Building a Better Life: The French Canadian Experience in Western Massachusetts Pope hard-bound historic retrospective of our

hard-bound historic retrospective of our area features more than 300 historic images including a focus on the 1940s

pants-wearing folks or anyone from any walk of life to vote for what they considered to be the photos that best capture the Grand Junction area

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Building a Better Life: The French Canadian Experience in Western Massachusetts Pope hard-bound historic retrospective of ourThe Republican is proud to present Building a Better Life: The French Canadian Experience in Western Massachusetts. This hardcover book from our Heritage series chronicles the history of French Canadians from their life in Canada and the mass migration of more than a million, many of whom ended up in Massachusetts. Many of these migrants did build a better life not just for themselves but for others who benefited from their skills as carpenters and