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My Maine Stories
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My 41 year career in Maine paper mills
by Mike Luciano
Generations of paper workers, families, immigrants, jobs in the mill, labor strikes, and changes
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My career working at Pepperell Mills in the Vellux Division
by David Bishop
My 35 years working in the Vellux blanket division of Pepperell Mills, Biddeford.
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It was like a family in the mill
by Arnold R. Couture
I saw a lot of changes at the International Paper Otis Mill during my 26 years as an electrician
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I never thought I would work at a paper mill.
by Greg Bizier
I love science and managed the lab for International Paper's Otis Mill for 31 years.
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If you wanted a good job, the mill was the place to be.
by Brent Gay
Changes in the paper industry, labor strikes, and the community around International Paper's mills
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Being a woman Union member was a challenge in the paper mill
by Cindy Bennett
I worked in the paper mills and for the Union during the 1987 strike.
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My paper making history
by Rick Simoneau
The history of my grandfather, father, and I working in the mills instilled a sense of community
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First night on the pulp pile at zero degrees, to mill foreman
by Arthur Benedetto
I worked my way up in International Paper, moving from the pick ax pile to a foreman on computers
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Everything we did was new and exciting in the Vellux division
by Maurice Paquette
If you applied yourself you could do anything at Pepperell Mills.
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There were years when it was fun to go to work at the paper mill
by Bruce Dyke
My 39 years working for International Paper was a great job for a guy like me.
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Moving from Washington to Maine with the Navy
by Tom Jarvis
Maine's forests, mill history, and volunteer work keep me here
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Growing up in Lewiston and running Museum L-A
by Rachel Desgrosseilliers
Growing up Franco-American and honoring our mill working heritage
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Two generations tell the family's Paper story
by Normand and Richard Paradis
Father and son discuss their lives working for International Paper and changes over time
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My Paper Industry career and setting up a museum
by Sherry Judd
I worked in and around the Paper Industry all my life. Now I run Maine's Paper and Heritage Museum.
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I'm fortunate to live in Livermore Falls
by Kenny Jacques
I've seen a lot of changes in Livermore Falls, and hope we will reinvent again soon.
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Canadian immigrant founds worlds largest paper company in 1898
by Hugh J. Chisholm
Hugh J. Chisholm founded International Paper, which was the world's largest paper company in 1898.
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Growing up in Lewiston
by Kathy Becvar
Growing up in Lewiston in the 1960s and 1970s.
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My 40 years in Forestry and the Paper Industry in Maine
by Donna Cassese
I was the first female forester hired by Scott Paper and continue to find new uses for wood.
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How Mon-Oncle France came to Les-États
by Michael Parent
How Mon-Oncle France came to the United States.
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Mosher family history and my career at S.D. Warren
by Abbott Mosher
My family settled the Westbrook region and I am a 4th generation paper maker at S.D. Warren.
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I work as a Journeyman Mechanic, or Millwright at Catalyst
by Linda Deane
Working on a paper machine and as a Millwright can be challenging as a woman and a Union Rep.
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A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
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Nemo's Nightmare of World War I
by Mike and Bryan Luciano
Franklyn J. "Nemo" Burbank of Livermore Falls was our ancestor who fought in World War I.
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Nicole Morin-Scribner: living the dreams of her immigrant parent
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A 6-year-old immigrant makes the most of her opportunities while staying connected to her roots