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Congratulations to the Franco-American Collaborative

Fleur- du lis

ORONO, Me / LEWISTON,Me – Check out the purpose of the Franco-American “portal”. Funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, will continue to build this access point for finding digital information, with two years of funding support, to accumulate resources about Franco-American for researchers and the public. Franco American Digital Archives/Portail franco-américain (FADA/PFA) is an online portal […]

Maine mourns the loss of a brilliant Franco-American writer

Susann Pelletier and Denis LeDoux

LEWISTON, Me– Community condolences extend to the grieving family and friends of our writing colleague Susan Pelletier. Reported in the Lewiston Sun Journal, Susan Pelletier died on September 15, 2022, in Lewiston. Her obituary can be read at this site here. Among the poetry readings Ms. Pelletier provided to the community, was when she spoke […]

Honorable Judge John B. Beliveau oral history

Judge John B. Beliveau

Tuesday, September 28, 2020, at 1:30 PM, in the Media Room in the Auburn Public Library, Auburn, Maine. A public link to the transcript and the digital recording is now available at this link here. https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/fac-interviews-and-lectures/80/ Introduction: Judge John B. Beliveau, welcome to this oral interview. This oral history is available with an audio link on the […]

Bienvenue! Haitian students learn about Franco-Americans

Haitian students sponsored by CIEE

LEWISTON, Me– Maine’s French heritage, language and immigrant history was showcased on Thursday, July 18, when high school students from Haiti visited Lewiston, to learn about the city’s Franco-Americans. Sixteen high school students from Haiti and two advisers were guests at the Franco-American Collection (The Collection), located in the University of Southern Maine Lewiston Auburn […]