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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.
 Maine
Acadian Heritage Council
Madawaska, Maine contact Maine Acadian Heritage Council about: 2014 World Acadian Congress http://www.nps.gov/maac/index.htm
We
Have Come to Stay
A Story of the Acadian People http://umaine.edu/teachingcanada/instructional-resources-2/culture-focus-acadia-acadians/ & Teaching Canada http://www.umaine.edu/teachingcanada/
Club
Français, Northern Maine
http://clubfrancais.org/about.php?text_id=2 & Another site http://www.nps.gov/maac/planyourvisit/leclub.htm
Acadian
Archives / Archives acadiennes,
University of Maine at Fort Kent, Fort Kent, Maine http://www.umfk.maine.edu/archives/ & Acadian Culture in Maine http://acim.umfk.maine.edu/index.html
The
Acadian Village
Van Buren, Maine Maine Acadian Culture http://themainelink.com/acadianvillage/
Fort
Kent State Historic Site
Fort Kent, Maine You have to make a choice for Fort Kent Block House and more at http://www.state.me.us/cgi-bin/doc/parks/find_one_name.pl?park_id=56 see also: Plan your visit--Several choices: http://www.nps.gov/maac/planyourvisit/placestogo.htm Bouchard
Family Farm
Fort Kent, Maine http://www.ployes.com/
Tante
Blanche Museum
Madawaska, Maine http://www.fawi.net/tanteblanche.html & Acadian Landing & Tante Blanche Museum http://www.nps.gov/maac/planyourvisit/acadlanding.htm
Aroostook
County
http://www.aroostook.me.us/
Acadian
Festival,
Family Renion Madawaska, Maine Town of Madawaska http://www.townofmadawaska.com/cc.html Madawaska Historical Society The
Upper St. John River Valley
Return to top of page East
St.
Croix Island, 1604-2004
Calais, Maine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Croix_Island,_Maine
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/"
Nos
Histoires de L'Ile / Our Stories of the Island
French Island, Old Town, Maine http://www.old-town.me.us/nos/home.htm
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://home.gwi.net/~frenchgen 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. & Another site: Museum in the Streets, listing of towns* http://www.themuseuminthestreets.com/waterville.htm *Augusta, Maine (2008 and 2009) Belfast, Maine (2006) Biddeford, Maine (2006) Hallowell, Maine (2009) Searsport, Maine (2009) Thomaston, Maine (2003) Waterville, Maine (2004)
Les
Bavards
http://home.gwi.net/~nitnop/Francos.htm Waterville, Maine
Franco-American
Festival,
Waterville, Maine under About Waterville http://www.waterville-me.gov/departments/franco/index.php
The
French Connection,
Waterville, Maine http://home.gwi.net/~frenchgen
Acadian
Heritage Society
Rumford, Maine Acadian Heritage Society, 159 E Andover Road
Return to top of page South
Minor
in French North American Studies
University of Southern Maine Lewiston-Auburn College Lewiston, Maine http://usm.maine.edu/hum/minor-french-north-american-studies Franco-American
Heritage Center
Lewiston, Maine http://www.francoamericanheritage.org/
"Mailhot's
Best"
Lewiston, Maine Cretons, Tourtières
Forum
Francophone des Affaires
Hallowell, Maine
Maine
Franco-American Genealogical Society
Auburn, Maine http://www.avcnet.org/begin/
Festival
Franco-Fun
Lewiston, Maine http://www.francoamericanheritage.org/
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
If you wish to have your organization
listed here,
author of Wednesday's
Child
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