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Franco-American Pathways
by USM's Franco-American Collection
Using the resources available at the University of Southern Maine’s Franco-American Collection, we are doing a deep dive into the history and culture of Maine’s Franco and Francophone communities. Join us for monthly discussions about the importance of history, community, and stories.
Episodes
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Episode 28: Biddeford Mills Museum Part II
Concluding this two-episode series, Anna tours the Biddeford Mills Museum and the larger Pepperell Mill Campus. Our tour guide, David Bishop, worked at the former Pepperell Mill for more than three decades. He has volunteered with the museum for many years and shares many of its secrets in this...
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Episode 27: Biddeford Mills Museum Part I
With this episode, we are happy to introduce a new member of the Pathways team, Anderson Smith. A New Hampshire native, Anderson serves as the archivist at the Acadian Archives in Fort Kent. In this two-episode series, Anna tours the Biddeford Mills Museum, a historical interpretation center...
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Episode 26: Music & Identity with Joe Boucher
In this episode, Anna and Maureen sit down with Joe Boucher. Joe is an accomplished songwriter, musician, and performer. In this interview, we learn about his life journey, his musical influences, and the history and Franco-American heritage of Biddeford. Joe kindly shared songs that we are...
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French Boy and Memoir Writing with Denis Ledoux
In this episode, Anna sits down with Denis Ledoux. A well-established writer, Ledoux is the author of French Boy: A 1950s Franco-American Childhood and the editor of Lives in Translation: An Anthology of Contemporary Franco-American Writings. His most recent work, Here to Stay: Lives in...
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Margaret Chase Smith's Franco Roots
In this episode, Pathways takes you along on a visit to the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan, Maine. Curator of Collections Nicole Potter shows Anna and Madeline artifacts of Senator Smith's life, work and family, and discusses her Franco-American heritage. Interviewee: Nicole Potter...
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Episode 23: Mapping Franco Madison Part 2
Today we bring you the second part of our exploration of Franco Madison! Our apologies for the delayed release, this tape needed a lot of editing due to background noise. We begin this episode with a tour of the Madison Historical Society with Shirley Vigneault, discuss Vigneault and Acadian...
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Episode 22: Mapping Franco Madison Part 1
Join us as we explore Madison, Maine in our “Mapping Franco Madison” episodes, recorded with Shirley Vigneault from the Madison Historical Society, and Shirley’s relative, Joey Leblanc. Today, we are presenting you with the first part of our adventure: a sit down interview with Shirley Vigneault...
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Episode 21: Theatre in Lewiston
In this episode we’ll explore Franco-American theatre, particularly community theatre here in Lewiston. We’ll hear from three Francos in community theatre today: John Blanchette, Paul Caron, and Roger Philippon. In The Archivist’s Corner Anna will share theatre programs, a desk from a local...
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Episode 20: Mapping Franco Brunswick Part 2
In season three of our show, we are finally able to release our anticipated “Mapping Franco Brunswick” episodes, recorded with David Vermette, author of A Distinct Alien Race, and Larissa Vigue-Picard, Executive Director of the Pejepscot History Center. These two episodes were originally recorded...
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Episode 19: Mapping Franco Brunswick Part 1
In season three of our show, we are finally able to release our anticipated “Mapping Franco Brunswick” episodes, recorded with David Vermette, author of A Distinct Alien Race, and Larissa Vigue-Picard, Executive Director of the Pejepscot History Center. These two episodes were originally recorded...
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Episode 18: Voices of Fort Kent - Robert & Beatrice Daigle
English Summary: In this episode, Robert Daigle shares his experiences with the French language in Maine and beyond. A French teacher at the Fort Kent Community High School and Valley Rivers Middle School, Robert grew up between two languages. As a child, he gradually lost contact with his…
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Episode 17: Self Portrait As Homestead with Jeri Theriault
In this episode, join Anna and Maureen as they interview poet Jeri Theriault on her new book, Self Portrait As Homestead. In this book, Jeri explores place, time, and gender as well as familial bonds, and her Franco-American roots. Theriault grew up in Waterville, Maine. Here's a link to Jeri's...
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Episode 16: Voices of Fort Kent - Marc & Priscilla Chasse
Welcome back to Franco-American Pathways, a podcast from the University of Southern Maine’s Franco-American Collection. In this episode of our Voices of Fort Kent series, we present to you our interview with Marc and Priscilla Chasse, with minimal edits. Even though it might be hard to imagine...
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Episode 15: Voices of Fort Kent - Acadian Archives Tour
Hello! and welcome back to Franco-American Pathways, a podcast from the University of Southern Maine’s Franco-American Collection. In this episode of our Voices of Fort Kent series, we present you with footage from our tour of the Acadian Archives with Patrick LaCroix and Madeline Soucie. We also...
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Episode 14: Voices of Fort Kent - Patrick LaCroix
In this episode, we are bringing you the second installment in our Voices of Fort Kent series, an interview with Patrick Lacroix, the director of the Acadian Archives at UMFK. We relished the opportunity to get to know our new colleague at the university’s northernmost campus. Patrick’s...
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Episode 13 - The Bates Fabriques
Learn more about the Bates Fabriques with our interviewees Norm Marcotte and Larry Charest. Welcome back to Franco-American Pathways! We know it is dark and cold out this time of year, so we decided now was the perfect time to talk about one of our favorite winter sports to get those neurons...
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Episode 12: Voices of Fort Kent - Lisa Lavoie
Bonjour, hello and welcome back to Franco-American Pathways, a podcast from the University of Southern Maine’s Franco-American Collection. Life at the university has had its twists and turns, but we are so grateful to be back to share with you our trip to Fort Kent last winter. Patrick LaCroix…
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Episode 11 - My Aunt Linda
Bonjour à tous et à toutes ! It has been a minute! This episode, set to air at the start of the summer, got waylaid. There was a Covid case or two, a trip to Hawaii, and shifting work schedules in the mix, but, at long last, it is our pleasure to introduce the work of our spring intern, Corra. We...
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Episode 10 - Mapping Franco Biddeford: Part 2
Bonjour! This month, we’re bringing you the second half of our Mapping Franco Biddeford episode! If you didn’t listen to part one, we highly recommend going back and giving it a listen; part two will make a whole lot more sense. Last fall, a few days after our Osher visit, Emma Bouthillette,...
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Episode 9 - Mapping Franco Biddeford: Part 1
This month, we present you with the first part of one of the larger projects we tackled in 2021: a second Mapping episode, this time focusing on the city of Biddeford. Today, we take you back to the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education with Dr. Libby Bischof, as well as...
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Episode 8 - Franco Folque with Cindy Larock
Our archivist, Anna, had the chance to sit down with Cindy Larock a few months ago, and what came out of it is just so special. For those unfamiliar, Cindy Larock is a Franco-American who grew up in Lewiston, Maine. She has been actively involved in traditional music and dance from Quebec to…
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Episode 7 - Ryan Fecteau's Vision for Maine
Welcome back to Franco-American Pathways! We hope you had a great holiday, however you celebrate. In this longer episode, we present you with an interview we conducted in person, at our collection, with Ryan Fecteau, a young Franco-American and Maine’s Speaker of the House of Representatives.…
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Episode 6 - A Conversation with Steven Riel
Welcome to Franco-American Pathways, a podcast from the University of Southern Maine’s Franco-American Collection. This month, we spoke with Steven Riel, a New England poet of Franco-American descent, who just released his fifth poetry collection, Edgemere. We discussed Riel’s upbringing in...
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Episode 5 - Mapping Franco Lewiston: Part 2
Welcome to this month’s episode of Franco-American Pathways, the second in our Mapping Franco Lewiston series. If you haven’t heard part one, we suggest going back and giving it a listen. It’ll give you some context for this month’s conversations. In part one, we focused on connecting the…
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Episode 4 - Mapping Franco Lewiston: Part I
In the first installment of this very special, two-part episode of Franco-American Pathways, we diverge from our traditional format to bring you a multi-faceted history of the Francos in Lewiston. We started by examining several maps of the city with Libby Bischof, director of the Osher Map…
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Episode 3 - A Nation Within A Nation
This month, we dive into the world of French language radio and newspapers in Maine and New England. We had the pleasure of sitting with Paul Paré, an Emmy award winning Franco writer and journalist, to talk about his life, his writing, and the history of French language news in Franco…
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Episode 2 - Song Keepers
This month on Franco-American Pathways, we put the spotlight on music in the Franco-American community. We’ll listen to some examples of intimate performances that appear in many of our oral histories, and talk about the diversity and importance of music in Franco culture. We’ll take a deep dive...
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Pilot - Sharing Our Stories
Introducing Franco-American Pathways (Chemins Franco-Américains), a podcast that uses resources available at the University of Southern Maine’s Franco-American Collection to celebrate Franco history, culture, and stories. In this pilot episode, we talk about the work being done at collections…
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Welcome to Franco-American Pathways, a podcast from the University of Southern Maine’s Franco-American Collection! We’ll be bringing you new episodes on the last Thursday of every month, exploring what we have housed at the collection and celebrating Franco history and culture in Maine. À bientôt !
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Using the resources available at the University of Southern Maine’s Franco-American Collection, we are doing a deep dive into the history and culture of Maine’s Franco and Francophone communities. Join us for monthly discussions about the importance of history, community, and stories.
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