Franco American Library / Bibliothèque franco-américaine

Growing Up Franco In Lewiston

Item

Title

Growing Up Franco In Lewiston

Creator

Lothian, Mona

Description

Oral interview with a woman recalling her youth and family in Lewiston, Maine. Her memories of the pervasiveness of French language and culture in the first half of the twentieth century, and her thoughts on the decline of French language and community. Recollections of her family's Catholic piety. The ways in which French language and Franco American culture remain part of her adult life. Recorded in the Story Bank mobile recording studio at the 2009 American Folk Festival in Bangor, Maine.

Date

2009 November 12

Format

Streaming Audio

Language

English

Type

Audio Recording

Place

Bangor, Maine

Collection