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Francophone and Francophile Cities Network project (MS 81)
Reports and supporting materials collected and produced by Ms. Gaudet-Chamberland during her internship period in the city of Biddeford in the spring of 2018, in support of the Francophone and Francophile Cities Network (FFCN). The FFCN was developed jointly by … Continue reading
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Tagged Biddeford, culture, Franco-Americans, French Canadians, history, Quebec
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Salvas-Coulombe Theater Collection (MS 49)
For nearly forty years Joseph Jovite “J.J.” Salvas was actively engaged in the staging and direction of amateur theatrical productions. His companies were made up largely of Biddeford people, and they played to enthusiastic audiences in Biddeford and throughout New … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, actors, arts, Biddeford, collections, Conrad Coulombe, culture, Felix Coulombe, Franco-Americans, Francos, history, John B. Joncas, local history, theater
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Wilfrid Landry papers (MS 79)
Scrapbook kept by Hon. Wilfrid A. Landry (1889-1960), mostly documenting his political activities during his years as mayor of Biddeford (1937-1940). Contains clippings, photographs, and other ephemera. Also contains family material, including greeting cards from his children and family pictures. … Continue reading
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Tagged Biddeford, clippings, Depression Era, ephemera, history, Landry family, mayors, nursing, politics, Pre-WWII, public service, Red Cross, WWII
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Walter Perkins Amateur Newspaper Collection (MS 12)
Collection of amateur newspapers, the bulk produced between 1873 and 1874, from across the United States and Canada. They were collected by Walter E. Perkins of Biddeford, who at age 14 was producing his own paper “The Snow Flake”. Perkins … Continue reading
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Tagged amateur newspapers, Biddeford, collections, history, hobbies, journalism, local history, Maine, newspapers, Saco, United States, Walter Perkins
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Remich Family Papers (MS 3)
Papers of James K. Remich and his son Daniel Remich. They include a biographical sketch of Daniel Remich, lectures/speeches, and their legal documents. James K. Remich founded The Weekly Visitor, a newspaper in Kennebunk in 1809. He was actively involved … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel Remich, history, James Remich, Kennebunk, lectures, religion, Remich, Temperance
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Dr. John Smith Fogg Papers (MS 30)
This collection contains several journals on the genealogy of the Fogg and related families, U.S. Army reports from the Philippines from 1900-1901, Dr. Fogg’s personal accounts of the Philippines (including drawings, maps and pictures of the Philippines), his correspondence to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alger family, Bellevue Hospital (NY), Biddeford, Bowdoin College Medical School, Brown family, City Physician, Coffin family, doctors, Emery family, Fogg(e) family, genealogy, Heard family, history, Knight family, Ladd family, Libby family, Medical School of Maine, medicine, Milliken family, Nason family, Philippine Insurrection, Pray family, Scammon family, Small family, Smith family, Spanish-American War, U.S. Army, USS Relief, Whitby family
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Flood-Thomas Collection (MS 71)
Memorabilia and records of the Flood and Thomas families in Biddeford, Maine from 1908 until 1962. Earliest records are guest registers and memorabilia of the family restaurant, Flood’s Shore Dinners, which was run out of the family home (The Willows) … Continue reading
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Tagged artists, Biddeford, Biddeford Pool, families, history, restaurants
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