Mrs. Bienkovitz shares memories of her childhood growing up in Bivalve, NJ. She was the daughter of Daniel Henderson, a waterman from Bivalve. She gives detail what kind of man and worker her father was and describes the oyster industry during the time frame 1930's to 1950's.  She discusses the lifestyle during her childhood, the homes and who lived in them along with identifying building where businesses were located and who were the proprietors.

Jean Reed Norona talks about her childhood growing up in Port Norris, New Jersey and her family's oyster business Reed & Reed Oystering, Co. including the oyster boats they owned. She describes the rechristening of the Schooner CASHIER in 1949 and her history as the longest, continuously operating commercial fishing boat in the US.

Owen J. Carney is a retired state worker from New Jersey who has a unique history with the Salt Hay Rope Making machine, a piece of equipment that is now in the possession of the Bayshore Center at Bivalve. Carney's family history is deeply intertwined with the machine. His father worked for a cast iron pipe company in Camden, NJ, where salt hay rope was used in the making of cast iron pipes. After leaving the company, his father obtained one of the machines and brought it to his property in Port Norris.