Keywords: French Canadians
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Site Pages
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"… Biddeford during the 1860s, thousands of French Canadian, Irish, and some west European immigrants migrated to Biddeford and Saco to work in…"
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"Due to the influx of French-Canadians and the animosity between the French and Irish Catholics, a separate church--St."
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Artists and Inventors of Biddeford
"… from other cultures, such as the Irish and French-Canadians, plus the successful manufacturing at the many mills, combined to foster a lively…"
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"… 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 Painchaud…"
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3
"… first textile mills and the first French-Canadian immigrant. In 1855 this growth manifested itself in Biddeford's transition from town to city…"
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"… an intense level of immigration, first of Irish and other west European workers; then later French-Canadian, east and southern Europeans."
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Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"
"… bringing with it a growing workforce of French Canadians, Irish, and other newly arriving ethnic groups."
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"… financially advantageous factors, heavy Irish and Canadian immigration occurred. The 1830 and 1860 Biddeford census show a rise from 1,995…"
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Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music
"… influences from the British Isles and French Canadians to tell story-songs about life. Slim Andrews, Gini Huntington and Barry Deane founded the…"
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Music in Maine - Community Music
"… me a Master Artist in traditional French Canadian dance, providing the chance to pass the French dance traditions down to numerous younger…"
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"… across the United States and Canada where she met Canadian mine operator Bruce White, who became her husband in 1898."
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Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music
"… dinner that were unique to the festival, plus Canadian bands. In 1993, MPBN-TV series, “Mainely Bluegrass” filmed the festival."
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Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands
"… Band in 1907, at a time when preserving the French language in oral and written forms was important for passing cultural traditions to the next…"
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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area
"The French too were interested in lands of this area, but were largely content to trade and in some cases convert the native peoples to Catholicism."
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"MAKE Music makers include musicians, artists, and craftspeople who make instruments, write songs, and make music in the home and community settings."
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Music in Maine - Music in Maine
"Music in Maine Music is something we share as humans—non-verbal forms of storytelling and expressions of beauty and emotions through sound."
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Music in Maine - Longfellow Family Music
"Longfellow Family Music “Music is the universal language of humankind.” --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Outre Mer, 1835 Henry Wadsworth…"
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Music in Maine - Country Music
"Country Music Don Doane Katahdin Mountaineers, 1925 Courtesy of Bob Greene X Don Doane Sr.’s Katahdin Mountaineers, regarded as the first…"
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Music in Maine - Military Marching Bands
"Military Marching Bands View of Portland Light Infantry Muster, ca. 1803 The Portland Light Infantry Muster with a drummer and a horn player in…"
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Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis
"Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis Dave Glovsky and Louis Armstrong, Old Orchard Beach, ca. 1955Maine Historical Society Rock and Roll Concerts in…"
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"HEAR The invention of recording machines opened up a world of choices for listening to music without leaving the home."
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Music in Maine - Music and Television
"Music and Television The Dave Astor Show Click to see more Dave Astor Show photos Dave Astor (1919-2011) produced a variety show in Portland…"
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"Sacred Music People play and sing sacred music during religious services and events. Singing allows worshipers to participate in the liturgy, with…"