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If any of you wish to know more about the story of the Acadians, The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. offers this 44 minute DVD entitled "Expulsion". I found it very educational as well as heart rendering. And, yes, my family is mentioned in the movie!
I have always been impressed with you! You do not seem like your
typical College student! You always have a wealth of information!
And the FRENCH being on your Mother's side, actually makes more sense
because I have always heard & read that a child will always tend to be fluent
in the Mother's native tongue (read that in College) since she tends to
spend more time with the child during the first 5 years of its life
Obviously, it has helped that you have a lot of French Canadians in the
area & on the other side
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Take care!
GREAT POSTS & INFO EVERYONE!THANK YOU!
Countrylv22
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Originally Posted by Verseau
Thank you, country, for your very nice introduction. Actually, it's my mother's side of the family that is French-Canadian, but I do speak French fluently.
However, I picked up the Parisian accent from school. I can still understand the Canadian accent but sometimes I have to listen carefully, especially if they're using "Joual," a very colloquial style of speech. It just takes some exposure to the accent to get used to it.
There is indeed a lot of French-Canadian influence in NH. Over 40,000 people use French as the primary language in the home. Most of them live in Coos County and in the big mill towns, especially Manchester. A lot of churches in Franco-American communities still offer French masses.
And of course, we're right next door to Quebec, so a vacation across the border is a great way to practice your French. In the summer, you'll encounter a lot of vacationers from Quebec in northern New England as well, especially at the beach and during bike week. If you go to Old Orchard Beach or Hampton Beach in August, you might hear so much French that you'd think you were in Canada.
If you're interested in learning more about the French-Canadian influence in New England, here are two great documentaries on the subject:
There's been a lot of great information in this thread! Speaking of Longfellow's poem "Evangeline" about the Acadian expulsion, there's a great French-Canadian song with the same title that was written 40 years ago or so. You can listen to a contemporary interpretation here, with English subtitles. It's one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
You can find a bunch of different versions of the song on youtube. This is the original.
Thank you for your nice post VERSEAU! I appreciate it!
You are very kind, as well!
I love music, and tend to like different types of music. If it speaks to my
soul, then I like it. And I have to say THANK YOU for sharing theses links
with us! I really LOVED both versions of the song!It has to be one of the
most beautifully written songs that I have ever heard! The lyrics are so
BEAUTIFUL, the first link brought tears to my eyes, it really moved me!And
the slides were lovely as well!Thank you so much!
I really enjoyed it!
I would really love to listen to the other singer you mentioned, however I will
not be in town on that date. Hopefully, I can catch her later on!
I love going to different types of concerts, so in the future if you hear
of other concert dates, please post them!Thank you!
Take good care Verseau!
HAPPY SUNDAY EVERYONE!
Countrylv22
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Originally Posted by Verseau
Thank you so much, country! You're too kind.
There's been a lot of great information in this thread! Speaking of Longfellow's poem "Evangeline" about the Acadian expulsion, there's a great French-Canadian song with the same title that was written 40 years ago or so. You can listen to a contemporary interpretation here, with English subtitles. It's one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
You can find a bunch of different versions of the song on youtube. This is the original.
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Thanks for the song link, Verseau!
Maybe this should be a thread in the ME board, but being college age, do you (or anyone) have any thoughts on Boudoin College? I've read about it, just wondering if anyone has real word of mouth type info.
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HELLO VERSEAU!:0) Thank you!
YOU ARE WELCOME VERSEAU!
College student!
