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Historical Items

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Item 98764

Bert Dutil and Korean Workers, Kunsan (Gusan), South Korea, 1954

Contributed by: Bertrand Dutil through Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1956-06-06 Location: Gunsan; Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 98866

Postcard, Omer Morin, Bruxelles (Brussels), August 15, 1945

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1945-08-15 Location: Brussels; Lewiston Media: Postcard

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Item 76526

Madawaska Training School Model School students, Fort Kent, 1909

Contributed by: Blake Library Special Collections Date: 1909 Location: Fort Kent Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Le Théâtre

Lewiston, Maine's second largest city, was long looked upon by many as a mill town with grimy smoke stacks, crowded tenements, low-paying jobs, sleazy clubs and little by way of refinement, except for Bates College. Yet, a noted Québec historian, Robert Rumilly, described it as "the French Athens of New England."

Exhibit

La Basilique Lewiston

Like many cities in France, Lewiston and Auburn's skylines are dominated by a cathedral-like structure, St. Peter and Paul Church. Now designated a basilica by the Vatican, it stands as a symbol of French Catholic contributions to the State of Maine.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"… developed regional broadcasts like Lewiston’s bilingual WCOU’s 'Noisiest Gang on the Radio' show in 1938, WGAN’s ‘Ken MacKenzie Show’ in 1939, and…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Betty Cody, country music legend
by Maine Historical Society

Betty Cody is noted as Maine's most recognized female singer

Story

Biddeford and Maine Franco-American Hall of Fame Award recipient
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

With options to be a college French professor, became a lawyer, mayor, DA & District Court Judge

Story

Annette Addorio: 100+ years of memories from full life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

From 1914 to 2018, highlights from my life in Biddeford