Keywords: Canadian National Club
Item 30998
Canadian National Club, Biddeford, ca. 1910
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1910-10-17 Location: Biddeford Media: Photograph on board
Item 33642
Congres National de Raquetteurs, Biddeford, 1979
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1979 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper
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
St-Jean-Baptiste Day -- June 24th -- in Lewiston-Auburn was a very public display of ethnic pride for nearly a century. Since about 1830, French Canadians had used St. John the Baptist's birthdate as a demonstration of French-Canadian nationalism.
Site Page
Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police
"Pierre & Miquellon became a major entreport for Canadian and American rum runners. "After the last box [alleged to be bootlegged alcohol] had been…"
Site Page
Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music
"… for ten years, first gaining popularity with Canadian audiences through CBC broadcasts and in 1953 working as regulars on the WWVA Wheeling…"
Story
Dan Gagne: The story behind Biddeford’s legendary speed skater
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Stories from a competitive athlete with countless awards and contributions to his community
