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Richard Vallee

Richard Vallee was born in Lewiston, 1935. He worked for the Morin Brickyard for a summer at the age of 16, sharing stories about the work he did there tossing scoldings around the bricks as they heated up to keep the heat in. After that, he went into the navy,...

Roger Bertrand

Roger Bertrand was a former brickworker who shares his work history in the brick making industry. He goes over a lot of the brick-making process, detailing a lot of processes for gathering and utilizing both the clay and sand. He also talks about the water-struck...

Ron LaChance

Ron LaChance was born near St. George, Canada and had moved to Lewiston in the 60’s working for the Hill Mill but swapping to brickmaking soon after. He shares some details about his time for the Morin Brick Company as a striker, where he would shovel mud into the...

Lorraine Brown

Lorraine Brown has been making shoes for a long time. She was born and raised in Lewiston/Auburn, getting started in shoe-making at the age of 15 when she wanted to raise money for roller skates at the Beacon. She worked at the Bleachery and Libby Mill for a time, but...

Joe Mailey

Joe Mailey grew up in the 70s here in Lewiston-Auburn and started work at a very young age. He recalls being six years old when he was ‘hired’ by the Bisson Market to shovel the porch for pieces of chocolate. He worked carrying mail, worked for his parents car wash,...