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Snowshoeing in New England found its footing in Maine
Jonathan Gosnell
On 11.10.2025, Jonathan Gosnell, professor and chair of French studies at Smith College in Massachusetts, published this opinion on the history of Franco-American snowshoe clubs in Maine, and Louis Philippe Gagné's founding of the snowshoe movement. Published in the Portland Press Herald, this article links to the resources the Franco-American Collection has available online about snowshoeing.
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Franco-American Collection celebrates opening of long awaited entrepreneurial exhibit
Vanessa Paolella
Vanessa Paolella's coverage of the 3.25.22 exhibit opening and musical performance event at the Franco-American Collection. Speakers included the Governor of Maine, Janet Mills; the Quebec Delegate in Boston, Marie-Claude Francoeur; Mayor of Lewiston Carl Sheline; and Mayor of Auburn Jason Levesque.
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She didn’t get in a boat until age 30. Five years later, the Lewiston native won a kayaking medal at the Olympics.
Steve Collins
Steve Collins' August 1st, 2021 article on Gloriane Perrier's road from Lewiston to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics features the FAC's Gloriane Perrier Collection, donated by Andrea Breau and Shaad Masood.
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New podcast features "transportive" Franco-American stories
Sacha Feldberg
The Franco-American Collection's Podcast, Franco-American Pathways, was featured in this Sun Journal article by Sacha Feldberg on June 20, 2021.
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Franco-American Collection receives more than 100 years of records from YWCA
Vanessa Paolella
Vanessa Paolella's December 20, 2021 article featured the FAC's new collection from the YWCA Central Maine in Lewiston. Photographs by Andree Kehn.
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