Keywords: Bilingualism
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
Exhibit
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
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 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…"
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
