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United States History

Maine History

1986

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Understanding The French Canadians Of Lewiston, 1960-1900: An Alternate Framework, Yves Frenette Apr 1986

Understanding The French Canadians Of Lewiston, 1960-1900: An Alternate Framework, Yves Frenette

Maine History

The article summarizes a study of the French-Canadian population of Lewiston, Maine. During the nineteenth century thousands of French-Canadians moved to Maine’s mills and mill towns. As a result by the 1980’s almost one-fourth of the of Maine’s population was “French” in origin.