Tales of Cape Cod
Interviewee | Collection Sort descending | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Simeon L. Smith | Tales of Cape Cod |
Part 1: Born in 1908, Mr. Smith tells us that he is a fifth generation Simeon. He is 69 and lives in Eastham. His grandfather built the Orleans post office and owned several houses in the area. Mr. Smith was born at Whalewalk Farm, a local landmark in Orleans. He remembers his grandmother's story of his grandfather told to deposit an unwanted family of cats on Simpson's Island where he had corn fields. At the end of the day he found they had left the island and gone back to the mainland. |
Betty Richards | Eastham, MA | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | |
Mary Carreiro | Tales of Cape Cod |
Mary Carreiro interview with Tales of Cape Cod, May 15, 1978 in Provincetown, MA. Born in 1903, Mary recalls how her father came to Provincetown as a stowaway on a fishing vessel from the Azore Islands and working off the cost of passage after he was brought to the customs office.She describes Provincetown before World War I. Tells of trains and boats coming to Provincetown in the summer and the large boat the Dorothy Bradford carried 1200-1300 people. She tells of her first jobs at 13 where she was paid $1.50 per week washing silverware and glasses at the Atlant |
Betty Richards | Provincetown, MA | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | |
L. Thomas Hopkins | Tales of Cape Cod |
Born in 1889, Mr. Hopkins describes his experiences growing up in Truro, Massachusetts. He was the 6th of 8 children and was delivered by a midwife. At 88 he attributes his longevity to good genes and cod liver oil. |
Betty Richards | Truro, MA | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | |
Helen F. Snow | Tales of Cape Cod |
Mrs. Snow was born in Orleans in 1896. She is a Mayflower descendant from Nicholas Snow who came on the ship Ann to Plymouth in 1623 and who married ConstanceHopkins who came on the Mayflower as a child. |
Betty Richards | Truro, MA | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | |
Elsie Chadwick | Tales of Cape Cod |
Born in 1903, Ms. Chadwick describes her experiences growing up on Main Street in the village of Osterville. She describes the stores on Main Street in 1912; her school experiences at grammar school, Hyannis high school and two years at the State Normal School. She relates her experiences at holidays and describes Dr. Higgins, who had the first automobile in town. |
Frank Rudd | Osterville, MA | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | |
Louise H. Kelley | Tales of Cape Cod |
Part 1: Born in 1907, Mrs. Kelley talks about her ancestors first on her father’s side and then on her mother’s side. |
Renée Magriel | Dennisport, MA | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | |
Heaton Vorse | Tales of Cape Cod |
"It's expensive to live down here now and so, for that very reason, many of the artistic groups have gone to Truro and Wellfleet and further down the Cape." |
Betty Richards | Provincetown, MA | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | |
Bernard Collins | Tales of Cape Cod |
Born in 1896, Mr. |
Frank Rudd | Eastham, MA | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | |
Beatrice M. Lapham | Tales of Cape Cod |
Born in 1898, Mrs. |
Frank Rudd | Marstons Mills, MA | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | |
Robert A. Welsh | Tales of Cape Cod |
Track 1: Born in 1903, Mr. Welsh, a retired judge, describes his experiences growing up in Provincetown, Massachusetts. He talks about how is father became a lawyer and judge in Provincetown. He describes his youth and life in Provincetown in the early 1900’s, his experiences with the artist Charles W. |
Betty Richards | Dennisport, MA | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives |