Our mission is to promote French language, culture, and heritage through classes, social activities, and cultural events. Dedicated volunteers are at the foundation of the Franco-American Centre’s success in promoting French language, culture, and heritage throughout New Hampshire.
French Americans or Franco-Americans ( French: Franco-Américains) are citizens or nationals of the United States who identify themselves with having full or partial French or French-Canadian heritage, ethnicity and/or ancestral ties. They include French-Canadian Americans, whose experience and identity differ from the broader community.
Historians have pushed the lines of inquiry on Franco-Americans of New England in other directions as well. Recent studies have introduced a comparative perspective, considered the surprisingly understudied 1920s and 1930s, and reconsidered old debates on assimilation and religious conflict in light of new sources.
While found throughout the country, today Franco-Americans are most numerous in New England, northern New York, the Midwest, Louisiana, and northern California. Often, Franco-Americans are identified more specifically as being of French Canadians, Cajuns or Louisiana Creole descent.
The mission of the Franco-American Centre (FAC) is to preserve the rich heritage of our French communities. We promote history, culture and education with an understanding of their historic contributions, cultural and artistic expressions, both past and present. The Franco-American Centre in Manchester, New Hampshire, is recognized as the primary c
In 1990, Franco-American leaders in Manchester, New Hampshire organized a new institution that would focus on keeping New England’s Franco-American heritage alive into the future. They incorporated the “Franco-American Centre Franco-Americain” in the State of New Hampshire as a non-profit organization. In 1992, the Franco-American Centre, as it is
In 2010, the Centre entered into a collaborative relationship with Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH. The Centre’s offices were moved to the college campus and campus space was made available for many of the organization’s classes and activities. The library and archival collection was transferred to the college’s Geisel Library which was bett