Both as a child, but that is no longer the case. They quit that in the 70s I think. It used to be the case that many families spoke French at home (well a modified version anyway). Also, I'm afraid that I now remember only a few words. I lost most of it after taking Russian, German, and Spanish in school(s)...




>I knew that some states near the frontier of Quebec (Vermont, Maine, etc.) and Louisiana have a good pool of french speaking citizens, but I've passed rapidly once to the south of Wisconsin (on the highway) and didn't notice the french signs. Good to know that the language have survived over the time.
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>Did you learn french or just the history?
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>>Half the towns, parks, rivers, and street signs are in French anyway (the other half are various Indian tribal words) ... I grew up learning the French history there in Portage.
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>>Wisconsin went from Ouisconsin to Wisconsin. You might find this interesting:
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>>http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/por/goc/portage/images/00000003.pdf
>>http://www.uwgb.edu/wisfrench/winames.htm
>>http://www.uwgb.edu/wisfrench/library/index.htm