Tag Archives: Maine Historical Society

Teaching and learning about Acadians

Evangeline in Van Buren Maine

A reoccurring theme among Franco-American and Acadian scholars is about how to teach the history and cultural contributions about each group of the colonial era French immigrants. So, I was delighted to find a lesson plan about Acadian history published on the Maine Historical Society’s website. The plan is excellently presented, written by Brittany Cook […]

Learn about immigration at the Pejepscot History Center

Immigration 2022 Brunswick

BRUNSWICK, Me-  Check out this series of immigration programs beginning in January, presented by the Pejepscot History Center (PHS), on Park Row in Brunswick. Especially noteworthy, is a program scheduled on Thursday, May 5, to teach children about Franco-American immigration history.. Welcome 2022, with immigration stories: Exploring the Pejepscot Region’s history through the diverse cultures […]

A Franco-American tribute to Marquis de Lafayette

James R. Gaines, First Edition For Liberty and Glory

Lafayette Trail in Maine – Julien Icher is a French scholar who is leading the process of documenting the footsteps of General Lafayette, at the time he visited the United States, after the Revolutionary War (1775-1783). This historic visit by Lafayette was significant because the French General had been a close ally to General George […]