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  • Author: Kunitz, Howard

Date: 1992 June 2

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

Find in a Library: 8814143, 60630676

Short letter to the editor written against Maurice Violette's letter of May 28, 1992, coming in the wake of Le Calumet Club's rejection of a woman vying for membership in the Augusta, Maine, all-male organization.

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  • Author: Morin-Scribner, Nicole

Date: 1992 June 9

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

Find in a Library: 8814143, 60630676

Letter to the editor calling upon Franco Americans and Le Club Calumet to look past the controversial 1992 Maine Supreme Court case regarding club identity and gender, and to consider the best way of using all available resources for cultural…

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  • Author: Paradis, Patrick

Date: 1980 October 16

Publication: Church World: Maine's Catholic Weekly

Language: English

Find in a Library: 4038541

Extended article on Augusta, Maine, Roman Catholic priest, Fr. Valmond Gilbert, celebrant of St. Augustine Church. Discusses his community involvement - religious, economic, political, and otherwise. Includes photos of Fr. Gilbert at mass, with…

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  • Author: L'Heureux, Juliana

Date: 2010 March 10

Publication: Portland Press Herald

Language: English

Find in a Library: 9341113

Article on Dyke Hendrickson's 1980 oral history book, "Quiet Presence," and its perceivable resonance into the present day.

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  • Author: Lyman, John

Date: 2010 November 9

Publication: Bangor Daily News

Language: English

Find in a Library: 8818350, 44337162

Letter to the editor questioning the reasoning behind Maine governor-elect Paul LePage's emphasis on his "French" heritage, and the value of his being the first elected Franco-American governor to the state.

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  • 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…

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  • Author: Price, Trudy Chambers

Date: 2004

Language: English

Find in a Library: 55659235

From Islandport Press: "Family dairy farms are disappearing in Maine and with them, a way of life. Trudy Chambers Price has captured the daily joys and struggles of the family farm in a way that ensures this Maine way of life will not be…

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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: Toth, Emily

Date: 1999

Language: English

Find in a Library: 39800550

Biography of the author of "The Awakening." From University Press of Mississippi: "In 'Unveiling Kate Chopin,' Emily Toth, the foremost authority on Chopin's life and works, creates a sharply revealing portrait of a modern woman in a Victorian world.…

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  • Author: Bradley, Francis James

Date: 1931

Language: en

Find in a Library: 17817198

1931 diocesan history from a densely populated Massachusetts mill town. Dedicated in 1832, FRD's cathedral parish is St. Mary's, while the city's traditionally Franco American parish - St. Anne's - was established in 1869.

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  • Author: Lawton, R.J.

Date: 1915

Language: en

Find in a Library: 33372776

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From the text: "This volume is published chiefly for the purpose of showing the achievements of the Franco-American citizens of Maine to-day. Written from an independent viewpoint, the work seeks to make familiar to English reading people the status…

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  • Author: Lafleur, Normand

Date: 1981

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 10019101

Find Online: OL3071754M

Lafleur prends la phrase "les Chinois de l'Est" d'une description pejorative de la franco-américanie et l'utilise aÌ€ illustrer la vie et l'histoire franco-américaine. Le texte concerne la Nouvelle-Angleterre en totale, mais sa centre…

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  • Author: Olivier, Julien

Date: 1977

Language: Français

Find in a Library: 6467407

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L'histoire de Jim Caron, 101 ans, tel que raconté à Milton, New Hampshire, et rédigé par Julien Olivier. Sa famille, son travail dans les bois et dans le moulin, son école, and sa vie après son immigration…

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  • Author: Gatineau, Felix

Date: 1919

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 284718348

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Une histoire des arrivées, origines, et de la religion, la communauté, l'art et la vie politique des Franco-Américains de Southbridge, Massachusetts. Écrit en 1919. De la texte: "A l'occasion du Cinquantenaire de la…

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  • Author: Belanger, Albert A.

Date: 1922-1940

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 421404776, 41994799

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Un répertoire/annuaire d'endroits et peuples (noms et biographes) franco-américains aux États-Unis. Des hommes d'affaires, religieuses, ou les autres personnes publiques ou importantes à leur communauté. Avec histoires des paroisses…

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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, Félix

Date: 1909 (1991)

Language: English (traduction du français)

Find in a Library: 21761314

Translated and republished autobiography of French-Canadian immigrant to Lowell, Massachusetts, originally made public at the beginning of the 20th century. Introduction written by Frances H. Early. From the book jacket: "This is the story of a…

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  • Author: F.A.R.O.G. (Franco-American Resource Opportunity Group)

Date: 1980

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 6538417

1980 catalog of people and places in New England that function as resources for Franco-American culture both in- and outside of their communities. The results of a student-led investigation through New England cities: community, industry, educational…

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  • Author: Perreault, Robert B.

Date: 1978

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 8517158

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La vie et les ouevres d'un écrivain franco-américain dans la Nouvelle Angleterre, actif à la fin du XIXe siècle. Son journalisme politique au début du vingtième siècle et sa rélation avec le début du journalisme franco aux…

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  • Author: Hamel, Réginald
  • Author: Hare, John
  • Author: Wyczynski, Paul

Date: 1989

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 21163604

Index d'auteurs (biographique, bibliographique) nord-américains qui écrivent dans la langue française.

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  • Author: Kellogg, Louise Phelps

Date: 1925

Volume: 1

Language: English

Find in a Library: 633645

Reprinted in 2007 by Heritage Books. A history of the French in North America - particularly what would become the US Midwest - from colonization to the middle 18th century. Contains semi-biographical pieces on explorers from that period. Focuses…

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  • Author: Calvert, Mary R.

Date: 1991

Language: en

Find in a Library: 23707025

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Historical piece on early French Jesuits missionizing to Abenaki in Maine's Kennebec River Valley in the 17th century.

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  • Author: Cassidy, Frederic Gomes
  • Author: Hall, Joan Houston

Date: 1985

Language: English

Find in a Library: 116242656

Dictionary of American vernacular English as pronounced and heard in various segments of the United States. Now in 4 volumes. From Belknap Press: "'The Dictionary of Regional English (DARE)" is a multi-volume reference work that documents words,…

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  • Author: Weiner, Marli Frances (editor)

Date: 2005

Language: en

Find in a Library: 61184330

Find Online: OL9521726M

From UMaine Press: "This volume of fourteen essays on Maine women's history fills a real need, helping to answer questions about what women were doing in local communities and highlighting their similarities and differences from women elsewhere.…

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  • Author: Dublin, Thomas

Date: 1979

Language: en

Find in a Library: 4805234

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From Columbia University Press: "In this prize-winning study, Thomas Dublin explores, in carefully researched detail, the lives and experiences of the first generation of American women to face the demands of industrial capitalism. Dublin describes…

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  • Author: Dublin, Thomas (editor)

Date: 1981 (1993)

Language: en

Find in a Library: 7203495

Find Online: OL9817988M

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From Columbia University Press: "Between 1820 and 1860, tens of thousands of single women streamed from rural New England to find work in the burgeoning factory towns of the region. In 'Farm to Factory' Thomas Dublin has selected five sets of letters…

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  • Author: Ariel, France
  • Author: Dupras, Armand

Date: 1920

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 635873036

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Un texte par Armand Dupras (France Ariel est un pseudonyme) sur une tournée de concerts du trio musical Larrieu (de la France) aux États-Unis dans les années 1910.

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  • Author: Arsenault, Bona

Date: 1978

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 5619093

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Gros anthologie en six tomes sur les gens acadiens. La première partie est un histoire des peuples, et les autres parties sont divisées par les sujets et géographies suivant: 2) Port-Royal, 3) Beaubassin, Grand-Pré, 4) Pisiguit,…

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  • Author: Rouillard, Jacques

Date: 1985

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 14129807

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Un portrait historique des travailleurs canadiens-français aux États-Unis, dans les usines de la Nouvelle-Angleterre, au prémiere moitié du 20e siècle. Les synthèses historiques de l'immigration et du travail, avec certaines…

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  • Author: Searles, James
  • Author: Morse, Kent
  • Author: Hinchman, Stephen

Date: 1982

Language: en

Find in a Library: 8582872

Find Online: OL8515130M

From the preface: "This book is the culmination of a two-year project conducted by Hyde School students and faculty. With the backing of grants from the Ethnic Heritage Studies Division, Office of Education, and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation,…

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