The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Le FORUM Journal Franco-American Centre Franco-Américain Winter 2021 Le Forum, Vol. 42 No. 4 Lisa Desjardins Michaud, Rédactrice Gérard Coulombe Marie-Anne Gauvin Rhea Côté Robbins Timothy St. Pierre See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/francoamericain_forum Part of the Other French and Francophone Language and Literature Commons Recommended Citation Desjardins Michaud, Rédactrice, Lisa; Coulombe, Gérard; Gauvin, Marie-Anne; Côté Robbins, Rhea; St. Pierre, Timothy; Myall, James; L'Heureux, Juliana; Dubay, Guy; Lahut, Jake; Lacroix, Patrick; Beaulieu, Timothy; Beebe, Suzanne; Higginbotham, Jeff; LaGradeur, Donalda; Guignard, Michael; Langford, Margaret; Murphy, Meghan; and Sand, Virginie L., "Le Forum, Vol. 42 No. 4" (2021). 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Sand This book is available at DigitalCommons@UMaine: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ francoamericain_forum/97 Le FORUM “AFIN D’ÊTRE EN PLEINE POSSESSION DE SES MOYENS” VOLUME 42, #4 WINTER/HIVER 2020-21 Websites: Le Forum: http://umaine.edu/francoamerican/le-forum/ https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/francoamericain_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 L’État du RI..................................................28 L’État du ME.............................................4-19 Will French-Canadian Celebrations return To Woonsocket? 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Part 2: The Novitiate in Winthrop, Maine ...4-8 by Gérard Coulombe by Timothy Beaulieu Le Centre Franco-Américain La Pie Bavarde.................................................8 Université du Maine L’État du MA...........................................31-32 by Marie-Anne Gauvin Orono, Maine 04469-5719 Why I Wanted Camille Recognized For Her Kerouac’s St. Louis de France........................31 [email protected] Gerard’s Vision Revisited...............................32 Téléphone: 207-581-FROG (3764) Suffragist Efforts..............................................9 by Rhea Côté Robbins by Suzanne Beebe L’État du MS...........................................33-34 Volume 42 Numéro 4 Constructing and Legitimizing Down the Pandemic Road Again WINTER/HIVER 2020-21 Québécois Identity: Why Charles de Publishing Board Gaulle’s “Vive le Québec Libre” Speech by Jeff Higginbotham Don Levesque Matters........................................................10-13 Paul Laflamme by Timothy St. Pierre L’État du MN................................................34 Lin LaRochelle Moses in the Wilderness (of Waterville)...14-15 French Holy Days And Customs Louella Rolfe by Donalda LaGradeur Kent Beaulne by James Myall Franco-Americans’ Veins Run with Maple BOOKS/LIVRES Rédactrice/Editor Syrup..........................................................16-17 .....................................36-39 Lisa Desjardins Michaud by James Myall Franco-American WWII veteran wrote “The L’État de VA.............................................41-48 Mise en page/Layout Crucifix” .....................................................17-19 St. Louis High School –– A History Lisa Desjardins Michaud by Juliana L’Heureux ...................................................................41-42 June Brides A Rarity........................................20 by Michael Guignard Composition/Typesetting Lisa Desjardins Michaud by Guy Dubay Good Ole School Days ..............................29-30 St. Andre’s Home of Biddeford, Maine: A From Ste. Agathe Historical Society History...................................................... 43-48 by Michael Guignard Aide Technique Newsletter, Fall 1998 Lisa Desjardins Michaud L’État du NH..........................................21-27 POETRY/POÉSIE...................................48-49 A living legacy: The enduring influence Covid 19 Shopping Without My Own Car.....48 Tirage/Circulation/4,500 of the Monadnock Region’s French by Margaret Langford Canadians....................................................21-23 Imprimé chez/Printed by by Jake Lahut Appris comme une étrangère..........................49 Centre Franco-Américain, Orono, Maine by Meghan Murphy Publié 4 fois l’an par le Centre Franco-Américain. Those Other Franco-Americans: St. Albans, Le Forum est distribué surtout aux Franco-Américains Part 1.........................................................23-24 des États-Unis. 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Jason P. Theriot, Ph.D. is an energy and environmental historian and consultant and author of American Energy, Imperiled Coast: Oil and Gas Development in Louisiana’s net/2020/12/01/everyones-in- Wetlands (LSU Press, 2014). He earned a doctorate in history from the University of vited/ Houston and a degree in journalism from Louisiana State University. Register in advance for this meeting: https://maine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vdu6qqjovHtUSv2HZN- WuhWOqkavwWgoVy After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. January 21, 2021, 7:00 p.m. Book Club: Hosted by Abby Paige. January’s book: Mill Town by Kerry Arsenault. January 27, 2021, 7:00 p.m. Bonne journée à tous! This is Micah and Sophie. They are Poetry Reading: Cheryl Savageau, David Surette, Ellen LaFlèche stuffed animals that are very lifelike. They and Steven Riel are wonderful comfort companions. Micah is a very