Keywords: Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland (Me.)
Item 104020
Capping ceremony at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, Portland, ca. 1980
Contributed by: Northern Light Mercy Hospital Date: circa 1980 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 149790
Christian Life Center, Frenchville, ca. 2000
Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 2000 Location: Frenchville Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
The Irish on the Docks of Portland
Many of the dockworkers -- longshoremen -- in Portland were Irish or of Irish descent. The Irish language was spoken on the docks and Irish traditions followed, including that of giving nicknames to the workers, many of whose given names were similar.
Exhibit
John Bapst High School was dedicated in September 1928 to meet the expanding needs of Roman Catholic education in the Bangor area. The co-educational school operated until 1980, when the diocese closed it due to decreasing enrollment. Since then, it has been a private school known as John Bapst Memorial High School.
