Earl Taylor

Location of Interview
Collection Name

Vanishing Culture Project

Description

The "Vanishing Culture Project" was a Florida Humanities Council grant to capture the oral histories of longtime residents of Cortez.   The project also produced several stations about the folkways of the fishermen of Cortez that are placed around the village and a mural painted on the side of a prominent fish house in the community.

Interviewer
Date of Interview
04-23-1993
Transcribers

National Capital Contracting

Audio
Biographical Sketch

Mr. Earl Taylor talks about his fishing history with others over the years. He quit when he was married and was a cook for a while before he came back to fishing.


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