Valley Talks: Mille après mille and Making a New Franco-American Identity

In his book Mille après mille, historian Pierre Lavoie takes a fresh look at how early 20th-century Francophone celebrities, such as Mary Bolduc Travers, Rudy Vallée, and Jean Grimaldi helped shape the collective identities of Francophones in Quebec and New England.

Pierre Lavoie is a historian and postdoctoral researcher affiliated with Université Laval. His research and publications focus on the history of popular culture and Francophone migration in North America. He is a regular contributor on the Canadian public broadcaster for radio, ICI Radio-Canada Première. His first book, Mille après mille: Célébrité et migrations dans le Nord-Est américain was published by Boréal in 2022.

*Pierre Lavoie will be joining us remotely at the Museum*

Register at https://www.simpletix.com/e/valley-talks-mille-apr%C3%A8s-mille-and-making-tickets-147205.

Valley Talks are presented by Amica Insurance with additional support from the Museum of Work & Culture Preservation Foundation and the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park.