Tag Archives: French

Harward Center at Bates College hosted film Le Carrefour

Cecile Desjardins Thornton

Blogged with permission from author Darby Ray and Kristen Cloutier. Published on April 16, 2023. Parlez-vous français?  Check the website here  learn more about the film, Le Carrefour (The Intersection). LEWISTON, Maine– In a classic “win-win” community-engaged learning moment, students in Professor Mary Rice-DeFosse’s “French in Maine” course hosted members of the local Franco-American community and […]

Welcome to Lewiston: More About Maine Immigration History

The Unlikeliness of it All

Maine’s immigration history began in 1604, when French colonial immigrants attempted a failed settlement on Saint Croix Island, off the coast of Calais. This was the beginning of centuries of immigrants coming to Maine, most recently including refugees from countries where wars are terrorizing the people who are forced to flee persecutions. Moreover, Maine’s immigration […]

Franco-American free digital books on line

Steeples and Smokestacks edited by Claire Quintal

Patrick Lacroix, a historian who is the director of the Acadian Archives at the University of Maine Fort Kent, published a wonderful message on his blog “Query the Past”, to announce the titles of free digital Franco-American books Merci pour cette information, Dr.Lacroix! Among the five free books, I am delighted to see Claire Quintal’s […]