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  • Author: Metzler, Rebekah

Date: 2010 November 4

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

Find in a Library: 8814143, 60630676

Article on Waterville, Maine native, Paul LePage, a Republican, being elected governor by a slim margin over Independent candidate Eliot Cutler. This article was printed on the Thursday - not Wednesday - following the election of Tuesday, November 2,…

  • Author: Washuk, Bonnie

Date: 2010 November 4

Publication: Sun Journal

Language: English

Find in a Library: 26622903

Lewiston/Auburn, Maine, reaction to Paul LePage - a Franco American from Lewiston and Waterville - becoming the next governor of the state. Some insist LePage's ethnicity will raise the conversation about Franco Americans in Maine to a greater level,…

  • Author: Sun Journal

Date: 2010 November 4

Publication: Sun Journal

Language: English

Find in a Library: 26622903

Retrospective analysis of political factors and trends evident in Lewiston, Maine's plurality support for Paul LePage in the 2010 gubernatorial election.

  • Author: Richardson, John

Date: 2010 November 4

Publication: Portland Press Herald

Language: English

Find in a Library: 9341113

Analysis of Maine voting patterns from the 2010 gubernatorial election. This author contends that the Maine vote - largely divided between Paul LePage, the victor, and Eliot Cutler - was not a "north-south split," but a more complex divide better…

  • Author: Cover, Susan M.

Date: 2010 November 8

Publication: Kennebec Journal (Maine Today Media)

Language: English

Find in a Library: 8814143, 60630676

Observations on the 2010 Maine gubernatorial and mid-term elections, and predictions for the near future of the state's political make-up. Also, a clarification on Paul LePage being the first "elected Franco governor" of the state.

  • Author: Waterman, Amber

Date: 2010 November 8

Publication: Sun Journal

Language: English

Find in a Library: 26622903

A look at Lewiston/Auburn, Maine's "Museum L-A," which some claim has "the most complete documented history of the Industrial Revolution in New England, if not the country."

  • Author: Sambides, Nick, Jr.

Date: 2010 November 9

Publication: Bangor Daily News

Language: English

Find in a Library: 8818350, 44337162

Dispute over rail access between Canadian National Railway Co. and Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, the latter ostensibly blocking CN from reaching a Madawaska, Maine, paper plant.

  • Author: Lyman, John

Date: 2010 November 9

Publication: Bangor Daily News

Language: English

Find in a Library: 8818350, 44337162

Letter to the editor questioning the reasoning behind Maine governor-elect Paul LePage's emphasis on his "French" heritage, and the value of his being the first elected Franco-American governor to the state.

  • Author: Poulin, Michael

Date: 2010 November 10

Publication: Sun Journal

Language: English

Find in a Library: 26622903

Letter to the editor on the subject of Paul LePage, Maine's 2010 governor-elect, being the state's first Franco-American governor. Some minor disputes have risen over this point, with historians looking back to the nineteenth century to find one…

  • Author: Macdonald, William

Date: 1896 October 15

Publication: The Nation

Language: English

Find in a Library: 1643268

Article on the large presence of French-Canadian emigrants in Maine, yet the conspicuous lack of information about them.

  • Author: Washuk, Bonnie

Date: 2010 November 5

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

Find in a Library: 8814143, 60630676

Article featured one day prior in the Lewiston, Maine, Sun Journal under the title "'One of us': Francos laud LePage win." Local reaction to Paul LePage - a Franco American from Lewiston and Waterville - becoming the next governor of the state. Some…

  • Author: Hartill, Daniel

Date: 2010 November 15

Publication: Sun Journal

Language: English

Find in a Library: 26622903

New Gloucester, Maine, man receives the French Legion of Honor medal for his military service during the United States military's participation in the liberation of France during World War II. Growing up speaking French, he was able to translate for…

  • Author: Adams, Betty

Date: 2010 June 14

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

Find in a Library: 8814143, 60630676

Article on the biennial Augusta, Maine, celebration organized by the city's Le Club Calumet - a Franco-American community organization of nearly 100 years.

  • Author: Hale, John

Date: 2010 May 20

Publication: Capital Weekly

Language: English

Find in a Library: 32437699, 60623303

Article on the recipient of the annual Outstanding Citizen Award proffered by Le Club Calumet of Augusta, Maine. 2010's recipient, Jay Adams, played a large role in including the cultural reality of Franco Americans in the historical tourism of…

  • Author: Rhoda, Erin

Date: 2010 May 24

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

Find in a Library: 8814143, 60630676

Article about a granddaughter - now in her sixties - who enjoys traveling the same pass her grandmother rode from Canada to Central Maine on Route 201. The author recounts the history of emigration from Canada to the US down this route, and talks…

  • Author: Robinson, David

Date: 2010 November 15

Publication: Morning Sentinel

Language: English

Find in a Library: 35961915

Article on Les Bavards - a group that gathers weekly in Waterville, Maine, to speak French and share stories to keep in mind their cultural heritage.

  • Author: L'Heureux, Juliana

Date: 2010 October 15

Publication: Portland Press Herald

Language: English

Find in a Library: 9341113

Article on University of Maine at Augusta professor, Chelsea Ray, and her commitment to French language, comparative literature, and the Franco-American communities in which she finds herself immersed as teacher.

  • Author: Deveau, Daniel V.

Date: 2010 November 17

Publication: Bangor Daily News

Language: English

Find in a Library: 8818350, 44337162

Letter to the editor congratulating the victors of the recent mid-term elections in Maine, arguing that they will be strong representatives of the St. John Valley in Aroostook County.

  • Author: Hoey, Dennis

Date: 2010 November 17

Publication: Portland Press Herald

Language: English

Find in a Library: 9341113

Obituary of longtime Old Orchard Beach, Maine, resident and local historian, also a professor of education at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.

  • Author: Bouthillette, Emma

Date: 2010 November 18

Publication: Portland Press Herald

Language: English

Find in a Library: 9341113

Article on the redevelopment of vacant space in the Riverdam Mill of Biddeford, Maine, on the banks of the Saco River.

  • Author: Gagnon, Dawn

Date: 2010 November 19

Publication: Bangor Daily News

Language: English

Find in a Library: 8818350, 44337162

Article on a panel discussion in Bangor, Maine, involving participants from China, Sri Lanka, Colombia, Vietnam, and Russia sharing their observations of culture as immigrants in Maine.

  • Author: Washuk, Bonnie

Date: 2010 November 19

Publication: Sun Journal

Language: English

Find in a Library: 26622903

Article on Lewiston, Maine, Superintendent of schools, Leon Levesque, after his participation in a public forum. Levesque, raised in Augusta, Maine, has views on public education that would extend the length of the school year, and that would propose…

  • Author: Franco-American Centre Franco-Américain

Date: 1996

Language: Bilingual/bilingue

Find in a Library: 38755550

An examination of Franco-American history and life through the folkloric means of artistic woodcarving in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The introduction reads, "This exhibit catalogue is designed to share with the public the vitality and the…

  • Author: Langellier, Kristin
  • Author: Peterson, Eric E.

Date: 2004

Language: en

Find in a Library: 52214849

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Performance studies theory text. Maine Franco American case studies in a discussion of the methods and forms of storytelling. Written by two University of Maine professors. From Temple University Press: "The authors ably guide readers through the…

  • Author: Louder, Dean R. (editor)
  • Author: Waddell, Eric (editor)

Date: 1993

Language: en

Find in a Library: 25412445

Find Online: OL7945499M

Translation and expansion of "Du continent perdu..." by Dean Louder. A collection of historiographical, geographical, anthropological, and theoretical essays on francophone cultures in North America - from Québec, to New England and the US…

  • Author: Nos Histoires de l'IÌ‚le Group

Date: 1999

Language: en

Find in a Library: 43797929

A chronicling of French Island ("Treat and Webster Island"), Old Town, Maine, from 1800 to the late 20th century. Includes photos, selections from interviews and oral histories, historical synopses, and stories from the French Island community. A…

  • Author: Price, Trudy Chambers

Date: 2004

Language: English

Find in a Library: 55659235

From Islandport Press: "Family dairy farms are disappearing in Maine and with them, a way of life. Trudy Chambers Price has captured the daily joys and struggles of the family farm in a way that ensures this Maine way of life will not be…

  • Author: Toth, Emily

Date: 1999

Language: English

Find in a Library: 39800550

Biography of the author of "The Awakening." From University Press of Mississippi: "In 'Unveiling Kate Chopin,' Emily Toth, the foremost authority on Chopin's life and works, creates a sharply revealing portrait of a modern woman in a Victorian world.…

  • Author: Dominicains, Les

Date: 1969

Volume: L'Histoire des Dominicains canadiens

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 24352427

Un portrait des pères Dominicains qui restent aux paroisses Catholiques à Fall River, Massachusetts. Écrit par des Dominicains canadien-français, et publié dans un série de textes écrit en reconnaissance de membres du clergé…