Keywords: Religious Music
Item 9850
Art & Music Class, St. Agatha, 1924
Contributed by: Ste. Agathe Historical Society Date: 1924 Location: Saint Agatha Media: Photographic print
Item 9856
Music class, Notre Dame de la Sagesse, St. Agatha, 1924
Contributed by: Ste. Agathe Historical Society Date: 1924 Location: Saint Agatha 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
Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.
Site Page
"Sacred Music People play and sing sacred music during religious services and events. Singing allows worshipers to participate in the liturgy, with…"
Site Page
"… about 400 years ago, incorporating music into religious conversion in attempts to erase Wabanaki culture. St."
Story
Jim Paquette - preserving his Franco-American and musical roots
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Lead singer of the iconic Black Hart Band shares insights of his life journey.
Story
Lionel "Toots" Bouthot: A life filled with music
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
From the age of 5, a lifetime of contributing to the musical fabric of Biddeford.