AP, WABI report on UMaine-led Franco American Portal project
The Associated Press and WABI (Channel 5) reported on a University of Maine initiative to create a first-ever bilingual portal to Franco American heritage records from archives in the United States and Canada. The effort, led by Franco American Programs at UMaine, received a nearly $60,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The online, bilingual Franco American Portal will make Franco American records more visible, searchable and accessible to researchers, educators, students, genealogists and the general public. The Bangor Daily News, U.S. News & World Report, Maine Public, Washington Times and West Plains Daily Quill shared the AP article.