Tales of Cape Cod
Interviewee | Collection Sort ascending | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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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 | |
Kenneth Coombs | Tales of Cape Cod |
"So many things go with the people, and you think they’re going to live forever, and they’re gone, and you never know what they do know." |
Ernestine Gray | Mashpee, MA | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | |
John G. Lewis | Tales of Cape Cod |
John G. Lewis interview with Tales of Cape Cod, June 06, 1978 in Osterville, MA. Born on July 29, 1907 in Osterville, Mr. Lewis recalls that his father was a laborer and his mother was a paper hanger and house cleaner. His father cut ice on Joshua Pond in the winter and also worked for Mr. Crosby who had oyster plots in the village. Mr. |
Frank Rudd | Osterville, MA | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives |