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Franco Memory Through Song: Les Troubadours Of Lewiston, Maine, Colby College Mu493
Franco Memory Through Song: Les Troubadours Of Lewiston, Maine, Colby College Mu493
Theatre Programs and Songbooks
Songbook, including lyrics in both French and English and sheet music, of the repertoire of Les Troubadours, an all-women's Franco-American choir based in Lewiston, Maine. Songs included are primarily those representative of day-to-day life, such as lullabies and children's songs. Also includes biographical sketches of three members of Les Troubadours: Aliette Couturier, Irene Mercier, and Jeannine Doucette.
Compiled in Spring 2017 by students from Professor Natalie Zelensky's MU493 class at Colby College.
Vermette, Jean, Annie Holland, Olivia Tryon-Nadeau
Vermette, Jean, Annie Holland, Olivia Tryon-Nadeau
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Jean Vermette, born in 1954, is a transgender woman from Skowhegan, Maine. At the age of three, Jean knew that her biological sex did not match her gender identity. When Jean came out as transgender to her wife in the 1980s, her marriage soon dissolved. After Jean filed for divorce, she spent five years transitioning. In addition to working as a self-employed electrician, Jean has dedicated her adult life to advocating for Maine’s transgender community. She created the Maine Gender Resource and Support Service and spent over fifteen years speaking publicly to Maine college students and medical professionals about the …