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There was a well-known migration from Quebec to New England after the Civil War. The cotton mills and shoe factories beckoned struggling farmers with large families to support. But what about those who migrated before the Civil War? How many were there? Why did they move when they did? And how many of them signed on as soldiers to fight in the Mexican-American War?

These are the issues tackled by Patrick LaCroix in todays’ episode, Early French-Canadian Immigrants and the Mexican-American War. Check out the many links in the show notes at https://maplestarsandstripes.com/83.