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- Author: Jepson, Brenda N. (director)
Date: 2003
Language: English, with some French
Find in a Library: 62585434
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From Crown of Maine Productions: "'Acadian Festival' is a lively, one-hour show that features the French of the St John Valley, Maine, celebrating their Acadian history – from a re-enactment of the arrival of the Acadians in 1785 to…
- 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…
- Author: Langellier, Kristin
- Author: Peterson, Eric E.
Date: 2004
Language: en
Find in a Library: 52214849
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Performance studies theory text. Maine Franco American case studies in a discussion of the methods and forms of storytelling. Written by two University of Maine professors. From Temple University Press: "The authors ably guide readers through the…
- Author: Rioux, Robert N.
- Author: Smith, Jane S.
Date: 2006
Language: fr
Find in a Library: 65174560
Find Online: OL13421683W
Le titre complet: Enquête Géolinguistique: du vocabulaire, et de la pronunciation de celui-ci, employés dans l’état du Maine pour désigner tout ce qui se rapporte à l’intérieur et à l’extérieur de la…
- Author: Pelletier, Martine A.
Date: 1976
Language: en
Find in a Library: 3047975
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…
- Author: Dubay, Guy F.
Date: 1983
Language: fr; en
Find in a Library: 11513772
Find Online: OL3190559M
A book written to accompany a 1982 Maine State Museum exhibit dedicated to history and life in the St. John Valley, Aroostook County, Maine. Author Guy Dubay is a member of the Maine State Franco-American Hall of Fame. From the text: "Guy Dubay's…
- 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, "MeÌmoires d'une famille Acadienne de Van Buren, Maine" Du texte: "Cet album est une collection de 'dits' et de 'faits' recueillis dans…
- 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.
- Author: Violette, Lawrence A.
Date: 1952
Language: en
Find in a Library: 7520384
Find Online: OL12363343W
Chronological history of the Acadian people and their eventual settlement of communities in Maine. Begins in the early 1600s and chronicles events and migrations up to the early 20th century.
- Author: Hendrickson, Dyke
Date: 2010
Language: en
Find in a Library: 535495395
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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,…
- Author: Daigle, Laurel
Date: 1997
Language: en
Find in a Library: 53965947
Brief parish history of the Roman Catholic church of Saint Louis and the communities surrounding Fort Kent, Maine. Text includes biographies of resident religious leaders, a history of the church building's construction and reconstruction, and a…
- Author: Craig, BeÌatrice
Date: 2009
Language: en
Find in a Library: 181602806
From University of Toronto Press: "In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, a local economy made up of settlers, loggers, and business people from Lower Canada, New Brunswick, and New England was established on the banks of the Upper…
- Author: Albert, Julie
Date: 1969
Language: en; fr
Find in a Library: 7520465
Find Online: OL18252768M
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…
- Author: Robbins, Rhea Côté (editor)
- Author: Petrie, Lanette Landry (editor)
- Author: Langellier, Kristin (editor)
- Author: Slott, Kathryn (editor)
Date: 1995
Language: en; fr
Find in a Library: 34344246
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…
- Author: Connors-Carlson, Shirlee
Date: 2001
Language: en
Find in a Library: 49045997
A pictorial history of life and logging in St. John, Maine, at the beginning of the twentieth century. Includes some pictures that are featured in the book "Acadian Hard Times" (Stewart Doty, 1991), as well as many others that capture the households…
- Author: Levesque, Don
Date: 1999
Language: Français, avec quelques anglais
Find in a Library: 47725295
Sous-titre, "'C'est d'meÌ‚me qu'on parle par icitte' : dictons, patois, expressions de la ValleeÌ Saint-Jean, Maine." Un dictionnaire d'expressions familières et de phrases locales de la Vallée St. Jean au nord du Maine. Contient beaucoup…
- Author: Perreault, Gene N.
Date: 1986
Language: en; fr
Find in a Library: 16989034
Find Online: OL5071919W
From the author: "The following stories represent the folk history of the logging business in northern Maine. They were gathered over the years and the facts may have been changed as the stories were passed on to succeeding generations. However, they…
- Author: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Date: 2004
Language: English
Find in a Library: 56903271
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,…
- Author: Pelletier, Martine A.
Date: 1981
Language: en
Find in a Library: 726513498
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…
- Author: Pelletier, Martine
- Author: Ferretti, Monica Dionne
Date: 1979
Language: en
Find in a Library: 5336702
Find Online: OL4434389M
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.
- Author: LeVasseur, Frances Dumond (editor)
Date: 1974
Language: en
Find in a Library: 52833122 (can be viewed at the Franco-American Centre, University of Maine, Orono, Maine)
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…
- Author: Le Jeune, R.P.L.
Date: 1990 (1918)
Language: Français
Find in a Library: 144748841 (peut être lu au Centre Franco-Américain, Université du Maine, Orono, Maine)
Une brève histoire de l'Acadie entre 1412 et 1800 (entre colonisation, le Grand Dérangement, et repopulation). Certaines descriptions d'événements significatives dans la courte durée de vie des premières communatés Acadiennes de…