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Le Forum, Vol. 41 No. 2 Lisa Desjardins Michaud, Rédactrice The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Le FORUM Journal Franco-American Centre Franco-Américain 6-2019 Le Forum, Vol. 41 No. 2 Lisa Desjardins Michaud, Rédactrice Gérard Coulombe Guy Dubay James Myall Juliana L'Heureux See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ francoamericain_forum Recommended Citation Michaud, Rédactrice, Lisa Desjardins; Coulombe, Gérard; Dubay, Guy; Myall, James; L'Heureux, Juliana; Lacroix, Patrick; Staples, Ann Marie; Moreau, Daniel; Lessard, Treffle;e P rreault, Robert B.; Gauvin, Marie-Anne; Bérubé, Robert; and Chenard, Robert, "Le Forum, Vol. 41 No. 2" (2019). Le FORUM Journal. 91. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/francoamericain_forum/91 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Le FORUM Journal by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Lisa Desjardins Michaud, Rédactrice; Gérard Coulombe; Guy Dubay; James Myall; Juliana L'Heureux; Patrick Lacroix; Ann Marie Staples; Daniel Moreau; Treffle Lessard; Robert B. Perreault; Marie-Anne Gauvin; Robert Bérubé; and Robert Chenard This book is available at DigitalCommons@UMaine: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/francoamericain_forum/91 Le FORUM “AFIN D’ÊTRE EN PLEINE POSSESSION DE SES MOYENS” VOLUME 41, #2 SUMMER/ÉTÉ 2019 In This Issue: THE AMERICANIZATION OF THE MADAWASKA ACADIANS by GUY F. DUBAY Madawaska, ME (See page 3) History, Heritage, and Survival: Rassemblement 2019, Part I & II by Patrick Lacroix Historian (See page 15) Finding the Franco, Part I: Introduction & Who do you belong to? By Daniel Moreau (See page 24) Websites: Le Forum: http://umaine.edu/francoamerican/le-forum/ Oral History: https://video.maine.edu/channel/Oral+Histories/101838251 Library: francolib.francoamerican.org Occasional Papers: http://umaine.edu/francoamerican/occasional-papers/ Résonance, Franco-American Literary Journal: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/resonance/vol1/iss1/ other pertinent websites to check out - Les Français d’Amérique / French In America Calendar Photos and Texts from 1985 to 2002 http://www.johnfishersr.net/french_in_america_calendar.html Franco-American Women’s Institute: http://www.fawi.net $6.00 Le Forum Sommaire/Contents Lettres/Letters.............................3, 21, 23 Patrick Lacroix.................................15-17 History, Heritage, and Survival: L’État du ME..........................4-26, 28-32 Rassemblement 2019, Part I Le Centre Franco-Américain Separation, Family –– the End of our Université du Maine Franco-American Experience History, Heritage, and Survival: Orono, Maine 04469-5719 by Gérard Coulombe Rassemblement 2019, Part II [email protected] Téléphone: 207-581-FROG (3764) More of The Early years in Biddeford POETRY/POÉSIE................................28 Volume 41 Numéro 2 by Gérard Coulombe SUMMER/ÉTÉ 2019 La Pie Bavarde BOOKS/LIVRES.............................32-33 Publishing Board par Marie-Anne Gauvin Don Levesque GENEALOGY.....................25-27, 34-39 Paul Laflamme Lin LaRochelle Treffle Lessard.................................25 Louella Rolfe L’État du NH...................................20, 21 Robert Bérubé............................34-38 Kent Beaulne La cour de l’école Robert Chenard..........................38-39 Joe Arsenault Tony Brinkley The School Yard in 1961 Music/Musique......................................29 Rédactrice/Editor par/by Ann Marie Staples Lisa Desjardins Michaud Coin des jeunes......................................30 Mise en page/Layout Lisa Desjardins Michaud James Myall ......................................10-13 The Year Maine Went Mad –– the Know Composition/Typesetting Nothingism of 1854-5 Lisa Desjardins Michaud Aide Technique Fear Prejudice, and Vaccinations Lisa Desjardins Michaud Daniel Moreau Juliana L’Heureux...........................13-15 Tirage/Circulation/4,500 Acadian celebrations & family reunions planned in August at CMA 2019 Imprimé chez/Printed by Centre Franco-Américain, Orono, Maine Biddeford update about the Lincoln Mill NOTICE! Publié 4 fois l’an par le Centre Franco-Américain. Please check your Le Forum est distribué surtout aux Franco-Américains Tower Clock and bell restoration des États-Unis. Les énoncés, opinions et points de vue mailing labels, new formulés dans Le Forum sont ceux des auteurs et ne Pictures of the Franco-American Day in format for subscription représentent pas nécessairement les points de vue de the Maine State Capitol expiration. Month/ l’éditeur ou de la rédactrice, ou du Collège des arts et Year. des sciences libéraux à l’Université du Maine. Le Forum is published 4 times a year by the Franco-American Center. Le Forum is distributed in Abbonement au Le FORUM Subscription particular to Franco-Americans in the United States. Si vous ne l’êtes pas abonnez-vous –– s.v.p. Statements, opinions and points of view expressed are –– Subscribe if you have not not necessarily those of the editor, the publishers or the Endowment College of Liberal Arts & Sciences of the University of Maine. Nom/Name: Tous les textes soumis doivent parvenir à —For- One way to support ward all submitted texts to: Lisa D. Michaud, Rédac- Le FORUM while Adresse/Address: trice-en-chef/Editor-in-chief, Le Forum, University of at the same time re- Maine, Orono, Maine 04469-5719, U.S., au plus tard Métier/Occupation: quatre semaines précédant le mois de publication—at serving life income least four weeks prior to the month of publication. is the establishment Ce qui vous intéresse le plus dans Le FORUM section which interests you the Les lettres de nos lecteurs sont les bienvenues— of a charitable gift most: Letters to the Editor are welcomed. annuity with the La reproduction des articles est autorisée sans Je voudrais contribuer un article au Le FORUM au sujet de: préavis sauf indication contraire—Our original articles Franco-American I would like to contribute an article to Le FORUM about: may be reproduced without notice unless otherwise Centre Le FORUM indicated. Fund at the Uni- L’équipe de rédaction souhaite que Le Forum soit versity of Maine Tarif d’abonnement par la poste pour 4 numéros un mode d’expression pour vous tous les Franco-Amér- Subscription rates by mail for 4 issues: icains et ceux qui s’intéressent à nous. The staff hopes Foundation. Call États-Unis/United States –– Individus: $20 that Le Forum can be a vehicle of expression for you 1-800-982-8503. Ailleurs/Elsewhere –– Individus: $25 Franco-Americans and those who are interested in us. Organisation/Organizations –– Bibliothèque/Library: $40 Le Forum et son staff—Universitaires, gens de la Le FORUM communauté, les étudiants -- FAROG, Centre Franco-Américain, Orono, ME 04469-5719 2 SUMMER/ÉTÉ 2019 younger sister whose children do not speak had children while her husband was educat- Lettres/ it, although their father did, as he was Fran- ed to be a teacher as I was, and he served the co-American, too, as both of his parents, State of Vermont in their Department of Ed- Letters as were mine, and my wife’s parents were ucation before he retired, having done it all Franco Americans, that is, their parents from having been teacher to superintendent, were all from the Province of Quebec, not going on to become a director of special Where are the from the other Province whose government education services for the State--Fran- expelled a goodly number to a totally for- co-American though he was; his wife, my Franco-Americans? eign country and, where there language younger sister and he had five children—all Whatever happened changed, forced by numbers’ dominance, Americans and “Anglos,” as are their chil- entirely, as were we, forced, eventually to dren and mine and the grandchildren, too. to Frenchie? speak English, primarily, at first, and, over There’s a world of us, don’t tell, and time, exclusively. we were not all from the Province of Que- By To this day, my brother-in-law prefers bec. We had already spread out, the reader Gérard Coulombe French, as it is his primary language. I am might recall, from what was then Quebec, not going to quibble with people who do not and so you find a Coulombe” in California, recognize our French as French; derogative- the one that brought you Trader Joe’s—be- Where is “Frenchie” in the family? ly, our “speak” is “Canuck” French, and so lieve it or not. He does not exist. be it, although I recall reading Theophile Unrelated Coulombe’s are in jail for a “There are no more Franco-Ameri- Gauthier, and I knew that what I could read variety of reasons, one for “killing” a twen- can.” Pardon me! My wife, Juliette, and I, , was reading and speaking and writing was ty-year old cat he shared with his partner. Gerard, and my brother-in-law, Raymond French. The chosen method was unusual, although are among the last Franco-Americans. Oth- What other people thought was B.S. the couple separated over it, they were back ers, from the immediate family, those I can I knew it even though they did not, but together. count on the fingers of my hands, as I call they meant well, as that is what some of Remember Coulomb’s law. out their names, are Franco-Americans, no my Friends had heard about the Canuck Notoriety exists in many families. more. My children and grandchildren are Franco-American. No less among Franco-Americans and not, well our daughter, a bit, but not the My youngest sister might have had a Canadians. triplets, not their older sister, not any of tougher time of it. She was of a different kind Here we are, mostly, still, assimilated. my sister’s children and not their children, of schooling than mine was, and even as I And, then, what will it matter? and so on. say that, I do not know what I mean, except Whatever it is, we are likely to read Before I forget, I have to ad , the eldest that she remained in the community where about it.
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