Interview with Ellie Smerlas

Interviewers

Lisa Walker PhD, University of Southern MaineFollow

Date of Interview

7-1-2013

Document Type

Audio File

Duration of File

01:13:40

Interviewee

Ellie Smerlas

Occupation / Work History

Maid - Maine Chance Farm

Employment Length or Duration

1968 - 1970

Abstract

Interview with Ellie Smells, maid at Maine Chance Farm in the summers of 1968, 1969, and 1970. Ellie discusses spending summers at her father's camp on Flying Pond in Mount Vernon, and being hired at Maine Chance as a teenager. Ellie recalls being one of the few Catholics employed to work on the "spa side". She describes the grounds and buildings, explains what a typical day was like for guests, and what her own work day was like.

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Recommended Citation

Walker, Lisa PhD, "Interview with Ellie Smerlas" (2013). Oral Histories. 1.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/mcfinterviews/1