Keywords: French-Canadian churches
Item 9916
St. Ignatius, Martyr, Church, Sanford, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Sanford Media: Photographic print
Item 18377
Sts. Peter and Paul Basilica, Lewiston, 2005
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 2005 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print
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
St-Jean-Baptiste Day -- June 24th -- in Lewiston-Auburn was a very public display of ethnic pride for nearly a century. Since about 1830, French Canadians had used St. John the Baptist's birthdate as a demonstration of French-Canadian nationalism.
Site Page
Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
Site Page
"The animosity resulted in the founding of Saint Joseph’s Church in 1870 for French-Canadian Roman Catholics."
Story
Where are the French?
by Rhea Côté Robbins
Franco-Americans in Maine
Story
Jim Murphy-living a multi-dimensional life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Life influences: Irish/Quebec ancestry, seminary, Navy, community businesses and organizations.
