Richard Therrien of Livermore looks at memorabilia Friday at Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum in Livermore Falls. Therrien started working in the Otis Mill in 1954 and then at the Androscoggin Mill.

Rick Dalessandro, left, and George St. Pierre, both of Jay, talk Friday while looking through Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum in Livermore Falls. Dalessandro worked in the Androscoggin Mill for 37 years. St. Pierre worked in the mill for 42 years.

Naomi Howes, 7, of Jay waves Friday to her great-uncle, Arnold Couture of Jay, at Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum in Livermore Falls. Couture, who worked at the Otis Mill for 26 years, was among the former millworkers presented with the Spirit of America Award by Jay selectmen. Howes' grandmother, Mary Howes, is at right.

Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum in Livermore Falls is filled with memorabilia from the Androscoggin and Otis paper mills.

Jay Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere, center, presents  former paper mill workers Friday with the town's Spirit of America Award at Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum in Livermore Falls.

Sherry Judd, front, holds the Spirit of America Award presented Friday by Jay selectmen to former millworkers during a ceremony at Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum in Livermore Falls. Judd, who worked at both the Otis and Androscoggin mills, is a founder of the museum. Jay Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere, far right, presented the award during a brief ceremony attended by 20 former millworkers.

Sherry Judd, a founder of Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum in Livermore Falls, attends Friday's ceremony at the museum where former millworkers were given the Spirit of America Award from Jay selectmen. Judd worked at both the Otis and Androscoggin mills.