Lucy Belanger, born in Canada and raised in Lewiston, Maine after a brief period in New Hampshire, speaks in this interview on her and her family’s experience in working with the mills. She talks about growing up and going with her father to work, and becoming a...
Within this interview, Monique Young of the Lewiston-Auburn area talks about her family, and their movement from Lewiston, Maine to Connecticut, and back to Lewiston-Auburn following employment opportunities and relatives. She talks about her parents’ work in the shoe...
Richard LeBlond is a lifelong resident of Auburn, Maine, and within this interview he speaks on his experience working in a brickyard. He shares that he began working in the industry at a very young age, and talks about pay, hours, and experiences. He also speaks on...
In this interview, Harvey Desgrosseilliers shares his experience growing up and how it led him to work in a brickyard. He discusses his time in the military and how he started working at his first brickyard in Auburn at the age of 15. After sharing his love of the...
