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...
Norm Davis of Morin Brick Company was born in Waterville, Maine, and has lived his entire life in Auburn, Maine. In this interview he shares his perspective as to what Auburn used to look like, versus what it looks like now. He offers insight to mills and shoe shops...
In this interview, Henry Berube of Auburn, Maine shares his experiences in the brick-making and brick-laying industries. He elaborates on the brickyard, machinery, coworkers, and the process by which he made bricks from clay, as well as striking. He touches on the...
Richard LeBlond is a lifelong resident of Auburn, Maine, and within this interview he speaks on his experience working in a brickyard. He shares that he began working in the industry at a very young age, and talks about pay, hours, and experiences. He also speaks on...
Fred Lebel has worked within the mills since he first started working alongside his father. In his interview, he talks about a few different jobs he held, however sums it all up to say that he ended up right back at Bates Mill. He worked his way up the totem pole...
