Keywords: Catholics
Item 69940
Catholic Church, Ogunquit, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Ogunquit Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 149790
Christian Life Center, Frenchville, ca. 2000
Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 2000 Location: Frenchville Media: Photographic print
Item 89236
Assessor's Record, Catholic Church property, S. Side Central Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Catholic Church Use: Church
Item 85287
Owner in 1924: Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland Use: Orphan Asylum
Item 150684
Roman Catholic Church for Rev. Father Bradley, Lisbon, 1899-1922
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1899–1922
Location: Lisbon; Lisbon
Client: Roman Catholic Church of Lisbon
Architect: Harry S. Coombs; Coombs, Gibbs and Wilkinson Architects
This record contains 2 images.
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
This record contains 6 images.
Exhibit
Father John Bapst: Catholicism's Defender and Promoter
Father John Bapst, a Jesuit, knew little of America or Maine when he arrived in Old Town in 1853 from Switzerland. He built churches and defended Roman Catholics against Know-Nothing activists, who tarred and feathered the priest in Ellsworth in 1854.
Exhibit
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.
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church
"The Catholic Church is located on the west side of Main Street, so the reason he bought his house on Ballard Hill was so that he could be within…"
Site Page
Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's
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Story
A tour of unique features at St. Andre's Catholic Church
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A tour of unique features at St. Andre's Catholic Church
Story
Father Renald Labarre: the life of a Catholic priest
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A Biddeford native provides insights on his Franco-American roots and life as a Catholic priest.
Lesson Plan
Maine's Acadian Community: "Evangeline," Le Grand Dérangement, and Cultural Survival
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to the history of the forced expulsion of thousands of people from Acadia, the Romantic look back at the tragedy in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous epic poem Evangeline and the heroine's adoption as an Acadian cultural figure, and Maine's Acadian community today, along with their relations with Acadian New Brunswick and Nova Scotia residents and others in the Acadian Diaspora. Students will read and discuss primary documents, compare and contrast Le Grand Dérangement to other forced expulsions in Maine history and discuss the significance of cultural survival amidst hardships brought on by treaties, wars, and legislation.
