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Deportation

Aug092016

MSS-051-Silent Presence: The French in New England-Pt 1

French-Canadians are one of the largest immigrant groups to New England, yet, according to today’s guest, they remain relatively silent. Jeanne Douillard has made it her mission to explore the reasons for this. Today Jeanne fills in the historical background of the two largest French groups to settle in...

Jul052016

MSS-050-Acadian History-Part 2: Deportation

Governor Lawrence declared it “a great and noble scheme.” Coming at it from the point of view of an Acadian descendant, it doesn’t seem in the least “grand” or “noble.” Lucie LeBlanc Consentino continues her series on Acadian history with this interview focusing on the deportation itself. Acadians suffered...