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  • Author: Poland, Alex
  • Author: Adams, Erin

Date: 2003

Language: English

Find in a Library: None

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Outline of Franco American history, traditional practices, cultural norms. Culminates in suggestions to healthcare providers for communicating with Franco Americans. Published online by the Child Welfare Training Institute, Muskie School of Public…

  • Author: Parker, James Hill

Date: 1983

Language: en

Find in a Library: 9082399

Sociological essay highlighting Franco American assimilation in a case-study of Lewiston, Maine. Includes a brief history of French Canadian immigration to Lewiston coinciding with the city's birth as an industrial center. Part of the preface reads,…

  • 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: Martineau, Malvina-E.

Date: 1940

Language: Français

Find in a Library: 36552011

Des écritures et un oraison funèbre d'un homme treÌ€s significatif au mouvement survivance aux Etats-Unis, un fondateur de la presse franco-américaine dans la Nouvelle Angleterre au dix-neuvième sieÌ€cle, et rédacteur ancien de…

  • Author: Marche, Guillame

Date: 1990

Language: en

Find in a Library: 368157878

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Book-length study based on demographic research and personal observations on Franco Americans in Maine. Begins with a brief exploration of the diversity of Franco American history in New England and moves into the theoretical particularities often…

  • Author: Olivier, Julien

Date: 1981

Language:

Find in a Library: 8528445

Un guide généalogique conçu pour les jeunes franco-américain(e)s et canadien(ne)s francais. Avec des ressources d'étudier les arbres de famille dans la region de la Nouvelle-Angleterre.

  • Author: Labonté, Youville

Date: 1977

Language:

Find in a Library: 4808338

List of persons interred at St. Peter and Paul's Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine. Volumes 1 and 2 have names of persons interred between 1870 and 1976. Volume 3 contains names of those interred between 1977 and 1992.

  • 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: Robichaud, Gerard

Date: 1965

Language: English and français

Find in a Library: 13791938

Robichaud returns to the Groveton Falls, Maine, town of his most famous novel, "Papa Martel," in the story of an orphaned Michel Dumont - a boy concerned with absolution for a benign theft as he overhears of the coming end of the world. "Apple" is…

  • Author: Robichaud, Gerard

Date: 1961

Language: English

Find in a Library: 1451604

Ten-story chronicle of the fictional Franco-American Martel family in the fictional town of Groveton, Maine, modeled after Lewiston. A touching, funny, and intimate portrayal of family life in the early twentieth century. Most recent version of the…

  • Author: Olivier, Julien
  • Author: Parent, Michael

Date: 1996

Language: English

Find in a Library: 34776071

French folklore in North America with an explanation of popular images and themes, as well as a glossary of vernacular terms in translation. From August House Publishers: "In 'Of Kings and Fools' Julien Olivier and Michael Parent recount the stories…

  • Author: Ledoux, Denis

Date: 1988

Language: English

Find in a Library: 18787563

Ledoux has woven a tapestry of vignettes all coming to a seam at self-reflection. 'What Became of Them' is a collection of short stories that spans a century of Franco America, its cultural mutations, and its burdening self-absorption. Ledoux finds a…

  • Author: Ledoux, Denis (editor)

Date: 1991

Language: English

Find in a Library: 23009726

In this 1991 anthology, Denis Ledoux places together the poetry and short fiction prose of thirteen authors in an effort to illustrate the range of the contemporary Franco-American artistic voice. All of the pieces included in this collection might…

  • Author: Waldron, FlorenceMae

Date: 2003

Thesis Type: Ph. D., History

Institution: University of Minnesota

Language: en

Find in a Library: 55504516

A study of gender in the context of Quebecois immigration to the United States over a sixty-year period (1870-1930). Observations on gender evidenced in the labor statistics of this time period. The foundation and development of a Franco American…

  • Author: Therriault, Mary-Carmel

Date: 1945

Thesis Type: Ph. D., Littérature française

Institution: Université Laval

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 77409396

Un oeuvre qui explore le phénomène de la littérature langue française écrit et lit dans la Nouvelle-Angleterre, jusqu'à 1945. Réédité en 1946 par Fides, les Publications de l'Université…

  • Author: Richard, Mark Paul

Date: 2001

Thesis Type: Ph. D., History

Institution: Duke University

Language: en

Find in a Library: 48260966

Dissertation from the author of "Loyal but French: The Negotiation of Identity by French-Canadian Descendants in the United States." From the author: "Using Lewiston, Maine, as a community study, this dissertation examines how individuals of…

  • 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: Larkin, Sr. Mary Teresita

Date: 1934

Thesis Type: M.S., Education

Institution: University of Maine at Orono

Language: en

Find in a Library: 50168005

Historical look at Catholic Education in Maine from the time of the first French explorers and missionaries in the Americas to the author's present - before World War II. Covers elementary though college educations, from the northern tip of the state…

  • Author: Allen, James Paul

Date: 1970

Thesis Type: Ph. D.

Institution: Syracuse University

Language: en

Find in a Library: 5962074

Dissertation on areal patterns and geographic trends espoused by Roman Catholics in the state of Maine, with a focus on population distribution and respective voting patterns.

  • Author: Kelley, Henry Edward

Date: 1980

Thesis Type: Ph. D., Linguistics

Institution: Cornell University

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 13275797

From the author: "The first section of the present study consists of a historical survey of the Franco-American community, examining those factors, such as the existence of a network of bilingual parochial schools, which were significant for language…

  • Author: Joly, Eric

Date: 1999-04-00

Thesis Type: B.A.

Institution: Université d'Ottawa

Language: fr

Find in a Library: Inconnu/Unknown

Thèse de premier cycle qui explore les écrits de Jack Kerouac, Robert Perreault, Gérard Robichaud, et Rhea Côté Robbins. Une analyse de leurs littératures comme œuvres franco-américaines, ou…

  • Author: Edwards, John R.

Date: 1973

Thesis Type: Ph. D., Psychology

Institution: McGill University

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 61546613

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From Edwards: "A French-English bilingual education programme in Northern Vermont was studied to investigate its effects upon the French-speaking children. Data was presented showing the decline in French usage in the area, and the gradual…

  • 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: Bernard, Laureat Odilon

Date: 1949

Thesis Type: M.A., History and Government

Institution: University of Maine

Language: en

Find in a Library: 49798931

Government and politics in the industrial city of Lewiston, Maine, in the midst of the Great Depression.

  • 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: Waldron, FlorenceMae

Date: 2005

Publication: Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies

Volume: 26

Language: en

Find in a Library: 480449413

Waldron explores the impacts of immigration on French Canadian norms of gender, labor, and social practice. She uses the examples of Lewiston, Maine, and Worcester, Massachusetts, and the different economies therein to ultimately observe the impact…