The Franco-Americans of New England

The Franco-Americans of New England
Author: Yves Roby
Publisher: Les éditions du Septentrion
Total Pages: 572
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN: 9782894483916

Between 1840 and 1930, approximately 900,000 people left Quebec for the United States and settled in French-Canadian colonies in New England's industrial cities. Yves Roby draws from first-person accounts to explore the conversion of these immigrants and their descendants from French-Canadian to Franco-American. The first generation of immigrants saw themselves as French Canadians who had relocated to the United States. They were not involved with American society and instead sought to recreate their lost homeland. The Franco-Americans of New England reveals that their children, however, did not see a need to create a distinct society. Although they maintained aspects of their language, religion, and customs, they felt no loyalty to Canada and identified themselves as Franco-American. Roby's analysis raises insightful questions about not only Franco-Americans but also the integration of ethno-cultural groups into Canadian society and the future of North American Francophonies.

Quiet Presence

Quiet Presence
Author: Dyke Hendrickson
Publisher: Portland, Me. : G. Gannett Publishing Company
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1980
Genre: History
ISBN:

Franco-America in the Making

Franco-America in the Making
Author: Jonathan K. Gosnell
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2018-07-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0803285272

"A study of the manifestation and persistence of hybrid Franco-American literary, musical, culinary, and media cultures in North America, particularly New England and southern Louisiana"--

Franco-Americans of Maine

Franco-Americans of Maine
Author: Dyke Hendrickson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738572802

Nearly one-third of Maine residents have French blood and are known as Franco-Americans. Many trace their heritage to French Canadian families who came south from Quebec in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to work in the mills of growing communities such as Auburn, Augusta, Biddeford, Brunswick, Lewiston, Saco, Sanford, Westbrook, Winslow, and Waterville. Other Franco-Americans, known as Acadians, have rural roots in the St. John Valley in northernmost Maine. Those of French heritage have added a unique and vibrant accent to every community in which they have lived, and they are known as a cohesive ethnic group with a strong belief in family, church, work, education, the arts, their language, and their community. Today they hold posts in every facet of Maine life, from hourly worker to the U.S. Congress. These hardworking people have a notable history and have been a major force in Maine's development.

Frog Town

Frog Town
Author: Laurence Armand French
Publisher: University Press of America
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2014-07-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 0761863842

Frog Towndescribes in detail a French Canadian parish that was unique due to the high density of both Acadian and Quebecois settlers that were situated in a Yankee stronghold of Puritan stock. This demography provided for a volatile history that accentuated the inter-ethnic/sectarian conflicts of the time. In this book, Laurence Armand French discusses the work, language, and social activities of the working-class French Canadians during the changing times that transformed them from French Canadians to Franco Americans. French also articulates the current double-standard of justice within New Hampshire with details of actual cases, presented alongside their circumstances and judicial outcomes, to offer a thorough depiction of the community of Frog Town.

Not a Catholic Nation

Not a Catholic Nation
Author: Mark Paul Richard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781625341891

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Arrival in New England -- Invasion of the pine tree state -- Confronting franco-americans in maine -- Expansion in the granite state -- Rebuff in the Green Mountain state -- Confronting Irish Catholic politicians in the bay state -- Counterattack by commonwealth Catholics -- Attempt to americanize the ocean state -- Infiltrating the rhode island militia and implication in the sentinelle affair -- Encountering secession in the constitution state -- Reappearance in the late twentieth century -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index

The French-Canadian Heritage in New England

The French-Canadian Heritage in New England
Author: Gerard J. Brault
Publisher: UPNE
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1986
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780874513592

"In this book, Gerard J. Brault offers an introduction to Franco- American culture, covering the group's history, ideology, language, and literature; architecture, art, folklore, and music; demography, education, politics, religion, and sociology. " Back cover of book.

Steeples and Smokestacks

Steeples and Smokestacks
Author: Claire Quintal
Publisher: Institut Francais of Assumption College
Total Pages: 700
Release: 1996
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

Franco-Americans in the Champlain Valley

Franco-Americans in the Champlain Valley
Author: Kimberly Lamay Licursi and Celine Racine Paquette, Foreword by
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2018
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1467127868

Read the story of French Canadian migration into the Vermont and New York with photographs of their vibrant heritage. French Canadian migration into the Champlain Valley in Vermont and New York from the 1850s onward changed the landscape of the Northeast in significant and often subtle ways. As a substantial part of the labor force, Franco-Americans harvested the lumber and mined the stone that built the North Country of both states. They built elaborately appointed churches that served as cornerstones of their communities and a testament to their deep religious faith. They were professionals who ran businesses on the main streets of the bucolic villages and towns around Lake Champlain, as well as farmers and mill workers who eked out a life toiling in the dirt and in textile factories. They formed innumerable fraternal organizations and societies like the Union St. Jean Baptiste and the Champlain Chevaliers to preserve their culture and religion, often in the face of discrimination. The photographs in this volume document their vibrant heritage.