Anna Faherty

Anna Faherty holds an MA in History and a MS in Library Science with a concentration in archives. She is the archivist at the Franco-American Collection, located on the Lewiston campus. As the solo arranger at the Collection, she: manages volunteers, interns and student workers, provides K-12 and university level instruction on primary sources and Franco-American history in Maine, coordinates community events, accepts archival donations, assists researchers, processes collections, and engages in preventative preservation practices to help meet the Collection’s mission to preserve and promote the Franco-American culture and history in Maine. Anna is currently the Secretary of the Maine Library Association (MLA) and sits on the Maine Historical Records Advisory Board (MHRAB). Her historical background is in labor and immigration in the United States from the 19th-early 20th centuries.

Anna can help answer your research questions, assist you in using the Collection for research, arrange a visit with your class (K-12 or college), arrange donations of heritage materials from you and/or your family, and include your cultural programming at the Franco-American Collection.