Florida Maritime Museum
Interviewee | Collection Sort ascending | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Paul Taylor | Vanishing Culture Project |
In this interview, Paul Taylor talks about his family, his fishing life, living in the Ilbion Inn and his views on fishing. Taylor's father came to Cortez from North Carolina. |
Michael Jepson, Wayne Nield | Cortez, FL | Florida Humanities Council, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Maritime Museum | |
Walter Bell | Vanishing Culture Project |
This interview with Walter Bell, the son of A P Bell, covers his family and growing up in Cortez. Some info about the Manatee River Fish Co. a precurser to A P Bell Fish Company and relations with other fishermen. |
Michael Jepson, Wayne Nield | Cortez, FL | Florida Humanities Council, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Maritime Museum | |
Mark Taylor | Vanishing Culture Project |
Oral history interview with Mark Taylor. |
Michael Jepson | Cortez, FL | Florida Humanities Council, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Maritime Museum | |
Marvin Carver | Vanishing Culture Project |
This interview with Marvin Carver covers family, fishing, fish camps and net spreads. He also had a bridge tender's job in Cortez. |
Michael Jepson, Wayne Nield | Cortez, FL | Florida Humanities Council, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Maritime Museum | |
Rita Warden | Vanishing Culture Project |
In this interview, Rita Warden, discusses her family history; they migrated to Florida from Canada. Though not a Cortez fisherman, Rita's husband was a carpenter and farmer in Michigan. They wintered in Cortez from 1938 on. She talks about trailer park living and her husband's fishing when here. Rita's husband did some shrimp netting too. They are friends with the Guthries, one of whom was a fisherman and bridge tender. |
Michael Jepson, Wayne Nield | Cortez, FL | Florida Humanities Council, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Maritime Museum | |
Julian Culbreath | Vanishing Culture Project |
This interview has two tracks, one an interview with Julian Culbreath and the other some music played on his fiddle with Leo Gale on guitar. The interview discusses Culbreath's family history and fishing. Culbreath's family was musical. A lot is about his musical career and the formation of The Cortez Grand Old Opry. The music tape has "The Cortez Rag" and "The Orange Blossom Special." |
Michael Jepson, Wayne Nield | Cortez, FL | Florida Humanities Council, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Maritime Museum | |
Orie Williams | Vanishing Culture Project |
Orrie Williams' family has been in Cortez since 1905. His father had fish house and Orrie drove truck for him. Williams talks about his family in Cortez, the Burton store and the 1921 hurricane. |
Michael Jepson, Wayne Nield | Cortez, FL | Florida Humanities Council, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Maritime Museum | |
Thomas "Blue" Fulford | Vanishing Culture Project |
Commonly known as "Blue", Thomas Fulford talks about his fishing with "Tink" Fulford, fishing on the Anna Dean, growing up in Cortez, 'Hogging' stop netting, feud with gill netters, union formation attempts, net care and conflict with sport fishermen. |
Michael Jepson, Wayne Nield | Cortez, FL | Florida Humanities Council, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Maritime Museum | |
Cortez Grand Old Opry | Vanishing Culture Project |
Goose Culbreath and members of the Cortez Grand Old Opry play Bluegrass music. The interview includes both playing and talking about the music. Other members are Rich Culbreath and Ray Bach. |
Michael Jepson | Cortez, FL | Florida Humanities Council, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Maritime Museum | |
Ralph Fulford | Vanishing Culture Project |
Ralph Fulford is the son of 'Tink" Fulford, a fisherman, who had the Dixie Fish Co. and later the Fulford Fish Co. Ralph ran the fish house from 1946 on. He talks about the processing and operation of a fish house. Also, he discusses his part in founding the Cortez Historical Society. |
Michael Jepson, Wayne Nield , Al C. Taylor | Cortez, FL | Florida Humanities Council, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Maritime Museum |