find Tit-Guy finds a precious object and claims it his own as Dondaine realizes her rose bénite, the same object, is missing. Episode 20: Au Revoir is Not Goodbye Claude, Lise, Tit-Guy, and Julie reminisce on their happy times with Dorik and Dondaine. The children prepare a party before les lutins must depart.Tags Acadians, Augusta ME, Biddeford ME, Boston MA, Community: Customs and Social Life, Education, Fall River MA, Family, Film and Television, Folklore, Language and Linguistics, Lewiston ME, Lowell MA, Madawaska ME, Maine, Manchester NH, Nashua NH, New England, Philadelphia PA, Québec, Religion, St. John River Valley, Van Buren ME, Waterville ME, Woonsocket RI, Youth -
My Maine Summer
Memories of a childhood summer in the author's hometown of Van Buren, Maine, with one week spent on a vacation in Portland. Focuses on friendship, family, and baseball. -
Once in a Lifetime : Tribute to a Friend and Companion in a World War II Experience
Illustrated brief memoir of northern Maine women religious moving about France during World War II. The events leading up to, and the sequence of, a five-day journey from their Paris convent to a safe haven in St. Etienne. Written soon after the death of Sr. Josephine Theriault, by her friend, in honor of her and the war experience they shared together with Sr. Geraldine Violette. -
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 -
C'est de même qu'ont parle par che' nous
Dictionary of French terms and their English translations, compiled from the "patois, metaphors, and dictions" of the towns of the St. John River Valley in northern Maine. Contains common French words and phrases that persist locally in both French and English dialogue. The second of two collections of idioms written by Don Levesque. Dictionnaire des termes français et leurs traductions en anglais, compilées à partir des «patois, les métaphores et dictions» des villes de la vallée de la riviière Saint-Jean dans le nord du Maine. Contient des mots et des phrases français qui persistent localement dans les deux dialogues en français et en anglais. Ce livre est la seconde des deux collections d'idiomes écrit par Don Levesque. -
Genealogist's Handbook for Upper Saint John Valley Research
A resource guide and short bibliography for budding genealogists. Includes a brief historical overview of emigration to the St. John Valley region in the context of the Acadian expulsion (1755), the American Revolution (1776), and the relocation of British loyalists following the Treaty of Paris (1783). From the text: "The focus of this guide is on the individuals who settled in the Madawaska Settlement beginning with the blended Acadian/French-Canadian families who moved there in 1865." -
The French Parish and Survivance in Nineteenth-Century New England
The role of the Roman Catholic parish in the development and preservation of French-Canadian immigrant communities in New England. From the author: "...this discussion of the religious aspects of [French-Canadian] immigration will be centered upon the parish, and upon the three-fold concept of preservation of religion, language, and customs which is contained for French Canadians in the word 'survivance.' The first half of the century, which might be called the dark ages of the French Canadians in New England, will be passed over rather rapidly, in order to do fuller justice to the more significant mission period from 1850 to 1868, and to the period of expansion and conflict from 1869 to 1900."Tags Ashuelot NH, Berlin NH, Biddeford ME, Boston MA, Brookfield NH, Burlington VT, Central Falls RI, Colebrook NH, Community: Customs and Social Life, Fall River MA, Fitchburg MA, Gardner MA, Government and Politics, Grafton MA, Haverhill MA, Holyoke MA, Labor History, Lawrence MA, Lewiston ME, Littleton NH, Lowell MA, Lynn MA, Madawaska ME, Maine, Manchester NH, Mills and Mill Work, Montréal QC, Nashua NH, New Braintree MA, New England, New Hampshire, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Religion, North Adams MA, Oxford NH, Pawtucket RI, Pittsfield MA, Providence RI, Putnam CT, Québec, Religion, Rhode Island, Rochester NH, Rutland VT, Salem MA, Southbridge MA, Spencer MA, Springfield MA, St. Albans VT, Suncook NH, Swanton VT, Taunton MA, Van Buren ME, Vermont, Warren NH, Waterbury CT, Waterville ME, Willimantic CT, Winooski VT, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA -
Recherches en cours sur le français franco-américain
De Glottopol, la revue de sociolinguistique en ligne: "Jane Smith et Cynthia Fox font le point sur les analyses qu'elles ont déjà produites jusqu'ici, notamment la situation du franco-américain à l'heure actuelle, l'implantation des dialectes franco-canadiens et acadiens et le maintien ou la perte de leurs traits d'origine ; les conséquences linguistiques du contact avec l'anglais et de l'emploi réduit du français ; et enfin le franco-américain à l'intérieur du dynamisme du français nord-américain."Tags Acadians, Acculturation and Assimilation, Berlin NH, Biddeford ME, Bristol CT, Demography, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Gardner MA, Gender and Sexuality, Language and Linguistics, New England, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Language and Linguistics, Southbridge MA, Van Buren ME, Waterville ME, Woonsocket RI -
Franco-American Voices : French in the Northeastern United States Today
From the author: "This paper describes the current situation of Franco-American French. The discussion is based on interviews with 275 speakers from eight communities: Van Buren, Waterville, and Biddeford, Maine, Berlin, New Hampshire, Southbridge and Gardner, Massachusetts, Bristol, Connecticut, and Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Our analysis confirms that French has not been transmitted to the youngest generations and that its domains of use are highly restricted. Nevertheless, the majority of speakers still use the language often (18%) if not daily (44%). Our findings suggest that French still plays a central role in the lives of its speakers despite their decreasing numbers." -
La variation régionale en français franco-américain : les formes verbales à la troisieme personne du pluriel
Du l'auteur: "Cet article présente les résultats d'une étude des formes verbales à la troisiième personne du pluriel dans le français parlé à Gardner, Massachusetts. Nous commençons par un survol historique de cette communauté franco-américaine. Nous passons ensuite à une description de notre méthodologie. Enfin, la quantification des données nous permet de dégager des tendances générales quant à la distribution de ces formes."Tags Berlin NH, Biddeford ME, Bristol CT, Brunswick ME, Cohoes NY, Community: Customs and Social Life, Demography, Emigration and Immigration, Franklin VT, Gardner MA, Greenville NH, Highgate VT, Language and Linguistics, Lewiston ME, Manchester NH, New Brunswick, New England, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Language and Linguistics, Nova Scotia, Québec, Rumford ME, Southbridge MA, Van Buren ME, Waterville ME, Woonsocket RI -
Attitudes linguistiques et transfert à l'Anglais dans une communauté franco-américaine non homogiène : le cas de Bristol, Connecticut
De Bagate, Lemery, et Martin: "Dans cet article, nous essayons de décrire le processus de transfert linguistique à Bristol. Nous présentons d'abord un bref historique de cette communauté francophone ainsi que des données démographiques puisées dans plusieurs recensements du United States Census Bureau. Ensuite, nous analysons des commentaires provenant d'une trentaine d'entretiens réalisés aupriès des Franco-Américains de Bristol au cours de l'été 2002 et comparons l'origine, l'appartenance à la premiière, deuxiième ou troisiième génération d'immigrants, le type de mariage (exogame, endogame), l'usage et la transmission de la langue ainsi que les attitudes linguistiques des locuteurs interviewés."Tags Acculturation and Assimilation, Bristol CT, Connecticut, Demography, East Hartford CT, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Hartford CT, Language and Linguistics, Lewiston ME, Lowell MA, Maine, Massachusetts, Meriden CT, New Britain CT, New Brunswick, New England, New Hampshire, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Language and Linguistics, Rhode Island, Van Buren ME, Vermont, Waterbury CT, Waterville ME, West Hartford CT, Woonsocket RI -
French in Maine
Essay concerning the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) 1954 conference named, "French in Maine." Tries to address the specific role of French language teachers in Maine given the state's particular linguistic and ethnic characteristics.Tags Acculturation and Assimilation, Biddeford ME, Brunswick ME, Education, Fort Kent ME, Frenchville ME, Grand Isle ME, Labor History, Language and Linguistics, Lewiston ME, Madawaska ME, Maine, New Brunswick, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Journalism, Nonfiction -- Language and Linguistics, Nova Scotia, St. John River Valley, Van Buren ME, Waterville ME -
The Presidential Politics of the Franco Americans
Interpretation of Franco American presidential voting behavior in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island previous to 1962. Takes into account wavering levels of ethnic solidarity, changes in economic class position, religious affiliation, and other historical contexts. Ultimately predicts the demise of "any such political phenomenon as the 'French vote.'"Tags Berlin NH, Biddeford ME, Brunswick ME, Central Falls RI, Chicopee MA, Claremont NH, Demography, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Fall River MA, Fitchburg MA, Franklin NH, Gardner MA, Government and Politics, Holyoke MA, Laconia NH, Leominster MA, Lewiston ME, Lowell MA, Madawaska ME, Manchester NH, Mexico ME, Nashua NH, New England, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Government and Politics, North Adams MA, Pawtucket RI, Rochester NH, Rumford ME, Sanford ME, Somersworth NH, Southbridge MA, Van Buren ME, Waterville ME, Winslow ME, Woonsocket RI -
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. -
In Fair Aroostook
Subtitled, "Where Acadia and Scandinavia's Subtle Touch Turned a Wilderness into a Land of Plenty." Travel writings of a journalist's visit to Aroostook County in northern Maine at the beginning of the 20th century. The writer's impressions of landscapes, industries, and peoples there, and his perception of Scandinavian and French Acadian heritage in that region. Illustrated with photographs. Reprinted in 1973 by the Madawaska Historical Society. Full text available @ Google Books. Contains the following chapters: Frontispiece - Grand Falls on the St. John Chapter 1 - The Entrance into Maine's Great Game and Garden County Chapter 2 - Ashland and its Great Saw-mill - The Impounding of a Moose Chapter 3 - Fish River Waters - Portage Lake and Camp Iverson Chapter 4 - Into Maine's Acadia -The Fish of the Eagle Lake Chapter 5 - Fort Kent - Its Blockhouse and Training School - The Aroostook War Chapter 6 - More of the Acadians - The Girls of the Training School - "Madawaska" - The Story of the Acadians Chapter 7 - From Over the Sea - New Sweden - The Fruitage of a Great Colonization Idea Chapter 8 - Agriculture - The Backbone of Aroostook Prosperity - Coming Towns of the County - L'envoiTags Acadians, Ashland ME, Business and Economics, Education, Emigration and Immigration, Farming and Agriculture, Fishing, Forestry, Fort Fairfield ME, Fort Kent ME, Frenchville ME, Grand Isle ME, Hunting, Italian Americans, Limestone ME, Madawaska ME, Maine, Mills and Mill Work, New Brunswick, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Local, Nova Scotia, Portage Lake ME, Presque Isle ME, St. David ME, St. John River Valley, Stockholm ME, Swedish Americans, Travel and Movement, Van Buren ME, Violence, Westmanland ME -
Milestones from the Saint John Valley (The turn of the century)
Historical portrait of the Upper St. John River Valley, Aroostook County, Maine, through a presentation of the lives of two influential nineteenth-century figures: William Dickey of Fort Kent and Peter Keegan of Van Buren. Particular emphasis on both figures' involvement in Maine politics, infrastructual development, and the lumbering industry in the borderland forests of northern Maine around the time of the US Civil War. Contains the following chapters: The Duke of Fort Kent Fort Kent at the turn of the century Out of the forest Keegan of Van Buren Van Buren at the turn of the century -
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 Language of Reconciliation
Article on past prohibitions against French language usage in the schools of northern Maine's St. John River Valley, the lasting impacts of these prohibitions, and recent unique efforts to nurture and strengthen bilingualism in that region. Emphasis on the 1996-1997 program begun in the elementary schools of Madawaska, Maine. How this case is situated in the nationwide conversation on language and culture in US public education, in the context of national advances made in bilingual education in the 1960s and 1970s. Comments from the program's director, and reactions to the program from families in other towns in the St. John Valley. Subtitled, "Once, French-speaking students on the Canadian border were prohibited from speaking French at school. Today, an experiment at two of those schools is trying to bridge the French/English divide." -
When French became beautiful in the St. John Valley
Article describing how how the public schools of northern Maine's St. John River Valley embraced French-English bilingual education in the early 1970s. Recalls a speech in favor of a 1968 bilingual education bill given by Maine state senator, Elmer Violette (D-Van Buren), to the state's Education Committee. Tells of the positive effects of encouraging home language use in the classroom, and how the bilingual speech of students in the St. John River Valley is recognized, through bilingual program, as valuable and advantageous in their education. -
A History of Franco-American Journalism
A condensed history of Franco American journalism - from its birth in 1837, to its downturn and fall in 1972. The emigration of French Canadians to the United States and the correspondingly wide and rapid production of Franco American, French language publications in the industrial centers of New England and the US Midwest. The developments and differences in political and cultural attitudes among competing publications. The controversies both spurred and captured in print by Franco American journalists. Varying degrees of Franco journalistic militancy, profiled in comparison to 19th and 20th century American political history in a global context. Emphasis on Franco American journalism in Maine, with other details on the Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island publications best known in New England.Tags Augusta ME, Berlin NH, Biddeford ME, Brunswick ME, Burlington VT, Canada, Caribou ME, Chicago IL, Cohoes NY, Community: Customs and Social Life, Concord NH, Danielson CT, Detroit MI, Dexter ME, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Fall River MA, Farmington ME, Haverhill MA, Holyoke MA, Illinois, Journalism, Lawrence MA, Lowell MA, Madawaska ME, Manchester NH, Massachusetts, Michigan, Millbury MA, Minnesota, New England, New York, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Journalism, Northampton MA, Orono ME, Plattsburgh NY, Québec, Rhode Island, Salem MA, Sanford ME, Skowhegan ME, South Berwick ME, South Brewer ME, St. Albans VT, US Midwest, Van Buren ME, Ware MA, Waterville ME, Wisconsin, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA -
Les Canadiens français des États-Unis (1860-1900) : dévoyés ou missionaires
Un essai qui explore les changements dans les attitudes publiques au Québec - ceux des fonctionnaires, le clergé, et d'autres - vers les émigrants québécois aux Etats-Unis au 19e siiècle. Comment et de quelle façon diès les critiques négatives de Québec de ceux qui ont quitté pour les États-Unis sont devenus remplacé, apriès les efforts de rapatriement a échoué, par des nouvelles réflexions sur l'émigration comme une mission politique et religieux. La periode qui l'auteur appelle «l'ière du mépris» entre 1860 et 1880, comparativement à ce qui a suivi, «une mission providentielle,» évoluant jusqu'à 1900. Parmi les représentants du Québec, de la rhétorique de «rapatriement» de ses émigrants, à l'un de «reconquête» d'un territoire nord-américain par ses gens mobiles.Tags Biddeford ME, Boston MA, Community: Customs and Social Life, Connecticut, Emigration and Immigration, Fall River MA, Fitchburg MA, Haverhill MA, Irish Americans, Journalism, Labor History, Lawrence MA, Lowell MA, Maine, Massachusetts, New England, New Hampshire, New York, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Immigration, Québec, Religion, Rhode Island, Springfield MA, Taftville CT, Van Buren ME, Vermont, Worcester MA -
Freeing the silenced tongue : Mainers with French-Canadian roots try to revive their banished patois
Brief profile of a Waterville, Maine, group of adults intent on reclaiming the French language that permeated their earlier lives but that - for reasons personal, political, and otherwise historical - was replaced or repressed by communication in English. Includes testimonies of the circumstances surrounding language loss from others in northern Maine's St. John River Valley, as well as from a Maine documentary filmmaker. -
Along the St. John Valley
Feature article on the towns and people of the St. John River Valley in Aroostook County, Maine. Photos of farm, church, and family, in illustration of the descriptions of rural life along Maine's north and northeastern Canadian border. Interviews with a priest, town manager, and other Valley residents.Tags Acadians, Acculturation and Assimilation, Allagash ME, Dickey ME, English Americans, Farming and Agriculture, Forestry, Fort Kent ME, Frenchville ME, Hamlin ME, Irish Americans, Keegan ME, Language and Linguistics, Lille ME, Madawaska ME, Maine, Notre Dame ME, Scottish Americans, St. David ME, St. Francis ME, St. John ME, St. John River Valley, Van Buren ME -
A Profile of Franco-American Political Attitudes in New England
A scholarly paper exploring some of the potential reasons for the absence of Franco Americans from political life in New England, and, in the author's estimation, the apparent reluctance of Franco Americans to engage in the public life and political leadership of their respective cities and states. The "attitudes" of New England Franco Americans toward politics in general. Some discussion of "the French-Canadian Ethos" and its historical foundations in Quebec, the place of assimilation in Franco American life, and the cultural context of twentieth-century Franco American political activity. Unpublished paper written for John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Also featured in A Franco-American Overview : New England, Part 1 of 2.Tags Berlin NH, Biddeford ME, Brunswick ME, Canada, Central Falls RI, Chicopee MA, Claremont NH, Connecticut, Demography, Fall River MA, Fitchburg MA, France, Franklin NH, Gardner MA, Government and Politics, Holyoke MA, Labor History, Laconia NH, Lawrence MA, Leominster MA, Lewiston ME, Lowell MA, Madawaska ME, Maine, Manchester NH, Massachusetts, Nashua NH, New England, New Hampshire, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Government and Politics, North Adams MA, Pawtucket RI, Putnam CT, Rhode Island, Rochester NH, Rumford ME, Salem MA, Sanford ME, Somersworth NH, Southbridge MA, Van Buren ME, Vermont, Waterville ME, Winooski VT, Winslow ME, Woonsocket RI -
The Talk of Madawaska : English Spoken Ici
Article subtitled, "Maine's northernmost community is a lively world apart." A profile of the northern Maine town of Madawaska, situated in Aroostook County on the St. John River Valley. The Acadian people who predominantly inhabit the town, their history, and the changing shape of their community and its industry. Interviews with some residents, and an optimism for the town's economic and cultural futures. -
Maine's Franco-Americans take in stride the discrimination that permeates their lives
Reprinted segment of Los Angeles Times feature article ("French in Maine Bear Bias Quietly") attempting to characterize the historical plight of the Franco American people of the state of Maine. Contains brief quotes from social leaders and commentators in Bangor, Lewiston, Van Buren, and Orono. -
'Try to Blend In:' French in Maine Bear Bias Quietly
Feature article attempting to characterize the historical plight of the Franco American people of the state of Maine. Contains brief quotes from social leaders and commentators in Bangor, Lewiston, Van Buren, and Orono. Abridged version of the article reprinted later in the Providence Journal-Bulletin ("Maine's Franco-Americans take in stride the discrimination that permeates their lives"). -
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 -
Three French family favorites
Subtitled, "How to make tourtiière, creton and ploy, the old-fashioned way." Recipes for four meals traditional to "French American" New England - tourtiière, creton, ployes, and chicken stew. Introduced with a brief note on what these recipes mean, historically, for the author and her Maine family. -
Madawaska : Down East With a French Accent
Expository, journalistic piece on the people of the Upper St. John River Valley, cradle of the political border between northeastern Maine and New Brunswick. The predominance of French Acadian culture there and an integrative overview of its elements more obvious to the journalist visitor: language, family, religion, food. Farming and logging as both international businesses and the economic support systems of rural communities in a North American borderland. Contains various character profiles from short personal interviews, as well as a segment on the Scotch-Irish community of Aroostook County. Grounded in historical context, oriented toward the projected impacts of industrial development and subtle acculturation on these agricultural communities in late twentieth-century America. Illustrated in vibrant photo.Tags Acadians, Allagash ME, Allagash River Valley, Canada, Community: Customs and Social Life, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Family, Farming and Agriculture, Forestry, Fort Kent ME, Frenchville ME, Geography, Grand Isle ME, Language and Linguistics, Lille ME, Madawaska ME, Maine, Mills and Mill Work, New Brunswick, St. Agatha ME, St. David ME, St. John River Valley, Van Buren ME -
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 -
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. -
Acadian Hard Times : The Farm Security Administration in Maine's St. John Valley, 1940-1943
Collection of photos of farmers, farm families, and landscapes in the St. John Valley, Maine, taken by the federal Farm Security Administration in the early 1940s. Doty gives historical context and new captions to the photos. The book concludes with new photos from a 1980s return to the people and places visited decades earlier by the FSA.Tags Acadians, Business and Economics, Caribou ME, Community: Customs and Social Life, Family, Farming and Agriculture, Food, Fort Kent ME, Frenchville ME, Government and Politics, Grand Isle ME, Keegan ME, Labor History, Lewiston ME, Lille ME, Maine, Mills and Mill Work, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Labor and Social, Nonfiction -- History -- Local, Nonfiction -- History -- Pictorial, Personal History: Biography and Oral History, Québec, Sinclair ME, Soldier Pond ME, St. Agatha ME, St. David ME, St. John River Valley, Van Buren ME, Wallagrass ME, Youth -
Franco-Americans of the State of Maine, U.S.A., and Their Achievements : Historical, Descriptive, and Biographical
From the text: "This volume is published chiefly for the purpose of showing the achievements of the Franco-American citizens of Maine to-day. Written from an independent viewpoint, the work seeks to make familiar to English reading people the status of those of French-Canadian birth or parentage in the professions - business, religious, and social affairs of our state." -
People and Places of Van Buren in the Early 1900's
A pictorial history of Van Buren, Maine at the beginning of the twentieth century. Most of the book's photos were taken by Joseph Michael Bouchard (b. 1869) and C.C. Caron, reproduced out of their original glass-plate form to be featured in this American Bicentennial celebration of a town in the St. John River Valley. Photos are architectural, social, commercial, and religious in scope, with a large emphasis on community life.Tags Art and Architecture, Community: Customs and Social Life, Education, Emigration and Immigration, Farming and Agriculture, Frenchville ME, Keegan ME, Labor History, Lille ME, Maine, Mills and Mill Work, New Brunswick, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Local, Religion, Sinclair ME, Social History, Sports and Leisure, St. John River Valley, St. Luce ME, Van Buren ME -
Gilbert O. Roy : peintre populaire de la vallée Saint-Jean
Une examination de la vie et l'ouevre de Gilbert Roy, un peintre qui a vécu à Fort Kent, Maine. De l'avant-propos: "Ce livre, on veut qu'il soit le premier parmi plusieurs. La série aura un meme thième: l'art populaire et l'artisanat chez les franco-américains, un peuple riche en histoire, en traditions et en culture, mais dont l'energie creative est demeurée assez mal connue." -
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 -
Upper St. John Valley
Photo history of the Upper St. John Valley, northern Maine, with a brief historical introduction. Part of the Arcadia Press "Images of America" series.Tags Business and Economics, Caribou ME, Eagle Lake ME, Education, Family, Farming and Agriculture, Fort Kent ME, Frenchville ME, Geography, Grand Isle ME, Keegan ME, Long Lake ME, Madawaska ME, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Local, Nonfiction -- History -- Pictorial, Religion, St. David ME, Van Buren ME, Wallagrass ME -
La presse chez les Franco-Américains
Une collection des titres des journaux de langue française et des articles de périodiques franco-américains de la Nouvelle Angleterre. Une introduction historique de la grande variété dans la presse écrite franco-américain des 19e et 20e siiècles.Tags Bay City MI, Biddeford ME, Boston MA, Bourbonnais IL, Burlington VT, California, Chicago IL, Cleveland OH, Cohoes NY, Detroit MI, Duluth MN, Education, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Fall River MA, Hartford CT, Holyoke MA, Journalism, Kankakee County IL, Lake Linden MI, Lawrence MA, Lewiston ME, Lowell MA, Lynn MA, Madawaska ME, Manchester NH, Marinette WI, Marquette MI, Minneapolis MN, Montréal QC, Muskegon MI, New England, New Orleans LA, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Journalism, Norwich CT, Orono ME, Providence RI, Salem MA, Somersworth NH, Springfield MA, St. Albans VT, St. Martinville LA, St. Paul MN, Taunton MA, Van Buren ME, Woonsocket RI -
I Am Franco-American and Proud of It : An Anthology of Writings of Franco-American Women
A selection of women's writings - fiction, poetry, essay, journalism - that have appeared in the University of Maine Franco-American Centre's publication, "Le FAROG Forum." Le Forum is a periodical dedicated to issues related to the Franco American in the state of Maine and elsewhere. The writings in this collection span in time from the Forum's birth in the early 1970s to the time of the compilation's completion, around 1995.Tags Acadians, Albany NY, Art and Architecture, Bangor ME, Barre VT, Biddeford ME, Blue Hill ME, Bradley ME, Brewer ME, Caribou ME, Chicago IL, Criticism and Review, Crown Point IN, Eagle Lake ME, Emigration and Immigration, Essay, Fairfield ME, Food, Fort Kent ME, French Island ME, Frenchville ME, Gender and Sexuality, Gorham ME, Government and Politics, Haiti, Indianapolis IN, Journalism, Laconia NH, Ledyard CT, Lewiston ME, Manchester ME, Mexico ME, Montréal QC, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Anthology, Old Orchard Beach ME, Old Town ME, Performing Arts, Portland ME, Religion, Rumford ME, Saco ME, Sand Hill ME, Scarborough ME, St. Albans VT, St. John River Valley, Van Buren ME, Vermont, War, Waterville ME, Westbrook ME -
Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie
Maine native Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem about "le Grand Dérangement" - the Acadian Expulsion - and one Acadian woman's rampant search for a love lost. This text also includes an introduction, a brief historical sketch of the Acadians, and a short biography of Longfellow. From the editor: "This is a special commemorative edition of the great poem to honor the Acadians as they celebrate the 400 year anniversary, in 2004, of the first Acadian settlement; remember the 250 year anniversary of the deportation in 2005; and accept the Queen's "acknowledgement of the facts of the deportation" and her proclamation of July 28 of every year as "A Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval," starting on July 28, 2005."Tags Acadians, Art and Architecture, Connecticut, Death and Disaster, England, Exploration and Colonization, France, Georgia, Language and Linguistics, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Native Americans, New Brunswick, New York, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Personal History: Biography and Oral History, Poetry, Prince Edward Island, Québec, South Carolina, St. David ME, St. John River Valley, United States, Van Buren ME -
Van Buren Centennial : 1881-1981
A brief history, collection of historical letters, poems, photos, and other works compiled in a celebration of the town of Van Buren, Maine's centennial. From the editor: "Each and everyone of us has a dream. This is a story about a group of people who were courageous enough to make their dreams come true. This year, the town of Van Buren is celebrating its hundredth anniversary. This book is a tribute to those individuals and organizations who have contributed so much of their time and effort into developing and establishing the town. These people met their failures, and struggled courageously to overcome their difficulties in order to achieve their goals." -
Van Buren History : A Folkloric History of Van Buren Settlers
A history of the people of Van Buren, Maine, with a heavy emphasis on local folklore. Includes a large collection of images of town buildings both past and present, historic documents, family trees, local advertisements, and local maps.Tags Acadians, Art and Architecture, Business and Economics, Community: Customs and Social Life, Education, Folklore, Food, Genealogy, Grand Isle ME, Hamlin ME, Keegan ME, Labor History, Madawaska ME, Mills and Mill Work, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Local, Religion, St. John River Valley, Van Buren ME -
Album-souvenir du centenaire de la fondation de la Paroisse St-Bruno, Van Buren, Maine : 1838-1938
Une histoire de la Paroisse St-Bruno de Van Buren, Maine, entre 1838 et 1938. Ecrit pour l'occasion de la centiième année de cette paroisse dans la Vallée St-Jean. Contiens photos des curés et des soeurs paroissials, aussi que les histoires de leurs contributions à la paroisse et la communauté catholique de Van Buren. Photos des écoles paroissiales et le college Ste-Marie (avec des noms et des visages de quelques étudiant(e)s), la couvent, et l'église de la paroisse. -
History of St. John Valley & St. Bruno's Parish, 1891-1974
A descriptive catalog of the towns of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. Includes geographic positioning, demographic information for each incorporated place, and the names and occupations of public officials. Also includes a time line of facts and events key to St. Bruno's Roman Catholic Parish in Van Buren, Maine.Tags Allagash ME, Caswell ME, Cyr ME, Eagle Lake ME, Education, Fort Kent ME, Frenchville ME, Government and Politics, Grand Isle ME, Hamlin ME, Madawaska ME, New Canada ME, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Religion, Portage Lake ME, Religion, St. Agatha ME, St. Francis ME, St. John ME, St. John River Valley, Van Buren ME, Wallagrass ME, Winterville ME -
The County : Land of Promise
Subtitled, "A Pictorial History of Aroostook County, Maine." A celebration of Aroostook County's 150th year. A pictorial regional history consisting of general narrative and more intimate, anecdotal accounts of the place in present-day northern Maine known widely as "the County." Illustrated with photographic and other artistic representations. From the inside flap: "Through more than four hundred photographs, drawings, paintings, and maps, the authors have brought to life the County's people in their work and play, in war and peace, in good times and bad."Tags Acadians, Allagash ME, Androscoggin River Valley, Art and Architecture, Ashland ME, Blaine ME, Caribou ME, Death and Disaster, Education, Farming and Agriculture, Fort Fairfield ME, Fort Kent ME, Geography, Grand Isle ME, Hamlin ME, Houlton ME, Island Falls ME, Kennebec River Valley, Lille ME, Limestone ME, Madawaska ME, Maine, Mapleton ME, Mars Hill ME, Music, Native Americans, New Brunswick, New Sweden ME, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Local, Nonfiction -- History -- Pictorial, Nova Scotia, Penobscot River Valley, Performing Arts, Presque Isle ME, Religion, Sports and Leisure, St. Agatha ME, St. David ME, St. John River Valley, Stockholm ME, Van Buren ME, War, Washburn ME, Westfield ME -
L'Echo : Paroisse St Bruno
Un petit livre qui marque le début de l'année 1919 à la paroisse St. Bruno de Van Buren, Maine. Des explications de la coutumes de l'église catholique romain, des essaies sur la foi, et des autres écrits sur la vie catholique. Produit pour les communiants de St. Bruno. -
The St. John Valley Story and the Wallagrass Story
A history of the St. John River Valley, Maine with a large segment dedicated to the town of Wallagrass. Begins with European colonization and the sixteenth century Native Americans, and continues through the establishment and demise of Acadia, and the birth of communities in the Upper St. John River Valley. A large collection of pictures from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A number of entries on specific persons important to Wallagrass and its surrounding towns. Written and compiled by a resident of Soldier Pond, Aroostook County, Maine. Volume 4 in a series on Maine history created by this author.Tags Acadians, Allagash ME, Ashland ME, Caribou ME, Community: Customs and Social Life, Daigle ME, Death and Disaster, Eagle Lake ME, Exploration and Colonization, Farming and Agriculture, Fort Kent ME, France, Frenchville ME, Grand Isle ME, Hamlin ME, Keegan ME, Madawaska ME, Native Americans, New Brunswick, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- History -- Local, Nova Scotia, Presque Isle ME, Religion, Soldier Pond ME, St. Agatha ME, St. Francis ME, St. John River Valley, Van Buren ME, Wallagrass ME, War -
Mémoires d'une famille acadienne de Van Buren, Maine
Une histoire culturelle des Acadiens de la Vallée St-Jean dans le Maine, présentée dans les mémoires d'une famille acadienne de Van Buren. Six chapitres racontés avec les photos et les materiaux historiques d'une famille du Maine: l'émigration à l'Amérique du nord de la France; les gens acadiens et la vie agricole en Acadie; la paroisse Catholique St-Bruno de la Vallée St-Jean; la cuisine locale de Van Buren; les jeux et le folklore. -
Franco-Americans in Maine : A Geographical Perspective
A study of Franco Americans in Maine with respect to geography: movement, placement, population growth, and cultural stability. From the author: "The major purpose of this paper is to depict the geographic characteristics of Maine's Franco-Americans during the twentieth century and to show what changes have occurred in recent years....A second purpose of the paper is to describe certain changes in culture and social structure which have occurred as Franco-Americans have experienced assimilation to varying degrees in different places."Tags Augusta ME, Biddeford ME, Caribou ME, Demography, Eagle Lake ME, Education, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Farming and Agriculture, Forestry, Frenchville ME, Geography, Labor History, Lewiston ME, Mills and Mill Work, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Geography, Religion, St. John River Valley, Van Buren ME, Wallagrass ME, Waterville ME, Winterville ME -
A Study of Item Bias in the Maine Educational Assessment Test
Education study of the cultural validity of standardized testing in Maine. Based on test performances in 1988 and 1989 from samplings of students in St. Agatha, Madawaska, Lewiston, Fort Kent, Van Buren, and Caribou. Analyzes scoring in the areas of reading and math for French bilingual and English-speaking students in these regions. From the author: "Given the consistently lower mean test performance among State of Maine bilingual/English fluent pupils, compared to monolingual English pupils, the results of the Maine Educational Assessment in reading and mathematics were analyzed to determine where there was bias in item structure and format" (1). -
L'identité des Acadiens de la vallée du Saint-Jean
Étude sur l'identité ethnique et sa transformation dans les Acadiens de la vallée de la riviière Saint-Jean au nord de l'état du Maine dans les années 1990; analyse basée sur des recherches historiques et des données locales et multi-générationnelles acquises par un questionnaire distribué à Fort Kent, Madawaska, Ste. Agathe, et Van Buren; information sur la langue, la famille, la géographie, et la conscience ethnique; introduction historique aux Acadiens de l'Amerique du Nord; une copie du questionnaire en annexeTags Acadians, Acculturation and Assimilation, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Family, Fort Kent ME, France, Great Britain, Language and Linguistics, Madawaska ME, Maine, Native Americans, New Brunswick, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Language and Linguistics, Nova Scotia, Religion, St. Agatha ME, St. John River Valley, Travel and Movement, Van Buren ME, Violence -
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 -
L'influence de la frontieère canado-américaine sur la population de Grande-Rivieère Madawaska
De l'auteur: "Le territoire d'étude de ce mémoire est situé dans le comté du Madawaska, au nord-ouest du Nouveau-Brunswick et dans la partie nord du comte d'Aroostook Maine, c'est-à -dire dans la vallée supérieure de la riviière Saint-Jean. La présente recherche concerne partculiièrement l'ancien territoire de la communauté de Grande-Riviière devenu le territoire actuel des villes de Van Buren (ME) et de Saint-Léonard (N.B.) depuis l'établissement de la frontiière canado-américaine entre le Nouveau-Brunswick et l'Etat du Maine par le Traité Ashburton-Webster, le 9 août 1842. Apriès 1842, la population de Grande-Riviière établie sur la rive sud de la riviière Saint-Jean devient americaine et celle etablie sur la rive nord reste britannique et plus tard deviendra canadienne....La moitié de cette population acado-canadienne, culturellement homogiène, unie sur le plan politique, administratif ete économique et évoluant avant 1842, autour d'une meme paroisse civile et religieuse, celle de Saint-Bruno, est maintenant rattachée aux structures américaines. Elle a depuis évolué sur les plans administratif, juridique, éducationnel et ecclésiastique selon les stalismes américains. Les deux populations, de Van Burne et de Saint-Léonard, soit américaine ou soit canadienne, ont été intégrées dans des institutions aux idéologies statales quelque peu différentes. Par ce fait, les populations des deux villes doivent avoir aujourd'hui des habitudes de vie et des comportements différents, un sens des valeurs particulier et appartenir à un monde symbolique distinct."Tags Acadians, Business and Economics, Canada, Education, Exploration and Colonization, Fort Kent ME, France, Frenchville ME, Geography, Government and Politics, Houlton ME, Language and Linguistics, Madawaska ME, Maine, Native Americans, New Brunswick, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Geography, Nova Scotia, Religion, St. John River Valley, Van Buren ME -
A Comparison of Attitudes Among Maine Communities Toward Franco-American Civic Status and Native Language Vitality
From the introduction: "The extent to which cultural diversity in Maine schools is enhanced by appropriate educational programs for Franco-Americans is the focus of this research effort."..."A study of culture-related attitudes of citizens..."..."An investigative study of the distinction between the attitudes of Franco-Americans and non-Franco-Americans in those communities regarding native French language vitality and Franco-American civic status..." -
La littérature franco-américaine : écrivains et écritures
Un livre d'essais critiques et biographiques sur la littérature franco-américane et ses créateurs. Certains extraits littéraires des œuvres littéraire d'auteurs franco-américains contemporains, en anglais et français. Présenté en deux parties; un préface de la rédactrice, Claire Quintal, Directrice de l'Institut Français, Collège de l'Assumption, Worcester Massachusetts.
Book of critical and biographical essays on historical Franco American writers and their works; literary excerpts from the prose and poetry of contemporary Franco American writers. Essays presented in French, with contemporary literary writings in both French and English. Presented in two parts, with a preface written by the editor, Claire Quintal, director of the French Institute at Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Table des matières:
Première partie / Part One:
"Louis Dantin (1865-1945)," par Yves Garon, a.a.
"Les Franco-Américains et l'institution littéraire québécoise : le cas de Rémi Tremblay," par Régis Normandeau
"Will James, né Ernest Dufault - romancier du Far-Ouest," par Florence Tormey Blouin
"Camille Lessard-Bissonnette - à la recherche d'un féminisme franco-américain," par Janet-L. Shideler
"La littérature franco-américaine dans un Petit Canada de la Nouvelle Angleterre: Holyoke, Massachusetts," par Ernest-B. Guillet
"Rosaire Dion-Lévesque, fils d'expatriés," Michel Lapierre
"Au-delà de la route: l'identité franco-américaine de Jack Kerouac," par Robert-B. Perreault
Deuxième partie / Part Two:"Tsi Gars," by David Plante
"A Pearl of Great Price," by Gerard Robichaud
"Un Mot de Chez-Nous," par Normand-C. Dubé
"On Writing a Novel about Franco-Americans," by Richard L. Belair
"Ideas of Order in Little Canada," by Bill Tremblay
"Reading from a Work in Progress," by Jacquie Giasson Fuller
Notices biographiques / Biographical notes, by Claire QuintalTags Boston MA, California, Central Falls RI, Criticism and Review, Fiction and Literature, Holyoke MA, Journalism, Lewiston ME, Literary Works, Literary Works -- Criticism and History, Lowell MA, Montana, Montréal QC, Nashua NH, New England, New Mexico, New York NY, Personal History: Biography and Oral History, Poetry, Providence RI, Québec, Religion, Southbridge MA, Van Buren ME, Worcester MA -
A Jewel in the Crown of Maine : The Farrell-Michaud House, Meals and Memories
Book of recipes for meals and dishes served at the Farrell-Michaud House bed-and-breakfast in Van Buren, Maine. Begins with stories and historical descriptions of the Farrell and Michaud families, as well as of the house itself and the cultures of the northern Maine region in which it sits. -
An Annotated Bibliography of Title VII French Project-Developed Instructional Materials, 1970-1975
List of educational materials designed for French and French/English American elementary education in the 1970s. Shares the titles, descriptions of content, and appropriate grade levels for language texts designed for teachers and students in Florida, Louisiana, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.Tags Berlin NH, Breaux Bridge LA, Caribou ME, Education, Florida, Frenchville ME, Greenville NH, Lafayette LA, Lafayette Parish LA, Language and Linguistics, Madawaska ME, Maine, New Hampshire, St. Agatha ME, St. John River Valley, St. Landry Parish LA, St. Martin Parish LA, Van Buren ME, Vermont, Youth -
The Presidential Politics of the Franco Americans
Interpretation of Franco American presidential voting behavior in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island previous to 1962. Takes into account wavering levels of ethnic solidarity, changes in economic class position, religious affiliation, and other historical contexts. Ultimately predicts the demise of "any such political phenomenon as the 'French vote.'"Tags Berlin NH, Biddeford ME, Brunswick ME, Central Falls RI, Chicopee MA, Claremont NH, Demography, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Fall River MA, Fitchburg MA, Franklin NH, Gardner MA, Government and Politics, Holyoke MA, Laconia NH, Leominster MA, Lewiston ME, Lowell MA, Madawaska ME, Manchester NH, Mexico ME, Nashua NH, New England, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Government and Politics, North Adams MA, Pawtucket RI, Rochester NH, Rumford ME, Sanford ME, Somersworth NH, Southbridge MA, Van Buren ME, Waterville ME, Winslow ME, Woonsocket RI