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...
In this interview, Hermance, or “Penny,” Drouin speaks about her time working with Knapp Shoe. She explains her experience entering the shoe industry at a young age, her early life in the Lewiston-Auburn area, her children and family life, standards, benefits, and pay...
Irene Madore of Lewiston talks about working at Maine Shoe at a young age in this interview. She talks about her role in finishing and packing, making different kinds of shoes, the reputations of different shoe shops, and friends she made in the shoe industry over...
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...
This interview features the perspective of both Honore and Jeanette Breton, residents of Lewiston, Maine. They both speak on their Canadian roots, and their affiliation and work within the mills. They each describe life influences and interests as well, such as roller...
