Submitter's First Name
Oakland Grove
Mill Employee First Name
Linda
Mill Employee Middle Name
Rita
Mill Employee Last Name
Nault
Mill Employee Maiden Name
Ducharme
Mill Employee Birth Date
Mill Employee Birthplace
Woonsocket`
Mill Employee Workplace 1
Coby Glass
Mill Employee Start Date 1
1965
Mill Employee End Date 1
1967
Mill Employee Ethnic Identity
French Canadian
Mill Employee School
Woonsocket High School
Mill Employee House Worship
St. Joseph
Biography Text
Linda was born in Woonsocket, RI and had one brother. Her brother was an electrician and carpenter.
Her parent's moved 25 times when she was growing up. Linda had her first job at 16 and was married at 18. She had 2 children, 10 years apart.
She enjoyed her position at a glass company in Providence. She worked there for 3 years making lenses for microscopes. It was while working there that she met her best friend Clara with whom she is still in touch.
Her hobbies include painting and ceramics. She learned to paint from her Uncle, Robert Duchamp, who was a professional painter. She has sold some of her work and remains most proud of the 16 busts of Elvis she has n=made over the years.