Keywords: Little Canada
Item 82153
Little Canada School, Lewiston, ca.1900
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection Date: circa 1900 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print
Item 82154
Little Canada School, Lewiston, ca.1900
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection Date: circa 1900 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
From French Canadians to Franco-Americans
French Canadians who emigrated to the Lewiston-Auburn area faced discrimination as children and adults -- such as living in "Little Canada" tenements and being ridiculed for speaking French -- but also adapted to their new lives and sustained many cultural traditions.
Exhibit
Shepard Cary: Lumberman, Legislator, Leader and Legend
Shepard Cary (1805-1866) was one of the leading -- and wealthiest -- residents of early Aroostook County. He was a lumberman, merchant, mill operator, and legislator.
Site Page
Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Sam L. Cohen (1915-2003)
… houses around a neighborhood known as Little Canada, which was close to the textile mills that employed so many at the time.
Site Page
… and Washington Counties, as well as parts of Canada and New England. Todd Dill "How does this topic connect to you in your life today?" Railroads…
Story
Story of the "little nun"
by Felicia Garant
My grandmother made a nun's outfit for me
Story
The Journey Home
by Gina Brooks
I am a Maliseet artist from the St. Mary’s First Nation, my work is about our connection to the land
