Community-Building in Uncertain Times : The French-Canadians of Burlington and Colchester

Community-Building in Uncertain Times : The French-Canadians of Burlington and Colchester

Article characterizing the social and economic conditions surrounding Vermont's fluid French Canadian immigrant populations in Burlington and Colchester at the outset of 1850, and the ensuing decade's historical significance in the process of immigrant community definition. The difficult foundation of French Canadian national cultural institutions - school, church, and social organization - in these towns in the 1850s; and the impact of these advancements on community growth and French Canadian identity (cultural, religious, linguistic) among ethnic groups in the region. Discussion of the relevance of Burlington's early lumber and manufacturing industries - before the American Civil War - to the local immigrant workforce.

Beattie, Betsy

1989

en

Journal Article

1830-1860; Burlington, Vermont; Colchester, Vermont

0195-6787

2

en

84-102

Vermont History : The Proceedings of the Vermont Historical Society

57