 "Portland Press Herald (Maine)")
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IS MAINE EXPERIENCING A NEW WAVE OF FRENCH CANADIANS?
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Portland Press Herald (Maine)
12-06-2001
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
Thursday, December 6, 2001
Edition: YORK
Section: York County Extra
Page: 3E
French Canadians are the oldest immigrant group in the United States. Since the beginning of American history in the 18th century, people have freely traveled across what some call "The Friendly Border," between the United States and Canada, continuing today.
Lucie Thibodeau of Saint-Georges de Beauce in Quebec Province asks if anyone is studying the new wave of French Canadians immigrating into New England and other parts of the country? "I am a ...
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