‘One of my goals personally with L-AC is to do our best to tailor our offerings to the interests, but also the lifestyles of the students that come to the campus,’ Netty Provost, the incoming director of the campus, said.
University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College
Face Time: Anna Faherty — preserving Franco American history in Maine
Working as the sole archivist at the Franco-American Collection at Lewiston-Auburn College is the perfect fit for the Brunswick native, who said it involves immigration and labor history and ‘my love of local Maine history.’
Franco-American Collection will host a book talk with Lewiston native and author Paul Dionne
Lewiston native and former mayor Paul Dionne to discuss his books in-person and via Zoom from 6-7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 17, at the Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine in Lewiston. He has written two novels, “The Priestess and The Pope” and “Madeleine’s Inquisition,” both with the basic theme that the religious […]
Incoming USM president shares vision for Lewiston-Auburn Campus
Jacqueline Edmondson visited the Lewiston-Auburn campus Tuesday morning to introduce herself and share brief remarks about her vision for the university’s smallest campus.
Franco-American Collection receives more than 100 years of records from YWCA
The material includes meeting minutes, documents, financial ledgers, scrapbooks and photos from the YWCA of Central Maine.
Virtual book discussion hosted by Franco-American Collection
University of Southern Maine, Lewiston-Auburn College
Acadian musician to perform folk songs, talk about his work
USM Franco-American Collection
Award-winning film about L/A shoe strike to be shown in Lewiston
The Western Maine Labor Council will be screening the award-winning documentary film “Roughing the Uppers,” about the famous 1937 Lewiston-Auburn shoe strike, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, in Room 170 at the University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn campus. On April 20, 1937 intense clashes between police and striking shoe factory workers broke out […]
French sing-along planned at USM LAC
The public is invited to participate in a French sing-along at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, in Room 170 at the University of Southern Maine Lewiston-Auburn College. Les Troubadours will lead in a selection of local Franco favorites. The sing-alongs are held from September through May. Admission is free. Call the USM Stormline at […]