Jean and Mercedes Gastonguay Interview

Authors

Cindy Larock
Kathleen Mundell

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Description

Jean and Mercedes Gastonguay are retired school teachers who live in Lewiston. In this interview, they discuss their differing childhoods, the importance of the French language to their lives, and various Christmas traditions. Jean served as the final editor of the French-language newspaper in Lewiston, Le Messager, and Mercedes was an art teacher who organized juried shows of her pupils for many years.

This interview was recorded with the assistance of Storybank Maine.

Also included: additional audio file of the Gastonguay's singing, transcript, and two photographs of Jean and Mercedes Gastonguay.

Duration

00:33:56

Publication Date

12-12-2010

City

Lewiston

State

Maine

Keywords

Gastonguay, Story Bank, Oral History, Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine

Media Type

Reproduction

Comments

The Franco-American Collection is one of the largest repositories of its kind in the North-East. The Collection contains tens of thousands of printed books, photographs, newspaper clippings and audio-visual recordings. Please review the Collection's Terms and Conditions regarding use of its material.

Recommended Citation

Interviews and Lectures Collection, Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Language

English