Keywords: St Dominic's Arena
Item 81538
Clearing the Debris at St. Dominic's Arena, Lewiston, 1956
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1956 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print
Item 18357
Construction discussion, St. Dominic's Hockey Arena, Lewiston, ca. 1949
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: circa 1949 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print
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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.
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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.
