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  • Author: Fliss, Susan

Date: 2007

Thesis Type: Ph. D., History

Institution: University of Maine

Language: en

Find in a Library: 222290783

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From Fliss: "Motivated to ensure 'la survivance,' the survival of their religion, language, and culture, French-Canadian immigrants established an extensive private Catholic education system ranging from parish elementary and high schools to boarding…

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  • Author: Finefrock, Kevin

Date: 2007

Thesis Type: B.A., History, Honors

Institution: Connecticut College

Language: en

Find in a Library: 278099025

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From the author: "In this thesis, I examine how the processes of racialization, immigration, and industrialization caused the emergence of two divergent definitions of ethnic identity in the French‐Canadian community of Québec and the…

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  • Author: Fecteau, Albert

Date: 1952

Thesis Type: M.A., History

Institution: University of Maine at Orono

Language: en

Find in a Library: 6965308

From the text: "While there have been a number of books and articles on the French Canadians in New England, very little has been written about the French Canadians in Maine. This thesis presents a study of a typical Maine French Canadian community,…

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  • Author: Fahey, Christine

Date: 1974

Thesis Type: B.A., History, Honors

Institution: Kenyon College

Language: en

Find in a Library: 17787221

Printed in 1987, Fahey's 1974 undergraduate thesis focuses on the history of Franco Americans in Manchester, New Hampshire, their development as a distinctly knit ethnic community, and the eventual softening of the heritage-centered communal bonds…

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  • Author: Edwards, John R.

Date: 1973

Thesis Type: Ph. D., Psychology

Institution: McGill University

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 61546613

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From Edwards: "A French-English bilingual education programme in Northern Vermont was studied to investigate its effects upon the French-speaking children. Data was presented showing the decline in French usage in the area, and the gradual…

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  • Author: Early, Frances H.

Date: 1979

Thesis Type: Ph. D., History

Institution: Concordia University

Language: en

Find in a Library: 9903408

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Ph. D. thesis on nineteenth-century immigration and the early development of the French-Canadian community of Lowell, Massachusetts - a significant city in post-bellum, industrial northeastern America.

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  • Author: Doane, Ashley W., Jr

Date: 1983

Thesis Type: M.A., Sociology

Institution: University of New Hampshire

Language: en

Find in a Library: 10353021

Exploration of the relationship between Franco-American ethnicity and socioeconomic status in the state of New Hampshire. Doane's research revolves around questions of class characteristics and ethnic group interests.

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  • Author: Desjardins, Lise A.

Date: 1995

Thesis Type: M.S., Nursing

Institution: University of Maine at Orono

Language: en

Find in a Library: 34127818

From the author: "The purpose of this thesis was to explore and describe the health and illness beliefs of a Franco-American community in Northern Maine. A major assumption of this study was that culture impacts all aspects of life and therefore…

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  • Author: Dauphinais, Paul Raymond

Date: 1991

Thesis Type: Ph. D., History

Institution: University of Maine

Language: en

Find in a Library: 27298873

Fitchburg and Worcester, Massachusetts, as cities atypical of Franco American communities in the 19th century. Focuses on the specific industries, demography, and institutional developments in these cities that serve to break the better-known pattern…

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  • Author: Cumbler, John Taylor, Jr.

Date: 1974

Thesis Type: Ph. D.

Institution: University of Michigan

Language: en

Find in a Library: 3420030

From a review of by Donald H. Stewart, SUNY Cortland, on the later text based on this dissertation's research: "Cumbler concentrates on two Massachusetts cities - Lynn, a late-nineteenth century shoe manufacturing center, and Fall River, a leading…

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  • Author: Creveling, Harold Franklin

Date: 1951

Thesis Type: Ph. D.

Institution: Clark University

Language: en

Find in a Library: 31005518

Local geographic landscapes and social conditions of various ethnic groups in Worcester, Massachusetts. Author's 1955 article in the journal Economic Geography, "Mapping Cultural Groups in an American Industrial City," is based on the research…

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  • Author: Cox, Harold R.

Date: 1972

Thesis Type: M.A., Political Science

Institution: University of Maine at Orono

Language: en

Find in a Library: 11328160

Study of links between French ethnicity and voting in Maine in the 20th century. Franco American voting patterns, and the recent history of the Franco American voting bloc in Maine state politics.

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  • Author: Chevalier, Sister Florence Marie, S.S.A.

Date: 1972

Thesis Type: Ph. D., Sociology

Institution: Catholic University of America

Language: en

Find in a Library: 11037919

Dissertation on the histories of Franco American national societies and fraternal organizations in New England. Their significance to French Canadian and Franco American communities there from 1860 to 1960. How these organizations were involved in…

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  • Author: Callnan, Miriam Therese

Date: 1974

Thesis Type: M.A., History

Institution: University of Maine at Orono

Language: en

Find in a Library: 3488495

Biographical history of a northern Maine Roman Catholic priest, Rev. Joseph S. Marcoux. Fr. Marcoux was the first pastor at St. Joseph's Parish in the town of Wallagrass, Maine, in Aroostook County.

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  • Author: Brown, Michael Serizawa

Date: 1992

Thesis Type: M.A., History

Institution: University of Maine at Orono

Language: en

Find in a Library: 27201223

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From the author: "In 1970 a group of Franco-Americans at the University of Maine, Orono, began meeting to discuss the creation of a new Franco-American ethnic identity. By the end of 1972, the succeeded in establishing a formal Franco-American…

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  • Author: Blazon, Gerard

Date: 1974

Thesis Type: M.A.

Institution: University of New Hampshire

Language: en

Find in a Library: 53773481

Master's thesis on the French Canadian immigrants to the towns of Suncook, Pembroke, and Allentown, New Hampshire at the turn of the century. Emphasis on community and social life.

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  • Author: Bérubé, Bernard (Barney) Arthur

Date: 1986

Thesis Type: Ph. D., Education

Institution: University of Maine

Language: en

Find in a Library: 16643811

From the introduction: "The extent to which cultural diversity in Maine schools is enhanced by appropriate educational programs for Franco-Americans is the focus of this research effort."..."A study of culture-related attitudes of citizens..."..."An…

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  • Author: Bernier, Margaret

Date: 1981

Thesis Type: B.A., Sociology (Senior Scholar paper)

Institution: Colby College

Language: en

Find in a Library: 19834728

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Study in labor history of the Franco-Americans in Waterville, Maine up to 1940. Includes author-conducted interviews. From Bernier: "The purpose of this study is not to undermine the importance of [successful Franco-American businessmen and…

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  • Author: Bernard, Laureat Odilon

Date: 1949

Thesis Type: M.A., History and Government

Institution: University of Maine

Language: en

Find in a Library: 49798931

Government and politics in the industrial city of Lewiston, Maine, in the midst of the Great Depression.

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  • Author: Anctil, Pierre

Date: 1980

Thesis Type: Ph. D., Political and Social Science

Institution: New School for Social Research

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 8613568

Dissertation on class development and distinction through North American industrialization, immigration, and urbanization in Rhode Island. The particularity of this history as shaped in the Franco American community's experience of Woonsocket, Rhode…

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  • Author: Findlen, George

Date: 2003

Language:

Find in a Library: 52871722

A resource guide and short bibliography for budding genealogists. Includes a brief historical overview of emigration to the St. John Valley region in the context of the Acadian expulsion (1755), the American Revolution (1776), and the relocation of…

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  • Author: Elliot, Noel Montgomery

Date: 1992

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Find in a Library: 25538822

Genealogical directory of French-Canadian names and places useful for Franco-American family, genealogical, or historical research as far back as the 17th century.

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  • Author: DeFarges, Rachelle Chasse
  • Author: Chasse, E. David
  • Author: Chasse, Andrew W.
  • Author: Chasse, Geraldine

Date: 2003

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A chronicling of the living monuments planted in honor of local families in Madawaska, Maine, during the town's annual Acadian Festival and Family Reunion celebrations. Beginning in 1980, a tree was planted and a stone engraved each year in…

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  • Author: Croteau, Fr. Fernand

Date: 1977

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Find in a Library: 402485530

Un répertoire (des noms familles) des mariages performé dans la paroisse catholique de Sainte-Rosaire de Rochester, New Hampshire. Un de beaucoup de livres généalogiques franco-américains écrits par Croteau.

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  • Author: Chenard, Robert

Date: 1993

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Find in a Library: 28773463

A list of marriages from 1836 to 1892, a list of priests, marriages, and marriage extracts from 1862 to 1960, a necrology from 1880-1946, a list of Anglicized French surnames in the Old Town area, and a list of the earliest French-Canadian families…

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  • Author: Charbonneau, Hubert
  • Author: Desjardins, Bertrand
  • Author: Guillemette, André
  • Author: Landry, Yves
  • Author: Légaré, Jacques
  • Author: Nault, Francois

Date: 1993

Language:

Find in a Library: 27108728

From University of Delaware Press: "This book is the culmination of an enormous project aimed at the identification of the original French migrants to Québec and their descendants in the form of a computerized population register."

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  • Author: Campagna, Dominique

Date: 1960

Language:

Find in a Library: 3271013

A blank, illustrated text and family tree (with some commentary) to be filled-in with one's own genealogy.

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  • Author: Bunnell, Paul

Date: 2004

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Find in a Library: 58017168

List of French (Canadian) and Native American Marriages from eastern North America. Respective sources are listed for each documented marriage.

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  • Author: Boudreau, Dennis M.

Date: 1993

Language:

Find in a Library: 33086650

First edition published in 1986. A guide to conducting one's own genealogy, with resources appropriate for those with Franco American and Canadian French ancestry.

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  • Author: Ballou, Adin

Date: 1888

Language:

Find in a Library: 44956605

Subtitled: "Carefully Compiled and Edited by Adin Ballou; with Numerous Artistic Illustrations." Massive family history of the Ballou family of Rhode Island. Written at the end of the 19th century.

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