Beatrice Caron was a mill worker from 16 to 63 years old. She discusses her family’s transition from Canada to the U.S. and the Quebecois who worked at the mills. The seniority structure of the mill, including how people moved around jobs, is recounted as well....
Betty Dutil worked at shoe mills starting at the age of 16. She discusses the community at the shoe mills, how work was completed and pay was earned, as well as the evolution of the shoe mills and their departure from Maine.
Araksan Egeuh is originally from Djibouti. She speaks about coming to Lewiston and how she created a community, her family, religion and politics. Araksan talks about her experiences as an asylum seeker and the differences between an asylum seeker, an immigrant and a...
Amran Osman was born in Kenya and moved to Lewiston when she was very young. She speaks of growing up in Lewiston and the importance of her family and her community. Amran is the founder of Generational Noor, an organization which aims to destigmatize the topics of...
Tonya Bailey-Curry grew up in the Lewiston-Auburn area and now is raising her own family here as well. Her mother’s family was Scottish and worked in the mills. Her father was Black and was a musician. Tonya speaks about her family and building her own...
