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Category Archives: News

Franco Center board and staff collaborate on five-year strategic plan 

NewsBy Denise ScammonApril 3, 2025

PHOTO CAPTION: A strategic planning workshop was held March 21 at the Franco Center and included board members, staff and a planning consultant. From left, in the front row are…

Event Tickets for Sale

NewsBy Denise ScammonMarch 17, 2025

Want to see what tickets are for sale? Visit our ticket page at: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=franc

Franco-American Families: Rousseau

NewsBy Denise ScammonMarch 17, 2025

Sylvio and Marie Gervais Rousseau – Migration to Lewiston, Maine Sylvio Rousseau and Marie Gervais Rousseau were part of the significant wave of French-Canadian migration to the United States in…

Franco Center receives $51K in grant money over three-week period 

NewsBy adminWCDJune 12, 2023

PHOTO CAPTION: The Franco Center’s Performance Hall was visited by 260 Lewiston school children in grades Kindergarten through 2 on April 7, 2023 to see Silver Circus perform magic, juggling, and circus-type…

Franco Trail L-A map in French and English

Education & Our Heritage, NewsBy adminWCDMay 17, 2023

A great way to promote the many Franco American sites in Lewiston and Auburn, Maine is with … a Franco Trail map! No need to download an app! Simply open…

Franco Center sports fresh new logo approved by board

Education & Our Heritage, NewsBy adminWCDMarch 24, 2023

LEWISTON—The board of directors unanimously voted to the use of “Franco Center” as the name of its building during its March 23 meeting. “Performing Arts & Events” will be used…

‘My Little Story Book’ by Connie Michaud

Education & Our Heritage, NewsBy adminWCDMarch 14, 2023

Copyright 2007. Written by Connie Michaud; dictated to Sue Trumble Note from Denise: My grandmother was Dorothy Leona Michaud, born in St. Agathe, Maine, in 1913 and died in Lewiston,…

Saint Louis Church in New Auburn

Education & Our Heritage, NewsBy adminWCDFebruary 23, 2023

Background of Saint Louis Church in New Auburn’s “Little Canada”  St. Louis parish at 32 Dunn Street was established in 1902 and served the mostly French Canadian neighborhood in New…

Dance Card from 1933

Education & Our Heritage, NewsBy adminWCDDecember 30, 2022

This dance card, which is more like a booklet, from 1933 was donated to our Franco American Heritage Museum Collection. Dance cards sometimes had a fancy cover or a logo…

FRANCO CENTER: Our Significance, part 7

Education & Our Heritage, NewsBy adminWCDNovember 7, 2022

When the former St. Mary’s Church was in danger of being demolished, the Franco Center convinced the Roman Catholic Diocese in Portland to transfer ownership to the Center. We are…

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