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  • Author: Crane, Martha
  • Author: Schulhof, Tom

Date: 1970-02

Publication: The French Review

Volume: 43

Language: en

Find in a Library: 481287592

Brief history of French-Canadian immigration to Waterville, Maine, followed by an exploration of the reasons behind a strong pattern of surname-translation and -changing in the same town. Includes a short list of original surnames and their…

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  • Author: Craig, Beatrice

Date: 2007

Publication: Histoire sociale/Social history

Volume: 38

Language: en

Find in a Library: 1586704

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Essay on the effects of immigrants from French Canada on the demography, economy, and social landscape of the Upper St. John Valley, Maine, around the turn of the nineteenth century. Explores an argued distinction between "French Canadian" and…

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  • Author: Craig, Beatrice

Date: 1986

Publication: Maine Historical Society Quarterly

Volume: 25

Language: en

Find in a Library: 2263768

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Essay attempting to dispel inaccuracies of the Acadian tradition in the Madawaska area, and to reckon the historical record with popular historical perceptions about that region that have developed over time by those who claim to be descendent from…

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  • Author: Carroll, Robert C.

Date: 1980-05

Publication: Association of Departments of Foreign Languages Bulletin

Volume: 11

Language: en

Find in a Library: 3366503

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Rise and decline of French language media and academic programs in the US Northeast, as well as the persistence of discrimination against the North American French, with Maine as the primary context for observation. Includes tables of Maine county…

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  • Author: Brault, Gerard J.

Date: 1964-02

Publication: The Modern Language Journal

Volume: 48

Language: en

Find in a Library: 479190371

Essay on language instruction, problems with favoring rote over mother tongue, and some arguments for maintaining linguistic heritages in language education.

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  • Author: Brault, Gerard J.

Date: 1961-12

Publication: The French Review

Volume: 35

Language: en

Find in a Library: 481209222

Brault's essay is an explanation of the results of language tests taken by nine Franco-American French speakers, his evaluation of their levels of vocabulary, and his observations of their speech habits. The overall conclusion of his study partially…

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  • Author: Braekeleer, M.
  • Author: Hechtman, P.
  • Author: Andermann, E.
  • Author: Kaplan, F.

Date: 1992-04-00

Publication: Human Genetics

Volume: 89

Language: en

Find in a Library: 2699217 (full journal)

From Brakeleer et al: "Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) is an inherited neurodegenerative ganglioside storage disorder caused by deficiency of the hexosaminidase A enzyme. A deletion allele (FCD) at the HEXA locus has attained high frequency in the French…

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  • Author: Bouvier, Leon F.

Date: 1968-02

Publication: The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology

Volume: 5

Language: en

Find in a Library: 226000748

From the author: "This article stresses on two aspects of demography. The first aspect is a historical and geographical analysis of the spacing of births among French-Canadians and the second one is the possibilities of using genealogies as sources…

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  • Author: Bensmaia, Reda
  • Author: Waters, Alyson

Date: 2003

Publication: Yale French Studies

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Find in a Library: 482413336

Professor Bensmaia's thoughts on "Francophone" as a designator replacing "French" in the world of literary studies, and his participation in the academic opening of the French literature discipline to the contributions of French-speaking peoples…

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  • Author: Bélanger, Damien-Claude

Date: 2002-03 (spring/summer)

Publication: Québec Studies

Volume: 33

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 60628349

Quelques pensées sur l'attitude de Lionel Groulx - écrivain, orateur, pretre - vers l'émigration canadienne-française aux États-Unis, la rélation entre émigration, la ruralisme du Québec, et messianisme. Groulx était un…

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  • Author: Boudreau, Sylvie
  • Author: Frenette, Yves

Date: 1994-04

Publication: Sociologie et sociétés

Volume: 26

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 60639142

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De Boudreau et Frenette: "Dans cet article, nous examinons l'évolution des stratégies familiales des francophones de la Nouvelle-Angleterre dans la longue durée. En prenant la communauté de Lewiston comme étude de cas, nous nous…

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  • Author: Bagate, Mariame
  • Author: Lemery, Jodie
  • Author: Martin, Veronique

Date: 2004-04 (printemps/spring)

Publication: Francophonies d'Amérique

Volume: 17

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 365528187

De Bagate, Lemery, et Martin: "Dans cet article, nous essayons de décrire le processus de transfert linguistique à Bristol. Nous présentons d’abord un bref historique de cette communauté francophone ainsi que des données…

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  • Author: Avila, Lilian E.
  • Author: Stewart, Alice R.

Date: 1954-05

Publication: The French Review

Volume: 27

Language: en

Find in a Library: 481159127

Essay concerning the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) 1954 conference named, "French in Maine." Tries to address the specific role of French language teachers in Maine given the state's particular linguistic and ethnic…

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  • Author: Abramson, Harold J.

Date: 1971-07-00

Publication: Journal of Social History

Volume: 4

Language: en

Find in a Library: 478399059

Brief sociological and historical analysis of the convergences and divergences of religion and ethnicity. Sections devoted to Italian, Irish, French Canadian, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Polish, and German Catholic societies.

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  • Author: Deslauriers, Pierre

Date: 2002-spr/sum

Publication: Québec Studies

Volume: 33

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 60628349

Essay on the history and persistence of Québécois vacationing in Maine beach towns, and the relative transitions that both Québec tourists and New England beach cultures have made since the beginning of their nearly 150-year relationship in…

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