173 resources

• [The Catholic Church]
  
  Amedee Proulx, Auxiliary Bishop of Portland (Me.) Also, Raymond LaGasse, a married priest from Concord (NH). Discussion of celibacy, changing morals, the relevancy of the church. Ray Pelletier inteviews Ernest Guiliet of Holyoke (Ma.) about the area.
• Porte Ouverte sur le Bilinguisme/Bilingualism...Church and Reform
  
  Bilingual education programs in Vermont and New Hampshire secondary schools. Father Nicknair of Fort Kent (Me.), Father Pelletier of Van Buren, (Me.), Auxiliary Bishop Amedee Proulx of Portland (Me.) on the role of priests.
• Ralliement, Le (Cohoes, NY, 1892/??/??-1893/07/??)
  
• Progrès, Le (Cohoes, NY, 1890/05/??-1890/??/??)
  
• Patrie Nouvelle, La (Cohoes, NY, 1876/02/11-1885/06/00)
  
• Patrie, La (Cohoes, NY, 1885/07/00-1891/01/09)
  
• Journal des dames, Le (Cohoes, NY, 1875/09/??-1876/02/??)
  
• Journal de Cohoes, Le (Cohoes, NY, 1877/01/??-1877?)
  
• Coq, Le (Cohoes, NY, 1890/??/??-1891?)
  
• Avenir National, L' (Troy / Cohoes, NY, 1872/11/??-1876/8/11)
  
• Letter from Herbert De Fossé, to S. Alphonse Daudelin
  
  A letter to S. Alphonse Daudelin, from Herbert De Fossé
• Raymond Luc Levasseur Papers - Finding Aid
  
  The Levasseur papers are an important record of a committed revolutionary and political prisoner. Beginning with his work in the early 1970s with the Statewide Correctional Alliance for Reform (SCAR), a prisoners' rights organization, the collection includes communiques and other materials from revolutionary groups including the Sam Melville/Jonathan Jackson Unit, the United Freedom Front (UFF), the Armed Resistance Unit, and the Black Liberation Army; Levasseur's political and autobiographical writings; numerous interviews; selected correspondence; and a range of material on political prisoners and mass incarceration. Consisting in part of material seized by the FBI following Levasseur's arrest or recovered through the Freedom of Information Act, and supplemented by newsclippings and video from media coverage, the collection has particularly rich content for the criminal trials of UFF members and the Ohio 7 seditious conspiracy case, as well as Levasseur's years in prison and his work on behalf of political prisoners. Although the collection is organized roughly into three series -- Writing and radicalism, Trials, and Prisons, and political prisoners -- there is considerable overlap.
• Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection: Carmelle and Richard Paulson
  
  Interview includes discussions of: Rumford, Maine community in the 1950s and 1960s; how Muskie helped Carmelle’s family; Oxford Paper Company; description of Cape Elizabeth in the 1950s and 1960s; Model Cities in Portland; City Council, Portland; Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Portland; the Citizens Advisory Committee; West End Neighborhood Center; People’s Building; Youth in Action; Holy Innocence Homemaker Program; Twenty- four Hour Club; Serenity House for alcoholics; Our Place; Community Health Services; Jerry Conley Sr.; the impact of tourism on Portland; the impact of recent influx of immigrants on Portland; Catholic Charities Refugee Program; mill towns like Lewiston and Rumford; Bates College; mercury scare in fishing industry in the 1960s; and the fishing industry in Maine.
• Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection: Don Gautier
  
  The interview includes discussions of: Bates College; track; Muskie’s roommate Joe Biernacki; the Navy; Muskie presenting an award to Gautier; Muskie leading a parade in Auburn; the Democratic Party in Maine; differences between Lewiston and Auburn (L/A); “Loiston”; local students at Bates; tension between Bates and L/A; similarities between Bates and a teacher’s college; the percentage of Bates from L/A; the division between men and women at Bates; the Depression affecting everyone; cars on Bates campus then and now; Auburn as being Republican, and Lewiston as being Democrat; the postmaster as a political appointment; the ten point preference in civil service; the changing position of postmaster; 1974 political issues; 5 cent deposit on aluminum cans; teachers’ salaries; the influence of Kiwanis, Exchange, and Rotary in the 1950s; the Bates transition from conservative to liberal and the possible influence of war.
• Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection: John Bubier
  
  Interview includes discussions of: Clean Air and Clean Water Acts; Model Cities in Portland; Portland City Council; Portland West Advisory Committee; diversity and poverty in Portland; Neighborhood Development Project; Portland Press Herald; Low Income People, Inc. (LIP); Southern Maine Economic Development District; neighborhood communities in Portland; and the development and economic problems and benefits of the Maine Mall in South Portland.
• Maurice B. Gardner Correspondence
  
  Entries include brief biographical information, a typed biography, and typed biographical letters of correspondence with a Portland, Maine, machinist's assistant. Date range: 1937/1942
• Saint-Bruno (Van Buren, Me.) parish census - Finding Aid
  
  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.
• Letter from Dave Davis to John Deegan Jr.
  
  Letter from Dave Davis, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern maine, to John Deegan, Provost of the University of Southern Maine, announcing Giguère's status as Professor Emerita pending her retirement in 1989.
• Letter from Stephen J. Reno to Madeleine Giguère
  
  Letter from Stephen Reno, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern Maine, to Madeleine Giguère notifiying her of her appointment to Chairperson of the Department of Sociology for a two-year term.
• USM News Weekly
  
  USM News Weekly newsletter with mention of Madeleine Giguère's publication of the paper "les Franco-Americains de Nouvelle Angleterre: Compte-rendu de livres et monographies actuellement disponibles" in Identite culturelle et francophone dans les Ameriques. The paper was also presented at Glendon College of York University in Toronto in 1976.
• Faculty Seminar and Workshop Letter with Agenda
  
  Letter to Madeleine Giguère with information regarding peer evaluation and related seminar workshops for faculty.
• Letter from Robert L. Woodbury to Madeleine Giguère
  
  Letter from Robert L. Woodbury, President of the University of Southern Maine, to Madeleine Giguère encouraging her assistance in recruiting Franco-American faculty, staff, and students to the University of Southern Maine.
• Letter from Susan Silvernail to Madeleine Giguère
  
  Letter from Susan Silvernail to Madeleine Giguère thanking her for her involvement with Dr. Graham Leonard, Visiting Professor at Peking Normal University.
• USM News Weekly
  
  USM News Weekly newsletter with mention of Madeleine Giguère's presentation at the Franco-American Faculty Seminar at the University of Maine at Orono, Variations of Employment of French Mother Tongue Persons: New England States, 1970.
• Letter from Edward J. Kormondy to Madeleine Giguere
  
  Letter from Edward J. Kormonday, Provost at the University of Maine Portland-Gorham, to Madeleine Giguère thanking her for her contributions to the 1980 Core Curriculum Report and outlining the next actions.
• Letter from Robert L. Woodbury to Stanley L. Freeman Jr.
  
  Letter from Robert L. Woodbury, President of the University of Southern Maine, to Stanley Freeman, Administrative Director of Canadian/Franco-American Studies at the University of Maine at Orono, appointing Madeleine Giguère to represent USM on a steering committee for a conference concluding the Canadian Franco-American Studies grant.
• USM News Weekly
  
  USM News Weekly newseltter with mention of Madeleine Giguère receiving a faculty enrichment grant from the Canadian government to study the sociology of Acadians at the University of Moncton during the summer of 1980.
• The Fault, Dear Brutus, Lies Not With The Registrar's Office But With Tardy Teachers [Article]
  
  Photocopy of an article from the Free Press which contained false reporting on the topic of student grades, including incorrectly listing Madeleine Giguère as a faculty member responsible for delinquent grade reporting.
• Letter from Madeleine Giguère
  
  Letter from Madeleine Giguère, Associate Professor at the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham, to Helen Batchelor, Coordinator of Equal Opportunity at the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham, concerning Franco-Americans and their recognition as minorities under the Affirmative Action Program.
• Letter from Madeleine Giguère
  
  Letter from Madeleine Giguère, Associate Professor at the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham, to Ruth Benson, Director of Equal Opportunity at the Office of the Chancellor, concerning the collection of minority group-type data for Franco-Americans.
• Letter from Madeleine Giguère
  
  Letter from Madeleine Giguère to Donald R. McNeil, Chancellor of the University of Maine, concerning Affirmative Action, the discrimination of women working withing the University of Maine system, and the discrimination of Franco-Americans.
• Acceptance Letter from the University of Maine Portland Campus
  
  Letter from David R. Fink, Dean of the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham (UMPG), informing Giguère of her acceptance as an Assistant Professor at UMPG.
• Research Project Summary Absract
  
  Research project summary abstract by Madeleine Giguère proposing a collaborative investigation by the University of Southern Maine and the University College of Galway (Republic of Ireland).
• Harmony Mills Advertisement
  
  Advertisement for Harmony Mills found in the 1883 Troy City Directory. This ad was placed in the Troy City Directory by Harmony Mills, the largest employer in nearby Cohoes. Of particular note is the fact that there were twice as many women working in the mills as there were men. Many of these were French-Canadian (or, by then, Franco-American) in origin.
• L'Avenir National
  
  L'Avenir National first appeared in October 1871 and ceased publication in August 1876. The weekly publication knew many homes, beginning first in St. Alban's, VT under the directorship of Antoine Moussette and Frédéric Houde. From 1872 to 1875, it was published in Troy, NY, and from 1875 to 1876, it was published in Cohoes, NY by Louis G. LeBoeuf. Various advertisements from Cohoes and Troy are featured here. Articles included in this collection relate to social events frequented by Franco-Americans in the two cities. In particular, the activities of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Societies of Cohoes, Albany, and Troy. Also of note are the editor's comments regarding the religious faith of the Franco-American community and his encouragement that members of that community be united, strong, and honorable citizens of the country in which they now live.
• La Patrie Nouvelle
  
  La Patrie Nouvelle was published in Cohoes, NY from 1876 to 1891 by J.-M. Authier et Frère. In 1885, the title was changed to La Patrie. Various advertisements from La Patrie Nouvelle underscore the vibrant cultural and financial activity of Cohoes, including the notable presence of many businesses owned and operated by Franco-Americans.
• Bishop Scully and Parishioners outside of the French Church, St. Joseph's Church, in Cohoes, NY
  
  This photograph was taken on confirmation day. Note the dwindling numbers of attendees.
• Sarrault Family at 76 Congress Street in Cohoes, NY
  
  Family of Albert Sarrault and Alma Lemoine. In the photograph are Wilfrid and Alfred Sarrault, Stella Chartier, Minnie Chartier, Queenie Chartier, Emile Galipeau, George Blair, and various children.
• Wilfrid Sarrault and Daughter Gloria
  
  Wilfrid was City Assessor. The photo was taken at the corner of Congress and Hart Streets. Wilfrid was a builder and city assessor. He was first generation Franco-American.
• Alfred Sarrault at 76 Congress Street in Cohoes, NY
  
  Alfred Sarrault was the first of his family to immigrate to the United States. He came to the US from Napierville, Quebec.
• Armistice Day Parade in Cohoes, NY
  
  Many Franco-Americans were in the U.S. military during WWII. Marvin Haines married into a Franco-American family and was adopted by a Franco-American family, the Daigneaults.
• Alfred Sarrault and his Truck
  
  Sarrault and Son appears on the side of the truck. Sarrault was responsible for the construction of Sacred Heart School in Cohoes.
• 1963 St. Joseph's Academy (Cohoes, NY) Graduating Class
  
  Instruction was half-day in French and half-day in English, Approximately 90% of the student body was Franco-American.
• GENEALOGIE de la FAMILLE RIBERDY
  
  Genealogy of the Riberdy Family, compiled and typed by Margaret Powers' mother to record the genealogy of her mother, Melanie Riberdy Belanger, Margaret's grandmother. Melanie was from Ste. Melanie, QC. It is noteworthy that Alice was able to do this research and to type the genealogy in French because the girls in the family were educated. The boys, meanwhile, went to work, all of them for various mills in Cohoes with the exception of one who went to work for a railroad company. This reversal of gender expectations regarding schooling was unusual.
• Fr. Maxime E. Sarrault with Nephew Alfred Sarrault
  
  Fr. Maxime E. Sarrault is seen playing with his nephew, Alfred Sarrault. Alfred would grow up to become a carpenter and business owner in Cohoes, with his business located at Congress and Hart Streets. He was also a proud member of the local Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society.
• Certificate of Election for Wilfred Sarrault
  
  Certificate of Election as City Officer. Wilfred Sarrault was elected multiple times as City Officer, more specifically as City Assessor, for the City of Cohoes. Wilfred was Sandra Haines' grandfather.
• Wilfred Sarrault and Stella Chartier Sarrault
  
  Wilfred and Stella Sarrault were Sandra Haines' maternal grandparents. Stella Chartier Sarrault was from Troy, NY. In this photo, they are posing in decorative hats in front of their home in Cohoes. That house is often referred to as "Dr. Peltier's House." However, Dr. Peltier was there for 20 years while the Sarrault Family occupied the home for 80 years.
• Interior of St. Joseph's Church in Cohoes, NY
  
  A photograph of the interior of St. Joseph's Church, one of the "French" churches in Cohoes, NY. This beautiful church was incorporated in 1868, and construction was completed the next year. Sadly, the church was closed in 2009.
• Saint-Jean-Baptiste Parade
  
  A series of photographs featuring participants in the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day Parade on Congress Street in Cohoes. The "French Church," St. Joseph's, appears in the background.
• Triple Wedding
  
  Left to Right: Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Fafard (Georgette Nadeau), Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Nadeau (Ida St. Hilaire), Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nadeau (Madeleine Plasse). The officiant of this triple wedding at St. Joseph's Church was Rev. Celas A. Robitaille. Bride Georgette Nadeau was the sister of the two grooms, Alfred and Paul Nadeau. (Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Fafard were Mary Doukas' parents.)
• Fafard Family - Parents & Daughters
  
  Photograph of the Fafard family of Cohoes, NY. Left to right: Suzanne Fafard, Lorraine Fafard, Lorenzo Fafard (Father), Georgette Fafard (Mother), Lucille, Monica (also called Mary).
• Isabelle Charbonneau and Six Grandchildren
  
  Photograph of Yvette Alexopoulos' paternal grandmother, Isabelle Charbonneau, with six grandchildren. Front row: Harriet, Francis, Kenneth. Back row: Ronald, Isabelle, Yvette (as a baby), Roger.
• Wedding Photograph of Eva (Gaudreau) and Albert Charbonneau
  
  Eva Gaudreau and Albert Charbonneau were wed at St. Joseph's Church in Cohoes, NY. Albert lived in Waterford, NY. Eva lived in Cohoes, NY. Both immigrated from Quebec to the U.S. as children and later met in the state of New York. They married and went on to have seven children, one of whom is Yvette (Charbonneau) Alexopoulos.
• Young Alfred Jacques
  
  Alfred Jacques was born on June 4, 1929 in Cohoes, NY to Theodore Jacques and Alice (Bisnett) Jacques. He was their only child. As an adult, Alfred worked for the D & H Railroad as an electrician. He married Evelyn Mary Hartshorn, and togeher they had 4 children, including Thomas A. Jacques, a proud member of the Federation Franco-Americaine du New York.
• Postcard of St. Joseph's Church
  
  St. Joseph's French Catholic Church in Cohoes, NY was incorporated on June 18, 1868.
• Alice Bisnett (Jacques) Ryan and Grandchildren, Judith Jacques and Thomas A. Jacques
  
  Alice Bisnett (Jacques) Ryan was born on April 20, 1903 in Cohoes, NY. With her in the photo are two of her grandchildren, Judith Jacques and Thomas A. Jacques.
• Dora Vega's Examination Completion Form: "Temoignage de Satisfaction"
  
  Dora Vega immigrated from Saint-Henri, Quebec as a child. When she arrived in Cohoes, NY, she attended Ste. Marie School. Note that this form, indicating successful completion of exams, is in French.
• William Horan's Report Card
  
  This is a report card issued by St. Joseph's School in Cohoes, NY. The school was a parochial school where, because the vast majority of the student body was Franco-American, classes were taught in both French and English. Consequently, grades for conduct and character were recorded in French on this report card. Also noteworthy is the fact that the teachers were nuns from the Order of Sisters of Ste. Anne, with the first teachers arriving from Lachine, Quebec.
• Mass Card for Rev. Joseph Pelletier
  
  Fr. Pelletier was Assistant Pastor of St. Joseph's "French" Church in Cohoes from 1933 to 1936. He then served as Pastor from 1946 until his sudden death on August 3, 1951. He was born in Sainte Melanie, Quebec in 1895.William Horan's mother saved this card through the years.
• William Horan's 2nd to 3rd Grade Promotion Card
  
  This is a promotion card for William Horan as he moved up from 2nd grade to 3rd at St. Joseph's School in Cohoes, NY. The card is signed by the Sisters of Ste. Anne.
• Mass Card for Rev. Georges C. Gagnon
  
  This card commemorated the 50th anniversary of the ordination of Fr. Georges C. Gagnon.
• 25th Anniversary of Ordination Card for Rev. Joseph S. Robitaille
  
  Father Joseph. S. Robitaille celebrated the 25th anniversary of his ordination as a priest alongside parishioners at St. Joseph's Church in Cohoes, NY, where he served as pastor from 1970 until his passing in 2002.
• William Horan's 1st to 2nd Grade Promotion Card
  
  This is a promotion card for William Horan as he moved up from 1st grade to 2nd at St. Joseph's School in Cohoes, NY. The card is signed by Superintendent Sister M/ Marguerite de l'Eucharistie of the Order of Sisters of Ste. Anne.
• Millworkers in Cohoes, NY
  
  Photograph of millworkers posing in front of a building. The hats people are wearing in the photograph suggest a mix of Franco-American and Irish-American workers together.
• Bill and Agnes Perras Posing Outdoors
  
  Photograph of Bill and Agnes Perras possibly taken in Cohoes, New York
• Louise and Alphonse Perras in Rocking Chairs at their Cohoes, New York Home
  
  Photograph of Louise and Alphonse Perras relaxing in rocking chairs at their home on Main Street in Cohoes, NY.
• Harvey Perras Home on Leave
  
  Photograph of Harvey Perras with Louise and Alphonse Perras. Harvey Perras (in uniform) was home on leave.
• Thibert Wedding Party
  
  Photograph of the just married couple, Mary Arthur and Leo Thibert, with wedding guests.
• Louise and Alphonse Perras in Cohoes, NY
  
  Photograph of Louise and Alphonse Perras taken in the late 1940s in Cohoes, NY.
• Perras Family Photograph
  
  A photograph of the Perras family outdoors in Cohoes, NY. From Left to right: Harvey Perras, Louise Perras, Al Perras, Alphonse Perras, Bill Perras.
• Certificate of Marriage for Louise Chabot and Joseph Lalumiere
  
  Copy of 1892 marriage certificate.
• George H. Prouty
  
  Portrait photograph of George H. Prouty, born in Green Island, NY on December 30, 1901. His mother, Marie Emma Derilas Robin, emigrated to the United States from Chicoutimi, Canada.
• FrancoAmerican Gravy: Family History & Stories from Upstate New York, Quebec and Acadia
  Stories of family and ancestors who lived and worked in Cohoes (textile and garment workers, butchers and barbers), Waterford (canalers), Whitehall (farmers and canalers), Port Henry (iron miners and Civil War soldiers), Champlain (canalers and farmers) and other towns along the Champlain Canal in New York State with some diversions to the places they emigrated from....Quebec (landless farmers, shoemakers, sailors, soldiers), Acadia (more farmers), and even Cornwall, England (tin miners).
• Centennial Parade on Columbia Street in Cohoes, N.Y.
  
  Linda Altrock (walking) and her parents (in wagon) participate in the Centennial Parade in Cohoes, N.Y.
• Conseil La Salle No. 129 L'Union St. Jean Baptiste d'Amerique Cohoes, N.Y.
  
  Society was founded on May 7, 1900 according to medallion; "Conseil La Salle No. 129, l'Union St. Jean Baptiste d'Amerique -- Cohoes, NY" on ribbon; ribbon has two sides- the colorful side is for regular meetings and days, the black side is for memorial such as a funeral.
• Enfants de Marie (Children of Mary) Member Badge
  
  Ribbon badge with image of Mary (Marie) medallion.
• La Societe St. Jean Baptiste Ornamental Pin
  
  Brass or copper maple leaf-shaped pin with an image of a beaver.
• Badge for the Society of St. Jean Baptiste, Cohoes, NY
  
  Badge would have been worn at church-related, religious festivals; Society of St. Jean Baptiste was a mutual aid society for Franco-Americans in Cohoes, NY.
• St. Joseph's School Medallion
  
  Medallion with the image of a cross.
• Member Badge for Ladies of St. Anne, from St. Marie's Church in Cohoes, NY
  
  This badge would have been worn at conferences or formal church services; the society Ladies of St. Anne belonged to St. Marie's church; reverse side of badge was worn at funerals and memorial services.
• St. Joseph's Church in Cohoes
  
  Postcards of the exterior and interior of St. Joseph's Church in Cohoes, NY
• Exterior
  
  Postcards of the exterior and interior of St. Joseph's Church in Cohoes, NY
• Early American Jesuit Missionary
  
  Postcard of the memorial to Father Joques in Cohoes, NY
• A Brief History of the Amyot Family's Journey to Cohoes, New York and the Surrounding Communities
  
  This material is a summary of the Amyot family history that was researched and written by Andre Amyot, his wife Peg, and son Bob in 2008. Although the research identifies many descendants over eleven generations, this summary includes only those who are in the direct line of the Amyot family that has its origins in France and Canada, and has been in Cohoes, New York since the 1850s.
• High Jump
  
  John Thomas Donnelly, a member of the Cohoes High School track team, photographed in mid-air.
• Godmother with Godson on Mechanic Street Porch in Cohoes, NY
  
  Eva Mary Amyot and her godson John Thomas Donnelly in Cohoes, NY
• Franco-American Gathering
  
  Eugenie Therrault Donnelly (thrid from left) with a group of people at an event.
• Franco-Americans on the Front Stoop
  
  Eva Therriault Hanrahan (far right), Eugenie Therriault Donnelly (behind and to the left of Eva), and other Therriaults sitting on the front stoop in the Dyke area of Cohoes, NY
• Bathing Beauties
  
  Therriaults in bathing suits posing with an automobile.
• Franco-Irish Wedding Photograph
  
  The groom is a Franco-American member of the Therriault family. The bride is Irish.
• Groom and Best Man
  
  Studio photograph of John Hennessey, best man (in chair) and Omer Therriault, groom (standing) in wedding attire. Therriault married Anna D. Mace at St. Joseph's Church in Cohoes, NY.
• Cohoes High School Track Team
  
  Boys Track Team, Cohoes, NY High School
• Man and His Dog (and His Bear)
  
  Thomas Donnelly with his dog and pet bear, near a gas station in Colonie, NY
• Eva and Anne Therriault
  
  Eva and Anne Therriault at the family home.
• The Barber
  
  A barber from the Therriault family.
• Therriaults and Donnellys with Teddy Bear
  
  Studio portrait of (from left to right) Eugenie Therriault, Eva Therriault, William Edward Donnelly, Thomas Lionel Donnelly
• Students at St. Joseph's School in Cohoes, NY
  
  Classroom full of school children at St. Joseph's School in Cohoes, NY
• John Thomas Donnelly, Thomas Lionel Donnelly, William Edward Donnelly, and French priest from St. Joseph's parish in Cohoes, NY (from left to right)
  
  Photograph of a father and two sons with a French priest from St. Joseph's parish in Cohoes, NY
• Altar Boys in Saint Joseph's Church, Cohoes, NY
  
  Photograph of acolytes in St. Joseph's Church, Cohoes, NY
• Eugenie (Jenny) Therriault and Chow Chow in Yard of Mechanic Street Home, Cohoes, NY
  
  Photograph of Eugenie Therriault and her Chow Chow Dog