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• La Bonne Aventure/The Good Adventure #10: The Explorers
  
  "La Bonne Aventure" is a Franco-American children's show featuring puppets, animation and some interviews and footage of real people in New England. The characters in the show speak both French and English. This episode focuses on the Quebecois and Acadian ancestry of Franco-Americans in New England. It features of footage of the governor of Rhode Island proclaiming his Franco-American ancestry.
• Vers L'Idéal (Worcester, MA, 1912/11/00-1923/06/00)
  
• Union Continentale, L' (Boston, MA, 1893/??/??-1893/??/??)
  
• Travailleur, Le (Worcester, MA, 1931/09/10-1978/10/00)
  
• Travailleur, Le (Worcester, MA, 1874/10/16-1892/12/13)
  
• Signal, Le (The Signal) (Pawtucket, RI; Woonsocket, RI; Fall River, MA; Boston, MA, 1924/01/30-1924/08/16?)
  
• Revue Antialcoolique des Cercles Lacordaire et Jeanne d'Arc (Revue Antialcoolique des Cercles Lacordaire et des Cercles Jeanne d'Arc) (Boston, MA; Fall River, MA, 1915/01/15-1942/12/00)
  
• Réveil, Le (Worcester, MA, 1895/05/03-1897/??/??)
  
• Réveil, Le (Worcester, MA, 1894?-1894?)
  
• République, La (Boston, MA, 1875/10/02-1876/02/12)
  
• Républicain, Le (Worcester, MA, 1892/03/19-1892/??/??)
  
• Républicain, Le (Boston, MA, 1881/01/22-1884/12/24)
  
• Prince Carnaval et Christophe Colomb, Le (Worcester, MA, 1886?-1892?)
  
• Petite Revue et l'Abstinence Totale des Breuvages Alcooliques parmi les Franco-Américains telle que préconisée par la Direction des Cercles Lacordaire et Jeanne d'Arc, La (L'Abstinence Totale des Breuvages Alcooliques parmi les Franco-Américains telle que préconisée par la Direction des Cercles Lacordaire et Jeanne d'Arc) (Boston, MA, 1914/03/15-1914/??/??)
  
• Passe-Temps, Le (Worcester [?], MA, 1895/??/??-1897/??/??)
  
• Paresseux, Le (Worcester, MA, 1876/00/00-1878/00/00)
  
• Opinion Publique, L' (Worcester, MA, 1893/01/27-1931/06/30)
  
• Mon journal (Worcester, MA, 1907/11/30-1907/11/30)
  
• Lanterne Magique, La (Worcester, MA, 1875/07/00-1875/11/??)
  
• Journal, Le (Worcester, MA, 1907/12/07-1907/12/07)
  
• Jour, Le (Worcester, MA, 1895/12/00-????/??/??)
  
• Jean-Baptiste, Le (Worcester, MA, 1891/??/??-1893/??/??)
  
• Impartial, L' (Worcester, MA, 1869/??/??-1869?)
  
• Idée Nouvelle, L' (The New Idea) (Burlington, VT; Worcester, MA, 1869/05/27?-1869/07/??)
  
• Foyer Canadien, Le (Worcester, MA, 1873/03/18-1874/09/21)
  
• Fou, Le (Worcester, MA, 1907/10/30-1907/10/30)
  
• Étudiant, L' (Boston, MA, 1896/??/??-1896/??/??)
  
• Étendard National et le Protecteur Canadien, L' (Worcester, MA; Montréal, QC, 1871/10/19-1871/12/28)
  
• Étendard National, L' (Worcester, MA; Montréal, QC, 1872/01/04-1874/12/24)
  
• Étendard National, L' (Worcester, MA; Montréal, QC, 1869/11/03-1871/10/18)
  
• Écho du Canada, L' (Boston [Fall River; Lowell], MA, 1875/01/02-1875/06/05)
  
• Démocrate, Le (Worcester, MA, 1912/??/??-????/??/??)
  
• Courrier du Nouveau Monde, Le (Worcester, MA, 1891/06/13-1891/06/13)
  
• Courrier de Worcester, Le (Worcester, MA, 1880/02/06-1892/00/00)
  
• Courrier de Boston, Le (Boston, MA, 1898/03/11-????/??/??)
  
• Courrier, Le (Boston, MA, 1884/07/12-1885/??/??)
  
• Coq, Le (Worcester, MA, 1901/07/04-1901/??/??)
  
• Citoyen Américain, Le (Boston, MA, 1886/??/??-1887/01/01)
  
• Canadien-Américain, Le (Worcester, MA, 1907/04/14-1907/04/29)
  
• Bulletin de la Société Historique Franco-Américaine (Boston, MA, 1906/00/00-1973/00/00?)
  
• Bien public, Le (Worcester, MA, 1879/01/01?-1881/03/??)
  
• Assumption=Assomption (Assumption) (Worcester, MA, 1958/09/00-)
  
• Assomption, L' (Assomption=Assumption) (Worcester, MA, 1924/01/00-1957/06/00)
  
• Apôtre du Sacré-Cœur, L' (Worcester, MA, 1930/06/00-1933/12/00)
  
• Apôtre, L' (Worcester, MA, 1923/??/??-1929/??/??)
  
• Almanach de l'Assomption, L' (Worcester, MA, 1924/12/00-1929/12/00)
  
• Ethier, Daniel [Peoples French Canadian]
  
  Interview between Gerald Mountain and Dan Ethier [Hartford, Connecticut].
• [French Canadian Textile Worker]
  
• Worcester Employment Society and Craft Center records, 1883-1972 - Finding Aid
  
  Three volumes of minute books, 1883-1948, containing minutes, constitution, letters and annual reports; and newspaper clippings, 1949-1972, about the Craft Center.
• Oral history interview with Michelle Holzapfel, 2008 January 26 and March 1
  
  An interview of Michelle Holzapfel conducted 2008 January 26-March 1, by Josephine Shea, for the Archives of American Art's Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America, at Holzapfel's home and studio, Applewoods Studio and Gallery, in Marlboro, Vermont. Holzapfel speaks of her childhood in Rhode Island; her large extended family and their French-Canadian heritage; working with her father in his machine shop; early art education and exposure from elementary school through high school; the influence of high school art teacher Audrey Blake; trips to Rhode Island School of Design Museum and Boston Museum of Fine Arts; attending Marlboro College; meeting her husband, David, at Marlboro; traveling in Italy with friends and David; earning her B.A. from Norwich College; participating in craft shows; having two children in two years; teaching experiences at Worcester Center for Crafts and Wood Turning Center; the difference in relationships with galleries and museums; the woodturning field; and the struggles and success of women artists; and plans for the future. Holzapfel recalls Gilbert Taylor, Barry Friedman, Glenn Adamson, Nathan Ancell, Peter Joseph, Kenneth Trapp, Chris Tyler, Albert LeCoff, and others.
• Oral history interview with Edouard Du Buron, 1993 March 9-May 13
  
  An interview with Edouard Du Buron conducted 1993 March 9-May 13, by Robert Brown, for the Archives of American Art. Du Buron discusses his childhood in Worcester, Massachusetts in a poor family with an abusive father and his rearing in various Catholic orphanages; his loss of religion in his youth and growing up as a French-Canadian in New England; his career as a solo dancer in Boston (1925-32) and as a member of the Ruth St. Denis Troupe (1932-38); his dance career in New York City in the late 1930s and his job as a display designer at Filene's department store in Boston (1942-45).
• Worcester Parish Archives - Finding Aid
  
  Finding aid of the Worcester Parish Archives
• Public Officials of Massachusetts, 1927-1928
  
  Published by the Boston Review Publicity Service, this small book provides short biographies and images of public officials in Massachusetts, 1927-1928.
• Union Saint-Jean-Baptiste d'Amérique Mortuary Banner
  
  Photograph of USJB's mortuary banner, likely used at funerals or services for deceased members of the Caisse de Vieillards. Image captured by Knight, of Worcester, MA.
• Letter from an unknown USJB representative, to La Supérieur des Soeurs Franciscaines
  
  A letter from an unknown USJB representative, to La Supérieur des Soeurs Franciscaines of Worcester, MA, 30 July 1921. The letter provides interesting details about the USJB, and discussion regarding a new building on Thorne Street in Worcester, MA.
• Banquet Annuel de la Fête Nationale Française
  
  A dinner program for the Banquet Annuel de la Fête Nationale Française, 14 July 1926. Hosted by the Société de Secours Mutuels de Langue Française, at the Cafe Seville on Boylston Street in Boston, MA.
• Catalogue Général de Livres Canadiens
  
  A book catalog from the Librairie Marlier in Boston, 1924. The catalog lists the publisher and bookstores "Canadian" titles for sale.
• 25ième Anniversaire de La Société des Artisans Canadiens-Français aux Etats-Unis
  
  Dinner program for the 25ième Anniversaire de La Société des Artisans Canadiens-Français aux Etats-Unis. Held at the Hotel Bancroft in Worcester, MA on 9 October 1921.The back cover of the program includes committee members' names.
• Letter from Cora Gatineau to Albert A. Belanger
  
  In this letter Cora Gatineau clarifies that her father Félix Gatineau is in the Louis Pasteur Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, recovering from an operation. She goes on to note that her father would like to see Belanger soon, at which time they can discuss the census he undertook.
• Letter from Georges E. Prevost, to Félix Gatineau and Odile Giard
  
  letter from Georges E. Prevost of the Cercle des Etudiants Franco-Américains, to Félix Gatineau and Odile Giard. Prevost hoped that Gatineau and Giard would be the patrons of their upcoming concert, and discusses the importance of what they do. La Survivance is mentioned.
• Letter from Hugo A. Dubuque, to Félix Gatineau
  
  A letter to Félix Gatineau, from Hugo A. Dubuque, a member of the Massachusetts' House of Representatives. Written on stationery from Boston's Superior Court, Dubuque commended Gatineau on his recent publication "Histoire des Franco-Americains de Southbridge."
• Letter from Ovide LeClair, to Félix Gatineau
  
  A letter to Félix Gatineau, from Ovide LeClair. Writing from Montana, LeClair included payment with his letter for a copy of Gatineau's "Histoire des Franco-Americains de Southbridge," and provided extensive details about Franco-Americans in the the northwestern states. He mentions two priests- Father Tougas from Worcester, Massachusetts, and Father LeClair from Grand Rapids, Michigan.
• Correspondence between Leslie P. Leland and Béatrice Tougas
  
  Correspondence between Leslie P. Leland and Béatrice Tougas, Daudelin's widow. Under the letter from Leslie P. Leland is a handwritten reply from Béatrice Tougas. The correspondence is regarding a memorial in Daudelin's honor.
• Letter from Herbert De Fossé, to S. Alphonse Daudelin
  
  A letter to S. Alphonse Daudelin, from Herbert De Fossé
• Letter from Herbert De Fossé, to S. Alphonse Daudelin
  
  A letter to S. Alphonse Daudelin, from Herbert De Fossé
• Letter from Senator Winthrop Murray Crane, to S. Alphonse Daudelin
  
  A letter to S. Alphonse Daudelin, from Senator Winthrop Crane.
• Letter from Senator Winthrop Murray Crane, to S. Alphonse Daudelin
  
  A letter to S. Alphonse Daudelin, from Senator Winthrop Crane.
• Letter from Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, to S. Alphonse Daudelin.
  
  A letter to S. Alphonse Daudelin, from Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. The letter is in regards to Franco-American representation in politics.
• Letter from Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, to S. Alphonse Daudelin.
  
  A letter to S. Alphonse Daudelin, from Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. The letter is in regards to Franco-American representation in politics.
• Letter from Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, to S. Alphonse Daudelin.
  
  A letter to S. Alphonse Daudelin, from Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. The letter is in regards to Franco-American representation in politics.
• Letter from Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, to S. Alphonse Daudelin.
  
  A letter to S. Alphonse Daudelin, from Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. The letter is in regards to Franco-American representation in politics.
• Letter from S. Alphonse Daudelin, to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
  
  A letter to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, from Dr. Daudelin. The letter is in regards to Franco-American representation in politics.
• Letter from S. Alphonse Daudelin, to Hugo Dubuque.
  
  A letter to Hugo Dubuque, from Dr. Daudelin. The letter is in regards to the memorial for Ferdinand Gagnon that Daudelin was helping to plan.
• Letter from Hugo Dubuque, to S. Alphonse Daudelin
  
  A letter to Dr. Daudelin, from Hugo Dubuque. The letter is in regards to the memorial for Ferdinand Gagnon that Daudelin was helping to plan.
• Letter from Louis Frechette, to Dr. S. Alphonse Daudelin
  
  A letter to Dr. Daudelin, from Louis Frechette. The letter is in regards to the memorial for Ferdinand Gagnon that Daudelin was helping to plan.
• Letter from Malvina Lalime, to Dr. S. Alphonse Daudelin
  
  A letter to Dr. Daudelin, from Ferdinand Gagnon's widow Malvina Lalime. In the letter she expresses her gratitude for the memorial planned for her late husband.
• Letter from S. Alphonse Daudelin, to his parents
  
  A letter S. Alphonse Daudelin wrote to his parents Casimir Daudelin and Flavie Thibeault documenting a trip to New York City, 12 October 1896. Written while traveling back north, it details the sights seen in New York City, as well as the return voyage- including stops at various New England cities.
• Invitation, Banquet de Bienvenue
  
  An invitation to a banquet honoring Dr. Daudelin upon his return from Europe. The Banquet was to be held at the Restaurant Putnam & Thurston, in Worcester.
• Bill for expenses incurred by the Comité Executif de la Demonstration commemorative Fr. Gagnon
  
  This bill from the Franco-American Regalia and Novelty Co. documents various expenses incurred by the Comité Executif de la Demonstration commemorative Fr. Gagnon. In includes such supplies as stamps and electric lights purchased for the memorial and banquet held in Ferdinand Gagnon's honor.
• Bill for expenses incurred by the Comité d'Organisation Memorial Fr. Gagnon
  
  This bill from Belisle Printing & Publishing Co. of Worcester, Massachusetts documents expenses incurred by the Comité d'Organisation Memorial Fr. Gagnon. The expenses include various print matter that was created for the memorial and banquet held in Ferdinand Gagnon's honor.
• Certificate of S. Alphonse Daudelin's U.S. Citizenship
  
  Dr. S. Alphonse Daudelin became a United States citizen on 13 February 1903, in Worcester, Massachusetts.
• A selection of Dr. S. Alphonse Daudelin's Business Cards
  
  Top: an early business card, c. 1898-1906. Middle: business card from Daudelin's time in Europe, c. 1908-1911. Bottom: business card from later in Daudelin's career, c. 1931-1941.
• Portrait of Félix Gatineau
  
  Portrait of Félix Gatineau, taken at the Elmer Chickering & Co. studio in Boston, before 1906. Inscribed on image: "F. Gatineau / Southbridge / Mass."
• Dr. S. Alphonse Daudelin
  
  Photograph of Dr. S. Alphonse Daudelin taken at the Thibert Studio in Worcester, Massachusetts.
• Dr. S Alphonse Daudelin Collection - Finding Aid
  
  These are papers that belonged to Dr. S. Alphonse Daudelin and some documentation concerning the 1994 exhibit that was presented in honor of Dr. Daudelin. There are documents from his university years in Montréal as well as many documents concerning the International Maritime Exposition held in Bordeaux in 1907. There is also correspondence with various political figures.
• Règlement de la Société de la Sainte Famille
  
  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.
• Certificat d'Admission, Association Universelle de la Ste. Famille, 1893
  
  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.
• Letter, c. 1935, unfinished
  
  Letter from Antoinette Sansoucy, to Adrien and Isaac Sansoucy.
• Letter, 1937 July 15
  
  Letter from Dorilla Sansoucy, to Antoinette Sansoucy.
• Letter, 1935 March 7
  
  Letter from Dorilla Sansoucy, to Antoinette Sansoucy.
• Letter, 1934 December 4
  
  Letter from Dorilla Sansoucy, to Antoinette Sansoucy.
• Letter, 1930 August 16
  
  Letter from Maria Harpin, to Antoinette Sansoucy.
• Letter, 1929 December 29
  
  Letter from Maria Harpin, to Antoinette Sansoucy and Joseph Lessard.
• Letter, 1929 July 18
  
  Letter from Joseph Harpin, to Antoinette Sansoucy and Joseph Lessard
• Letter, 1929 March 1
  
  Letter from Dorilla and Anna Sansoucy, to Antoinette Sansoucy.
• Letter, 1928 September 24
  
  Letter from Maria Harpin, to Antoinette Sansoucy.
• Letter, 1926 April 28
  
  Letter from Adelard Harpin, to Antoinette Sansoucy.
• Letter, 1922 January 5
  
  Letter from Maria Harpin, to Johanna [surname unknown].
• Letter, 1922 January 4
  
  Letter from Maria Harpin and Philippe Sansoucy, to Napoleon Sansoucy.
• Letter, 1921 December 22
  
  Letter from Adelard Sansoucy, to Antoinette Sansoucy.