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This fall, Professor Elizabeth Blood, PhD, will present her English translation of Felix Gatineau's History of Franco-Americans of Southbridge, Massachusetts at Jacob Edwards Library in Southbridge. The talk is free and open to the public.
"Southbridge 100 Years Ago: Exploring the Franco-American Community" presented by Elizabeth Blood, PhD
Event Details
Location | Jacob Edwards Library
Date and Time | Thursday, September 27, 6:30-7:30 pm
Between 1840 and 1930, approximately one million French-Canadians immigrated to the United States, the vast majority settling in New England. In Southbridge, Massachusetts a century ago, when state representative F茅lix Gatineau published his important chronicle of the town鈥檚 Franco-American community, French-speaking immigrants and their American-born children represented 60% of the town鈥檚 population! Gatineau鈥檚 History of Franco-Americans of Southbridge, Massachusetts, originally written in French in 1919, has just been translated into English by Dr. Elizabeth Blood of BG西游捕鱼 and will be published through Via Appia Press () in September. In this talk, Dr. Blood will offer a glimpse of what life was like for French-Canadians in Southbridge one hundred years ago, highlighting the role that the French-Canadian community played in establishing many of the town鈥檚 political, cultural, business, and religious institutions and offering insight into the fascinating character of F茅lix Gatineau, himself. Books will be available for purchase at the event.
All welcome! Light refreshments provided by the Friends of Jacob Edwards Library
This program is presented in conjunction with that encompasses activities in 35 towns in the southern Worcester County area of Massachusetts and into Connecticut following the path of the Quinebaug and Shetucket rivers
Sponsored by Friends of Jacob Edwards Library and The Last Green Valley Walktober.