Keywords: Little nun
Item 67730
Felicia Garant in nun's habit, Lewiston, 1964
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1964-10-31 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print
Item 104025
Sister Claire and Sister M. Marcia, Little Diamond Island, 1950
Contributed by: Northern Light Mercy Hospital Date: 1950 Location: Portland 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
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
Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community
"The Sisters of Mercy’s reputation as the “walking nuns” among Dublin residents spoke to their commitment to aiding those in need wherever they might…"
Site Page
Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy
"… vows in their midst, and dubbed them the “walking nuns.” Their insistence on being a community free to respond to need, inspired and enabled the…"
Story
Story of the "little nun"
by Felicia Garant
My grandmother made a nun's outfit for me
Story
Rachel Tourigny: Richness of growing up in a big, "poor" family
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A most vivid and heartwarming account of life during a simpler time
