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| Interviewee Sort descending | Collection | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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| Fred Bilyou | The Hudson River Maritime Museum’s Hudson River Commercial Fishermen’s Oral History Collection |
On December 22, 1991, Marguerite Holloway interviewed Fred Bilyou for the Hudson River Maritime Museum Oral History Project. In the interview, Bilyou, a long-time shad fisherman from Milton and Highland, New York, discusses his decades of experience fishing on the Hudson River. He recalls starting to fish with his father at age 13 and describes how shad fishing provided a livelihood for many local families during the Great Depression. |
Marguerite Holloway | Highland, NY | Hudson River Maritime Museum |