Keywords: Arthur French
Item 105911
Pvt. John Seneca French from Franklin, ca. 1900
Courtesy of Roberta Gleeson, an individual partner Date: circa 1865 Location: San Francisco; Franklin Media: Photographic Print
Item 31798
Contributed by: Biddeford Historical Society Date: circa 1922 Location: Biddeford; Saco Media: Photographic print
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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
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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.
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Music in Maine - Country Music
"He won a national talent contest hosted by Arthur Godfrey in 1957, and over his career had twenty-two Billboard country hits."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington
"Arthur Gilman designed the church in the style of Gothic Revival, as stated by the Sagadahoc Preservation Architectural Surveys."
Story
Father Renald Labarre: the life of a Catholic priest
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A Biddeford native provides insights on his Franco-American roots and life as a Catholic priest.
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Rachel Tourigny: Richness of growing up in a big, "poor" family
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A most vivid and heartwarming account of life during a simpler time
