Category Archives: Video
Ployes and Muskies
A gathering in celebration of ployes in Fort Kent, Maine. Video shows the creation of an oversize ploye – the traditional French Acadian buckwheat pancake – on a metal surface atop a large coal fire. The gathering also marks the occasion of the Fort Kent International Muskie Fishing Derby, August 12 and 13, 2006. Recorded by Dr. Marc Chasse, 11 August 2006.
Languages: English and French…
Jim Roy
Some views of the construction of Crosswinds Residential Care, a senior housing facility in Fort Kent, Maine. Video includes some descriptions of the construction project and an interview with its developer, Jim Roy, of Frenchville, Maine. Recorded by Dr. Marc Chasse, 5 October 2006.
Languages: English and French…
Northern Aroostook Regional Airport
Ceremony marking developments to the Northern Aroostook Regional Airport in Frenchville, Maine, and the welcoming of New England Air Transport. Includes a description by Jim Thibodeau of the construction in progress, some views of the airport site, a gathering of supporters in the St. John River Valley, and a visit from Governor John Baldacci (D-Maine). Also includes a brief statement fro Richard Cost, president of the University of Maine at Fort Kent. Recorded by Dr. Marc Chasse, 6 September 2006.
Language: English…
Charlotte Cormier
Lecture and round-table conversation in Maine’s St. John Valley on Acadian folk music, directed by Charlotte Cormier of Moncton, New Brunswick. Includes a presentation of songbooks and selections of music. Recorded 17 October 1997.…
Charlotte Cormier
Elementary school presentation in northern Maine offered by Charlotte Cormier, a scholar in Acadian folksong traditions and a musician from Moncton, New Brunswick. Recorded 17 October 1997.
Language: English and French…
Dr. Barry Ancelet
Presentation by Dr. Barry Ancelet, professor of Modern Languages at the University of Southwestern Lousiana in Lafayette, Lousiana. Featured at a meeting of the Maine Acadian Heritage Council in Van Buren, Maine, Dr. Ancelet speaks about language and culture among the francophones of Louisiana, how they relate to the French heritage environments in Maine, and how they figure into multiculturalism more broadly. He is introduced by Representative Judy Paradis (D-Frenchville ME). The presentation is followed by a brief interview with Dr. Ancelet conducted by Dr. Marc Chasse. Recorded 20 December 1996.
Languages: French and English…
Lionel Breau & Peter Johnson
Conversation with Lionel Breau of Greenville, Maine, and Maine State Representative, Peter Johnson. Introduced by Betty Doyon Ryder. Recorded 9 April 2011.…
Henry Sirois
Interview with Henry Sirois of Fort Kent, Maine. Recorded 18 March 2010 by Dr. Marc Chasse.…
Rita Bosse
Interview with Rita Bosse of St. David, Maine. Recorded 5 April 2010 by Dr. Marc Chasse.…
Beurmond Banville
Interview with Beurmond Banville in St. Agatha, Maine. Recorded 7 April 2010 by Dr. Marc Chasse.…
