Janice Gadaire Fleuriel

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Interviewee Sort descending Collection Description Interviewer Date of Interview Location of Interview Affiliation
Alan Cass The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project

On September 27, 2008, Janice Gadaire Fleuriel interviewed Alan Cass as part of the Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project.

Janice Gadaire Fleuriel New Bedford, MA Working Waterfront Festival
Amanda Wright The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project

On September 24, 2006 Janice Gadaire Fleuriel interviewed Amanda Wright as part of The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project.  Amanda Wright is a seasoned lobster sternman, and she shares her experiences and insights of 22 years in the fishing industry.  Amanda studied art and pottery, and she describes moving and setting up a studio in Provincetown.  To make ends meet, she started working for local scallopers opening scallops beyond the breakwater.  She became interested in trapping after her work with the

Janice Gadaire Fleuriel New Bedford, MA Working Waterfront Festival
Amy Van Atten The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project

On September 22, 2007, Janice Gadaire Fleuriel interviewed Amy Van Atten as part of The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project.   Amy, a professional in marine conservation, shares her early interests, educational background, and how her fascination with marine mammals gradually evolved into a focus on fisheries and resource management.  She pursued a career in the field of wildlife and fisheries biology and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, majoring in wildlife and fisheries biology with a minor in forestr

Janice Gadaire Fleuriel New Bedford, MA Working Waterfront Festival
Angela Sanfilippo The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project

On September 22, 2007 Janice Gadaire Fleuriel interviewed Angela Sanfilippo as part of the Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project. Angela shares memories from her childhood in Porticello, where fishing was a central part of Angela's life, and she learned valuable skills from her grandfather, including fishing methods and weather patterns.  She describes her move and transition to Gloucester, MA, and her involvement in Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives.

Janice Gadaire Fleuriel New Bedford, MA Working Waterfront Festival
Ann Jardin-Maynard The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project

On September 21, 2007, Janice Gadaire Fleuriel interviewed Ann Jardin-Maynard as part of The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project.  Ann Jardin-Maynard shares her perspective on the fishing industry.  She describes growing up in New Bedford, Massachusetts and her connection to the local fishing culture.  Ann traces her career path from joining  Kevin Dawson's accounting firm after college to becoming a partner.  She shares the intricacies of the settlement business, where her expertise spans from boat shares systems to the chall

Janice Gadaire Fleuriel New Bedford, MA Working Waterfront Festival
Carol and Pamela Brown The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project

On September 23, 2006, Janice Gadaire Fleuriel interviewed Carol Brown and her daughter, Pamela Brown, as part of the Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project. Carol shares stories of her father-in-law, Captain Frank Brown Sr., a Portuguese fisherman who settled in Gloucester, becoming a well-respected captain.  She describes his fishing practices and life in the industry, as well as more personal details, like his sense of style and personal integrity.

Janice Gadaire Fleuriel New Bedford, MA Working Waterfront Festival
Dave and Pat Densmore The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project

On September 27, 2008, Janice Gadaire Fleuriel interviewed Dave and Pat Densmore as part of the Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project. Dave describes his childhood growing up on the Kodiak and Aleutian Islands in Alaska, remarking that he has always been called to the water. He began working on boats at the age of 12, running skiff on his father’s boat, and taking on more responsibilities at a young age. Pat shares details of her farming background and her adjustment to work at sea.

Janice Gadaire Fleuriel New Bedford, MA Working Waterfront Festival
David Martins The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project

On September 23, 2006, Janice Gadaire Fleuriel interviewed Dave Martins as part of the Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project.  Dave’s parents immigrated to the US from the Azores, and while they weren’t directly involved in the fishing industry, fishing was embedded into their way of life, and they fished frequently. He describes his educational background and work in fisheries science at the School for Marine Science & Technology (SMAST).

Janice Gadaire Fleuriel New Bedford, MA Working Waterfront Festival
Diane Flynn The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project

On September 23, 2007, Janice Gadaire Fleuriel interviewed Diane Flynn as part of the Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project. Diane shares details from her 27 years of working in the fishing industry as an inshore fisher of soft shell clams. Her partner, Skip, came from generations of fishermen, and taught her the trade, and she describes their work harvesting clams, along with scalloping, quahoging and oystering.

Janice Gadaire Fleuriel New Bedford, MA Working Waterfront Festival
Donna Cunio The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project

On September 23, 2006, Janice Gadaire Fleuriel interviewed Donna Cunio as part of the Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project. Donna discusses her life with her husband, a merchant marine captain, including details of his work transporting cargo for Texaco and the struggles involved in maintaining the homefront, and managing a difficult pregnancy. While he was at sea, Donna worked full-time and helped care for her family.

Janice Gadaire Fleuriel New Bedford, MA Working Waterfront Festival