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  • Author: Erhman, John

Date: 2006

Language: English

Find in a Library: 78299230

Made-for-TV film adaptation of a novel of the same title by Maine author K.C. McKinnon (pseudonym for Cathie Pelletier). Story of woman's return home, with her son, and her re-entry into the life of a past friend. Set in smalltown Maine. Stars Alicia…

  • Author: Hendrickson, Dyke

Date: 1980

Language: en

Find in a Library: 6627420

Find Online: OL4117174M

Historical overview of Franco Americans in New England. 27 interviews that lend personality, locality, and intimacy to the author's history. Hendrickson's work has led to his being quoted as a commentator on immigrant labor history in an exhibit of…

  • Author: Religieuse de la Présentation de Marie, La (Hudson, New Hampshire)

Date: 1945

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 22844640, 34711965

La biographie de Monseigneur Arthur Décary, dit le Révérend Père Zénon Décary: un prêtre qui a servi les églises catholique romain du Maine. Écrite comme hagiographie moderne, avec…

  • Author: Metzler, Rebekah

Date: 2010 March 18

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

Find in a Library: 8814143, 60630676

Four Maine residents - Severin Beliveau, Norman Angers, Annette Daigle, and Jean Dionne - were inducted into the Franco-American Hall of Fame at the State House in Augusta, Maine.

  • 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: Albert, Thomas
  • Author: Therriault, Patrick (recherches)
  • Author: Mercure, Prudent L. (notes manuscrites)

Date: 1920

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 7665792

Find Online: OL23649400M

L'histoire du Madawaska, Maine, et ses villages voisins du dix-huitième siècle jusqu'à 1920.

  • Author: Albert, Thomas

Date: 1985 (original, 1920)

Language: en

Find in a Library: 12603804

Find Online: OL1802847M

Translation of 1920 history text on Madawaska, Maine, and its neighboring towns. Republished through the efforts of the Madawaska Historical Society. From the preface: "We believe that Father Thomas Albert's book, 'L'Histoire du Madawaska,' is far…

  • Author: Paradis, Roger
  • Author: Olivier, Julien

Date: 1979

Language: Français

Find in a Library: 231785364

Une examination de la vie et l'ouevre de Gilbert Roy, un peintre qui a vécu à Fort Kent, Maine. De l'avant-propos: "Ce livre, on veut qu'il soit le premier parmi plusieurs. La série aura un meme thème: l'art populaire et l'artisanat chez…

  • Author: Hendrickson, Dyke

Date: 2010

Language: en

Find in a Library: 535495395

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An "Images of America" pictorial history that illustrates parts of the Franco-American experience in Maine, Maine's people, and the things and places that occupied their lives. Chapters run as follows: 1)Work, 2)Family, 3)Religious Life, 4)Community,…

  • Author: Daigle, Laurel

Date: 1997

Language: en

Find in a Library: 53965947

Brief parish history of the Roman Catholic church of Saint Louis and the communities surrounding Fort Kent, Maine. Text includes biographies of resident religious leaders, a history of the church building's construction and reconstruction, and a…

  • Author: Sleeper, Frank

Date: 1998

Language: en

Find in a Library: 39701913

Find Online: OL10819670M

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Photo history of the Upper St. John Valley, northern Maine, with a brief historical introduction. Part of the Arcadia Press "Images of America" series.

  • Author: Classen, H. George

Date: 1967

Language: en

Find in a Library: 788812

Find Online: OL5537093M

History of borderlands and border disputes between the United States and Canada. Chapter 1 is dedicated to the early-nineteenth-century St. John River Valley border dispute and the Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1842) that solidified the division between…

  • Author: Robbins, Rhea Côté (editor)
  • Author: Petrie, Lanette Landry (editor)
  • Author: Langellier, Kristin (editor)
  • Author: Slott, Kathryn (editor)

Date: 1995

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 34344246

A selection of women's writings - fiction, poetry, essay, journalism - that have appeared in the University of Maine Franco-American Centre's publication, "Le FAROG Forum." Le Forum is a periodical dedicated to issues related to the Franco American…

  • Author: Connors-Carlson, Shirlee

Date: 2001

Language: en

Find in a Library: 49045997

A pictorial history of life and logging in St. John, Maine, at the beginning of the twentieth century. Includes some pictures that are featured in the book "Acadian Hard Times" (Stewart Doty, 1991), as well as many others that capture the households…

  • Author: LeVasseur, Frances Dumond (editor)

Date: 1974

Language: en

Find in a Library: 52833122 (can be viewed at the Franco-American Centre, University of Maine, Orono, Maine)

A descriptive catalog of the towns of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. Includes geographic positioning, demographic information for each incorporated place, and the names and occupations of public officials. Also includes a time line of facts…

  • Author: Stadig, Rita

Date: 1989

Volume: 4

Language: en

Find in a Library: 20939346

A history of the St. John River Valley, Maine with a large segment dedicated to the town of Wallagrass. Begins with European colonization and the sixteenth century Native Americans, and continues through the establishment and demise of Acadia, and…

  • Author: Beaupré, Normand R.

Date: 2009

Language: Français

Find in a Library: 463283976

Une anthologie des contes et histoires franco-américaines, écrits par et pour le franco-américanie. A self-proclaimed fictional companion to the recently published Franco-American reader, "Voyages," "proclamer notre appartenance au monde…

  • Author: McKinnon, K. C.
  • Author: Pelletier, Cathie

Date: 1999

Language: English

Find in a Library: 393999054

A Fort Kent, Maine, novel by author K.C. McKinnon (a pseudonym for the writer Cathie Pelletier). From Fantastic Fiction: "In 'Candles on Bay Street,' K. C. McKinnon immerses readers in the rhythms of small-town life in Fort Kent, Maine, a close-knit…

  • Author: Price, Joseph Edward

Date: 2007

Thesis Type: Ph. D., French

Institution: Indiana University

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 256913741

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From Price: "This study examines the status of the French language among young residents of Madawaska, Maine, a US-Canadian border community with a long history of bilingualism and contact with French speakers. This study views language status as…

  • Author: Leloup, Laurent

Date: 1994

Thesis Type: M.A., Géographie

Institution: University of Maine

Language: fr

Find in a Library: Inconnu/Unknown

De l'introduction de cet étudiant de France: "Afin d'approcher le sujet, trois méthodes ont été employées. La lecture de documents écrits retracent l'immigration et l'installation de canadiens français dans le Maine. Afin de…

  • Author: Shea, Louise Gravel

Date: 1999

Thesis Type: M.A., Geography

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 277833186

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De l'auteur: "Le territoire d'étude de ce mémoire est situé dans le comté du Madawaska, au nord-ouest du Nouveau-Brunswick et dans la partie nord du comte d'Aroostook Maine, c'est-à-dire dans la vallée supérieure de la rivière…

  • Author: Callnan, Miriam Therese

Date: 1974

Thesis Type: M.A., History

Institution: University of Maine at Orono

Language: en

Find in a Library: 3488495

Biographical history of a northern Maine Roman Catholic priest, Rev. Joseph S. Marcoux. Fr. Marcoux was the first pastor at St. Joseph's Parish in the town of Wallagrass, Maine, in Aroostook County.

  • Author: Brown, Michael Serizawa

Date: 1992

Thesis Type: M.A., History

Institution: University of Maine at Orono

Language: en

Find in a Library: 27201223

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From the author: "In 1970 a group of Franco-Americans at the University of Maine, Orono, began meeting to discuss the creation of a new Franco-American ethnic identity. By the end of 1972, the succeeded in establishing a formal Franco-American…

  • Author: Bérubé, Bernard (Barney) Arthur

Date: 1986

Thesis Type: Ph. D., Education

Institution: University of Maine

Language: en

Find in a Library: 16643811

From the introduction: "The extent to which cultural diversity in Maine schools is enhanced by appropriate educational programs for Franco-Americans is the focus of this research effort."..."A study of culture-related attitudes of citizens..."..."An…

  • Author: Findlen, George

Date: 2003

Language:

Find in a Library: 52871722

A resource guide and short bibliography for budding genealogists. Includes a brief historical overview of emigration to the St. John Valley region in the context of the Acadian expulsion (1755), the American Revolution (1776), and the relocation of…

  • 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…