Name

Georgie Orcutt

Authors

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

Works

“Phone Call to Hitler” collected by Helen K. Atchison.

Recommended Citation

Orcutt, Georgie, "Georgie Orcutt" (1889). Maine Song and Story Sampler Artists. 15.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/songstorysamplerartists/15

Location

Ashland, ME