Maritime Studies Capstone Seminar Oral History Project

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    Principal Investigator:
    Syma Ebbin

  • MAST 4994W/AMST 3265W Capstone students at the University of Connecticut produced podcasts from oral histories that they collected during the Spring semester 2020.  

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Interviewee Collection Description Interviewer Date of Interview Location of Interview Affiliation
Ethan Schmidt Maritime Studies Capstone Seminar Oral History Project

Oral history interview with Ethan Schmidt, Sea Cadet and Astrophysicist.  Engineer on a Gas Line and multiple ships out at sea. 

Subjects/Topics:
Life of Ethan Schmidt, Life as a sea cadet, Life as a engine cadet, NOAA, Bouchard Transportation, Good/Bad Effects of The Sea.

 Alexus Reid Oakdale, CT University of Connecticut
Hans Laufer Maritime Studies Capstone Seminar Oral History Project

Hans Laufer, resident of Storrs, Connecticut, Research Professor at the University of Connecticut, Retired Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology focusing on Crustacean and Annelid Reproduction as well as aquaculture.

 Tanner Kern Essex, CT University of Connecticut
Len Sawyer Maritime Studies Capstone Seminar Oral History Project

Oral history interview with : Len Sawyer, resident of Mystic, Connecticut, retired lobsterman from the long Island Sound.

Recording format/notes: Recorded phone interview digitally, using one phone on speaker to talk, and another phone to record to the app “Voice memos”. Recorded at my computer desk at home while on the phone. Phone interview necessary during Coronavirus, otherwise, it would have been a physical face-to-face interview.

Jack Hobert Mystic, CT University of Connecticut
Mary K. Bercaw Edwards Maritime Studies Capstone Seminar Oral History Project
  • Associate Professor at UCONN Avery Point in Maritime English
  • Lead Foreman of the Mystic Seaport Museum’s Demonstration Squad
  • Prominent Herman Melville Scholar
 Molly McElroy Mystic, CT University of Connecticut
Rick Waters Maritime Studies Capstone Seminar Oral History Project
  • Grew up in inland MA, but had a house is Warham
  • After he graduated he took an internship with the Marine Biological Labs in Woods Hole
  • Took and VW bus and got a job with the University of Washington Research Ship as part of the deck crew
 Alex Zweig Noank, CT University of Connecticut
Shannon Kelly Maritime Studies Capstone Seminar Oral History Project

Interview with Shannon Kelly.

 Cassidy Martin Waterford, CT University of Connecticut
Sylvain De Guise Maritime Studies Capstone Seminar Oral History Project

Interview with Dr. Sylvain De Guise about the Long Island Sound Blue Plan.

 Antonio Bustamante Coventry, CT University of Connecticut
Todd Bragdon Maritime Studies Capstone Seminar Oral History Project

Todd Bragdon is a resident of Danielson, Connecticut and has been a commercial fishermen since 1982 out of Alaska, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, Owner/Operator Oneonta Fisheries Inc. Todd born on April 23, 1964, in Windham, Connecticut, spent his early years on a hog farm in Scotland, Connecticut. His family moved to Iowa when he was two years old, but returned to Connecticut in 1968.

 Mead Bragdon Danielson, CT University of Connecticut
Zachary Howe Maritime Studies Capstone Seminar Oral History Project

Interview with Zachary Howe, who served in the United States Navy for 14 Years, and currently resides in Ledyard, Connecticut.

Subjects/Topics: Family background, Navy life and background, What his job entails, Opinion on life in the navy, Favorite story, Community perceptions, Final thoughts.

 Christopher Rice Ledyard, CT University of Connecticut
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