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    <post_id>215</post_id>
    <post_category_id>20</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[The First International Ice Hockey Tournament]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Burlington was home to the first international ice hockey tournament.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/215/Hockey-thumbnail.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/vermont/the-first-international-ice-hocked-tournament/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-03-26 11:56:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>213</post_id>
    <post_category_id>13</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Tarte au sucre (Sugar Pie)]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Celebrate maple season by making Québec's iconic tarte au sucre! ]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/213/Sucre-thumbnail.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/patsys-kitchen/tarte-au-sucre-sugar-pie/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-03-21 19:39:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>212</post_id>
    <post_category_id>20</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Annual Meeting 2026]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[A report on the AFLCR's Annual Meeting, which took place on February 22. ]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/212/AFLCR-annual-meeting_new-board.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/vermont/annual-meeting-2026/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2026-02-24 21:03:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>206</post_id>
    <post_category_id>13</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Pain d'épice (Spice Bread)]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[This festive but easy bread will fill your kitchen with the aroma of warm spices!]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/206/P1190268.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/patsys-kitchen/pain-depice-spice-bread/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-11-23 19:04:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>74</post_id>
    <post_category_id>13</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Maple Tarte Tatin]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[An upside-down tarte featuring glistening caramelized apples
]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/74/Tarte-Tatine-header.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/patsys-kitchen/maple-tarte-tatin/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-10-14 00:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>203</post_id>
    <post_category_id>13</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Velvety Squash Soup with Pears and Leeks]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Welcome fall with this silky squash soup, flavored with seasonal pears and thyme!]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/203/P1190078-001.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/patsys-kitchen/velvety-squash-soup-with-pears-and-leeks/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-09-19 04:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>198</post_id>
    <post_category_id>13</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Honey-Lavender Plum Gratin]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[A lavender-scented custard is a delicious complement to late-summer plums in this easy dessert gratin.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/198/OLLI-Lavender-lamb-chops-and-plum-gratin-116.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/patsys-kitchen/honey-lavender-plum-gratin/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-08-14 04:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>195</post_id>
    <post_category_id>13</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Mixed Greens with Berries and Honey-Glazed Hazelnuts]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Featuring fresh berries and crunchy, caramelized hazelnuts, this sophisticated salad is a celebration of summer's bounty.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/195/Strawberry-Mousse-April-2017-086.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/patsys-kitchen/mixed-greens-with-berries-and-honey-glazed-hazelnuts/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-07-27 04:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>194</post_id>
    <post_category_id>20</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[The President of Senegal Visited Vermont in 1971]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[In the light of Burlington’s new Sister City connection with Thiès-Est, Senegal, we’re taking a look at an all-but-forgotten historical
connection between Vermont and the West African country.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/194/Senghor.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/vermont/the-president-of-senegal-visited-vermont-in-1971/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-07-27 04:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>6</post_id>
    <post_category_id>23</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Burlington’s Newest Francophone Sister City: Thiès-East, Senegal]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[ Janet Biehl reports on Burlington's second Francophone Sister City relationship: with Thiès-Est, Senegal.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/6/Thies-est-tile.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/francophone/burlingtons-newest-francophone-sister-city-thies-east-senegal/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-04-11 00:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>11</post_id>
    <post_category_id>20</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[African Variety Show: La mission du DPW en matière de transport]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Dr Jules Wetchi est accompagné de trois membres du Département des Travaux Publics de Burlington (DPW) .]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/11/DPW-tile.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/vermont/african-variety-show-la-mission-du-dpw-en-matiere-de-transport/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-03-30 00:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>16</post_id>
    <post_category_id>14</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Lafayette’s Farewell Tour of America]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Peter Reilly and Alan Hoffman talk about the Marquis de Lafayette and his Farewell Tour of America in 1824-25.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/16/Lafayete-portrait-tile.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/pause-midi/lafayettes-farewell-tour-of-america/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-03-19 00:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>20</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[African Variety Show: Le plan d’espaces ouverts de Burlington]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Dr Jules Wetchi a accueilli Sophie Sauvé de la Direction des parcs, des loisirs et du secteur riverain de la ville de Burlington (en
Français, Lingala, Anglais, et Swahili).]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/20/Wetchi-tile-2.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/francophone/african-variety-show-le-plan-despaces-ouverts-de-burlington/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-03-04 00:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>19</post_id>
    <post_category_id>20</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[AF Bricklyn: Our New Neighbor]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[An Alliance Française chapter has recently been formed in Bricklyn, Vermont, a town existing . . . somewhere nearby. ]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/19/Bricklyn-tile-2.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/vermont/alliance-francaise-de-bricklyn/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-03-04 00:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>55</post_id>
    <post_category_id>20</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Burlington's Francophone Past: Lakeside]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Janet Biehl explores the Francophone history of Burlington's Lakeside neighborhood. ]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/55/Lakeside-header.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/vermont/burlingtons-francophone-past-lakeside/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2024-05-31 00:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>75</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[The Rodin Sculpture at Crown Point]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Janet Biehl visited the outdoor sculpture created by  Auguste Rodin, in a campground near Lake Champlain.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/75/Rodin-Crown-Point-header.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/art-and-music/the-rodin-sculpture-at-crown-point/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-10-11 00:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>79</post_id>
    <post_category_id>20</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Heritage Winooski Mill Museum]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The Heritage Winooski Mill Museum has a permanent exhibition about the French Canadian mill workers who once toiled in this building.]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/79/Museum-header.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/vermont/heritage-winooski-mill-museum/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-08-27 00:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>90</post_id>
    <post_category_id>7</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Jules Wetchi: Assisting Francophone African New Vermonters]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Janet Biehl describes the work of Jules Wetchi, a talented community leader originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/90/Wetchi-header.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/francophone/jules-wetchi-assisting-francophone-african-new-vermonters/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-04-21 00:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>101</post_id>
    <post_category_id>15</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Tracing Our Family Trees]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The VGL offers many resources to help you find your family history.
]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/101/VGL-Logo-edited-1.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/quebec/tracing-our-family-trees/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-02-17 00:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>102</post_id>
    <post_category_id>6</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Edmundites: A French Catholic Order in Vermont]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Janet Biehl reports on the history of the Edmundites at Saint Michael's College]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/102/Edmundite-priests-at-MSM-header.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/france/edmundites-a-french-catholic-order-in-vermont/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-02-08 00:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>104</post_id>
    <post_category_id>15</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[The Reception of French Canadians in New England]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[French-Canadian contributions to the US economy, and the hatred stirred up against them
]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/104/cartoon-header.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/quebec/the-reception-of-french-canadians-in-new-england/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-01-18 00:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>116</post_id>
    <post_category_id>15</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Early French-Canadian immigration to Vermont]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Patrick Lacroix, a leading scholar of Franco-American history, discusses pre-Civil War immigration to Vermont]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/116/French-Ancestry-by-Town-cropped-for-header.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/quebec/early-french-canadian-immigration-to-vermont/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-10-19 00:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>119</post_id>
    <post_category_id>20</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Major Clément Gosselin Memorial]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Honoring a Québécois hero of the American Revolutionary War
]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/119/Gosselin-1.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/vermont/major-clement-gosselin-memorial/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-10-10 00:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>122</post_id>
    <post_category_id>14</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[The Merci Train]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Our presentation of September 21
]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/122/Merci-train-for-Youtube.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/culture/france/pause-dejeuner-the-merci-train/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-09-16 00:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>124</post_id>
    <post_category_id>8</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[A Conversation with Ernie Pomerleau]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Former honorary consul of France in Vermont
]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.aflcr.org/media/website_posts/124/Pomerleau-tile-photo.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.aflcr.org/about/history/pause-dejeuner-a-conversation-with-ernie-pomerleau/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-09-01 00:00:00</post_date>
  </posts>
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