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Real Fournier

Real Fournier worked at the Bates Mill in the winding department. He discusses strikes at the mill as well as the snowshoe club at the mill he was a part of. He also talks about the people in Lewiston as well as events he participated in.

Emeril Bergeron

Emeril Bergeron worked in the mills for forty years. He discusses both the differences in the communities of Lewiston and Auburn and the community of the mill. He also details the generational differences between education and his family’s views on it. Finally,...

Donald Caron

Donald Caron was a mechanic in the textile mills from the 1940s to 1970s.  He discusses growing up in Lewiston. This includes his schooling, religion, and the community in both Lewiston and Auburn. He also discusses other childhood memories and his experience being...

Roger Nadeau

Roger Nadeau was a shoe mill worker. He discusses growing up in Lewiston and his jobs at various shoe factories in different departments before working at Falcon Shoe for the rest of his career. He also talks about his job as a supervisor there as well as employee...

Araksan Egueh

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...
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