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Posted December 7, 2011
The Franco-American Heritage Center and the University of Southern Maine’s Franco-American Collection kick-started a pilot program for local schools by co-sponsoring a visit by renowned Lewiston story-teller Michael Parent to Sherwood Heights School in Auburn on November 18.
Posted December 7, 2011
The University of Southern Maine’s Franco-American Collection will be bringing its popular French-language sing-along to the d’Youville Pavilion at St Mary’s Regional Health Center, Monday December 1:30-2:30 PM.
Posted October 31, 2011
The public and all ages are invited to join The University of Southern Maine’s Franco-American Collection at 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16 for an hour of songs, jigs and reels. The event takes place in room 170 of USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College.
Posted September 22, 2011
The Franco-American Collection is pleased to announce the award of a Community Mobilization Grant by the Maine Historical Society, as part of its Maine Memory Network Project.
Posted September 20, 2011
Collection Coordinator to Appear on Great Falls TV, channel 11 - 10am/9pm Mondays throughout October.
Posted June 27, 2011
USM's Franco-American Collection has recently received a substantial and generous donation of materials relating to the 'C'est Si Bon' band from one of its former members. Lionel Meservier has given the Collection items which span the group's thirty-year history, including photographs, albums (including several unique recordings of live sets) and awards and souvenirs from the many festivals in Maine, New England and Quebec at which the band performed.
Giving to the Collection
The operation Franco-American Collection, its educational programs and the preservation of its materials are dependent on your generosity.
Find out more about giving to the Collection through the University of Southern Maine.
Please select "specific College/school funds", followed by "other", and specifiy "Franco-American Collection" to direct your donation correctly.
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