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Keywords: Church Choir

Historical Items

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Item 80332

Congregational Church Choir, Princeton, ca. 1952

Contributed by: Princeton Public Library Date: circa 1952 Location: Princeton Media: Photographic print

Item 80334

Baptist Church Choir, Princeton, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Princeton Public Library Date: circa 1955 Location: Princeton Media: Photographic print

Item 67541

St. Louis Parish Boys Choir, Auburn, 1943

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1943 Location: Auburn Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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La St-Jean in Lewiston-Auburn

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.

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Hermann Kotzschmar: Portland's Musical Genius

During the second half of the 19th century, "Hermann Kotzschmar" was a familiar household name in Portland. He spent 59 years in his adopted city as a teacher, choral conductor, concert artist, and church organist.

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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.

Site Pages

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Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"My grandfather is part of the choir. The fact that this church is so old makes me want to spread the word to more people to go to church."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"This balcony held the organ and choir so the attendants had to “about face” when there was hymn singing."

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Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"… a professional recording musician and church choir director from Lewiston wrote the Sainte-Cécile March and Two Step for The Fanfare (Band) Sainte…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Geraldine Litalien: painting a picture of life in Biddeford
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Impact on everyday life from events occurring from the late 1920s through 2018

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

From 1914 to 2018, highlights from my life in Biddeford