35 resources

• Charivari, Le (Champlain, NY, 1869/??/??-1869/??/??)
  
• Letter, 1926 June 14
  
  Letter from Aimée-Rose Harpin, to Antoinette Sansoucy.
• Paul Racine oral history with Eloise A. Brière, August 8, 1982
  
  Oral history with former gérant (manager) of the Town Infirmary (Hospice d'Easthampton) on Oliver Street, Easthampton. Racine arrived in Easthampton in 1947 from Quebec and married a French Canadian woman from Springfield. Had arranged a job at Hampton Specialty prior to emigration with assistance of a brother in law who had already emigrated. Continues to speak French at church and at the Franco-American club, though his work at Hampton Specialty was mostly in English; in Canada they speak good French, but in Easthampton there is much mingling of English words. Prepares good French Canadian meals at the Infirmary.
• Paul Morissette oral history with Eloise A. Brière, August 9, 1982
  
  Oral history with parish priest of Notre Dame du Bon Conseil in Easthampton. Morissette had been priest at the church for seven years after having been an administrator there for eight. Morissette grew up in Chicopee, a child of immigrant parents, speaking only French at home. Studied at Assumption College and then (1941) to seminary in Montreal. Classes at St. Georges parochial school in Chicopee were half in English, half French; regimented nature of study at Assumption, taught mostly by members of the Assumptionist community from Belgium and France. Current generation is unwilling to accept the rigors of education he received.
• Lussier family [part 1], Emil Lussier, Mrs. Lussier, and Lucille Lussier, oral history with Eloise A. Brière, August 9, 1982
  
  Oral history with the Lussier family. Mr. Lussier’s family relocated from Winchendon to Easthampton, Mass. to find a French Catholic school when he was a child, and Mrs. Lussier’s family moved from Gardner for work. She discusses her time playing piano along with instrument ensembles for silent films. Their daughter, Lucille, talks about growing up going to a French school, and the subjects she studied there. Includes information of the beginnings of Notre Dame du Bon Conseil parish in Easthampton.
• Daufinais oral history with Eloise A. Brière, August 9, 1982
  
  Oral history with Easthampton resident, born in Holyoke, who was raised speaking French.
• Eloise A. Brière Franco-American Oral History Collection - Finding Aid
  
  The interviews in this collection, conducted mostly in French between August 8, 1982 and Jan. 18, 1983, document the lives and experiences of forty-four Franco-American residents of Massachusetts, concentrated in the areas around Easthampton and Lowell. Transcripts are available for five interviews: Paul Racine, Paul Morrisette, Mme. Dauphinais, Eugène St. Pierre, and Vivianne Potvin.
• Napoleon Babbie Sr.
  
  Portrait photograph of Napoleon Babbie Sr., a Franco-American farmer who married four times.
• George Mayo and his Wife
  
  Photograph of George Mayo and his wife in a decorative frame.
• Sunday Apron with Small Flowers
  
  White apron with small pink and blue flowers, worn on Sundays only, by Nellie LaValley, grandmother of Audrey Falcon. Worn at home in Champlain, NY near the Canadian border.
• Apron
  
  White apron with small pink and blue flowers, worn on Sundays only, by Nellie LaValley, grandmother of Audrey Falcon. Worn at home in Champlain, NY near the Canadian border.
• Sunday Apron with Large Flowers
  
  White apron with large pink flowers with blue stems, worn on Sundays only, by Nellie LaValley, grandmother of Audrey Falcon. Worn at home in Champlain, NY near the Canadian border.
• Everyday Apron
  
  White apron with black dot pattern, worn everyday except Sunday by Nellie LaValley, grandmother of Audrey Falcon. Worn at home in Champlain, NY near the Canadian border.
• LaValley Family
  
  Photograph of LaValley family members mounted in an ornate beadwork frame.
• LaValley Sisters in 1906
  
  Photograph of the LaValley sisters mounted in an ornate beadwork frame. The year 1906 appears at the bottom of the frame.
• LaValley Family Farm in Champlain, N.Y.
  
  Front row: Cyrille and Bertha (LaValley) Babbie; Back row: Nellie LaValley, brother George, a child, and Abraham LaValley, Jr. on family farm on Glass Road in Champlain, N.Y.
• Caroline (Durant) LaValley and Abraham LaValley, Sr.
  
  Caroline and Abraham LaValley, Sr. were Rita Rae Laurin's great-grandparents. Caroline died in 1929. The photo was taken at the family farm on Glass Road in Champlain, NY, near the Canadian border.
• Wooden Washer
  
  Wooden washer is part of a bedroom set made in Randolph, Vermont by the Salisbury Bros. Furniture Co. for a Franco-American wedding gift of furniture for the first home of Edward (Ned) and Josephine LaTant.
• Dresser with Oval Mirror
  
  Wooden dresser with oval mirror and four drawers, part of a bedroom set made in Randolph, Vermont by the Salisbury Bros. Furniture Co. for a Franco-American wedding gift of furniture for the first home of Edward (Ned) and Josephine LaTant.
• Chest of Drawers with Square Mirror
  
  Wooden chest of drawers, part of a bedroom set made in Randolph, Vermont by the Salisbury Bros. Furniture Co. for a Franco-American wedding gift of furniture for the first home of Edward (Ned) and Josephine LaTant.
• Dining Table and Chairs
  
  Dining room set used by Leon and Lucine LaTant, grandparents of Heather Aragona.
• Five Drawer Dresser
  
  Dresser is part of a bedroom set made in Randolph, Vermont by the Salisbury Bros. Furniture Co. for a Franco-American wedding gift of furniture for the first home of Edward (Ned) and Josephine LaTant.
• Wedding Coverlet
  
  Decorative wedding blanket with design of Mary and baby Jesus in center; floral design, including lilies, around Jesus and Mary; stars surrounding the outside.
• Bed
  
  Bed with headborad and footboard made in Randolph, Vermont by the Salisbury Bros. Furniture Co. for a Franco-American wedding gift of furniture for the first home of Edward (Ned) and Josephine LaTant.
• Five Drawer Dresser
  
  Five drawer dresser made in Randolph, Vermont by the Salisbury Bros. Furniture Co. for a Franco-American wedding gift of furniture for the first home of Edward (Ned) and Josephine LaTant.
• Lunch Pail
  
  Metal pail used by Cyrille Babbie in Champlain, NY to carry his lunch to school.
• Honeycomb Dish
  
  Honeycomb dish used in the Champlain, NY home of Abraham LaValley, Jr. and wife Nellie LaValley, grandparents of Audrey Falcon.
• Tablecloth Used by Nellie LaValley at the Family Home in Champlain, NY
  
  White Tablecloth with floral border used by a Franco-American family.
• Waiting for Your Return Portrait Postcard
  
  Postcard with a portrait of an unknown woman, staring directly at the camera, waiting for your return. Trees and a fence appear in the background.
• Postcard of Chazy Rural School in Chazy, NY
  
  Black & white photograph postcard of the Chazy Rural School
• Greetings from Champlain, N.Y.
  
  Postcard of a color illustrated scenic road in Champlain, New York
• Easter Greetings Postcard
  
  Embossed Easter postcard with color illustrations of flowers, a church, and a cross.
• Easter Postcard with Poem
  
  Postcard illustrated in color with a child in an Easter dress and a poem.
• Happy Birthday Postcard
  
  A Happy Birthday postcard with pink ribbons around an illustrated purple flower arrangement.
• Je Me Souviens...I Remember: Presenting and Preserving the Heritage of Upstate New York's Franco-American Communities - [Overview]
  
  The Je me souviens…I remember Collection includes images of artifacts generally owned by Franco-Americans and shared with Siena College for the purposes of historic preservation and broader education. This collection was made possible by a National Endowment for the Humanities Common Heritage grant.