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Jasmine Grace
Nov 13 min read
Jules Verne and a New Kind of Fiction
Early Verne Jules Verne was an author of monumentous impact. This legendary writer was born in 1828 to a father who wanted his son to...
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Kaleb Houle-Lawrence
Sep 272 min read
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 147 min read
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 173 min read
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 104 min read
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 194 min read
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 162 min read
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 193 min read
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 7, 20232 min read
The French Republican Calendar
When the French invented a calendar to go with their revolution
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Jasmine Grace
Aug 24, 20233 min read
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 3, 20232 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20222 min read
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 3, 20222 min read
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 20, 20222 min read
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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