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  • Author: Olivier, Julien

Date: 1981

Language: Français

Find in a Library: 9185697

Une histoire de la vie artistique et communautaire d'un homme franco-américain de New Hampshire. Racontée par lui-même, M. Marcoux - bûcheron, sculpteur, musicien, ami - comme vu dans les contes qui se présentent dans ses entrevues…

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  • Author: Dronet, Curney J.

Date: 2000

Language: en

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History of the community of Erath, Louisiana, in the twentieth century. Introduced by a brief account of the Acadian exile in 1755. Contains snapshots of the town's economic and political development; the social life, religion, and education of its…

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  • Author: Chetro-Szivos, John

Date: 2006

Language: en

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A case study in intercultural communication, with linguistic and psychological insight into the dynamics of an American Acadian community in Gardner, Massachusetts. Large emphasis on the communal value of work, or how ideas about work are situated in…

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  • Author: Brault, Gerard J.

Date: 1986

Language: en

Find in a Library: 12665191

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Comprehensive history of French Canadians and Franco Americans in New England, with an emphasis on the early 20th century. Introduced with a summary of early North American exploration and colonization. Spans in specific an historical period that…

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  • Author: Doty, C. Stewart

Date: 1985

Language: en

Find in a Library: 12219281

Find Online: OL8218380M

Selective reprinting of Franco American oral interviews from the late 1930s' Federal Writers' Project. Brief historical introductions to Manchester NH, Old Town ME, Woonsocket RI, and Barre VT, followed by the interviews with workers that took place…

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  • Author: Hornsby, Stephen (editor)
  • Author: Reid, John G.

Date: 2005

Language: English

Find in a Library: 57431351

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Collection of essays by various scholars on New England, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island - critical geographies to what has emerged in historical studies in recent decades as the field of North American "borderland studies."…

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  • Author: Mason, Leonard A.
  • Author: Masson-Douglas, Jeanne (transcriber)

Date: 1980

Language: English

Find in a Library: 16816262

Collection of folklore that, transcribed by a listener, also has the function of oral history. Concerning story, home, and rural life in Vermont.

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  • Author: Burns, Anna Laura

Date: 2009

Thesis Type: Ph. D.

Institution: University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Language: fr; en

Find in a Library: 670816623, 419475617

From the author: "This dissertation explores the cultural identity of two Franco-American communities in the Mid-West [United States] to identify traits that continue to persist despite language loss due to prejudice and persecution. In this…

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  • Author: Sharrow, Gregory L.

Date: 2001 November

Publication: Visit'n: Conversations with Vermonters

Volume: 7

Language: English

Find in a Library: 36559489

Article compiled from oral history interviews with two sisters of the Pellerin family in Highgate, Vermont. Featured in the Vermont Folklife Center's annual publication, "Visit'n."

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  • Author: Sharrow, Gregory L.

Date: 2001 November

Publication: Visit'n: Conversations with Vermonters

Volume: 7

Language: English

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Article compiled from an oral history interview with a resident of the town of Highgate, Vermont, situated in a rural part of the state near to the US border with Canada. Featured in the Vermont Folklife Center's annual publication, "Visit'n."

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  • Author: Sharrow, Gregory L.

Date: 1997-11-00

Publication: Visit'n: Conversations with Vermonters

Volume: 3

Language: en

Find in a Library: 36559489

Article compiled from oral history interviews Vermont stonecutters of the early twentieth century. Featured in the Vermont Folklife Center's annual publication, "Visit'n." From the Vermont Historical Society: "Because many French Canadians first came…

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  • Author: Sharrow, Gregory L.

Date: 2002-11-00

Publication: Visit'n: Conversations with Vermonters

Volume: 8

Language: en

Find in a Library: 36559489

Article compiled from oral history interviews of Vermont musicians in the twentieth century. Featured in the Vermont Folklife Center's annual publication, "Visit'n." From the Vermont Historical Society: "Includes reminisces by Franco-American fiddler…

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  • Author: Clark, Les (director)

Date: 1958

Language: en

Find in a Library: 31829463

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Walt Disney cartoon rendition of the American folklore tale about a woodsman from the Northeast and Midwest named Paul Bunyan. This cartoon also incorporates another piece of folklore from French Canada - the character of Joseph Montferrand (or Joe…

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  • Author: Parent, Michael

Date: 2010

Language: English and français

A recording of Parent's live storytelling performance. From his website: "Known for his poignantly humorous glimpses into Franco-American life, Michael Parent describes 'A Beautiful Game' as the 'mostly true' recollections of his longtime connection…

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  • Author: Parent, Michael
  • Author: Boardman, Greg

Date: 2010

Language: English and français

A recording of a collection of songs and tales by storyteller Michael Parent, with the musical accompaniment of Greg Boardman. From the artists: "This live DVD of a Johnson Hall [Gardiner ME] concert features a variety of songs in the French-Canadian…

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  • Author: Parent, Michael

Date: 2010

Language: English and français

Recorded at the 2009 Mariposa Storytelling Festival, Mariposa, California. From Parent's website: "In this live CD, Michael performs his original stories 'My Semi-fictional Cousin Artie,' 'The Geno Maneuver,' 'Geriatric Lock Ward,' 'The Garbage…

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  • Author: Franco-American Centre Franco-Américain

Date: 1996

Language: Bilingual/bilingue

Find in a Library: 38755550

An examination of Franco-American history and life through the folkloric means of artistic woodcarving in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The introduction reads, "This exhibit catalogue is designed to share with the public the vitality and the…

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  • Author: Quintal, Claire

Date: 1996

Language: English

Find in a Library: 35289877

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Essay collection on the diverse aspects of Franco American community and life in New England. Emphases on French Canadian immigration to New England; religion, education, and community life; and Franco American literature. Includes a wide range of…

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  • Author: Beaupré, Normand R.

Date: 1982

Language: English and français

Find in a Library: 21332161

Biography of Adelard Coté, Southern Maine artist and sculptor of wood. Includes pictures of his art, interviews, and a critical observation of his work as a part of Franco-American folklore. Also includes a brief history of French-Canadian…

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  • Author: Albert, Thomas
  • Author: Therriault, Patrick (recherches)
  • Author: Mercure, Prudent L. (notes manuscrites)

Date: 1920

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 7665792

Find Online: OL23649400M

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L'histoire du Madawaska, Maine, et ses villages voisins du dix-huitième siècle jusqu'à 1920.

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  • Author: Albert, Thomas

Date: 1985 (original, 1920)

Language: en

Find in a Library: 12603804

Find Online: OL1802847M

Translation of 1920 history text on Madawaska, Maine, and its neighboring towns. Republished through the efforts of the Madawaska Historical Society. From the preface: "We believe that Father Thomas Albert's book, 'L'Histoire du Madawaska,' is far…

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  • Author: Cyr, Sr. Marguerite

Date: 1976

Institution: Notre Album Culturel sur Google Books

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 2756715

Un affichage artistique de la culture acadienne quotidien dans la Vallée St-Jean du Maine. De l'auteur de, "Mémoires d'une famille Acadienne de Van Buren, Maine" Du texte: "Cet album est une collection de 'dits' et de 'faits' recueillis dans…

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  • Author: Bodnar, John E.

Date: 1985

Language: en

Find in a Library: 11157613

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An overview of American immigration and ethnic histories from American cities of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Written by the Director of Oral History Research at the University of Indiana, Bloomington. From Indiana University…

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  • Author: Downs, Jacques M.

Date: 1985

Language: en

Find in a Library: 12419914

Find Online: OL2535469M

A photo-history of the cities of the Saco River Valley in southern Maine. A heavily researched and crafted exhibition of landscapes from colonization to contemporary times, 'The Cities on the Saco' weaves a storytelling tapestry of Saco, Biddeford,…

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  • Author: Leamon, James S.
  • Author: Michaud, Charlotte

Date: 1974

Language: English

Find in a Library: 3531925

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The first book in a series on the history of Lewiston, Maine, Historic Lewiston, from the Lewiston Historical Commission. Historic Lewiston: Franco-American Origins is a 47-page overview of Lewiston’s Franco American past, divided into two…

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  • Author: Michaud, A.J.

Date: 1972

Language: en

Find in a Library: 7979993

Collection of newspaper articles, essays, and images in an illustration of Acadian cultural heritage at the US-Canada border. From the Madawaska Historical Society in the St. John River Valley of northern Maine.

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  • Author: Schriver, Edward (editor)

Date: 1973

Language: English

Find in a Library: 3187379

Proceedings of a 1972 conference at the University of Maine on the subject of French culture in the northeastern borderlands of Maine and Canada. Contents include transcripts of the following presentations: "The Loyalists and the Acadians" "Le Centre…

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  • Author: Lambert, Adélard

Date: 1918

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 23394052

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Des contes de la mémoire de la jeunesse de Lambert, un émigré canadien-francais aux États-Unis au but du vingtième siècle. L'idée de la survivance reste à l'arriere-plan du texte. Le fin de livre contien des messages…

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  • Author: Writers' Program, New Hampshire W.P.A.

Date: 1940

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 9068547 (print), 697763111 (online)

Find Online: OL7199146W

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From the introduction: "Today approximately 150,000 Americans of French ancestry, including a few who came directly from France, are living in New Hampshire. Like their grandparents in Quebec, they have preserved many of the traditions of their…

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  • Author: Albert, Julie

Date: 1969

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 7520465

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Softcover community publication written in celebration of the town of Madawaska, Maine's centennial year - 1969. Contains historical vignettes, local pictures, advertisements, poetry, stories, customs, definitions of local words, and more, from the…

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