The French-Canadian Legacy Podcast

03/08/2025

Happy anniversary!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Time flies when we have fun! Thank you to our valued customers and followers! Without you, we would be nothing.
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28/07/2025

Au Canada, le 28 juillet a été reconnu officiellement comme Journée de commémoration du Grand Dérangement. Cette reconnaissance reflète le jour où, en 1755, le conseil colonial de la Nouvelle-Ecosse a pris la honteuse et tragique décision de déporter la population acadienne de son territoire. Comme l'indique un récent ouvrage, 17,000 personnes ont été touchées par cette décision, qui a créé une Acadie diasporique s'étendant des deux côtés de l'Atlantique.

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/fra/reglements/TR-2003-188/page-1.html

In Canada, July 28 has been officially recognized as the Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval. This designation reflects the day when, in 1755, the colonial council of Nova Scotia made the shameful and tragic decision to deport the Acadian population from its territory. As a recent book indicates, 17,000 people were affected by this decision, which created a diasporic Acadia stretching on both sides of the Atlantic.

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SI-2003-188/page-1.html

Image: https://acadie.cheminsdelafrancophonie.org/en/capsules/the-acadian-odyssey-in-nine-of-the-13-anglo-american-colonies/

12/07/2025

Kate is amazing and here’s more proof!!!

✨ We’re thrilled to announce the Franco-American Centre’s 2025 Franco-American of the Year: Dr. Katharine (Kate) Harrington! 🇫🇷🤍
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This annual award honors someone who leads by example and action within the Franco-American community — and Kate embodies that beautifully.
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Since arriving in NH, Kate has:
⚜️ Been active with the FAC’s Board of Trustees since 2017
🌍 Spent three years in France & brought students to Québec City
📚 Led countless efforts to promote French language and culture
🎓 Served as President of the NH chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French since 2013
🗣️ Helped bring the French Heritage Language Program to NH in 2023, which continues to grow as we step into the 2025-2026 school year
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Join us in celebrating Kate and her dedication to keeping French heritage alive! 🥳✨
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🔗 Discover more about Kate’s Franco-American journey — https://www.facnh.com/franco-american-of-the-year


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12/07/2025

Tickets for the first ever Vermont PoutineFest’s are on-sale now!!! www.poutinefest.com/vt/tickets

03/07/2025

Current Franco-American spaces provide a sound foundation for a minority culture that can find greater visibility and flourish again.

02/07/2025

July 5th: Expos Night in Vermont—watch the Lake Monsters channel their Montreal roots for this year throwback celebration!

30/06/2025

Congratulations to the Madawaska Historical Society for another successful celebration of Maine Acadian Day, this weekend. This is a can't-miss annual event for residents of the St. John Valley and visitors hoping to learn more about the unique heritage of the region. The historical society is home to the Tante Blanche Museum, several historic buildings, and the Acadian Cross and Landing Site.

Below we see Shawn Francis, cultural coordinator of the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation, leading a smudging ceremony and commemorating the meeting of Acadians and Wəlastəkwewiyik in our region in 1785.