Tuesday, June 22, 2010

French Canadians

As a person of almost all French Canadian ancestry - with much of it coming out of New Bedford - I'm really shocked that I cannot find any websites, organizations, etc dedicated to the history of these people who labored in the cotton mills. I couldn't find too many that discuss the history of contributions of the Portuguese people either. I'm not going to stop looking & if any out there has any suggestions, that would be very valuable. The main New Bedford Historical Society interprets the history of African Americans, Cape Verdeans, American Indians, West Indians, & other people of color in the city. While it is wonderful to include and study so many varied backgrounds of immigrant populations in the city, it leaves out the French Canadians & the Portuguese contributions to New Bedford!

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