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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…

  • Author: Kempers, Anne

Date: 1980

Language:

Find in a Library: 8384190

What the author calls "an annotated bibliography of materials about Franco-Americans and French Canada which are available in the greater Waterville (Maine) area." She writes: "In this bibliography an attempt has been made to take advantage of…

  • Author: Woodbury, Kenneth B., Jr.

Date: 1967-06

Publication: The New England Quarterly

Volume: 40

Language: en

Find in a Library: 480490583

An essay on the reactions of Franco American journalists and national societies to the naming of an Irish successor to the Maine Roman Catholic diocese's bishopric in 1906. Lewiston, Maine's "Le Messager" extended its criticisms to the Holy See and…

  • Author: Sheldon, Edward S.

Date: 1888

Publication: Transactions and Proceedings of the Modern Language Association of America

Volume: 3

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 1247683

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A short explanation of notes taken on the linguistic properties of one Waterville and another Cornville, Maine, Franco-American’s French language tendencies in the late nineteenth century. Historical measure of the MLA’s concern with…

  • Author: Robbins, Rhea CoÌ‚té

Date: 2002-spr/sum

Publication: Québec Studies

Volume: 33

Language: en

Find in a Library: 60628349

Some selections from Waterville, Maine, native Rhea Côté Robbins's memoir, "Wednesday's Child."

  • Author: Pacini, Peggy

Date: 2007 janvier

Publication: Glottopol: Revue de sociolinguistique en ligne

Volume: 9

Language:

Find in a Library: 643755913

Pris de Glottopol, la revue de sociolinguistique en ligne: "Présence invisible dans le champ des littératures francophone et ethnique américaines, la littérature franco-américaine de la Nouvelle-Angleterre, qu'elle s'exprime en…

  • Author: MacDonald, William

Date: 1898-04

Publication: The Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volume: 12

Language: en

Find in a Library: 479765552

Introduction to French-Canadian immigration to New England in the second half of the nineteenth century. Observations on distribution of population by town and the organization of Catholic parishes. Written by a professor at Bowdoin College,…

  • Author: Jacobson, Phyllis L.

Date: 1984 April

Publication: The French Review

Volume: 57

Language:

Find in a Library: 481493127

Article aimed at informing teachers about students of Franco-American heritage, and recounting the particular past experiences of ethnic Francos in New England schools. Recent public efforts at bilingual and bicultural education in New England.…

  • Author: Ham, Edward B.

Date: 1938 March

Publication: The New England Quarterly

Volume: 11

Language: en

Find in a Library: 480371160

Essay on the plight of Franco cultural survivance and the efforts of Franco journalists to survive the French language in New England in the early twentieth century. Written by a Franco and bicultural sympathizer in the late 1930s. Includes brief…

  • Author: Fox, Cynthia A.
  • Author: Smith, Jane S.

Date: 2007-01

Publication: Glottopol: Revue de sociolinguistique en ligne

Volume: 9

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 643755913

De Glottopol, la revue de sociolinguistique en ligne: "Jane Smith et Cynthia Fox font le point sur les analyses qu'elles ont déjà produites jusqu'ici, notamment la situation du franco-américain à l'heure actuelle, l'implantation des…

  • Author: Fox, Cynthia A.

Date: 2007-05-00

Publication: The French Review

Volume: 80

Language: en

Find in a Library: 137573877

From the author: "This paper describes the current situation of Franco-American French. The discussion is based on interviews with 275 speakers from eight communities: Van Buren, Waterville, and Biddeford, Maine, Berlin, New Hampshire, Southbridge…

  • Author: Fox, Cynthia A.

Date: 2006

Publication: Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics

Volume: 9

Language: en

Find in a Library: 233598733

Du l'auteur: "Cet article présente les résultats d’une étude des formes verbales à la troisième personne du pluriel dans le français parlé à Gardner, Massachusetts. Nous commençons par un survol historique de cette…

  • 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…

  • Author: Choquette, Leslie

Date: 2002 Spring/Summer

Publication: Québec Studies

Volume: 33

Language:

Find in a Library: 60628349

Director of Assumption College's French Institute (Worcester, MA), Leslie Choquette, interviews Franco-American writer and Waterville, Maine, native, Grégoire Chabot. The interview touches upon Chabot's youth, his decision to write in French, and…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Author: Allen, James P.

Date: 1974 Autumn

Publication: Acadiensis

Volume: 9

Language: en

Find in a Library: 1670823

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A study of Franco Americans in Maine with respect to geography: movement, placement, population growth, and cultural stability. From the author: "The major purpose of this paper is to depict the geographic characteristics of Maine's Franco-Americans…

  • Author: Allen, James P.

Date: 1972 July

Publication: Geographical Review

Volume: 62

Language: en

Find in a Library: 483269409

Article on the migrations of French Canadians in Central and Southern Maine to their precise places of departure in Québec. Includes maps that illustrate migration fields and indicate concentrations of Maine Franco Americans. From the author:…