Henry Gilbert

Henry Gilbert was born in Lewiston and worked in the brickyards for the summers, lumber for the winters. He shares a lot of details about the brickmaking process, as it was all piecework and they would get paid for the quantity of bricks made. He was a striker and...

Ray Brackett

Ray Brackett was born and raised in New Gloucester, finding work at the Morin Brickyard in Auburn for quite a while by the age of 18. He shares a few stories about his time working there, with the heat from the machines and the work conditions being some highlights....