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  • Author: Boston Daily Globe

Date: 1880 October 7

Publication: Boston Daily Globe

Language: English

Find in a Library: 9497068

Article on a Massachusetts "national convention of French residents," with discussion held about political party affiliations, support for various candidates, etc.

  • Author: Merrill, John D.

Date: 1915 September 7

Publication: Boston Daily Globe

Language: English

Find in a Library: 9497068

Article on the 1915 meeting of the Franco-American Republican Club of Massachusetts at Canobie Lake near Salem, New Hampshire, where political speakers were hosted.

  • Author: Boston Daily Globe

Date: 1926 September 22

Publication: Boston Daily Globe

Language: English

Find in a Library: 9497068

Article on the 1922 election of Edmond P. Talbot to the office of mayor in the city of Fall River, Massachusetts.

  • Author: Lederman, Diane

Date: 2009 November 11

Language: English

Find in a Library: None

Article on Ray Luc Levasseur's suspended invitation to speak at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2009. Levasseur, a Maine resident, is serving a paroled sentence in that state for his alleged involvement in politically-motivated crimes…

  • Author: L'Heureux, Juliana

Date: 2010 May 19

Publication: Portland Press Herald

Language: English

Find in a Library: 9341113

Christophe Guilhou, new General Consul (Boston) of France visits Maine, Governor John Baldacci, and Maine's honorary French consular, Severin Beliveau.

  • Author: Offer, David B.

Date: 2010 October 19

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

Find in a Library: 8814143, 60630676

Article on the derogatory vandalism of a political sign for Augusta, Maine, State Senate candidate, Roger Katz, that sat in Augusta's Franco-American neighborhood. Offer points out the sadness of Katz, his reaction, and the immense negative reaction…

  • Author: Hendrickson, Dyke

Date: 2010 October 17

Publication: Sun Journal

Language: English

Find in a Library: 8814143, 60630676

Article on the absence of a Franco American in the Maine governor's seat. Observes the one-year term of Alonzo Garcelon in the 19th century, the losses of past Francos vying for election, and the contemporary case of Waterville, Maine, mayor Paul…

  • Author: Liptak, Msgr. David Q.

Date: 2009 April 1

Publication: The Catholic Transcript

Language: English

Find in a Library: 17864375

Short response to a question submitted to the monthly newspaper of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford regarding First Amendment politics, the Acadians, and the history of anti-Catholic prejudice in Connecticut.

  • 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: 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: 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: 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: Crean, Susan M.
  • Author: Rioux, Marcel

Date: 1983

Language: en

Find in a Library: 10800674

Find Online: OL2881627M

Book-length essay by two Canadian scholars on altering and asserting the political, social, and economic strengths of Canada and Quebec, respectively, amidst "American Pre-eminence" in the late 20th century. Suggestions on efforts to reshape Canadian…

  • Author: Vermont Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights

Date: 1983

Language: English

Find in a Library: 9609949

Find Online: OL5336454W

From the members of the Vermont Advisory Committee: "The report presents an historic overview of the French-Canadian presence in Vermont over the past 300 years, a discussion of the size of the State's Franco-American population, and the different…

  • Author: Epstein, Noel

Date: 1977

Language: en

Find in a Library: 3416911

Find Online: OL6821741W

Polarizing 1970s policy text describing structural aspects of bilingual/bicultural school programs. From ERIC: "This book presents a discussion paper of policy alternatives for bilingual-bicultural education. It also includes two critiques of the…

  • Author: Rand, John A.
  • Author: Leamon, James S.

Date: 1975

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 1502215

Find Online: OL5188250M

A short history of Lewiston and Auburn, Maine, published on the centennial year of the local "Peoples Savings Bank" and conceived through the lens of that financial institution. Historical content is segmented by decade, each chapter illustrated with…

  • Author: Trudel, Jean-Paul

Date: 1976

Language: English (traduction du français)

Find in a Library: 38825049

Short piece on French-Canadian political involvement in the United States up to 1976, and the continuation of this involvement into the foreseeable future.

  • Author: Greeley, Andrew M.

Date: 1974

Language: English

Find in a Library: 960173

A Chicago, Illinois Catholic priest's view of ethnicity in the United States, with a particular emphasis on religious and political characteristics. From the author of "Why Can't They Be Like Us? : America's White Ethnic Groups" (Dutton, 1971).

  • Author: Bellerive, Georges

Date: 1908

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 558085055

Un collection (1908) de discours de locales variés des Etats-Unis, offrés par des francos prominents ou des canadiens français de la gouvernment canadienne.

  • Author: Hamon, Édouard, S.J.

Date: 1891

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 449493547

Find Online: OL7218251M

Du texte: "Dans ces pages, l'auteur a cherche: 1er: À donner une idée exacte de la situation materielle et religieuse des Canadiens établis dans les États-Unis de l'Est. 2me: À faire connaitre les efforts heureux de ces catholiques,…

  • Author: Archdeacon, Thomas J.

Date: 1983

Language: en

Find in a Library: 9131872

Find Online: OL4322670W

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A history of immigration in the United States, its national impact, and the effects of American naturalization upon immigrant ethnic identity. From the cover: "From the English settlers who founded the Jamestown colony to the recent refugees from…

  • Author: Martin, André (editor)

Date: 1980

Volume: 2 of 8

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 6523696

Volume 2 of an eight-part series on Franco American history and life. From ERIC: "Intended to help readers develop an appreciation of the contributions of Franco-Americans to the cultural heritage of the United States, this book, the second of six…

  • Author: Giguère, Madeleine (editor)

Date: 1981

Volume: 3 of 8

Language: en

Find in a Library: 6523696

Volume 3 of an eight-part series on Franco American history and life. From ERIC: "Intended to help readers develop an appreciation of the contributions of Franco-Americans to the cultural heritage of the United States, this book, the third of six…

  • Author: Allain, Mathé (editor)
  • Author: Brasseaux, Carl A. (editor)

Date: 1981

Volume: 5 of 8

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 6523696

Volume 5 of a eight-part series on Franco American history and life. From ERIC: "Intended to help readers develop an appreciation of the contributions of Franco-Americans to the cultural heritage of the United States, this book, the fifth of six…

  • Author: Allain, Mathé (editor)
  • Author: Brasseaux, Carl A. (editor)

Date: 1981

Volume: 6 of 8

Language: en

Find in a Library: 6523696

Volume 6 of a eight-part series on Franco American history and life. From ERIC: "Intended to help readers develop an appreciation of the contributions of Franco-Americans to the cultural heritage of the United States, this book, the fourth of six…