Our Mission

The Mission of the Franco-American Centre is to preserve the rich heritage of our French communities. We promote History, Culture and Education with an understanding of their historic contributions, cultural and artistic expressions, both past and present.

The Franco-American Centre in Manchester, New Hampshire, is recognized as the primary catalyst to involve the community in celebrating the richness of the Franco-American experience, embracing all people of French heritage. The Centre presents a wide variety of cultural programs, including exhibits which entertain, inform and astound the public. Visitors are greeted in the beautiful Beliveau Fine Arts Gallery. The Gallery showcases the talents of artists in all media.

Alliance Française

After a 37 year hiatus, the Alliance Française de Manchester was reinstated under the auspices of the Franco-American Centre on July 22, 19__. Representatives of several French organizations in the state attended the event. Thierry Vankerk-Hoven, the Consul General of France, congratulated the Board members for all their hard work in re-creating this world-wide French language network site in New Hampshire.

Historical Archives

The Franco-American Centre Archives contain bound news paper volumes, a collection of 19th century books, and archival ephemera important to Franco communities world wide. Archival documents of various types are available for the use of scholars. Contact the Franco-American Centre for a catalogue of the titles we have on the Past Perfect Database.

All "La Presse Française" newspapers have been preserved in acid-free papers and boxed in acid-free containers. Copies of fifteen French newspapers, dating to 1839 have been archived in their original format, as well as being archived on microfilm, which are available for public viewing.