Règlement de la Société de la Sainte Famille, érigée dans l'église des Canadiens à Worcester, Mass. This rules booklet was published in Montréal by the the Institution de Sourds-Muets, in 1918.
This is a Certificat d'Admission for the Association Universelle de la Ste. Famille. It was made out to Mr. Germain Leblanc and his family at Notre Dame in Worcester, Massachusetts, on March 5, 1893.
Oral history with the Gagnon family, part of the Franco-American community in Springfield since 1953. Topics include their participation in Franco-American activities at St. Joseph’s Church, their interest in Franco-American studies, and what nationality means to them, as people with roots in America, Canada, and France.
The Franco-American Civic League (Fall River, Massachusetts) Historical Collection is divided into six series. Series I consists of FACL administrative and subject files assembled by Lucienne Dionne. Administrative files include the league’s bylaws and constitution, correspondence, press releases and special event programs and tickets. Subject files cover individuals and organizations of interest to members of the French Canadian community of Fall River. Series II consists of materials collected on religious organizations such as the Dominican Fathers of Fall River, the Federation of Cercles Lacordaire, and the Franco-American Federation of Fall River. This series also contains information on Fall River parishes, including Notre Dames de Lourdes and St. Anne's, two of the oldest parishes in Fall River. Series III includes pamphlets, programs, and newspapers articles on French Canadian social/cultural organizations of Greater Fall River. Of note in this series are the records of the Calumet Club. Series IV includes items from educational organizations such as La Societe de Concours de Francais de Fall River and materials relating to French education and instruction. There were a number of French primers with this collection that have been catalogued as Special Collections monographs. Series V contains items collected by Josephine Perrault, including a scrapbook and collection of religious books. Series VI contains examples of Franco-American newspapers, including L'Independant and Le Petit Courrier. The collection includes one artifact, the parade suit and top hat worn by Dr. Omer Boivin on the occasion of the dedication of Monument du Lafayette in Fall River.
From the Collection: This collection is composed of material relating to various aspects of Bates College, such as athletics, buildings and grounds, events, traditions, and curricula. It is intended as a ready-reference resource on various subjects. A significant portion of this collection consists of newspaper clippings, but unique materials are also present.
This collection of family papers and memorabilia reflects mainly the Lauzon, Laroche and Proulx families of Biddeford, especially from the 1930’s to the 1950’s. It includes birth, confirmation and communion certificates from the 1890’s to the 1940’s; photograph albums and scrapbooks from the 1930’s - 1940’s; and a large amount of clippings reflecting marriages, births, family events, anniversary, club and school happenings, and graduations. A number of items are about the life and career of Laura (Lauzon) Proulx, maternal aunt to Gilberte Laroche, and for 30+ years the organist at St. Andre’s Church in Biddeford; as well as materials pertaining to Edmond Laroche, father to Gilberte Laroche and a foreman at the Bates/York Mill in Saco. Large amount of material relating to St. Andre’s parish, Biddeford.
This collection consists of four scrapbooks and 1 folder containing newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and images from the St. John Valley and beyond. It covers the period from 1947 through 2017. A wide range of topics are included in the collection but Mr. Chassé paid particular attention to sports in the St. John Valley in his volume 3 scrapbook, such as, snowmobiling, biathlon, skying, Can-Am dog races etc. Album 4 was dedicated to the history of the Church during a crisis. Most of the articles in this collection are undated.
This collection consists of microflims reels containing images of the original Saint-Basile parish records for the following years:1811-1829; 1838-1845; 1857-1869; and 1869-1886.
This document is a photocopy facsimile of the nominal census of the population of the parish of Saint Bruno (Van Buren, Quebec) conducted by its resident priest, Father Pierre Stanislas Vallée in 1872. The census includes information about the location of the household, the names of its residents, their ages, the number of years of marriage of heads of household, birthplace, names of parents, occupation, and remarks. In addition, there are genealogical annotations by Guy F. Dubay of Madawaska, Maine. The cansus will be of interest to historical researchers and genealogists.
This collection consists of historical files on Aroostook County parishes compiled by Msgr. Philip E. Desjardins for the Diocese of Portland. Included are the histories of the parishes of Caribou, Eagle Lake, Fort Kent, Fort Fairfield, Frenchville, Grand Isle/Lille, Hamlin, Houlton, Limestone, Madawaska, Mars Hill, Presque Isle, St. Agathe, St. Francis, St. John, Sinclair, Stockholm, Van Buren/Keegan, and Wallagrass. The compilation was done from the following sources, Church World; Le Messager de Lewiston; Catholic Directory of Portland; L’Union; Chancery files; Bangor Daily News; Bishop Walsh’s diary; historical notes from different Reverends and parishes, etc.
Assumption Church was consecrated on August 15, 1855, the Feast Day of the Assumption of Mary. Every year on August 15, a community picnic was held by the parish. It continues today on the 3rd Sunday in August. The masses were said in French until Irish parishioners complained. Then bilingual masses were held, followed later by separate masses. There was also a parish school whose teachers and administrators were nuns from the Order of the Holy Cross from St-Laurent, Quebec. The church was Sallaz Academy.
