Betty Richards

Interviewee Collection Sort ascending Description Interviewer Date of Interview Location of Interview Affiliation
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
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
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
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