Keywords: Church League
Item 51578
Church League Basketball Team, Saco and Biddeford, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1938 Location: Saco; Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 66659
Trees at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Strong, ca. 1935
Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Strong; Farmington Media: Photo negative
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Black soldiers served in Maine during World War II, assigned in small numbers throughout the state to guard Grand Trunk rail lines from a possible German attack. The soldiers, who lived in railroad cars near their posts often interacted with local residents.
Site Page
Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3
"… the American Nurses Association and National League for Nursing had formed, and states began to pass laws mandating registration of nurses in the…"
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury
"I would want to become the first Lincoln Major League Baseball player or in the National Basketball Association."
Story
Annette Addorio: 100+ years of memories from full life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
From 1914 to 2018, highlights from my life in Biddeford
Story
Dr. Norman Beaupré: Preserving his Franco-American culture
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Journey growing up as a Franco-American in Biddeford to his career as a professor and author.
