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Brave Little State

The History Of French Canadian Immigration In Vermont

Vermont Public | By Angela Evancie,
Henry Epp
Published April 9, 2021 at 2:39 PM EDT
This black and white photo, thought to have been taken in a mill in Winooski, includes a caption suggesting that the man's name is Abair.
Vermont Historical Society
This black and white photo, thought to have been taken in a mill in Winooski, includes a caption suggesting that the man's name is Abair.

We explore an aspect of the state's history that some say is overlooked — and answer listener questions about Anglicized names and discrimination — in this encore episode of Brave Little State.

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Our people-powered journalism show originally produced this episode in May of 2018. (Find the original episode, and explore our digital feature here.)

In this refresh, we say a quick hello to our brand new engagement producers, Myra Flynn and Josh Crane. Expect to hear lots more from them in the near future!

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Angela Evancie
Angela Evancie serves as Vermont Public's Senior VP of Content, and was the Director of Engagement Journalism and the Executive Producer of Brave Little State, the station's people-powered journalism project.
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Henry Epp
Henry worked for Vermont Public as a reporter from 2017 to 2023.
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