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The history of Franco-Americans has been omitted for generations from the history books due to the politics and discrimination Francos faced in employment and social settings. The history of Franco-Americans, like Native Americans, has long since been left out of school curriculum so our younger generations are becoming less aware of their roots, their language and their history.
Franco-Americans have a proud ethnic heritage that needs to be preserved. The history of the Franco-Americans is not complete without the inclusion of the voices that lived the experience. To that end, the Franco-American Oral History Archives is to create and preserve a more complete record of the history of Franco-American experience in the northeast by preserving recorded interviews, the recollections and experiences of all who are Franco-American.
The mission of the Franco-American Oral History Archives is two-fold. The mission of the Franco-American Oral History Archives is to develop, collect, archive, and make available to the public oral documentation pertaining to the personal, regional, ethnic and political histories of Franco-Americans. As a public history, it is to connect the academy with the community by promoting family/community studies, historic preservation, heritage tourism and high-technology media in order to enrich historical understanding in public memory.
Purchase Your Copy of Le Forum
Le Forum has been in print since 1972 to date. Anyone interested in obtaining back issues from that date may contact us. The sale of the back issues ($5 plus shipping) is to help fund current costs of printing and mailing the current issue of Le Forum. If you would like to make a donation to support “Le Forum”, “Our Voice” please contact Lisa.
Send Us Your Franco-American Oral Histories
The Franco-American Centre is seeking Oral Histories to add to our site. Help us by donating your voices and experiences so that they may be heard and shared by all. If you have questions regarding the Oral Hsitories please feel free to contact us.
