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С момента окончания Семилетней войны Квебек находился в особом положении среди колоний Британской Северной Америки. Поселенцы долины реки св. Лаврентия, ревностно хранившие собственные культурно-исторические традиции, считали себя... more
За полтора столетия, прошедшие после создания канадской федерации, “страна кленового листа” проделала путь от самоуправляющейся колонии в составе Британской империи до одного из наиболее развитых государств мирового сообщества.... more
"Please indulge my truisms for a moment—and entertain a post which, in true scholarly spirit, offers more questions than answers. "To say that the Great Republic is a big country—physically—usually means something very abstract, except... more
Статья посвящена определению исторических этапов развития канадской национальной идентичности и установлению их характерных особенностей с точки зрения социально-политической эволюции канадского общества в XIX – XX вв. Автор предпринял... more
"There is something decidedly poetic about Aroostook and Coös, something that speaks of the landscape and its first inhabitants, that we do not have in the bureaucratic county names of Clinton and Franklin—meant to impose a national idea... more
"As promised last week, this post begins a month-long journey into the pages of Le Forum, a product of the FAROG and later the Franco-American Centre in Orono, Maine. Again, a word of caution is in order: this is only one of many sources... more
The Treaty of Paris of 1783 brought the American War of Independence to a formal end. But all was not resolved with the return of peace to North America. Loyalists had to build new lives in Canada and elsewhere across the British empire.... more
"By virtue of my training as a historian, this lecture will discuss the past, as you might suspect. But it will focus on memory much more than on history. The distinction is important. History is a field of inquiry by which we seek the... more
La 1e partie de cet article a été publiée dans les Mémoires, vol. 69, n°4, cahier 298 et a valu à son auteur le Prix Mémoires 2019; il introduit la famille Mailloux - Grenet et les effets de la Conquête sur cette parenté et ses alliances.... more
Henry David Thoreau's Yankee in Canada is easily overlooked. Because it is so selective in its depiction of life in the St. Lawrence River valley, historians of mid-nineteenth-century Canada have shown little interest in Thoreau's... more
• Le monde de la traite des fourrures a vu le jour à partir des années 1650 dans le bassin hydrographique des Grands Lacs et du fleuve Saint-Laurent, avec Montréal comme point de jonction entre les Pays d'en Haut et diverses paroisses... more
Tay-Sachs, an inherited neurological disorder, is unusually common among French Canadians from east-ern Quebec. Two alleles are responsible, one being specific to the north shore of the St. Lawrence and the other to the south shore. This... more
Статья посвящена проблеме развития франкоканадского сепаратизма в последней трети XIX века. Основное внимание уделено эволюции взглядов известного общественно-политического деятеля Квебека Ж.-П. Тардивеля, прослеживается его роль в... more
Background on the French Canadians who emigrated to Springfield, Massachusetts from Quebec and the Maritime Provinces after the Civil War.
Статья посвящена проблеме зарождения франкоканадского национализма, изучению условий и особенностей его возникновения во взаимосвязи с политической ситуацией в Канаде начала XIX в. Особое внимание уделено изучению межэтнических отношений... more
"In recent decades, Quebec scholars have paid special attention to the américanité of French Canadians—the extent to which they have been culturally, economically, and politically American, whether they be on Canadian soil or in the... more
"It’s a long way from the lowlands of the St. Lawrence to the Valle de México. As someone who once spent eleven hours simply trying to cross Montana, I can vouch for the almost unimaginable size of this continent. So too will anyone who... more
"What do you call a gathering of Franco-Americans and friends of Franco-Americans? If you are in central Maine, it’s a Rassemblement, and you are sure to see it happen every spring. The latest installment of the Rassemblement, an annual... more
"By no means were French Canadians a “quiet presence” in New England cities at the end of the nineteenth century. By 1900, the French-Canadian population of Fall River and Lowell, Massachusetts, had grown to 33,000 and 24,800 residents... more
Veblen, K. K. (2016). ‘Anthems and minstrel shows: The life and times of Calixa Lavallée, 1842-1891.’ Canadian Historical Review.
"Last week’s blog post quoted Grégoire Chabot on a hypothetical Franco-American “hall of fame.” Chabot seemed to find few worthy models. Yet, surely, if Francos are to recognize the accomplishments of their community, they ought to find... more
"Charles Edmond Rouleau attributed a litany of moral failings to expatriated French Canadians—they were lazy but also greedy, improvident and very often intemperate, they betrayed their homeland and their faith. As the nineteenth century... more
"As the son of a prominent attorney in Quebec City, young Prosper Bender could expect a bright future. He learned English at home and mastered French at the Petit Séminaire. He went on to study medicine at McGill University and could one... more
Sixteenth Annual Fort Ticonderoga Seminar on the American Revolution, Ticonderoga, N.Y. The Continental Army's failed invasion of Quebec brought French Canadians into its ranks; in New York State, it also led to an early American refugee... more
"In the last two weeks, I had the immense pleasure of sharing my research on the Franco-Americans of Upstate New York at two events, Fort Ticonderoga’s Seminar on the American Revolution and the annual meeting of the American-Canadian... more
"En 2018, le trentième anniversaire de la plus récente Loi sur les langues officielles nous invite à développer les histoires différenciées des communautés francophones minoritaires en diverses régions de la fédération canadienne. La... more