This is the story of one Franco-American family in Lowell, MA, as told by a mother, her daughter, and one of her grandchildren. But it could easily be the story of other Lowell families whose French-Canadian forebears came to Lowell in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for a better life.
In November of 2023, Doris (Beauchesne) Côté, her daughter Denise Beaudry, and granddaughter Samantha Moran shared their generational experiences of being Franco in Lowell at a panel discussion conducted by Professor Mercédès Baillargeon, Ph.D. in a meeting room at the World Languages Department of UMass Lowell.
The session was recorded by Chelmsford Telemedia (CTM) volunteers Allen Beebe and Robert Pariseau and edited by them at the CTM studios adding Côté and Beauchesne family photos as well as archival materials from the UMass Lowell Center for Lowell History and the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. The project was coordinated by Lowell Franco-American Day Committee member Suzanne Beebe.
Coburn 255
Tuesday, December 19 at 4 pm
Free and open to the public