Category: Archives

Rural exodus and immigration in the second half of the 19th century in France

During the second half of the 19th century, as a result of the industrial revolution, France witnessed the arrival of many immigrants in its cities as well as a significant rural exodus. At the time, while France needed manpower, it was experiencing a major demographic slowdown. Immigration was all the more important as most of…
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Arrivée de Céline Hirsch-Poynard aux archives des Petites Soeurs de l'Assomption

The New Archivist at the Little Sisters of the Assumption

Céline Hirsch, the new lay archivist of the Little Sisters of the Assumption, presents the archive serviceand the exhibitions that were organised for the General Chapter of summer 2022. I started working in the archives of the Little Sisters of the Assumption in March 2022, taking over fromSr Madeleine Rémond as an archivist. I have…
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