Prospect Harbor, ME
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Interviewee Sort descending | Collection | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Arlene Hartford | Women in the New England Fisheries |
Arlene Hartford has spent her life in the coastal communities of Maine. Born in Harrington in 1938, Arlene grew up in a close-knit family with one sister and three brothers. She weathered the challenges of her parents' divorce at a young age, and her mother's determination and dedication ensured that Arlene and her siblings were well-provided for, despite limited resources. |
Patricia Pinto da Silva | Prospect Harbor, ME | NOAA Fisheries | |
Charlie Stinson | The Last Sardine Cannery - Prospect Harbor, Maine |
Charles Stinson was the owner of the Stinson Cannery in Prospect Harbor, which was established by his grandfather. |
Keith Ludden | Prospect Harbor, ME | Oral History & Folklife Research, Inc. | |
Diana Young | The Last Sardine Cannery - Prospect Harbor, Maine |
Diana Young worked as the bookkeeper at the Stinson Cannery in Prospect Harbor, Maine. |
Keith Ludden | Prospect Harbor, ME | Oral History & Folklife Research, Inc. | |
Elaine Lowell | The Last Sardine Cannery - Prospect Harbor, Maine |
Elaine Lowell was born in Stueben, Maine, in 1915. She and her husband George raised three children in Prospect Harbor. Elaine worked for the Stinson Canning Company in Prospect Harbor, Maine. She had several jobs at the former cannery: cutting and packing sardines, cleaning the offices at night, transporting injured employees to the hospital, and getting up at four o’clock in the morning to call the cannery employees if there was herring to come in to cut and pack. |
Keith Ludden | Prospect Harbor, ME | Oral History & Folklife Research, Inc. |