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  • Author: Manlove, George

Date: 1990

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

Find in a Library: 8814143, 60630676

After its abandonment and destruction by fire, the Edwards Mill on the west side of Augusta, Maine, is finally demolished. Article features picture of mill neighbor and former mill worker Edgard Violette.

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  • Author: Stone, Matthew

Date: 2009 October 2

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

Find in a Library: 8814143, 60630676

Members of the Kennebec Valley Federal Credit Union vote to reject a merger with Kennebec Savings Bank. Both institutions are located in Augusta, Maine. KVFCU, formerly known as St. Augustine Credit Union, was the financial institution historically…

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  • Author: Edwards, Keith

Date: 2010 February 11

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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Supporters of a number of educational programs - including elementary French - threatened by cuts to the Augusta, Maine, city budget make their voices heard at a Board of Education public forum.

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  • Author: Hale, John

Date: 2009 July 30

Publication: Capital Weekly

Language: English

Find in a Library: 32437699, 60623303

With a merger pending between Kennebec Savings Bank and KV Federal Credit Union - both of Augusta, Maine - some credit union members voice their opposition, citing the historical value of their institution, its assistance to the Franco-American…

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  • Author: Paradis, Patrick

Date: 1980 October 16

Publication: Church World: Maine's Catholic Weekly

Language: English

Find in a Library: 4038541

Extended article on Augusta, Maine, Roman Catholic priest, Fr. Valmond Gilbert, celebrant of St. Augustine Church. Discusses his community involvement - religious, economic, political, and otherwise. Includes photos of Fr. Gilbert at mass, with…

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  • Author: Phelan, Joe

Date: 1991 February 15

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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A photo of St. Augustine Church in Augusta, Maine.

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  • Author: Betit, Paul

Date: 1976 September 25

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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From a Kennebec Journal special six-part series on local history, this article focuses on Rev. Joseph Casavant of St. Augustin Roman Catholic Church in Augusta, Maine. Fr. Casavant served the parish from 1919 to 1958.

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  • Author: Manlove, George

Date: 1994 September 14

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

Find in a Library: 8814143, 60630676

Some older tenement buildings at the base of Sand Hill in Augusta, Maine, are evacuated as their demolition begins - "part of a federally funded neighborhood improvement project."

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  • Author: Vanderweide, Doug

Date: 1994 September 15

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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As a plan is set forth to demolish five old housing tenements at the base of Sand Hill in Augusta, Maine, local historians consider their historical significance.

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  • Author: Herter, Sara

Date: 1975 July 12

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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An article on the mills of the Kennebec River in central Maine, the immigration wave at the turn of the century, and the Franco-American workforce. Featured in the 150th Anniversary edition of the Kennebec Journal.

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  • Author: St. Augustine Federal Credit Union

Date: 1975 July 12

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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Advertisement for the St. Augustine Parish credit union in North Augusta, Maine.

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  • Author: Le Club Calumet

Date: 1975 July 12

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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Advertisement for Augusta, Maine's Le Club Calumet, featured in the 150th Anniversary Edition of the Kennebec Journal.

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  • Author: L'Heureux, Juliana

Date: 2010 March 10

Publication: Portland Press Herald

Language: English

Find in a Library: 9341113

Article on Dyke Hendrickson's 1980 oral history book, "Quiet Presence," and its perceivable resonance into the present day.

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  • Author: Offer, David B.

Date: 2010 October 19

Publication: Kennebec Journal

Language: English

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Article on the derogatory vandalism of a political sign for Augusta, Maine, State Senate candidate, Roger Katz, that sat in Augusta's Franco-American neighborhood. Offer points out the sadness of Katz, his reaction, and the immense negative reaction…

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  • Author: Searles, James
  • Author: Morse, Kent
  • Author: Hinchman, Stephen

Date: 1982

Language: en

Find in a Library: 8582872

Find Online: OL8515130M

From the preface: "This book is the culmination of a two-year project conducted by Hyde School students and faculty. With the backing of grants from the Ethnic Heritage Studies Division, Office of Education, and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation,…

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  • Author: Violette, Maurice

Date: 1976

Language: en

Find in a Library: 2176381

A thorough history of the Franco American presence in the city of Augusta, Maine, up to the 1970s. Histories of mill, church, school, and community, from their migrant inception through sometimes celebratory, sometimes violent, persistence.…

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  • Author: Robbins, Rhea Côté (editor)
  • Author: Petrie, Lanette Landry (editor)
  • Author: Langellier, Kristin (editor)
  • Author: Slott, Kathryn (editor)

Date: 1995

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 34344246

A selection of women's writings - fiction, poetry, essay, journalism - that have appeared in the University of Maine Franco-American Centre's publication, "Le FAROG Forum." Le Forum is a periodical dedicated to issues related to the Franco American…

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  • Author: Schulz, Julia

Date: 1985

Thesis Type: M.A., Anthropology

Institution: McGill University

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 61546426

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From Schulz: "French-Canadian immigrants to New England, unlike other ethnic groups in the United States, did not show signs of assimilation into American society until the 1950's. This thesis examines the history of one French-Canadian community -…

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  • Author: Leloup, Laurent

Date: 1994

Thesis Type: M.A., Géographie

Institution: University of Maine

Language: fr

Find in a Library: Inconnu/Unknown

De l'introduction de cet étudiant de France: "Afin d'approcher le sujet, trois méthodes ont été employées. La lecture de documents écrits retracent l'immigration et l'installation de canadiens français dans le Maine. Afin de…

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