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Franco-American Jewels of Maine & NH Demonstrating the depth and richness of the cultural heritage and creativity of the many initiatives in the states of Maine & NH on behalf of the Franco-American/Acadian population of which 40% is of French heritage. This is only a partial listing. There are many initiatives not yet listed on this page. (Interactive map, links listed by North, East, Central, South. Links listed below graphic.) |
Please
click on the links below.
 We
Have Come to Stay
A Story of the Acadian People http://www.umaine.edu/canam/acadianstory/acadianstory.htm
Club
Français, Northern Maine
(No link available at this time. Articles from club members appear in the St. John Valley Times link to Valley News, St. John Valley Times Le
Bibliotheque Mikesell
Acadian
Archives / Archives acadiennes,
University of Maine at Fort Kent, Fort Kent, Maine http://www.umfk.maine.edu/archives/
The
Acadian Village
Van Buren, Maine Maine Acadian Culture http://themainelink.com/acadianvillage/
Fort
Kent State Historic Site
Fort Kent, Maine http://www.state.me.us/cgi-bin/doc/parks/find_one_name.pl?park_id=56
Bouchard
Family Farm
Fort Kent, Maine http://www.ployes.com/
Tante
Blanche Museum
Madawaska, Maine http://www.fawi.net/tanteblanche.html
Aroostook
County
http://www.aroostook.me.us/
Acadian
Festival,
Lagassé 2007 Family Renion Madawaska, Maine Town of Madawaska http://www.townofmadawaska.com/cc.html Madawaska Historical Society
Return to top of page East
St.
Croix Island, 1604-2004
Calais, Maine http://visitcalais.com/tour/history.html
Return to top of page Central
Franco
American Studies / Études franco-américaines.
University of Maine, Orono, Maine http://www.umaine.edu/francoamericanstudies/
Franco
American Women's Institute /
l'Institut Femmes Franco-Américaine Brewer, Maine http://www.fawi.net/
American
Folk Festival
Franco-American Events August of every year Bangor, Maine http://www.americanfolkfestival.com/index.php?cat_id=222"
Nos
Histoires de L'Ile / Our Stories of the Island
French Island, Old Town, Maine http://www.old-town.org/nos/
Old
Canada Road
Link One, Chemins historiques, Laval University http://www.francomaine.org/English/Histo/Canada/Canada_intro.html Link Two, OLD CANADA ROAD, pre-1860, French Connection, Waterville http://users.adelphia.net/~frenchcx/canroad.htm Link Three, Old Canada Road Scenic Byway http://www.byways.org/ (on this page choose American's Byways; next page choose, "Byways by State")
FESTIVAL
SANS FRONTIERE
Festival without Borders Jackman, Maine with St.Theophile, Quebec http://www.jackman.ws/festival.html
Chaud-Bec
Project
Corridor international Chaudière-Kennebec Kennebec-Chaudière international Corridor Quebec to the State of Maine Québec à l’État du Maine http://www.chaudiere-kennebec.com/
Franco
American Kennebec Valley Heritage Society
Waterville, Maine (No link available at this time.)
Museum
in the Streets, 'down the Plains,"
South End Walking Tour Waterville, Maine See Wednesday's Child for an creative nonfiction memoir of a native daughter of the 'hood.
Les
Bavards
http://home.gwi.net/~nitnop/Francos.htm Waterville, Maine
Franco-American
Festival,
Waterville, Maine under "Community"--Special Events http://www.ci.waterville.me.us/
The
French Connection,
Waterville, Maine http://users.adelphia.net/~frenchcx/
Acadian
Heritage Society
Rumford, Maine http://www.mainemuseums.org/htm/museumdetail.php3?orgID=122
Return to top of page South
Franco-American
Studies Program,
University of Southern Maine Lewiston-Auburn College Lewiston, Maine http://usm.maine.edu/lac/francoamericanstudies/
Franco-American
Heritage Center
Lewiston, Maine http://www.francoamericanheritage.org/
"Mailhot's
Best"
Lewiston, Maine Cretons, Tourtières
Forum
Francophone des Affaires
Hallowell, Maine Opening an office in Hallowell, Maine (103 Water Street, Room 202, P.O. Box 168, Hallowell, ME 04347-0168) (1-800-664-8418) Also Resolve, to Foster Economic Growth through the Recognition and Development of Maine's Franco-American Resource http://janus.state.me.us/legis/ros/lom/LOM118th/RESLV12to85-71.htm
Maine
Franco-American Genealogical Society
Auburn, Maine http://www.avcnet.org/begin/
Festival
Franco-Fun
Lewiston, Maine http://www.francoamericanheritage.org/
La
Kermesse Festival,
Biddeford, Maine http://www.lakermessefestival.com/
Franco-American
Centre
Manchester, NH http://www.francoamericancentrenh.com/
Other Louisiane
Nova Scotia La
Société Promotion Grand-Pré
http://www.grand-pre.com/
Quebec
400th Anniversary Site, 2008
http://www.quebec400.qc.ca
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