O’Meara, Doreen: Transcribed interview

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Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

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O’Meara, Doreen: Transcribed interview

Entry/Object ID

2021.08.52

Scope and Content

TRANSCRIBED INTERVIEW - no recording available Interviewer: Marilyn Snedden Interview Date: 2010s Doreen O'Meara was born in Almonte and attended St. Mary's Catholic School. She left high school in grade 10 and took a job at the Rosamond mill to care for her sick mother. She worked as a bobbin winder from 1951 until 1953. She left the mill after getting married and becoming pregnant. She said that the machinery in the mill smelled very strongly of grease and oil. She also worked at the Collie Mill in Appleton after her first child was born. She remembers taking the Collie bus to work driven by Angus O'Keefe and talks about the schedule. She later worked at Carleton Cleaners in Carleton Place. Her husband worked for Borden's Dairy and later Producer's Dairy. Doreen also talks about what they did for entertainment including swimming at the beach, going to Kenny Fisher's dance hall, and the Almonte Fair in September. OLD TEXT Rosamond (?) 1951-53, Collie Mill 1970s Doreen left school at 15 to care for her mother. She then worked with bobbins and described the smell of grease at the mill. She described shift work, accidents, and community life. Video recording not available. Interviewer: Marilyn Snedden Conducted in 2010s

Collection

Mill Workers Memory Project

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Search Terms

Rosamond mill, Collie mill, bobbins, smell, grease, oil, shift work, accidents, injury, community life, St. Mary's Catholic School, almonte, Public Utilities, Stan Morton, 1950s, Carleton Cleaners, bus, Carleton Place, fire, Appleton, Borden's Dairy, Producer's Dairy

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Object Name

O’Meara, Doreen: Transcribed interview

Archive Details

Creator

MVTM

Location

Location

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Library

Category

Permanent

Date

November 7, 2023

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O'Meara, Doreen

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Snedden, Marilyn

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Morton, Stan

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Fraser, Kenny

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Baker, Bob

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Johnson, Carson

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Smith, Art

General Notes

Note

Notes: Rosamond mill; Collie mill; bobbins; smell; grease; oil; shift work; accidents; injury; community life Status By: Cameron Hill

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[email protected]

Create Date

November 8, 2023

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Unknown

Update Date

February 13, 2023