A Taste of the Old Country in the New: Franco-Americans of Manchester

405 Pine Street,Manchester NH 03104

10 May, 2022

Description

The Manchester City Library invites you to an informative look at Franco-American history here in Manchester on Tuesday, May 10th at 6pm! Manchester is just one example of the many industrial cities that attracted immigrants from Quebec in numbers large enough to warrant the creation and maintenance of an infrastructure of religious, educational, social, cultural, and commercial institutions that helped preserve this community’s language and traditions. Robert B. Perreault shares stories about life in one of America’s major Franco-American centers. Robert B. Perreault has worked as a research assistant/oral history interviewer, librarian/archivist, freelance writer, historical tour guide, public speaker, photographer, and conversational French teacher to promote Manchester's history and New England's Franco-American culture since 1973. Perreault holds an MA in French with specialization in New England Franco-American studies from Rhode Island College and an MFA in Creative Writing/Fiction from SNHU. In June 2012, Manchester's Centre Franco-American named him "Franco-American of the Year." For questions, call Caitlin at 603-624-6550 x3320 or email [email protected] This program is sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council. The Manchester City Library shall strive to provide quality services and materials to meet the cultural, educational and informational needs of our diverse and changing community.