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SUMMARY:Franco American culture to be topic of program featuring David Vermette
DESCRIPTION:LEWISTON—The Franco Center will host author David Vermette\, who writes about Franco American heritage and culture\, at noon\, Wednesday\, April 10. This is a free presentation.\n \n His book “A Distinct Alien Race: The Untold Story of Franco-Americans: Industrialization\, Immigration\, Religious Strife.”  \nIt is suggested that attendees buy the featured books ahead of the book talk at Amazon or other online book stores.  \nThe Franco Center is at 46 Cedar St.\, Lewiston. Parking is available in the mill lot. The building is handicap accessible on the Lincoln St. Alley side. 
URL:https://francocenter.org/event/books-stories-program-at-franco-center-to-feature-david-vermette/
CATEGORIES:Books & Stories
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SUMMARY:Mary Morton Cowan to present book talk at Franco Center Nov. 1
DESCRIPTION:LEWISTON—Award-winning author Mary Morton Cowan will speak about her family history that inspired her new book\, “Trouble in Nathan’s Woods\,” set during World War I at a New Hampshire lumber camp. The free presentation is part of the Books & Stories program and will take place at noon Wednesday\, Nov. 1\, at the Franco Center.  \n \nCowan is a member of the Morton family that owned the Paris Manufacturing Company in South Paris. PMC is known for manufacturing wooden chairs\, skis and sleds. The family operated a lumber camp in Crystal\, N.H.\, near the Canadian border\, which supplied wood for PMC. Morton’s presentation will include photos of the camp from the early and mid-20th century\, including one of the lumbermen’s bunkhouse.  \nCowan’s father spent his early childhood living in the camp. Cowan’s fictionalized story is based on her father’s and aunt’s memories. World War I raged in Europe while enemy spies lurked in New Hampshire\, causing trouble in the woods.  \nCowan will speak about why she wrote the book\, and she will share vintage photos of the actual logging operation\, taken by her grandfather\, Clarence G. Morton.  \nAlthough the story takes place in a New Hampshire logging camp\, similar events could be experienced at any New England camp. \nThis event is free and open to the public.  \nIt is suggested that participants buy the featured book or any of the author’s books ahead of the presentation and bring them to be signed by the author.  \nThe Franco Center is at 46 Cedar St.\, Lewiston. Parking is available in the mill lot. The building is handicap accessible on the Lincoln St. Alley side.  \nThe Books & Stories program at the Franco Center has been funded in part by the Maine Humanities Council and Maine Arts Commission.  \n  \n  \nPHOTO CAPTIONS:  \n#1: Mary Morton Cowan\, 2018. Submitted photo   \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n#2: The lumbermen’s bunkhouse at the logging camp in New Hampshire. Submitted photo.  \n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://francocenter.org/event/mary-morton-cowan-to-present-book-talk-at-franco-center-nov-1/
CATEGORIES:Books & Stories
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SUMMARY:Author Paul Dionne to speak about his books' topic: Religious subordination Oct. 4
DESCRIPTION:PHOTO CAPTION: At noon Wednesday\, Oct. 4\, local author Paul Dionne will discuss his books “The Priestess and the Pope” and “Madeleine’s Inquisition.” Both books have the theme that the religious subordination of one sex to the other is wrong. Admission is free. The Franco Center is at 46 Cedar St.\, Lewiston. Call 207-689-2000 for more information.  \nLewiston author Paul Dionne to speak about his books’ topic: religious subordination   \nLEWISTON—The Franco Center will host Lewiston author Paul Dionne at noon Wednesday\, Oct. 4\, in its Books and Stories. Admission to this author’s talk is free.   \nDionne\, author of “The Priestess and the Pope” and new “Madeleine’s Inquisition” will discuss the basic theme of his books which is that the religious subordination of one sex to the other is wrong. About “Madeleine’s Inquisition\,” Dionne writes\, “Madeleine Moreau\, poverty stricken and alone\, struggles to provide for herself and her children\, her future bleak\, foreboding and empty. She draws strength in her darkest hour when the Monsignor of Paris charges her with witchcraft and threatens to tear her family apart.”  \n“The Priestess and the Pope” is “a gripping story around the history of women leaders in the early church and the scandal of their subordination in the rise of Christianity. Across eras\, readers learn the fate of rebellious churches and women priests as they move through the life and death of Jesus\, the fall of the Roman Empire\, and the systematic purging of history by the Vatican\,” according to Dionne.  \nDionne was born in Lewiston\, Maine\, and graduated from Lewiston High School and Kents Hill Preparatory School where he played hockey and baseball. He then graduated from Providence College where he received his bachelor’s degree in history followed by a commission as a Lieutenant in the United States Army (1966-1968).  He saw action in Vietnam. After his discharge\, he returned to Maine and attended the University of Maine Law School where he received a Juris Doctorate degree.  He practiced law in Maine and was elected as Mayor of Lewiston (1980-1984).    \nIt is suggested that participants buy the featured books ahead of the book talk at Amazon or other online book stores.  \nThe Franco Center is at 46 Cedar St.\, Lewiston. Parking is available in the mill lot. The building is handicap accessible on the Lincoln St. Alley side.  \nThe Books and Stories program features an author who will read from his/her book\, have books available for purchase and signing\, and follow up with questions and answers following the presentation. The Books & Stories program at the Franco Center has been funded in part by the Maine Humanities Council and Maine Arts Commission. 
URL:https://francocenter.org/event/author-paul-dionne-to-speak-about-his-books-topic-religious-subordination-oct-4/
CATEGORIES:Books & Stories
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SUMMARY:Lewiston author Suzanne Roy to speak on local Franco American history Sept. 13
DESCRIPTION:PHOTO CAPTION: At noon Wednesday\, Sept. 13\, local author Suzanne Roy will discuss the Franco American history on which she based her novels “The Enclave” and “The Legacy.” Admission is free.  \nLewiston author Suzanne Roy to speak about her books based on local Franco American history  \nLEWISTON—The Franco Center has announced a new program called Books and Stories Series at noon on Wednesdays. Admission to these author talks is free. The Books and Stories program features an author who will read from his/her book\, have books available for purchase and signing\, and follow up with  questions and answers following the presentation.   \n“The program brings people together of all ages and backgrounds to explore and share ideas about culture\, heritage\, and historical identities through storytelling events with authors\,” said Denise Scammon\, marketing and development director at the Franco Center. “This is a new program for the Franco Center and it has been funded in part by the Maine Humanities Council and Maine Arts Commission.”  \nAt noon Wednesday\, Sept. 13\, Suzanne Roy\, author of “The Enclave” and “The Legacy” will discuss her books that follow a fictional French-Canadian immigrant girl who attempts to keep her dreams alive as she grows into womanhood in the “Little Canada” enclave her culture created to protect itself from the American melting pot. The girl’s journey toward self-discovery and self-determination is one that women of all cultures are still struggling to complete. “The Legacy” In this stand-alone sequel to the “The Enclave.”  \nRoy\, a retired independent compliance consultant\, taught English at University of Maine Orono from 1972 to 1974 and later taught writing as a member of the adjunct faculty of UMA. She wrote the bilingual children’s television series “La Bonne Adventure” in the mid 1970s\, did Franco American research housed at University of Southern Maine\, taught a local history class at St. Dom’s in 1980\, and wrote several plays about Franco Americans\, two of which were produced and won awards in Australia. Roy is a native and resident of Lewiston and is currently working on her third historical novel.  \nOther dates\, authors\, and books in the series will be announced. It is suggested that participants buy the featured books ahead of the book talk at Amazon or other online book stores.  \nDoors open at 11:30 a.m. Presentation is at noon. The Franco Center is at 46 Cedar St.\, Lewiston. Parking is available in the mill lot. The building is handicap accessible on the Lincoln St. Alley side. 
URL:https://francocenter.org/event/lewiston-author-suzanne-roy-to-speak-on-local-franco-american-history-sept-13/
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SUMMARY:Books & Stories Series at the Franco Center
DESCRIPTION:If you like to read novels that are set in Lewiston and feature Franco Americans\, then you’ll want to attend this event to meet the author! The setting for this book signing and author talk is in the former St. Mary’s Church\, built for the French Canadian immigrants who lived along the river and worked in the mills.\n\n\n\nBook Signing and Author Talk\n“The Toll Road North” by Peggy L. DeBlois\nFREE admission\n\nBooks will be available to buy and for signing\nBrown bag lunch from Noon to 1 p.m. (bring your own lunch)\nWednesday\, March 29\nFranco Center\n46 Cedar Street\nLewiston\, Maine\nBox Office 207-689-2000\n\n\n\n“The Toll Road North” by Peggy L. DeBlois has been getting great reviews! Come find out why! The story is especially meaningful for people with a connection to Lewiston and/or Franco Canadian heritage. The story follows Dee who brings her son to her hometown of Lewiston to visit Bates College. The pair are held hostage at Luiggi’s. Dee recognizes the gunman\, and then the novel goes back in time to show how Dee’s and the gunman’s families were connected\, primarily set in the 1960 to ’70s Lewiston. Dee eventually works through her trauma\, past and present\, and rediscovers all the good things about her childhood in Lewiston.\n\n\n\nAbout the author: Peggy Lafreniere DeBlois grew up in Lewiston\, Maine and is a proud graduate of Bowdoin College. She enjoyed careers in marketing\, journalism\, and teaching prior to devoting her time to writing. “The Toll Road North” is her first novel. She continues to be inspired by the gritty beauty in her hometown.
URL:https://francocenter.org/event/books-stories-series-at-the-franco-center/
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