Lilah Henderson

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Interviewee Sort descending Collection Description Interviewer Date of Interview Location of Interview Affiliation
George Knight Dock Stories

On April 11, 2024, Lillie Waters and Lilah Henderson interviewed George Knight for the Dock Stories Project at the UGA Marine Extension/Georgia Sea Grant in Brunswick, Georgia. George Knight is a long-time commercial fisherman. His grandfather initially worked as a shrimper before transitioning to construction, while his father returned to shrimping full-time in the 1960s. Knight describes how he started working at the docks at the age of nine, heading shrimp and learning the intricacies of the shrimping industry.

Lillie Waters, Lilah Henderson Brunswick, GA Georgia Southern University, University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant
Kim Boone Dock Stories

On April 13, 2024, Logan Collins and Lilah Henderson interviewed Kim Boone for the "Dock Stories" project at Boone’s Seafood in Darien, Georgia. Kim Boone shares her family connections to the shrimping industry, detailing the history of Boone’s Dock, which has been part of her husband’s family for generations. Her own family also had significant ties to the industry, with her grandfather and parents operating a dock in Meridian, Georgia, before selling it to the state in the early 1990s.

Logan Collins, Lilah Henderson Darien, GA Georgia Southern University, University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant