Oscar Bunting

Oscar Bunting Image
Location of Interview
Collection Name

Nantucket Lighthouse Middle School Interviews

Description

Students of the Nantucket Lighthouse Middle School, with assistance from Georgen Charnes and Gail Clark, interviewed several Nantucketers with positions related to the waters of Nantucket in the spring of 2011. Copies of these interviews are archived at Nantucket Historical Association Research Library. 

Date of Interview
04-09-2011
Audio
Supplemental Material
Biographical Sketch

Oscar Bunting, an old time Nantucket resident has taken advantage of Nantucket's ocean diversity by taking up scalloping for a living.  He tells of the hardships and his many stories as well as experiences while scalloping.


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