Amedee Proulx, Auxiliary Bishop of Portland (Me.) Also, Raymond LaGasse, a married priest from Concord (NH). Discussion of celibacy, changing morals, the relevancy of the church. Ray Pelletier inteviews Ernest Guiliet of Holyoke (Ma.) about the area.
A letter to Félix Gatineau, from Ovide LeClair. Writing from Montana, LeClair included payment with his letter for a copy of Gatineau's "Histoire des Franco-Americains de Southbridge," and provided extensive details about Franco-Americans in the the northwestern states. He mentions two priests- Father Tougas from Worcester, Massachusetts, and Father LeClair from Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Oral history with parish priest of Notre Dame du Bon Conseil in Easthampton. Morissette had been priest at the church for seven years after having been an administrator there for eight. Morissette grew up in Chicopee, a child of immigrant parents, speaking only French at home. Studied at Assumption College and then (1941) to seminary in Montreal. Classes at St. Georges parochial school in Chicopee were half in English, half French; regimented nature of study at Assumption, taught mostly by members of the Assumptionist community from Belgium and France. Current generation is unwilling to accept the rigors of education he received.
1697 Father Henri Carrier, interviewed by Raymond Pelletier and Mark Silber, March 19, 1981, Lewiston, Maine. Carrier talks about his decision to become a priest in the 1930s; requirements for the priesthood; differences in parishes throughout Maine; changes in the priest’s role with the development of parish councils; Church involvement in political and social issues; motivations for people to stay in “Little Canada”; strengthening the family; and the declining use of French. Partially in French. Text: 32 pp. transcript (French section handwritten), missing 2 pp. Recording: T 1818 1-1/4 hours.
These materials consist of newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, and a scrapbook, a trophy, and sound recordings that primarily document Rev. Soucy’s Career as a priest in the Saint John Valley. The Bulk of the manuscript material consists of articles and correspondence relating to Soucy’s work on establishing cooperatives in the Valley. This includes a scrapbook Father Soucy kept of articles about himself and the valley and correspondence sent to him during the height of the cooperatives success, and early 1940s. Although few of the manuscript materials are primary sources, the over five-hundred, mostly well-labeled photographs taken between 1909 and 1980 offer visual insight into Father Soucy’s life. Both personal and professional, the photo collection includes pictures of Soucy’s family and friends as well as his various activities as a priest, especially during his pastorate in Sinclair- Guerette.The seventy-one sound recordings are the other significant component of the collection. Soucy made several recordings about cooperatives for broadcast on his weekly radio show, and he also cut several records on various occasions with his friends and family. These recordings are a valuable source for research about both Father Soucy’s personal and professional life.
This collection consists of manuscript and typescript materials created or collected by Father Alphie Marquis. Most of the materials pertain to either his studies for the priesthood or preparation for sermons. Included are newspaper clippings, correspondence, handwritten study and research notes, publications, typescripts of study materials, and a typescript of Marquis’ memoir, Among My Souvenirs, published in 1980. The materials in this collection are primarily in French and Latin, with some English. They have been processed and foldered in the original order in which they were received by the archives, and titles from the original containers have been transcribed to the new folders.
Les Défenseurs du Saint Nom de Jésus, Lewiston, 1917. Possibly outside St Paul's Collège.
The banner reads "BENI SOIT LE NOM DE JESUS / VIVENT SES DEFENSEURS" ("blessed be the name of Jesus, long live its defenders").
Boys' social organization founded by Fr. Antonin Dallaire, o.p. in 1907, for activities in theatre, religion, music, and sports. Affiliated with the Roman Catholic parish of Sts. Peter & Paul in Lewiston, .
Left to right, front row: Jean-Charles Boucher (President); Fr Ange-Marie Côté; Ernest Desjardins (Vice President)
2nd row: A Lavoie; A Desjardins; Lucien Marcotte; A Pelletier; Clovis Lapierre; Léonard Gagné; H Forgue; Arthur Croteau; Delphis Proulx; Amédé Hémond; Edmond Bégin; Philias Perrier; Léo Gernier; R Guilmette
3rd row: D Turcotte; H Labbé; H Pelletier; A Michaud; Willié Cailler; Ronaldo Laliberté; C Jalbert; R Forgues; S Sirois; O Fournier; P Fortier; A Comeau; A Levesque; A Deslauriers; H Turcotte
4th row: H Marcotte; R Blais; D Gauthier; A Paradis; E Gagné; E Houle; A Pelletier; L Jutras; P Croteau; N Beaudry; R Cailler; E Lebrecque; H Jalbert; A Beliveau; A Bedard; M Lambert
5th row: S Rancourt; A Guay; A Morin; T Jalbert; A Marcotte; A Therrien; E Martin; A René; N Fournier; A Daigle; A Fortier
A collection of French-language manuscripts, correspondence, and clippings by and about Henri d’Arles (1870–1930), the nom de plume of Father Henri Beaudé (né Beaudet) who was a writer and Catholic priest from Québec. Beaudé was initially professed with the Dominican Order in Québec but was later incardinated into the Diocese of Manchester (New Hampshire). In 1924, he became a citizen of the United States. Between 1903 and 1930 Beaudé authored over 25 books and pamphlets in addition to writings in literary and historical journals. He edited and annotated the three volume Acadie: reconstitution d’un chapitre perdu de l’histoire d’Amérique based on Édouard Richard’s manuscript which earned him the Medaille d’or from l’Académie Française in 1922. The collection includes manuscripts for many of his published books, his personal diary (Journal Intime), clippings, and various correspondence of different provenance.
Photograph of Rev. Francois-Xavier Fafard and guests at his ordination anniversary celebration. 400 friends and family members from the U.S. and Canada attended.
Fr. Maxime E. Sarrault was a native of Cohoes, NY. He attended the Grand Seminaire in Montreal, QC. He was ordained as a priest in 1919. He served for many years as pastor at Sacred Heart, Schenectady's French Roman Catholic Church. That church opened in 1926 but closed in 2005 as part of canonical suppression by the Diocese of Albany. Fr. Sarrault passed away in 1968.
Fr. Pelletier was Assistant Pastor of St. Joseph's "French" Church in Cohoes from 1933 to 1936. He then served as Pastor from 1946 until his sudden death on August 3, 1951. He was born in Sainte Melanie, Quebec in 1895.William Horan's mother saved this card through the years.
Father Joseph. S. Robitaille celebrated the 25th anniversary of his ordination as a priest alongside parishioners at St. Joseph's Church in Cohoes, NY, where he served as pastor from 1970 until his passing in 2002.
Father Joseph S. Robitaille was ordained as a priest on June 1, 1957 at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Albany, NY. He completed his M.S. in Education at Siena College. After serving in a variety of roles throughout the Capital District, he became the pastor of St. Joseph's Parish in Cohoes, NY in 1970, where he remained until his death in 2002. He is buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Waterford, NY.
Image of Reverend G.E Gagne. He performed the marriage ceremony for Mr. and Mrs. Armand J. Renaud and performed many baptism services for the Renaud Family.
