Strengthening Community Resilience in America’s Oldest Seaport
| Interviewee | Collection Sort descending | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sefatia Romeo Theken | Strengthening Community Resilience in America’s Oldest Seaport |
Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken's grandparents immigrated to Gloucester in the 1940's. Many of her relatives worked in the fishing industry in Gloucester. Mayor Romeo Theken was married to a commercial fisherman and worked as a fish packer at Gorton's and later for the Addison Gilbert Hospital. After her husband died, she began to get more involved in the Gloucester community and advocating for fishers. She became vice president of the Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Association. Mayor Romeo Theken also earned a B.A. |
Molly Graham | Gloucester, MA | NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Cape Ann Partnership for Science, Technology, and the Natural Environment | |
| Rosalie Parco | Strengthening Community Resilience in America’s Oldest Seaport |
Rosalie Parco was born in 1926 in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Both sides of her family immigrated from Sicily, and included many fishermen. She graduated from Gloucester High School in 1944, and attended Kathleen Dell Secretarial School in Boston. Then she met her husband, Anthony Parco, founder of Ocean Crest Seafoods and Neptune's Harvest Fertilizer in Gloucester, a family business that is still in operation today. Scope and Content Note |
Molly Graham | Gloucester, MA | NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Cape Ann Partnership for Science, Technology, and the Natural Environment |