Saturday, November 12 @ 2 pm

Today we unveil our Franco-American collection of family history materials with a tour and a film called "When we were French." In the film, actress Abby Page depicts various characters representing present-day Franco-Americans whom she interviewed as part the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain's explorations of New France. We will also showcase the collection of genealogy research materials formerly housed at the Cohoes Public Library.  Our Modern Languages collection now also features works by Quebec authors.  A reception follows the film in the Local History Room.