Blog | My French-Canadian Family

Les Aventures d'un Québécois Capsule no 4

Luc Trepanier

Feb 16, 20210 min read

Les Aventures d'un Québécois Capsule no 4

22 views0 comments

Les Aventures d'un Québecois. Capsule no 3

Luc Trepanier

Feb 2, 20211 min read

Les Aventures d'un Québecois. Capsule no 3

Capsule no 3 Se péter les bretelles Vendre un frigidaire à un esquimau La boîte à malle. Produit et réalisé par Luc Trépanier

25 views0 comments

Timothée Beaulieu

Jan 15, 20213 min read

RIP Impact de Montréal - We'll Miss the Best Logo In North America

As a Franco-American in New England who loves his Québec roots it has long bothered me that the greatest French-Canadian team in the...

112 views0 comments

Luc Trepanier

Jan 8, 20211 min read

Les Aventures d'un Québécois

Capsule no 1

25 views0 comments

The Glamorous Lives of the Filles du Roi in New France

Melody Desjardins

Jan 7, 20213 min read

The Glamorous Lives of the Filles du Roi in New France

Between the years 1663-1673, we all missed the greatest opportunity for a reality show. Just imagine 800-1000 women being sent from...

1,973 views1 comment

The Flying Canoe Is A 19th Century French-Canadian Acid Trip....And We Love it!

Timothée Beaulieu

Jan 1, 20213 min read

The Flying Canoe Is A 19th Century French-Canadian Acid Trip....And We Love it!

Over the last several years I’ve become pretty good friends with a bunch of folks from Québec. Usually, around December, they start...

799 views1 comment

Luc Trepanier

Dec 27, 20201 min read

Grand-Mère

Hier j'ai rendu visite à ma mère qui habite la ville de Grand-Mère pour son anniversaire. J'en ai profité pour un y faire un pèlerinage...

136 views0 comments

The Last Franco-American: A Real Life Franco Journey

Melody Desjardins

Dec 4, 20205 min read

The Last Franco-American: A Real Life Franco Journey

“Imagine being on the verge of extinction while wanting to continue living the language, culture, traditions of the home and...

652 views0 comments

Luc Trepanier

Nov 29, 20202 min read

Les Aventures d'un Québécois.

Bonjour à tous! Il y a toujours une avant-première avant la vraie première. Ben oui, c’est évident…Je suis allé quelques fois au pays de...

287 views0 comments

American Thanksgiving Is A Made For TV Fairy Tale

Timothée Beaulieu

Nov 25, 20202 min read

American Thanksgiving Is A Made For TV Fairy Tale

Ah Thanksgiving in the ol’ États-Unis, a day Franco-Americans put aside our historic rivalry with our bitter jealous rivals the “English...

360 views0 comments

French-Canadian Super Gene Is The Holy Grail

Timothée Beaulieu

Nov 22, 20202 min read

French-Canadian Super Gene Is The Holy Grail

We’ve known for quite a long time the children of New France were something special. Farming in a country with six months of winter is no...

1,306 views0 comments

Will French-Canadian Celebrations return To Woonsocket? Gen Z says, OUI!

Timothée Beaulieu

Nov 14, 20202 min read

Will French-Canadian Celebrations return To Woonsocket? Gen Z says, OUI!

Most readers of this blog are very familiar with the New England mill towns, the Quebec diaspora, language loss, yada yada yada. It’s one...

278 views0 comments

Game Changer: "Canadian-French" is Coming to Microsoft Translator

Timothée Beaulieu

Oct 27, 20202 min read

Game Changer: "Canadian-French" is Coming to Microsoft Translator

"Candian French" just won la Coupe Stanley! Microsoft recently announced it will be adding our favorite French to its Translator. We know...

169 views0 comments

Québec Company Creates Portable Stop Light To Keep People Away from You #COVIDLIFE

Timothée Beaulieu

Sep 2, 20201 min read

Québec Company Creates Portable Stop Light To Keep People Away from You #COVIDLIFE

In the most 2020 thing ever Alco Prevention Canada has created a new product to well, get people away from you. The Distanceur Alerte 2...

61 views0 comments

Summer social distance vacation is winding down!

Timothée Beaulieu

Aug 16, 20201 min read

Summer social distance vacation is winding down!

Bonjour! So COVID lockdown + kids + warm weather has had us outside quite a bit the last two months! We will return to regular blogs this...

10 views0 comments

New France basically created the United States...You're Welcome

Timothée Beaulieu

Jul 8, 20202 min read

New France basically created the United States...You're Welcome

Since I’m a total history nerd and live in the time of COVID-19 I recently re-watched the PBS documentary The War that made America...

700 views1 comment

Is This New Show A Good Thing? #BarkskinsGate

Timothée Beaulieu

Jun 17, 20204 min read

Is This New Show A Good Thing? #BarkskinsGate

Over the next few months, we’re going to comment on the somewhat controversial show Barkskins. We have dubbed this controversy,...

585 views2 comments

Luc Trepanier

May 30, 20201 min read

3 Utilisations du mot CAVE.

Voici 3 façons d'utiliser le mot cave au Québec. 1er Façon: Nous pouvons dire de quelqu'un qu'il est cave si ce dernier est stupide ou...

54 views0 comments

Lewis and Clark Were Just a Couple of Guys Copying French Notes...#SorryNotSorry

Melody Desjardins

May 28, 20204 min read

Lewis and Clark Were Just a Couple of Guys Copying French Notes...#SorryNotSorry

Okay, fellow Americans: how many of you learned about the epic exploration story of Lewis and Clark in history class? Probably most of...

2,873 views5 comments

Our Summer Little Canada Will Defeat CORONA!

Timothée Beaulieu

May 21, 20202 min read

Our Summer Little Canada Will Defeat CORONA!

Old Orchard Beach, Maine is a gem. You got a beautiful boardwalk, nice sand, warmish water (by August), and A LOT of French. The first...

240 views0 comments