Mark the launch date for French Boy / A 1950s Franco-American Childhood, a memoire, scheduled for October 16, 2023. He described his motivation for writing about his Franco-American upbringing: “It was a surprise for me to discover as a child that French was not the majority language in Maine, let alone the US,” recalls Denis […]
Under the heading of interesting people we meet in our lives: Richard D. Frisco was a decorated World War II hero, a recipient of the Purple Heart and a parishioner of Saint John the Baptist church in All Saints Parish, in Brunswick, Maine, when he died on December 13, 2013, at 93 years old. Before […]
French-Canadian immigration into New England during the last two centuries (1830s-1950s) is also a story about rivers. Tens of thousands of immigrants from French Canada found their way into New England’s cities and towns where the growth of textiles and shoe mills needed workers. Those mills were located where access to water provided hydropower. An […]
“Eggplant in the garden”. An end of summer traditional ratatouille recipe is a family tradition after we harvest the vegetables grown in our “pot garden”. Yes, we have fun growing tomatoes, green peppers, eggplant, zucchini and fresh basil in flower pots. All of these fresh ingredients are ready for preparing ratatouille. Of course, the main […]
Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil was designated as a national historic person in 2022. Lucie LeBlanc Consentino is the host of the Acadian and French-Canadian Genealogy and History social media page. Recently, she shared a news release about Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil, authored by Parks Canada. This historic Acadian leader helped to relocate many of the […]
A family history written by Don Levesque is a helpful reminder to all families about how important it is to recruit a scribe to compose a family history. Stories provide depth and put faces to the names in the lines and boxes on genealogy charts. With his permission, this blog is a Franco-American and Acadian […]
Les Repas de Mon Enfance: Growing Up Franco-American Tasse de Café, Gorgée de Bière: Rites of Passage This delicious social media story (below) written by the Biddeford, Maine native, the Franco-American chef Gorgée de Bière, caught my attention. With his permission, I am blogging his story about growing up Franco-American and one of his recipes […]
The Underground Railroad in Maine: Great Risks, Great Rewards. Biddeford, Maine area families put their lives and fortunes in jeopardy to help fugitive slaves to escape. This program is a terrific opportunity to learn about local history. Pro-and antislavery forces were adamant and unwavering in the Biddeford-Saco area in the 1800’s, making for a dangerous time for […]
“Rassemblement” is a gathering of Franco American artists, writers, and creative students and academics sponsored by the University of Maine in Orono, at the Franco-American Centre.. During the past several years at the University of Maine in Orono’s Franco Centre, Susan Pinette and Lisa Michaud have hosted this seminar where creative Franco-Americans have the friendly […]
Among the many family reunions planned for the World Acadian Congress in August, 2024, in Nova Scotia, is the reunion with the d’Entremont family in Pubnico. In my memory, this is a new addition among the long list of Acadian names included in the very popular reunions. After I looked into this family name, I […]
