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.
Betty Dutil worked at shoe mills starting at the age of 16. She discusses the community at the shoe mills, how work was completed and pay was earned, as well as the evolution of the shoe mills and their departure from Maine.
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 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,...
Araksan Egeuh is originally from Djibouti. She speaks about coming to Lewiston and how she created a community, her family, religion and politics. Araksan talks about her experiences as an asylum seeker and the differences between an asylum seeker, an immigrant and a...
