Comments on: Old Places and Old People http://vivereinterranova.com/old-places-and-old-people/ Letters from a Wonderful Strange Place Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:43:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Adam http://vivereinterranova.com/old-places-and-old-people/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Adam Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:43:45 +0000 http://vivereinterranova.com/?p=86#comment-22 Hi again Alexandre: I’m really not sure when French immigration to the island portion of the province actually ended, or when people stopped immigrating to St. Pierre either, for that matter. There is still a francophone population living on the Port au port peninsula who are descendants of original French fisherpeople (although their numbers are sadly dwindling, for the same reasons as many rural communities here). Incidentally, if you like traditional music you might be interested in fiddler from there named Emile Benoit: http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/benoit.html If you are doing research, you might also be interested in reading some articles by a professer named Olaf Janzen, or otherwise getting in touch with him. There’s a list of some of his articles here, as well as a link to a longer bibliogprahy of Newfoundland history that he compiled: http://www2.swgc.mun.ca/~olaf/ I’m sorry that I can’t point you to any French-language material, but I hope this helps. Thanks for your comments! [Edit: There is a francophone bibliography here: <a href="http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/franco_bib.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/franco_bib.html</a> -Adam] Hi again Alexandre:

I’m really not sure when French immigration to the island portion of the province actually ended, or when people stopped immigrating to St. Pierre either, for that matter.

There is still a francophone population living on the Port au port peninsula who are descendants of original French fisherpeople (although their numbers are sadly dwindling, for the same reasons as many rural communities here). Incidentally, if you like traditional music you might be interested in fiddler from there named Emile Benoit: http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/benoit.html

If you are doing research, you might also be interested in reading some articles by a professer named Olaf Janzen, or otherwise getting in touch with him. There’s a list of some of his articles here, as well as a link to a longer bibliogprahy of Newfoundland history that he compiled: http://www2.swgc.mun.ca/~olaf/

I’m sorry that I can’t point you to any French-language material, but I hope this helps. Thanks for your comments!

[Edit: There is a francophone bibliography here: http://www.heritage.nf.ca/society/franco_bib.html -Adam]

]]> By: Alexandre http://vivereinterranova.com/old-places-and-old-people/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Alexandre Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:25:54 +0000 http://vivereinterranova.com/?p=86#comment-19 Hi, Thanks for sharing this website. So very informative. After all these times of fisheries from France to Newfoundland, throughout the years, when did the french really stop immigrating to Newfoundland? There were still french sailings around NFLD back in the 60's and I have no hints of frenchmen settling on the land there... But I believe they were docking inSt Pierre & Miquelon , that's all. You don't get these kind of informations here in France. Hope you can tell me more on that. May our comments will cross again ;) Hi, Thanks for sharing this website. So very informative. After all these times of fisheries from France to Newfoundland, throughout the years, when did the french really stop immigrating to Newfoundland? There were still french sailings around NFLD back in the 60′s and I have no hints of frenchmen settling on the land there… But I believe they were docking inSt Pierre & Miquelon , that’s all. You don’t get these kind of informations here in France. Hope you can tell me more on that. May our comments will cross again ;)

]]> By: Adam http://vivereinterranova.com/old-places-and-old-people/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Adam Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:26:16 +0000 http://vivereinterranova.com/?p=86#comment-7 Hi Alexandre: The history of Newfoundland and Labrador is of course impossible to understand without discussing the history of France in the New World. There is a growing body of literature on the subject, but a website you might be interested in is the French Shore Historical Society: http://www.frenchshore.com/en/welcome.htm Hi Alexandre:

The history of Newfoundland and Labrador is of course impossible to understand without discussing the history of France in the New World.

There is a growing body of literature on the subject, but a website you might be interested in is the French Shore Historical Society: http://www.frenchshore.com/en/welcome.htm

]]> By: Alexandre http://vivereinterranova.com/old-places-and-old-people/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Alexandre Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:44:59 +0000 http://vivereinterranova.com/?p=86#comment-6 Hi there, I live in France and I am very interested into NFLD's history. So thank you for sharing your knowledge about it. I traveled there twice and there is so much to compare with France. I have traveled to other places on the Globe and I must say, none looks like Newfoundland, it's unique. Great to see what the cultural heritage has become. You are very lucky to live there. So what's next Newfoundland? Hi there,
I live in France and I am very interested into NFLD’s history. So thank you for sharing your knowledge about it. I traveled there twice and there is so much to compare with France. I have traveled to other places on the Globe and I must say, none looks like Newfoundland, it’s unique. Great to see what the cultural heritage has become. You are very lucky to live there. So what’s next Newfoundland?

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