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Historical Items

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Item 18865

Theater program, 'Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme,' Lewiston, 1978

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1978-04-08 Location: Lewiston Media: Ink printed on paper

Item 18874

Theater production, Lewiston, 1896

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1896 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 18859

Les Défenseurs, Lewiston-Auburn, 1915

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1915 Location: Lewiston; Auburn Media: Photoprint

Online Exhibits

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Le Théâtre

Lewiston, Maine's second largest city, was long looked upon by many as a mill town with grimy smoke stacks, crowded tenements, low-paying jobs, sleazy clubs and little by way of refinement, except for Bates College. Yet, a noted Québec historian, Robert Rumilly, described it as "the French Athens of New England."

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400 years of New Mainers

Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.

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Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"… used as multi-purpose community meeting spaces, theaters, town halls, and granges. A 1991 study showed at least 66 opera houses existed in Maine…"

Site Pages

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Franco-American Collection

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Artists and Inventors of Biddeford

"Whether it was portraying a "Mad Miser" in the theater, rallying patriotic fervor with World War I artwork, or inventing new technology to keep a…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"Dude Cowboy advertising at City Theater, Biddeford, 1926McArthur Public Library Besides modern conveniences and entertainments, the city was…"

My Maine Stories

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Jim Paquette - preserving his Franco-American and musical roots
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Lead singer of the iconic Black Hart Band shares insights of his life journey.

Story

Sister Madeleine Couture: Dedicating her life to teaching
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

The story of a life immersed in family and teaching

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Annette Addorio: 100+ years of memories from full life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

From 1914 to 2018, highlights from my life in Biddeford