Fishtales
Interviewee Sort descending | Collection | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Galon "Skip" Barlow | Fishtales |
Mr. Barlow describes a day shellfishing which did not go as he planned. |
Markham Starr | New Bedford, MA | Northeast Fisheries Science Center - NOAA, Working Waterfront Festival | |
George Edwards | Fishtales |
Mr. Edwards tells the story of a time his father was thought lost at sea. |
Markham Starr | New Bedford, MA | Northeast Fisheries Science Center - NOAA, Working Waterfront Festival | |
Isa Najjar | Fishtales |
Mr. Najjar grew up in Nantucket and New Bedford. He tells stories of fishing off Sconset Beach in Nantucket and of his Cape Verdean family heritage. |
Markham Starr | New Bedford, MA | Northeast Fisheries Science Center - NOAA, Working Waterfront Festival | |
James Dwyer, Jr. | Fishtales |
Jimmy Dwyer has been a lumper in New Bedford since 1960. He talks about his work as a lumper, his connection with a vessel lost at sea, his very short fishing career, and the nicknames of those on the New Bedford waterfront. |
Ace Elijah-Burgess | New Bedford, MA | Northeast Fisheries Science Center - NOAA, Working Waterfront Festival | |
James Tomasia | Fishtales |
James Tomasia was born in the Azores and immigrated to the United States when he was a boy. He talks about his life growing up, how he became a lumper, what a lumper does, and about the changes he has seen. |
Markham Starr | New Bedford, MA | Northeast Fisheries Science Center - NOAA, Working Waterfront Festival | |
John Isaksen | Fishtales |
John Isaksen has been a fisherman since the 1940's. He began fishing as a boy when he lived in Norway. He is the son of a fisherman. He talks about vessels lost at sea, unusual catches, and the men he learned from and the vessels he fished on. |
Markham Starr | New Bedford, MA | Northeast Fisheries Science Center - NOAA, Working Waterfront Festival | |
Jon Campbell | Fishtales |
Jon Campbell discusses life growing up in a fishing community. |
Markham Starr | New Bedford, MA | Northeast Fisheries Science Center - NOAA, Working Waterfront Festival | |
Kathleen Reed | Fishtales |
Ms. Reed operated a bed and breakfast in Fairhaven, MA for many years. She tells the story about visiting the New Bedford fish auction which used to take place in the Wharfinger Building on Pier 3. |
Markham Starr | New Bedford, MA | Northeast Fisheries Science Center - NOAA, Working Waterfront Festival | |
Len Tchorz | Fishtales |
Len Tchorz was a fisherman for thirty-five years, worked for the Steamship Authority, and worked on a tug boat. He tells how he began in the industry and nicknames of those men who worked on the waterfront. He tells about his second trip which ended when his fishing vessel ran into an ocean liner in the fog. |
Markham Starr | New Bedford, MA | Northeast Fisheries Science Center - NOAA, Working Waterfront Festival | |
Melvin Shorey | Fishtales |
Melvin Shorey has fished for over thirty-four years. He has worked as a scalloper, as swordfisherman, and a draggerman. |
Markham Starr | New Bedford, MA | Northeast Fisheries Science Center - NOAA, Working Waterfront Festival |