Irenée Bolduc and Simone Bolduc, interviewed by Marcella Sorg and Raymond Pelletier

Contributing Institution: University of Maine
Repository: Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History
View at Contributing Institution: https://archives.library.umaine.edu/repositories/5/archival_objects/351474
Digitization Status: Digitized / Numérisé(e)
Identifier/Call Number: MF 029 - NA 1688
Collection/Part of: “Our Life, Our Work” Lewiston Western Older Citizens Council/Marcella Sorg and Stefan Duplessis
Title: en Irenée Bolduc and Simone Bolduc, interviewed by Marcella Sorg and Raymond Pelletier
Description: en 1688 Irenée Bolduc and Simone Bolduc, interviewed by Marcella Sorg and Raymond Pelletier, January 29, 1981, Lewiston, Maine. The Bolducs discuss their lives as Franco-Americans; his family’s move to Auburn in 1919; playing cards; raising chickens for eggs; retirement and the importance of staying active; and Irenée sings “Somewhere My Love” in French and plays the harmonica. Text: 13 pp. transcript English sections only (handwritten). Recording: T 1809 1-1/4 hours, partially in French.
Author/Creator: Bolduc, Irenée; Bolduc, Simone; Pelletier, Raymond; Sorg, Marcella
Date(s): 1981-01-29
Genre: en interviews (audio); en interviews (transcript)
Topic & Theme: Daily Life/Vie quotidienne; Family and Home Life/Famille et vie domestique; Work/Travail; Arts and Creativity/Arts et créativité; Music/Musique
Geography: Lewiston ME; Auburn ME
familyName: Bolduc; Pelletier
Source Language: English; French
Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH): Bates Mill--Maine--Lewiston; Emigration and immigration; Franco-Americans--Maine--Social Life and Customs
Répertoire de Vedettes-Matière (RVM): Émigration et immigration; Franco-américains--Maine--Mouers et coutumes
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Existence and Location of Originals: Located at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress: AFC 2012/047 https://lccn.loc.gov/2013655211.
Extent: 1 1/4 hours; 13 pages (transcript)
Materials Specific Details: The project "Notre Vie, Notre Travail - Our Life, Our Work" was initiated by the Western Maine Older Citizens Council, by Diane Brown who worked there. The project was funded by the Maine Humanities Council.
Recommended Citation: Interviewee last name, interviewee first name. Year. NA[unique series identification number], MF029, NAFOH. Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Department, University of Maine, Orono, Maine.”
State/Province: Maine
Country: United States

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