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Edwina Foster

Born in Portland, Maine, on February 9, 1931, Edwina Foster moved to Auburn as a baby. She began working in the mills in 1947 at the age of 16 after she quit school. She worked in the Continental Mill and the Bates Mill, as well as other various textile mills in...

Dennis Chamberlain

Born in Lewiston on November 28, 1955, Dennis Chamberlain describes the process and modern innovations of brick making through recalling his father’s brickyard and his own work at Morin Brick.

Anita Levesque

Born on December 24, 1924, Anita Levesque moved from Quebec to Lewiston in September 1946. Anita, along with her brother and sister, worked in the card room in the Bates Mill. Levesque shares her story of living in Lewiston’s Franco-American community, working in the...

Anita Turgeon

Anita Turgeon reflects on her life growing up in Lewiston, Maine, in a French Canadian family and the role community and family played in shaping her path. She shares stories of her early work experiences, her deep ties to the mills, and the lasting impact of those...

Roger Verreault

Born in Lewiston, Maine on December 12, 1926, to Canadian immigrant parents, Roger Verreault served two years in the Army after high school before returning home to join his brother at the Lewiston Machine Company. Together with several of his brothers, they built...