This page is devoted to our French connections:
- sites connected with French-Canadian history and genealogy,
- sites concerned with the language and culture of Québec,
Acadia, and France
- and web sites in Québec communities that have an
ancestral link to the French community in Brunswick.
Brunswick's Québec and Acadian connections
The following are links to some of the regions and
communities that have an ancestral connection to Brunswick's French community.
We welcome your suggestions for additional sites and communities!
Bas-Saint-Laurent
Beauce
- BeauceNet. This community
web site for the Beauce region, centered around St. Georges, a small
city about 50 miles northwest of Jackman, includes current events, visitor
information, links to business, education, and municipal affairs, and
a continuing panorama
of the Ville St. Georges townscape from a webcam ...in
French.
Chaudière-Appalaches
- Welcome to Chaudière-Appalaches The
tourism information website for the Chaudière-Appalaches region,
which includes L'Islet and several other communities that sent migrants
to Brunswick. In English and French.
![[Map of the L'Islet Area]](http://www2.curtislibrary.com/gogfx/lisletmap2.gif)
This map showing the L'Islet area can be found on the
Welcome to Chaudière-Appalaches
website.
L'Islet
L'Islet sent more migrants to Brunswick than any other community in Québec.
Montmagny
- Montmagny. Click on
the tourisme link to get to an English language menu.
Québec City
- Le Soleil
is the French language daily newspaper covering Québec City and
region; includes some local news for the communities of eastern Québec
province. In French only.
Québec in general:
- Tourisme Québec Maintained by the Government tourism agency, this site includes maps, photos, extensive travel itineraries, and links to many sites of interest to travelers. As detailed as any printed travel guide. In English, French, or Spanish
More French Connections...
Culture and Language
- French-English
Dictionary. Allows searching French to English, or English to French,
in a 75,000 word database. Gives very simple definitions. Developed
by the ARTFL Project (ARTFL: American and French Research of the Treasury
of the French Language) at the University of Chicago.
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Le grand dictionnaire terminologique. The fruit of thirty years of research by linguists at l'Office québécois de la langue française, Le grand dictionnaire terminologique includes translations of nearly 3 million terms in French and English used in 200 areas of industry, science, and business.
- Tennessee
Bob's Famous French Links Terrific set of links to more than 4500
sites about French books, literature, art, music, film, education, and
language; to travel in Francophone countries; and to using French across
the curriculum and in everyday life. This page, created by Prof. Bob
Peckham of the University of Tennessee, is available in English
or French.
History and Genealogy
- Bob Chenard's French
Connection page. "If you want information about your French-Canadian
ancestry, don't go away -- you're at the right place -- especially those
who were married in the State of Maine." Lots of original source material
online at this site.
- Chronologie de
l'histoire du Québec Extensive chronology of Québec
history (and North American history from a Québec viewpoint).
Many links to related sources. In French.
- Francogene.com is a a comprehensive guide
to the www sites, printed resources, and archival repositories of French,
French American, and French Canadian genealogy. In English
and French.
- La
Nouvelle France: Ressources françaises Brief history of New
France; links to organizations in France that have an interest in Québec
history or relevant historical records. In French.
- Maine Franco-American Genealogy Society located in Auburn, is a very important resource for anyone in Maine researching French ancestors.
Search Tools
Francite is a major French-language web search tool, with roots in
both Québec and France.
La Toile du Québec is a comprehensive
guide to sites in Québec. While Quebec is home to only 5% of the
world's Francophone population, it hosts about 30% of the world's French-language
web sites. Like Yahoo, la Toile lets you explore sites by topic,
or by geographic location. La Toile is a great place from which
to start your virtual visit to Québec.
Sites in (or very close to) Maine
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