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| Interviewee Sort descending | Collection | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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| Lester Ostoyic | The Hudson River Maritime Museum’s Hudson River Commercial Fishermen’s Oral History Collection |
On December 24, 1991, Marguerite Holloway interviewed Lester Ostoyic in Malden-on-Hudson, New York, for the Hudson River Maritime Museum. Ostoyic, born in 1935 and raised in Malden-on-Hudson, discusses his family’s legacy in commercial shad and sturgeon fishing on the Hudson River. He recalls learning the trade from his father, a commercial fisherman, and Air Raid Warden during World War II, and the seasonal rhythms of fishing. |
Marguerite Holloway | Malden-on-Hudson, NY | Hudson River Maritime Museum |