Janice Gadaire Fleuriel
Interviewee | Collection Sort ascending | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Eva Liput | The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project |
Eva Liput is a fishing vessel captain and a Polish immigrant who moved to the United States in 1986. She grew up in Poland, where her father worked as a fisherman on George's Bank. Eva developed an interest in sailing at a young age, influenced by her older brother who was a sailor. After immigrating to the United States, Eva first settled in Newport, Rhode Island, before eventually moving to New Bedford, Massachusetts. In 1986, she started working as a deckhand on the fishing vessel Michigan, a scalloper. |
Janice Gadaire Fleuriel | New Bedford, MA | Working Waterfront Festival | |
Kevin Dawson | The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project |
Kevin Dawson is a settlement house owner and has a background in the fishing industry. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and his parents emigrated from Newfoundland. His father used to run trawlers out of the Fulton Fish Market in New York but moved to Fairhaven, Massachusetts, when Dawson was ten due to the convenience of the freezer trucks coming from New Bedford. Dawson started working on boats at a young age, painting and performing various tasks. |
Janice Gadaire Fleuriel | New Bedford, MA | Working Waterfront Festival | |
Janice Marshall | The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project |
Janice Marshall is a lifelong resident of Smith Island, Maryland, a small island located in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. Born and raised in a family with a long history of working the water, Marshall's life has been deeply intertwined with the island and its maritime traditions. Her father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all watermen, and her father died while working the water. Marshall herself has worked as a crab picker and waterman's wife. |
Janice Gadaire Fleuriel | New Bedford, MA | Working Waterfront Festival | |
Rosemarie Denn | The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project |
Rosemarie Denn is a female co-owner of a fishing supply business, Cape Fisherman's Supply, located in Chatham, Massachusetts. She was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a European American ethnic background. Her connection to the fishing industry began with her grandfather, who hailed from a fishing village in Newfoundland. As a child, she spent her summers in Rhode Island, engaging in beach activities and quahoging. She moved to Chatham to be with her husband, who worked at the Chatham Fish Pier. |
Janice Gadaire Fleuriel | New Bedford, MA | Working Waterfront Festival | |
David Martins | The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project |
Dave Martins is a 35-year-old fisheries technician at SMAST (School for Marine Science and Technology) based in New Bedford. He was born on October 22, 1971, at Saint Annes Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts, to Azorean/Portuguese parents who immigrated from the island of Saint Michael in the Azores, Portugal. Despite his family not being directly involved in fishing, it was a significant part of their life, both for recreation and home consumption. |
Janice Gadaire Fleuriel | New Bedford, MA | Working Waterfront Festival | |
Dave and Pat Densmore | The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project |
Dave Densmore and Pat Densmore are a married couple who have both worked as fishermen. Dave Densmore is a male fisherman who hails from Kodiak, Alaska, and has fished from the same port. Pat Densmore is a female fisherman who has also worked as a farmer. They both have a deep connection to the fishing industry and have firsthand experience in the challenges and rewards of this occupation. |
Janice Gadaire Fleuriel | New Bedford, MA | Working Waterfront Festival | |
Fred Mattera | The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project |
Fred Mattera is a 53-year-old male boat owner and former fisherman from Point Judith, Rhode Island. He has a college education with a major in Political Science. Born and raised in Rhode Island, Fred comes from an Italian descent, with his grandparents migrating to the United States from Italy at the turn of the century. His family settled in Cranston, Rhode Island, where Fred spent most of his childhood. Fred's journey into the fishing industry began during his time at the University of Rhode Island. |
Janice Gadaire Fleuriel | New Bedford, MA | Working Waterfront Festival | |
James Dwyer and Paul Swain | The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project |
Paul Swain is a retired auctioneer, lumper, and government worker who has spent his entire life associated with the fishing industry. His father was a fisherman from Newfoundland, and Swain followed in his footsteps, working in various roles on the waterfront. He spent 40 years with the National Marine Fisheries Service before retiring 10 years ago. Swain has held a variety of jobs on the waterfront, including painting, lumping, icing, and working for the Federal government. Jim Dwyer is a lumper and the head of the Lumper's Union. |
Janice Gadaire Fleuriel | New Bedford, MA | Working Waterfront Festival | |
Richard Pasquill | The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project |
Richard Pasquill is a successful seafood restaurant owner and manager based in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Born in Fairhaven, Pasquill comes from a Canadian (Newfoundland) background. His family has a long history in the fishing industry, with his father being a well-known figure in the New Bedford fishing community. |
Janice Gadaire Fleuriel | New Bedford, MA | Working Waterfront Festival | |
Diane Flynn | The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project |
Diane Flynn is a female inshore shellfisher and clam shack owner from Bourne, Massachusetts. She was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, but grew up in Bourne. Flynn has been involved in the fishing industry for over twenty-seven years, having entered the industry through her partner. She and her partner operate small boats for inshore fishing in Bourne, Massachusetts. Flynn's work involves not only fishing but also culling and packing clams. Over the years, she has seen the industry evolve and has witnessed the challenges faced by young people trying to enter the industry. |
Janice Gadaire Fleuriel | New Bedford, MA | Working Waterfront Festival |