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Name
Georgie Orcutt
Files
Biography
Georgie Orcutt worked for many years as a telephone operator in Ashland. She started working in 1906 for Independent Telephone Co. from 7am to 9pm for $5/week, then continued with Aroostook Telephone Co. after it bought Independent. She worked for Aroostook until 1915 when her first son was born, but returned to the job in later years.
Date of Birth
1889
Date of Death:
1982
Keywords
Helen K. Atchison, Ashland, Maine, storyteller, Independent Telephone Co., Aroostook Telephone Co., “Phone Call to Hitler”
Disciplines
Folklore | Oral History
Recommended Citation
Orcutt, Georgie, "Georgie Orcutt" (1889). Maine Song and Story Sampler Artists. 15.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/songstorysamplerartists/15
Location
Ashland, ME
![Georgie Orcutt](https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/songstorysamplerartists/1015/thumbnail.jpg)
Works
“Phone Call to Hitler” collected by Helen K. Atchison.