Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society

02/25/2026

MFGS is closed today due to the weather

02/19/2026

This is a great opportunity to speak French locally! Thanks Franco Center for sharing!

10:30am Thursday, Feb. 19 is the next Parlez Vous? French conversation meetup at the Franco Center, 46 Cedar St., Lewiston. These bi-weekly meetings are held every other Thursday and are open to anyone who already speaks French and who wants to have conversations in French with others who also speak French. We are trying to keep the French language and Franco American culture alive! These meetups are free. No need to sign up. This week's meetup will be held in the upstairs Performance Hall while the floor in our Lower Level is being refinished.

02/16/2026

Skating on the Androscoggin River, ca. 1890 😲 - thanks Maine Memory Network

Back of photo reads "Skating on the Androscoggin River below the North Bridge & above the Grand Trunk Railroad Bridge." This railroad bridge has been replaced by a footbridge.

02/16/2026

Here is the history of Washington’s Birthday: the Federal Holiday 🇺🇸

On February 17, 2025, we’ll be celebrating “Washington’s Birthday,” which is the official title of the federally recognized holiday. Visit the National Archives website to l…

02/16/2026

Look at this beautiful video of Quebec taken by Quebec Zone! ☺️ Follow their FB page for other great videos!

02/13/2026

Maine Memory has a lot of local historical pictures.
Here is one for St Dom' s Hockey Arena

The Rev. Francois Drouin and Reginald Cloutier discuss plans for the new St. Dominic's Hockey Arena in Lewiston with construction workers.

02/12/2026

A little history shared by Musée de la Neufve-France

02/12/2026

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02/10/2026

More information about the Quebec Heritage Project.
Thank you Projet Patrimoine Québec

🏛️ 𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗩𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗘́𝗦 𝗗𝗨 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗘𝗧 𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗤𝗨𝗘́𝗕𝗘𝗖 - 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗔̀ 𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗨𝗘

• 📜 21-22 𝗳𝗲́𝘃𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: Indexation exhaustive chronologique des actes notariés; Année 1657 en cours, Minutes de Guillaume Audouart ( https://www.patrimoinequebec.ca/lefureteur/repo.php?rid=R15&ged=patrimoinequebec2 )
• 📜 11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18 𝗳𝗲́𝘃𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: Indexation exhaustive du recensement de 1666: Région en cours: Île d'Orléans ( https://www.patrimoinequebec.ca/recensement/1666.php )
• 📜14 𝗳𝗲́𝘃𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: (TERMINÉ) À la demande d'un abonné, Inscription et dépouillement de Saint-Sixte en Outaouais à La Collection des Registres Paroissiaux Québécois ( https://www.patrimoinequebec.ca/registres/SAINTSIXTE.php )
• 📜 10-11 𝗳𝗲́𝘃𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: Indexation exhaustive des paroisses chronologiquement: Année terminée 1657 - Immaculée Conception de Trois-Rivières ( https://www.patrimoinequebec.ca/registres/TRRI_IMM.php )
• 📜 9-10 𝗳𝗲́𝘃𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: Indexation exhaustive des paroisses chronologiquement: Année terminée 1657 - Notre-Dame-de-Québec ( https://www.patrimoinequebec.ca/lefureteur/repo.php?rid=R36&ged=patrimoinequebec2 )

• 📜 𝟯 𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗲̀𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀:

- 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁 - 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝟲𝟬𝟱 - 𝟯𝟬 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗲 𝟭𝟲𝟱𝟳. RÉSUMÉ: Marché d'engagement pour la construction d'une charpente de maison à Québec de 𝗭𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝘀, envers 𝗭𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗲𝘂 ( https://www.patrimoinequebec.ca/lefureteur/source.php?sid=SPQ2478&ged=patrimoinequebec2 )
- 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁 - 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝟲𝟬𝟰 - 𝟮𝟵 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗲 𝟭𝟲𝟱𝟳. RÉSUMÉ: Concession foncière d'une terre de 2 arpents et 2/3 située à la Seigneurie de Beaupré de la 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞́ à 𝗝𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗹 ( https://www.patrimoinequebec.ca/lefureteur/source.php?sid=SPQ2477&ged=patrimoinequebec2 )
- 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁 - 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝟲𝟬𝟭 - 𝟮𝟯 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗲 𝟭𝟲𝟱𝟳. RÉSUMÉ: Concession foncière d'une partie de ses terres consistant à 3 arpents de front située à la Seigneurie de Beaupré de 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 à 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗩𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻 ( https://www.patrimoinequebec.ca/lefureteur/source.php?sid=SPQ2474&ged=patrimoinequebec2 )

• 📜 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂s 𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗲𝗱𝗲𝘁𝘁es (Indexation du recensement de 1666) : -Famille Gabriel Gosselin/Françoise Lelièvre : https://www.patrimoinequebec.ca/lefureteur/family.php?famid=F4523&ged=patrimoinequebec2
-Famille Nicolas Ouimet/Renée Gagnon : https://www.patrimoinequebec.ca/lefureteur/family.php?famid=F17300&ged=patrimoinequebec2
-Famille Pierre Chalut/Marie Bonin : https://www.patrimoinequebec.ca/lefureteur/family.php?famid=F17264&ged=patrimoinequebec2

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗲́𝗯𝗲𝗰 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿. 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶 𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗶𝘃𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗶 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗲 𝗮̀ 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗶𝗿𝗲.

02/03/2026

Are you looking for ways to have fun while speaking French? L’Alliance Française du Maine has an event on February 15th that looks fun and family friendly.

Join us on Sunday, February 15th, for an afternoon of fun!

02/02/2026

What is your family's favorite way to eat crêpes?

Recipe: https://www.tastefullygrace.com/traditional-french-crepes/There wasn’t a Sunday morning that went by without begging my dad to make classic French cr...