Keywords: Lewiston businesses
Item 67731
Christmas at St Joseph's Orphanage, Lewiston, 1946
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1946 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print
Item 7245
Lisbon Street Lewiston, ca. 1912
Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1912 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency
Item 150668
U.S. Post Office, Lewiston, ca. 1933
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1933 Location: Lewiston Client: United States Postal Service Architect: not listed
Item 150730
Centennial Block for Herbest & Merrill, Lewiston, 1876
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1876 Location: Lewiston Client: Herbest & Merrill Architect: Stevens and Coombs Architects
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
"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan..." Waterville, 1911
Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Lewiston Journal article on Katahdin Iron Works
"Lewiston Journal article on Katahdin Iron Works Article on KIW This undated article from the Lewiston Journal was among John Martin's effects."
Story
Growing up in Lewiston
by Kathy Becvar
Growing up in Lewiston in the 1960s and 1970s.
Story
One of the first abstract painters in Maine
by William Manning
I have grown as a painter in ways I might not have if I moved to New York
Lesson Plan
Black History and the History of Slavery in Maine
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the Black community in Maine and the U.S., including Black people who were enslaved in Maine, Maine’s connections to slavery and the slave trade, a look into the racism and discrimination many Black people in Maine have experienced, and highlights selected histories of Black people, demonstrating the longevity of their experiences and contributions to the community and culture in Maine.
