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The Little Franciscans of Mary opened an educational mission in Wallagrass in 1899 following an invitation by Fr. Joseph Marcoux. A convent was already standing at that time. Miriam Therese Callnan's Aroostook Architect (1977) and Sylvain Desmeules’s Les Petites Franciscaines de Marie (2012) have different images depicting the convent and possibly the school in the early part of the twentieth century and then near mid-century. A fire destroyed the convent in January 1947, and as a result, the Sisters lodged on the third floor of the school. The exact construction date of the school building that still stands at 1973 Main Street in Wallagrass is unknown, though its architecture suggests that it is post-Second World War.

The Little Franciscans left in 1957 or 1958. The Oblate Sisters of Mary Immaculate took their place and stayed for six years. The school then closed, and the building was converted into an apartment building.

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About This Item

• Title: Former St. Joseph's convent school, Wallagrass, 1980
• Creator: Rachel Martin
• Creation Date: 1980
• Subject Date: 1980
• Location: Wallagrass, Aroostook County, ME
• Media: Photographic print
• Dimensions: 8.8. cm x 11.1 cm
• Local Code: MCC-00360
• Collection: Rachel Martin Collection of Saint John Valley School and Convent Photographs, 1957-1982
• Object Type: Image

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• Convents--Maine--Wallagrass
• Franco-Americans--Maine---Wallagrass
• Schools--Maine--Wallagrass

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• Convents
• Franco-Americans
• Religious orders
• Roman Catholic Church

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Acadian Archives
UMFK, 23 University Drive, Fort Kent, ME 04743
(207) 834-7535
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