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Franco American Programs

Book Club: Share your favorite Franco related books for discussion: Hosted by Abby Paige

Hi there, Lisa Michaud is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Book Club: Share your favorite Franco related books for discussion: Hosted by Abby Paige Time: Nov 19, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://maine.zoom.us/j/81314703056?pwd=NWwrdE9ncm9VMVpMbWdsSDRIVkg2UT09 Password: 381926 Or Telephone: US: +1 312 626 […]

“In search of Acadian settlements in Beaubassin Life-long journey completed: Historian Jason Theriot walks among his Theriot and Bourgeois ancestors in their last known village in Acadia.”

In search of Acadian settlements in Beaubassin Life-long journey completed: Historian Jason Theriot walks among his Theriot and Bourgeois ancestors in their last known village in Acadia.     Register in advance for this meeting: https://maine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vdu6qqjovHtUSv2HZNWuhWOqkavwWgoVy After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Poetry Readings: Cheryl Savageau, David Surette, Ellen LaFlèche and Steven Riel

  You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Jan 27, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://maine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlf-2upzkoE9H4Dv3L7KaQdI3N0JDHF5C9 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Josée Vachon Mardi Gras Concert

When: Feb 16, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://maine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApdeCprD8rHtAWOvFM3udfreF7w_TP0YEt After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

French-Canadian Legacy Podcast Today, there are more than 2 million descendants of French-Canadian immigrants living in New England. These are Our Stories. With Jesse Martineau and Mike Campbell.

When: Feb 25, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://maine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtdu2upjspGtDcPwLfcQNYQOFgcaXx34cY After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining […]

The French-Canadian Origins of U.S. Credit Unions by Mark Paul Richard, Ph.D.

While scholars have analyzed the phenomenal growth of the credit union movement in the United States, they have devoted little attention to the Québec origins of credit unions and, in particular, no one has examined in any comprehensive way Alphonse Desjardins’s fundamental role in assisting Franco-American and other groups in developing their credit institutions in […]

Franco American Portal Project Building a discovery tool for Franco American collections

The Franco American Portal Project is a five-university collaboration to build an online portal to Franco American archival collections. Our project addresses the need for online access to Franco American cultural history by: locating and identifying archival materials that concern French-Canadian, Québécois(e), and Acadian diaspora communities in the US Northeast–wherever these materials have been collected […]

Dawson: The Story of a New England Mill City

UMaine student Daniel Moreau describes his journey from inspiration to development of a ten-part video series on New England Mill Cities called Dawson.  Spanning nearly 500 years and partly taking inspiration from his hometown of Lewiston, ME, he takes a look at the themes that all these mill cities have had in common, and still […]

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