Le Parc de Notre Renaissance Française – A Monument of Community in Nashua
The Franco-American Centre would like to extend our gratitude to the work of Éric Drouart, the President of the Club Richelieu in Nashua,...
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Kaleb Houle-Lawrence
- Jun 14
- 7 min
D-Day, De Gaulle, and Dignity: The Role of French Resistance in WWII
Two weeks ago, leaders of the former Allied forces (among other world leaders) gathered on the beaches of Normandy to celebrate the 80th...
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Léon Seavey
- May 17
- 3 min
French Inventions
Many people use objects and have no idea where they were from or how they were invented. Sometimes it doesn’t even occur to you when you...
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Kaleb Houle-Lawrence
- May 11
- 4 min
Lafayette Day: Celebrating Franco-American Friendship
May 20th marks the New Hampshire celebration of the 200th anniversary of Lafayette’s American Tour, the basis of the holiday. Other...
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Kaleb Houle-Lawrence
- Apr 19
- 4 min
À Manchester: Franco-American Culture in New Hampshire
“Je viens du New Hampshire” (I'm from New Hampshire). That’s my quick, memorized introduction whenever someone asks where I’m from in a...
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Kaleb Houle-Lawrence
- Feb 16
- 2 min
Black History Month: Canadian Edition
February marks Black History Month in the US and Canada (the UK and Ireland both celebrate, but in October). The month was designated to...
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Jasmine Grace
- Jan 19
- 3 min
Les Filles du Roi
We hear often about the many men that contributed to the early history of New France But what about the women? While there were many...
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Jasmine Grace
- Sep 8, 2023
- 2 min
The French Republican Calendar
When the French invented a calendar to go with their revolution
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Jasmine Grace
- Aug 25, 2023
- 3 min
Theft of the Century
On August 20, 1911, a man walked into the Louvre, and, when no one was looking, hid in a closet. The next morning, he emerged, now...
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Kaleb Houle-Lawrence
- Aug 4, 2023
- 2 min
Savon de Marseilles: Soap of the Past...and the Future?
A French Treasure The South of France is home to many things, but one of its most noteworthy is making a come-back. Savon de Marseille is...
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Erin Blais
- May 12, 2023
- 3 min
The Life and Legacy of Marquis de Lafayette
You may recognize the name Marquis de Lafayette from the sensational play Hamilton. However, long before he was singing on stage,...
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Jasmine Grace
- Mar 3, 2023
- 2 min
The French Experience of Dominic Girard
March is International Francophonie Month, recognizing the 80+ countries of the world where French is spoken. Although French is a global...
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Kaleb Houle-Lawrence
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
Armistice Day in France
What is Armistice Day? One-hundred and four years ago, a ceasefire to end the first World War was announced at 11am. The World War had...
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Jasmine Grace
- Nov 4, 2022
- 2 min
Liberty Enlightening the World
The Statue of Liberty has become a symbol of freedom, democracy, and of America itself. But the statue wasn’t built here. It wasn’t even...
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Jasmine Grace
- Oct 21, 2022
- 2 min
Merci Train
On February 3rd, 1949, a 40-boxcar train sailed into New York Harbor. Why would a train travel by boat? Well, this train had come across...
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