Programs: FrancoFest
Date1998
MediumPaper
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineConnecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections
DescriptionPrograms for FrancoFest, 1998.
Object number2015.196.46.5a-b
CopyrightIn Copyright
NotesSubject Note: FrancoFest, an extensive series of activities celebrating French heritage in Connecticut, was held in 1995 and 1996 at a variety of locations around Greater Hartford and central Connecticut. Organized by French Canadian cultural activist Evelyn Sirois, the project involved many organizations with French Canadian and Acadian roots. These groups included L’Union des Franco Americains du Connecticut, the French Social Circle of East Hartfods, the Societé St. Jean de Baptiste, L’Alliance Francaise, the French Genealogical Society, St. Anne’s Church on Park St in Hartford, and more. These groups presented exhibits, craft activities, musical concerts, and other events that promoted French language and history. FrancoFest inspired CCHAP to collaborate with Evelyn Sirois to bring the exhibit “SurBois: Franco American Woodcarving in New England” to ICR along with French Canadian musical presentations, in 1998.Sources:
Shanahan, M. K. (1995, September 26). Festival a Celebration of French Heritage. The Hartford Courant.
Mason, Johnny, Jr. (1996, October 9). Area Photo Exhibit Honors Franco-American People. The Hartford Courant.
Cataloging Note: This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-245929-OMS-20.
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1995
2013-2019
1927-1932
2005-2011
