The Franco-American Connection

• About.com
  • French Canadian Culture
• BostonFR
  • Le Portail Francophone de Boston - French Only
• 1604-2004 - 400 years of History
• Congres Mondial Acadien (CMA) 2004 - Nova Scotia
• St.Croix: 1604-2004 - Il faut se souvenir de ces 400 ans! 
• Institutes, Museums, Centers and Societies
• American-French Geneology Society - Woonsocket, RI
• Le Foyer - Pawtucket and Central Falls, RI
• Franco-American Centre - Manchester, NH- A non-profit cultural organization in the State
• Franco American Center - University of Maine
• Franco-American Genealogical Society of York County -  Biddeford, ME
• Franco American Heritage Center - Lewiston, ME
• Franco-American Women's Institute - Brewer, ME
  • moé pi toé - Online magazine
• French Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan- Detroit area, MI
• Maine Historical Society - Portland, ME
• The Museum of Work and Culture - In Woonsocket's historic Market Square
• Research websites
  • A Brief History of Canada - Courtesy of Neil Simpson
  • Franco-Maine - University of Maine - Laval University Collaboration
    • Historic Roadways - How the French moved into Maine from QC and NB
    • Resources - The best set of resources I have ever seen on the subject
  • Franco-American and Québécois History and Genealogy Site - By David Vermette
  • French and Franco-American History - Marianopolis College in Montréal 
    • French Canadian Emigration to the United States, 1840-1930
    • Map and Population of the Franco-American Cities in New England
    • Picture Gallery
  • French Canadian Genealogy Research - Societies, Libraries, Genealogy Projects, Books, ...
  • History of Canada - Nine pages of links courtesy of the Museum of Civilization
  • Keene State College - Mason Library
    • Franco-American Life and Culture: A Selected Bibliography
  • Global Gazette, The - Canada's Family History Magazine 
    • Archive of Articles
    • Subscription Page - Free
• Franco-American Festivals
  • Acadian Festival in Madawaska - June 28, 2008
    • The State of Maine’s Largest Cultural Festival. Events include a re-enactment of the first Acadian Landing in Northern Maine, traditional Acadian supper, entertainment, cultural displays, huge festival Parade, Party du Main Street and many more. The Festival is held each year in conjunction with a huge family reunion, honoring one of the Acadian pioneer families. The Lagacé Family will be honored next year
  • La Kermesse Franco-American Festival - Biddeford ME
  • Festival FrancoFun - Lewiston, ME - Aug 1-3, 2008
  • Rhode Island Franco-American Heritage Festival - East Providence, RI
  • Terre pis Ciel - Jay, ME - Last festival August 2004 - Discontinued
• French and French-Canadian Songs
• Les Traditions du Québec - Words and sometimes music
• ABC de la Chanson Francophone - More words to French songs
• Jack Kerouac - Beat Generation Author
• JACK Magazine - An offshoot of the Beat Generation News - For budding writers
• Lowel Celebrates Kerouac - Annual Literary Festival - Every October
• Lowell Blues:  the words of Jack Kerouac - A film by Henry Ferrini 
• Language 
• An Analysis of the Assimilation of French-Canadian Language and Culture into American Language and Culture: How French-Canadian became Franco-American and then Became Invisible - A thesis by Roger A. Roy, December 2000. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Roots - Racines - Késsinnimek
  • An online magazine - With articles on Genealogy, French-Canadian, Native American, Colonists, History, Background, Parish Registers, Shrines and Missionaries. ....
• Software 
• Download Adobe Acrobat Reader - Needed to view Adobe PDF files.
• University of Maine
  • The Franco American Studies Program
• University of Southern Maine
• Franco-American Studies
• Franco-American Collection

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