Gallery 2 - Sense of belonging and taking roots into Greater Madawaska (1860-1960)
16. Drummond
Aroostook and the Franciscan Fathers (am_809)
In 1921, the Bishop of Chatham invited the Franciscan Fathers to come and serve the Catholic
parishes of his diocese located in the region of the Tobique River. The church and their monastery
opened in 1926. The Franciscan Fathers lived at the monastery or at the nearby parishes, that is to
say Red Rapids, Plaster Rock and Blue Bell (from 1921 to 1958), Tilley (from 1921 to 1990), Ste.
Anne of Maliseet (from 1921 to 1989), Anderson Road (from 1934 to 1958), Aroostook (from 1922 to
1986), Juniper (from 1939 to 1948), Perth-Andover (from 1945 to 1981), Limestone Siding (from 1923
to 1986, and later from 1989 to 1990). Photo taken around 1930.
