Michael Rancourt is a local of Lewiston, Maine. In this interview, he begins by discussing what it was like to grow up in Lewiston. Looking back on his roots, he shares family history including Catholic and European traditions. He discusses his mother and father’s...
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...
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...
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...
