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French-Canadian heritage in Manchester, N.H.

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  • A slice of pork pie with brown gravy is a favorite Franco-American dish at Chez Vachon in Manchester, N.H. The city has many touchstones of French-Canadian heritage.

  • Several men gather for a Franco-American meal at Chez Vachon.

  • Waitress Carla Holden delivers heaping plates of pork pie and poutine at Chez Vachon.

  • The restaurant is famous for its poutine.

  • Amoskeag Mill No. 3 contains both the SEE Science Center and the Millyard Museum.

  • The detail of the Lego Millyard Project extends down to the work force pouring out of one of the mills.

  • The Lego Millyard Project in Manchester’s SEE Science Center captures the immense sprawl of the Amoskeag mills.

  • An angel stands sentinel outside Sainte-Marie church.

  • The soaring interior and beautiful decoration of Sainte-Marie attests to the power of faith among Manchester’s Franco-American community.

  • At the Credit Union Museum, attorney Joseph Boivin’s office is preserved just as it appeared when the St. Mary’s Cooperative Credit Association was founded in 1908.

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