Keywords: "St. Peter"
Item 7173
John Knowles Paine letter to Hermann Kotzschmar, 1873
Contributed by: Portland Public Library Date: 1873-06-07 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 67532
Schoolyard sports, St. Peter's School, Lewiston, 1925
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: circa 1925 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print
Item 150519
Sketch of proposed building for French Catholic Society, Lewiston, 1881-1886
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1881–1886
Location: Lewiston; Lewiston
Clients: Dominican Fathers; French Catholic Society
Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs Bros. Architects
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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.
