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Lg Ms 023 Roland Blais Papers Finding Aid, Julie Cismoski

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Roland Blais was born in Rumford, Maine in 1939, and knew by the time he was in high school that he was "different". He saved money and moved to Los Angeles in 1958, where he got a job with Broadway Department Store, and went to gay bars for the first time. He joined the Navy and served from 1959 to 1963, leaving with an honorable discharge. He then enlisted in the Army, serving 1963-1966, stationed at Walsrode, Germany, working with missiles. He returned to the United States, retrieving the car he bought in Germany from Newark Port, New Jersey, …

Labreque Photographs Inventory, Franco-American Collection

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The Labrecque Collection offers an insight into the world of Lewiston-Auburn's Franco-American community between 1947-1963. The photographs are particularly valuable for assessing middle-class family life and religious traditions, especially with regard to the Catholic Church before the Second Vatican Council. The Victor Labrecque Photographic Collection was acquired by the Franco-American Collection in 2002, after Victor Labrecque's death, through the generosity of his daughter, Pauline Moreau. The collection consists of some 5,000 negatives spanning more than 350 distinct events, of which the majority (approximately 200) are weddings. Reprints of photographs are available upon request.

Madeleine Giguère Collection Finding Aid, Franco-American Collection

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Madeleine Dinora Giguère (1925-2004), the only child of Dr. Eustache and Dinora (Cailler) Giguere was an internationally recognized sociologist, known locally and regionally as “la marraine” (the godmother) of Franco-Americans. Ms. Giguere had a long and distinguished academic career, specializing in ethnic and women’s issues.

her local education at Jordan School and Lewiston High School, she went on to obtain higher degrees at the Ursulines’ College of New Rochelle, Fordham University, and Columbia University. Professor Giguère taught at St. Joseph’s College and Boston College before accepting a position at the University of Southern Maine in 1967. She served there for …

Louis-Philippe Gagné Papers Finding Aid, Franco-American Collection

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Louis-Philippe Gagné (1922-1964) moved to Lewiston from Québec City in 1922, and became editor of Le Messager, having worked for Le Soleil in Québec since 1917. He gained US Citizenship in 1928, ran as a ward clerk in 1928, was a member of the school committee from 1930-1934 and Mayor of Lewiston 1947-1949. He founded the Snowshoe movement in the United States, and was first president of the Union Américain des Raquetteurs. As a radio host, he presented L’Oeil et Son Autueur on local station WCOU (q.v.). He founded Le Club Montagnard and Les Vigilants, and was a member of …

Janelle-Paradis Papers Finding Aid, Franco-American Collection

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Adelard Tarcisius Janelle (1889-1984) was born in Greene, Maine. At the age of 7, his family moved to Lewiston. At 16, he became a member of the Association St. Dominique, which had been founded by his father, William Janelle. At 18, he became a member of the Union St. Jean-Baptiste’s Lewiston chapter (Conseil 159), of which he was president from 1913-1916 and a board member from 1907-1946. He was also involved with other Franco organizations. Janelle played an important role in fundraising for the Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul and was known as the unofficial ‘city historian’ for many …

Fernand Despins Papers Finding Aid, Franco-American Collection

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Fernand Despins (1896-1960) was the son of Césarine Giguère and Napoléon Despins. He served in WWI, attended St Charles Seminary in Sherbrooke, Québec, Bates College in Lewiston, and the Boston University of Law. He practiced as an attorney, and served as Mayor of Lewiston (1939-40) and a Lewiston Municipal Court Judge (1956-60). He received a Presidential Medal of Honor from the French Government in 1950.

Laurendeau Family Collection Finding Aid, Franco-American Collection

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Wilfred Laurendeau (1886-1946) was born in Canada and came to Lewiston in 1904 (aged 18). He worked as a cobbler. He married Eugenie Rosseau (c.1884-1927) and Marie-Laure Desroches (1892-1978). Wilfred and Eugenie had three daughters – Liliane (1908-1996), Thérèse (1918-2008), and Marie-Jeanne (1924-2010). Together, the sisters ran Laurendeau’s market on Lisbon Street, Lewiston (1944-1979). Thérèse worked at Bath Iron Works during World War II. Marie-Jeanne was an organist and music teacher.

Lucienne Bedard Collection Finding Aid, Franco-American Collection

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Lucienne Bedard (1912-) was the daughter of Alphonse and Adelia Paquette Bedard, one of 14 children. She was a celebrated local pianist and long-serving organist at SS. Peter and Paul Parish in Lewiston. Bedard gave her first performance, aged 9, in 1921.She was a pupil of Miss Blanche Belleau, founder of the Foyer Musical, and of Father Maurice Lebrun.

Aa Ms 06 Home Is Where I Make It - Oral History Collection Finding Aid, Marieke Van Der Steenhoven

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This oral history project was directed by Dr. Maureen Elgersman Lee, of USM, and Rachel Talbot Ross. The interviews were conducted by local high school students. The Collection includes transcripts, photographs and audiotapes from the two phases of the project, which documented African American life in the Greater Portland and Lewiston-Auburn areas.

Date Range:

2001-2003

Size of Collection:

1 ft.

Veritas 1946: Ecole St. Pierre Yearbook, Helene Gastonguay (Ed.)

Lewiston, Maine

Yearbook for Ecole St. Pierre of Lewiston, Maine from 1946.

15Ème Anniversaire De La Paroisse Sainte-Croix Lewiston, Maine, Paroisse Sainte Croix

Holy Cross (Ste Croix) Parish, Lewiston, Maine

Souvenir program for the 15th anniversary of the Catholic Parish of The Holy Cross in Lewiston, Maine.

Lewiston Of Today, 1920, R. J. Lawton (Publisher)

Lewiston, Maine

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Fiftieth Annual Report Of The Reciepts And Expenses Of The City Of Lewiston For The Fiscal Year Ending February 28, 1913, Florian Ouellette

Lewiston, Maine

Annual Report of the city of Lewiston, Maine

The Lewiston Of Today, 1913, City Of Lewiston

Lewiston, Maine

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Grand Trunk System Railway Complete Time Tables, Southam Press, Limited, Toronto

Lewiston, Maine

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Paroisse Canadienne-Francaise De Lewiston (Maine) Album Historique Publié Par Les Pères Dominicains, Les Pères Dominicains

Lewiston, Maine

History of parishes in Lewiston and Auburn, Maine.

Lewiston And Auburn: Their Manufacturing Industries And Attractions., G. W. Morris (Publisher)

Lewiston, Maine

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