Submitter's First Name
Donald
Submitter's Last Name
Hoard
Relationship to Honoree
Self
Mill Employee First Name
Donald
Mill Employee Middle Name
L.
Mill Employee Last Name
Hoard
Mill Employee Birth Date
Mill Employee Birthplace
Woonsocket, RI
Mill Employee Workplace 1
French Worsted Co.
Job Title 1
Spinner
Mill Employee Start Date 1
1970
Mill Employee End Date 1
1970
Mill Employee Workplace 2
Bonte Spinning
Job Title 2
Card Tender
Mill Employee Start Date 2
1971
Mill Employee End Date 2
1971
Mill Employee Workplace 3
Stamina Mills
Job Title 3
Card Tender
Mill Employee Start Date 3
1973
Mill Employee End Date 3
1973
Mill Employee Nickname
Don
Mill Employee Ethnic Identity
French Canadian
Mill Employee School
Woonsocket High School
Mill Employee House Worship
St. Ann's Parish
Biography Text
Don worked in the mills during his summers off from school. Working in the mills also gave Don an appreciation of just how hard working in a mill could be. The mills gave him the opportunity to pursue and fund a college education.