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Charlie Mitchell The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project

On September 25, 2010, Markham Starr interviewed Charlie Mitchell as part of the Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project. Charlie describes his childhood in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, where he developed a love for the water. After attending school, his plans to go to law school were interrupted by the Vietnam War. Charlie chose to join the Navy and gained extensive experience aboard vessels. Following the war, Charlie entered the tug boating business, founding Mitchell Towing and Salvage, in 1973.

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Charlotte Enoksen Fishtales

Ms. Enoksen discusses what life is like as a fisherman's wife.

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Chris Rodriques The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project

On September 27, 2013, Markham Starr interviewed Chris Rodriques as part of the Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project. Chris recalls her childhood in New Bedford, and her experiences as a fish house worker during the 1970s and 1980, working at Golden Eye and other fish processing plants like J.B. Fillet and Kyler. Some fish houses she worked for, like Sea View, Cape Way, Tichon's, Parisi's, Riello's, and MacLean’s, are no longer in existence. She describes various roles she undertook, from trimming fish to packing, weighing, and shipping.

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Cindy Follett-Guldemond Fishtales

Cindy Follett-Guldemond is the daughter and sister of commercial fishermen. She talks about a trip seining with her family as well as a three day adventure to Block Island.

 

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Corey Wheeler-Forrest Fishtales

Ms. Wheeler-Forrest tells two stories about her life as a third generation trap fisherman.

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Dave and Judy Dutra The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project

On September 25, 2011, Markham Starr interviewed Dave and Judy Dutra as part of the Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project. Dave discusses his experiences in the fishing industry, noting the ways the community and opportunity has changed over the years. He speaks of his family’s history with fishing and his earliest memories in growing up by the water in Provincetown, where he’s fished since the age of 10.

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David Blodgett Fishtales

Dave Blodgett tells his fish story which takes place on Lake Champlain, Vermont.

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David Casoni Fishtales

Dave Casoni has been a lobsterman for 40 years. He discusses how the industry has changed and about his life as a lobsterman.

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Dominik Ficek Fishtales

Mr. Ficek has been a fisherman for ten years and talks about life at sea.

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Donald Clattenburg, 2011 The Working Waterfront Festival Community Documentation Project

Donald F. Clattenburg, born on September 5, 1925, in Port Midway, Nova Scotia, is a retired commercial fisherman with a rich history in the industry. His father, also a fisherman, moved to the United States before Donald was born, visiting his family in Nova Scotia annually . Donald moved to the United States in August 1941, just before World War II, and settled in New Bedford. He began his career in commercial fishing shortly after returning from the war, following in his father's footsteps.

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