Every year, the Franco American Center at the University of Maine organizes a “rassemblement” (gathering) of Franco-American artists, writers, and other cultural workers. Part conference, part reunion, this annual event […]
Susan Pinette, Douglas Rooks and Severin Beliveau will be joining Jennifer Rooks on Maine Calling to discuss The First Franco. The book is published by Franco American Programs in association […]
Americans don’t think of Canada as a source of potential terrorists—speaking a foreign tongue, serving a foreign religion, and invading their country. But when nearly a million French-Canadians crossed the […]
Many years ago some people decided that the St.Pierre’s, Dupuis’, Morneau’s, and Pelletier’s shouldn’t speak French anymore. They decided it wasn’t useful, it wasn’t pretty… They declared it was the […]
Join us for a special session, co-hosted by the UMaine Alumni Association and Franco American Programs, which celebrates the release of First Franco: Albert Beliveau in Law, Politics, and Love, […]
We have at least 60 who are ancestors, including Elisabeth Aubert who married French immigrant Aubin Lambert Champagne. We would like to focus on their vital contribution to French-Canadian colonization […]
Jeanne Douillard believes the past is important. To her way of thinking, history shapes people, shapes cultures. History does matter. “We are the heirs of our ancestor’s journeys,” she says. […]
Our first YFAS this weekend! On October 16th from 9:30am to 4:00pm, we are having a conference with other young (which we defined our age range to be 18-35) Franco-Americans; […]
Join us virtually on October 27th, 7:00 p.m., as poets Paul Marion and Steven Riel read from their new books. Marion, editor of the early writings of Jack Kerouac and […]
. We will be honoring Greg during a virtual event on November 5 from 6:30-7:30. We invite you all to join us and his family to spend 5 minutes talking […]
