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Ed Koss

Ed Koss was a shoemaker who worked in various factories in Central America. He recounts his job in the shoe industry, and how he went from working in Maine to running factories in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. He also discusses how globalization has changed the...

Charlie Herrick

Charlie Herrick worked in the Bates Mill beginning in 1970. He discusses the night shift and unions at the Bates Mill. He also talks about how the changing technology and business practices impacted the work in the mill over time.

Danny Fitzsimmons

Danny was a mill worker from the 1970s to the 1990s. He discusses his family history of working at the mills and the community that resulted from working there. He also recounts how people adapted as the mills began closing down, and the different positions he had...

Vernon Daigle

Vernon Daigle moved to Lewiston at 7 years old in 1943 from Fort Kent, ME. His dad was a lumberjack and his mom was a cook, but they moved to Lewiston to work for the BIW. He explains what it was like growing up in Lewiston; his neighborhood, the stores he went to,...

Fuad Abdi

Fuad Abdi has lived in Lewiston most of his life and talks about how he has seen the area change. He was born in Thailand and is Somali. He speaks about growing up here, why he has stayed, and why he might leave at some point in the future. Fuad talks about his family...