The Franco-Americans of Maine

The Franco-Americans of Maine

Transcript of a presentation to the annual meeting of the Maine Historical Society held at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, on June 24, 1972. An overview of the history of Franco Americans in Maine, and an introduction to what the speaker terms "the Franco-American situation before World War II." Insights into nineteenth- and twentieth-century Québec emigration, industrial labor, Roman Catholic parishes, local French language, and other community attributes. Chiefly uses details from the cities of Brunswick and Lewiston, Maine, though with substantial references to other Maine and New England communities. Published as a Special Edition of the Maine Historical Society Newsletter.

Brault, Gerard J.

1972 Summer

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Journal Article

1860-1930; New England; Brunswick and Lewiston, Maine

0464-5820

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