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M. Caroline Watson Hamlin and Detroit Folklore
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March 28, 2013 by LeVoyageur

Note to readers: Those who follow my blog will know that this posting is a bit longer than usual and …
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Category: Community, culture, Detroit, Ethnic Americans, Folklore, French Canadian, Genealogy, History, Michigan, Traditions | Tags: Godfroy, Legends of le Detroit, Marentette, Marie Caroline Watson Hamlin, Navarre, Theodore Hall
Legends of le Detroit
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March 21, 2013 by LeVoyageur

I am happy to be able to share this entry that has been accepted for publication in the Encyclopedia of …
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Category: Detroit, Folklore, French Canadian, Genealogy, Michigan | Tags: Isabella Stewart, Legends of le Detroit, Marie Caroline Watson Hamlin, Nain Rouge
The Nain Rouge of Detroit, a French Canadian folktale retold
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March 1, 2013 by LeVoyageur

The Nain Rouge is a folktale originating in the earliest days of Detroit and French settlement in the area. An …
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Category: Creative Writing, culture, Detroit, Folklore, French Canadian, Michigan, Quebec, Superstitions, Symbols | Tags: banish evil, Cadillac, curse, Detroit, event, Facebook, folktale, History of Detroit, legend, Legends of le Detroit, march, Marche du Nain Rouge, Nain Rouge, project, story

'Muskrat French': Origins of a Culture, a Language, and a People