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Dec 2 '22

The Divisions of France

Provinces, departments, and regions

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Nov 27 '22

Et s'il existait un vrai portrait de Champlain?

Our Honfleur correspondent on the riddle of Champlain’s image

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Nov 14 '22

Gothic Cathedrals

A summary of Robert Hand’s presentation

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Oct 28 '22

Les frères Lumière et la Normandie

The Lumière brothers also have a (near) connection to our sister city Honfleur! (article in French)

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Oct 27 '22

Paleolithic Art and Ritual in the Dordogne

A retired paleontologist recounts work on a cave in southwestern France

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Oct 18 '22

Early French-Canadian immigration to Vermont

Patrick Lacroix, a leading scholar of Franco-American history, discusses pre-Civil War immigration to Vermont

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Oct 9 '22

Major Clément Gosselin Memorial

Honoring a Québécois hero of the American Revolutionary War

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Sep 15 '22

The Merci Train

Our presentation of September 21

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Sep 4 '22

Le Vent du Nord dazzles at New World Festival

Quebec music, from spontaneous jamming to global entertainment

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Aug 31 '22

A Conversation with Ernie Pomerleau

Former honorary consul of France in Vermont

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Jul 31 '22

A Conversation with Abby Paige

Abby Paige speaks about Franco-Vermont identity and her new play

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Jun 29 '22

Exploring Ancestry and Identity

Thoughts on “Les Filles du QUOI?”

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Jun 29 '22

July 14: Don’t Call It Bastille Day!

It’s “La Fête Nationale Française”

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Jun 23 '22

Marie-Josée Explains La St-Jean

What is La St-Jean and where did it come from?

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Apr 24 '22

Lumière in Burlington

Thanks to the groundbreaking research of Hugo Martínez-Cazón, we now know that the Lumière brothers had a factory in Burlington.

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Mar 20 '22

Some Québécois Expressions

Marie-Joseé Duquette, of the Quebec Delegation to Boston, shares some  distinctive Québécois  expressions. 

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Oct 18 '21

Lise Veronneau, Honorary Consul of France in Vermont

Veronneau succeeds Pomerleau as honorary consul

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Feb 3 '21

Dana Baron on the African Variety Show

 On July 27 Dr. Jules Wetchi hosted our president Dana Baron on the African Variety Show.  Catch the episode here!

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May 15 '19

Lise Veronneau and Richard Gliech | Sound Off

Two AFLCR members discuss how the AFLCR is bringing Vermont and Quebec together.

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Nov 30 '18

Building Community from Madagascar to Vermont

In Antananarivo, Madagascar, Marie Alexandrine Rasoanantenaina has a a small business that is helping to change the face of poverty in her community

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Jun 3 '18

Raising Bilingual Children in Vermont

Bilingualism has positive implications for increased cognitive ability.

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May 11 '17

General Lafayette in Burlington

A hero’s welcome, 1826

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Apr 12 '13

French Culture in Burlington (English) (2013)

Veronneau, Pomerleau, and Pervier discuss French culture in Burlington.

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Apr 5 '13

French Culture in Burlington (French) (2013)

An interview with Lise Veronneau, Sylvie Butel, and Celia Kingsbury

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May 30 '12

Québec's Language Laws

Wes Denehower discusses Quebec’s 1977 Charter of the French Language

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Apr 24 '12

Culturethèque: Reading Periodicals in French

How to use your Culturthèque to read periodicals

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Apr 13 '12

Francophone Newspapers in New England

A presentation by Carole Salmon of UMass

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Jan 29 '12

Burlington as Montreal's Neighbor

How can Burlington be more welcoming to visitors from Montreal?

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May 29 '09

Champlain Quadricentennial: Presentation of the Plaque

Champlain Quadricentennial: Doreen Kraft and Dana vanderHeyden present the Champlain plaque

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