Early Franco-American newspapers
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From 1860 to the early 1930s, many Canadiens immigrated to the United States
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. They brought with them their language, customs, and religion, which was reflected in the newspapers they founded. Here is a list of those newspapers along with some that still exist today.

List of early Franco-American newspapers

  • Burlington, Vermont
    Burlington, Vermont
    Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....

    • La Révolution Canadienne (1838)
    • Le Patriote Canadien (1839-1840)
    • L'Idée Nouvelle (1869))

  • Fall River, Massachusetts
    Fall River, Massachusetts
    Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in...

    • L'Indépendent (1884-1963)

  • Hollywood, Florida
    Hollywood, Florida
    -Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...

    • Le Soleil de la Floride

  • Lawrence, Massachusetts
    Lawrence, Massachusetts
    Lawrence is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States on the Merrimack River. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 76,377. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and North Andover to the southeast. It and Salem are...

    • Courrier de Lawrence (1911-1921)

  • Lewiston, Maine
    Lewiston, Maine
    Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County in Maine, and the second-largest city in the state. The population was 41,592 at the 2010 census. It is one of two principal cities of and included within the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine...

    • Le Messager
      Le Messager (Lewiston)
      In 1880, Le Messager, a French language newspaper was started in Lewiston, Maine, serving the growing Franco-American population in that city. Le Messager operated from 1880 to 1966. It was a weekly newspaper published every Thursday. The newspaper was succeeded by the Nouveau Messager in 1966;...

       (1880-1966)
    • Nouveau Messager (1966-1967)

  • Lowell, Massachusetts
    Lowell, Massachusetts
    Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County...

    • l'Écho du Canada (1874)
    • La République (1875)
    • La Sentinelle (1880)
    • L'Abeille (1881-1885)
    • Journal du Commerce (1883-1885)
    • Gazette de Lowell (1886)
    • Le Courrier des États-Unis (1886)
    • L'Étoile (1886-1957)
    • Le Farceur (1889)
    • L'Union (1889-1990)
    • L'Indépendance (1890)
    • Le National (1890-1895)
    • La République (1901-1902)
    • La Revue de Lowell (1902-1904)
    • Le Réveil (1908-1909)
    • La Vérité (1910)
    • Le Supplément (1910)
    • Le Journal (1916)
    • Le Bien
    • Le Clairon
    • Le Journal de Lowell (1975-1995)

  • Manchester, New Hampshire
    Manchester, New Hampshire
    Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which...

    • Le Réveil

  • Orono, Maine
    Orono, Maine
    Orono is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It was first settled in 1774 and named in honor of Chief Joseph Orono of the Penobscot Nation. It is home to The University of Maine. The population was 10,362 at the 2010 census.- Geography :...

    • Le Forum

  • Salem, Massachusetts
    Salem, Massachusetts
    Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...

    • Courrier de Salem (1911-1921)

  • Swanton, Vermont
    • Le Nord Américain (1839)

  • Woonsocket, Rhode Island
    Woonsocket, Rhode Island
    Woonsocket is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 41,186 at the 2010 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state. Woonsocket lies directly south of the Massachusetts border....

    • L'Union
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