Historian Pierre Lavoie joins us this week to talk about a paper he wrote about musicians from Quebec that would tour Franco-America Cities in New England. You’ll learn about how most promotors saw New England as a normal part of the tour and not a different territory to visit.

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Melody is on vacation so Jesse is in charge of New and giving you a preview of next week’s episode with Historian Pierre Lavoie. The bonus question is a fun one because Jesse found out Pierre is in the band Cheshire Carr. Stay till the end to hear their song “Remember When”.

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This week’s episode is a little different. Jesse sits down with Professor and Author Ernest Hebert. They’ll discuss Ernie’s series The Darby Chronicles and an essay he recently wrote titled “Sister George and What’s in a Name”. Then you’ll get to hear Ernie read the essay. We can’t thank him enough for joining us and reading this amazing essay.

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Melody is back with events, blogs and a podcast to recommend to you. Then Jesse gives a quick preview of next week’s special episode with Ernest Hebert.

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This week’s guest is researcher Mikael Dumont. Mikael has been writing a paper about the Social Role of Celebration in the French Rural Communities of North America, 18th–19th Centuries. No one loves parties more than us at the French-Canadian Legacy, so Jesse sits down with Mikael to find out how our ancestors liked to celebrate. We hope you enjoy this episode!

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Melody is here to let you know what events to attend and which blogs to read and then Mike gives a quick preview of next week’s episode with Historian Mikael Dumont. We hope you enjoy the bonus question and tune in next week to learn all about parties in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Today’s guest is author and McGill Professor Jane Martin. Jane moved to Montreal to learn and later teach and she discusses that experience with Jesse. They’ll also discuss some of the stories she’s written and even a couple of audio documentaries she worked on.

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Melody is first up and tells us about some events and blogs to check out then Jesse gives a quick preview of next week’s guest Professor and Writer Jane Martin. Enjoy the bonus question and tune in next week to hear the whole interview with Jane!

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This week Jesse talks to Claire-Marie Brisson, host of The North American Francophone Podcast. We’ll learn about the Franco-American scene in Detroit and what inspired Claire-Marie to start a podcast.

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Melody is back to let us know about interesting blogs and events coming up then Jesse gives a preview of next week’s episode with Claire-Marie Brisson, host of The North-American Francophone Podcast.

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