Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 9 of 17

"… in Biddeford during the 1860s, thousands of French Canadian, Irish, and some west European immigrants migrated to Biddeford and Saco to work in…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 2 of 2

"Mary's), founded in 1855. Due to the influx of French-Canadians and the animosity between the French and Irish Catholics, a separate church--St."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Artists and Inventors of Biddeford

"… people from other cultures, such as the Irish and French-Canadians, plus the successful manufacturing at the many mills, combined to foster a…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"… city directory, first textile mills and the first French-Canadian immigrant. In 1855 this growth manifested itself in Biddeford's transition from…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… area, in no small part due to the many talented French-Canadians who had moved here. One of the most famous musicians of this time was Pierre…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… an intense level of immigration, first of Irish and other west European workers; then later French-Canadian, east and southern Europeans."

Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's

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Franco-American Collection

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Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… and bringing with it a growing workforce of French Canadians, Irish, and other newly arriving ethnic groups."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… left a vacuum in the woods, which was filled by French Canadian and Scandinavian immigrants. Instead of pine, they turned to cutting spruce for…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"The people that came to Stockholm were mainly French-Canadian, Swedish, or from the southern parts of Maine."

Acadian Archives

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