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Mar 18

Lafayette’s Farewell Tour of America

Peter Reilly and Alan Hoffman talk about the Marquis de Lafayette and his Farewell Tour of America in 1824-25.

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Feb 22

Paris Beyond the Eiffel Tower

Nikki Matheson provides a virtual tour of some lesser-known places that reflect more on the lives of Parisians than Notre Dame.

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Feb 10

Les patriotes québécois et le Vermont

Gilles Laporte parle de la rébellion des Patriotes de 1837–38.

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Jan 14

Les filles du roi

 Lisa Elvin-Staltari tells the story of les Filles du Roi, the “King’s Daughters,” seventeenth-century women settlers in New France.

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Dec 22 '24

République démocratique du Congo

Willy Tshibangu explore La République Démocratique du Congo, le pays africain en ce moment qui a le plus d’habitants qui parlent français.

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Nov 14 '24

Louisiana History, People, and Places

Joseph Dunn discusses Francophone Louisiana.

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Sep 18 '24

L'acadie de la vallée

Patrick Lacroix speaks about the Acadians of northern Maine.

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Jun 3 '24

Aristides de Sousa Mendes

Denise Bérubé parle d' Aristides de Sousa Mendes, un nom dont il faut se souvenir comme ceux de Oskar Schindler et Raoul Wallenberg.

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Apr 21 '24

Les fetes patrimoniales de L’Acadie

Christian Poupart: parle de l'Acadie et corporation « Les Amis de l’église patrimoniale de L’Acadie » (en français).

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Apr 16 '24

From the Ashes of Montreal

Hendrik Van Gijseghem describes how in 1844 Montreal was selected to be the Province of Canada’s first official capital.

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Mar 14 '24

L'amour d'es paysages

Stan Bradeen parle de la beauté du paysage et les formes du terrain de la vallée du lac Champlain et du fleuve Saint-Laurent.

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Feb 9 '24

Champlain and the Road to China

Eric Thierry discusses Samuel de Champlain in North America.. 

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Jan 1 '24

Pyrénées History Detective

Meg Ostrum recounts her astonishing journey from Pyrénées hiker to history detective and author—and her process of recovering historical memory. 

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Dec 31 '23

The Megalithic Monuments of France

Erik Trinkaus shares his  fascination with the 4000-year old megaliths that dot the French landscape.

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Dec 24 '23

Tracing Québécois Ancestors

Dana Baron shares his  journey to trace his Québécois ancestors back to France.

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Sep 4 '23

Pontigny, abbaye de lumière

Terryl Kinder of Saint Michael’s College describes her decades of work studying the twelfth-century Pontigny Abbey, located in Burgundy, France.

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May 10 '23

Allons-y! Southwest France

Several Vermonters who participated in a Road Scholar trip to Southwest France describe their experience.

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Feb 16 '23

Tracing Our Family Trees

The VGL offers many resources to help you find your family history.

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Sep 15 '22

The Merci Train

Our presentation of September 21

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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 23 '22

Marie-Josée Explains La St-Jean

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

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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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