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This week, the featured piece on our online shop is an impressive bronze medal in extremely fine condition, with an ornate ribbon suspension, commemorating the 1912 First Congress on the French Language in Canada / Premier Congrès de la langue française au Canada.
The Congress was a scientific convention that met on three separate occasions, in 1912, 1937, and 1952, to discuss the status of the French language in Canada to further develop strategies ensuring its survival. The very First Congress was held at the Université de Laval in Québec City from June 24 to June 30, 1912. It led to the adoption of a long series of declarations and vows by the Congress members.
