Franco-Americans of Maine
Title | Franco-Americans of Maine PDF eBook |
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.
The Franco-Americans of Lewiston-Auburn
Title | The Franco-Americans of Lewiston-Auburn PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Rice-Defosse |
Publisher | American Heritage |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781626194601 |
Franco-Americans brought their proud cultural legacy to Lewiston-Auburn beginning in the mid-nineteenth century. As their population grew, religious leaders became community leaders, building an independent parish and a support system, as well as providing child care. The Sisters of Charity cared for the sick and orphaned and ran the first bilingual school in Maine. Franco-Americans grappled with their own questions of patriotism, identity and culture, assimilating as Americans while preserving both their French and French Canadian backgrounds. Authors Mary Rice-DeFosse and James Myall explore the challenges, accomplishments and enduring bonds of the Franco-Americans in Lewiston-Auburn.
The Franco-Americans of Maine
Title | The Franco-Americans of Maine PDF eBook |
Author | Gerard J. Brault |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 28 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Franco-Americans |
ISBN |
The Franco-Americans in Maine
Title | The Franco-Americans in Maine PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth E. Carpenter |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 65 |
Release | 1958* |
Genre | French Americans |
ISBN |
Quiet Presence
Title | Quiet Presence PDF eBook |
Author | Dyke Hendrickson |
Publisher | Portland, Me. : G. Gannett Publishing Company |
Total Pages | 298 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Voyages
Title | Voyages PDF eBook |
Author | Barry H. Rodrigue |
Publisher | Tilbury House Distr |
Total Pages | 660 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
Dozens of voices celebrate--in essays, stories, plays, poetry, songs, and art--the Franco-American and Acadian experience in Maine.
A Franco-American Overview
Title | A Franco-American Overview PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 524 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Acculturation |
ISBN |