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Interviewee | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Interviewer's Affiliation | Location of Interview | Description | Collection Name |
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Robert Everson | Kassidy Gunn, Freddy Lee | 11-13-2021 | Georgia Southern University, UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant | Townsend, GA |
Robert Everson is a seasoned fisherman from McIntosh County, Georgia, with a rich history in the fishing industry. His journey in the industry began with the help of his father, who also worked in the industry. Everson's early years were spent working on several boats in the Gulf of Mexico, starting as a striker and gradually gaining experience and skills. He also worked with his father out of Fort Myers, Florida, where they would embark on three-day trips to the Gulf of Mexico for shrimping. |
Boat Stories |
Morris Butler | Samantha Sheppard, Megan Bull | 01-29-2022 | Georgia Southern University, UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant | Belleville, GA |
Morris Butler is a seasoned shrimper from McIntosh County, Georgia. He has spent over forty years in the shrimping industry, working on various fishing vessels such as The Sundown, The Turning Point, The Thunderbolt, The Sea Walker, and The Four Ladies. His career in shrimping began at a young age, introduced to the industry by his father. Despite health issues forcing him into early retirement, Butler maintains a close relationship with the shrimping community, reflecting fondly on his experiences and the camaraderie among fellow shrimpers. |
Boat Stories |
Robert Todd | Yhambria Simmons, Kimberly Singley | 11-13-2021 | Georgia Southern University, UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant | Darien, GA |
Mr. Robert Todd focuses on the history of his family’s commercial fishermen legacy. He discusses the boats run and operated by members of the Todd/Sawyer family. He discusses his short film, Trawling Traditions, which covers some histories of commercial fishermen on the Georgia Coast. He also gives recommendations for the future of shrimping in Georgia. |
Boat Stories |
Marty Collins | Samantha Sheppard, Megan Bull | 01-29-2022 | Georgia Southern University, UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant | Belleville, GA |
Marty Collins is a seasoned commercial fisherman with a rich history of working on fishing vessels. He began his career as a captain at the young age of sixteen and has since worked on numerous boats, including the Blackbeard and Cindy Marie. He has been with his current company for nine years and has spent the last four years on his current vessel, the Lady Denise, a 96-foot steel hull freezer boat. Prior to the Lady Denise, he worked on the fishing vessel Forgiven, which was named after the wife of the preacher he worked for. |
Boat Stories |
Michael Vernon | Jennifer Sweeney Tookes | 01-29-2022 | Georgia Southern University, UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant | Eulonia, GA |
Michael Vernon is a seasoned fisherman based in Eulonia, Georgia. He has extensive experience working on various fishing vessels, having served on approximately ten to twelve boats throughout his career. Currently, he is the captain and partner on the Miss Doris, a position he has held for the past three years. Prior to this, he worked on the Golden Phase, one of the oldest boats in the county, for the longest duration. His experience spans from North Carolina to Key West, with stints on boats such as the Lady Denise, Megan Elaine, Daddy's Girl, and War Horse. |
Boat Stories |
Jonathan Bennett | Kimberly Singley, Yhambria Simmons | 11-12-2021 | Georgia Southern University, UGA Cooperative Extension | Brunswick, GA |
Jonathan Bennett is a commercial fisherman based in Brunswick, Georgia. Born into a family deeply involved in the fishing industry, Bennett has been engaged in commercial fishing since birth. His grandfather owned boats and his uncles ran bait businesses, providing him with a rich background in the industry from a young age. After graduating, Bennett began running boats and has since dedicated his life to the profession. He has worked on several vessels, with his most recent being The Flying Cloud, an 85 by 24-foot boat with a twin Caterpillar unit. |
Boat Stories |
Joseph Rauls | Yhambria Simmons, Kimberly Singley | 11-12-2021 | Georgia Southern University, UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant | Brunswick, GA |
Joseph Rauls is a seasoned fisherman from Brunswick, Georgia, who has been involved in the shrimping industry for several decades. His journey into the world of fishing began in 1969 when his father bought a shrimp boat. Rauls was drawn to the entrepreneurial spirit of his father, who always found ways to make a living, including shrimping. Over the years, Rauls has witnessed significant changes in the fishing industry, particularly in the design and operation of fishing vessels. |
Boat Stories |
Jose Magalhaes | Fred Calabretta | 03-13-2017 | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | Fairhaven, MA |
Jose “Joe” Magalhaes describes his work as a paint shop foreman for the Fairhaven Shipyard located in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. He is a Portuguese immigrant who is fifty-seven and has been working at Fairhaven Shipyard since he left high school at sixteen years old. He talks about how he got started “back in the day” and learned his craft from his highly skilled co-workers. |
Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Joao “John” Bernardo | Corinn Williams | 06-11-2017 | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | New Bedford, MA |
Joao “John” Bernardo describes his work as an upholsterer for the last 38 years, including jobs for commercial fishing boat owners. Bernardo discusses his other jobs related to the commercial fishing industry, working with other Portuguese immigrants in the fish houses and how he learned his current craft. This oral history was produced in 2017 as part of the Workers on the Waterfront Oral History Project conducted by New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center with funding from an Archie Green Fellowship provided by the Library of Congress. |
Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
John "Jeff" Ferreira | Fred Calabretta | 07-12-2017 | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | New Bedford, MA |
Jeff Ferreira is a 50-year-old supervisor of F & B Rubberized in New Bedford, MA, a company that specializes in tire recycling for use in the fishing industry. In this interview, he describes the history of the company, his job at F & B Rubberized, and the uses of recycled tires in the fishing industry. He speaks about his company notably as a family business and what he hopes for the future of fishing and tire recycling. |
Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Karen Joseph | Laura Orleans | 05-05-2017 | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | New Bedford, MA |
In this interview, Karen Joseph describes her experiences growing up in her family’s business, the RA Mitchell Company, on the New Bedford waterfront. She discusses her experience being a female in a leadership role in a male-dominated industry, as well as the positives and negatives of working in a family business. Finally, she discusses her hopes for the future of the fishing industry. |
Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Jose Couto | Madeleine Hall-Arber | 12-14-2016 | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | New Bedford, MA |
Jose Couto started working at New Bedford Ship Supply the year that he graduated from high school. He was hired initially because he had taken bookkeeping courses and was fluent in Portuguese, but since then has been promoted as a manager. In addition to bookkeeping, he deals with buying and stocking the store with supplies, often consulting with his customers to meet their needs. In this interview, Jose also discusses changes in the industry and his own experience. |
Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Joe Moniz | Fred Calabretta | 06-23-2016 | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | New Bedford, MA |
Joe Moniz first came to the States as a soccer player. Later he emigrated to New Bedford from St. Michael in the Azores, where he’d been a farmer, as were most of his family. He’s been a lumper for many years, although he started out in construction for five years before lumping. He talks about the work of a lumper and the process of unloading boats, changes in the industry and in boats and technology and its effects on the job, changes in kinds and hauls of fish, and his love for the independence of the work. |
Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
John Pelicas | Laura Orleans | 02-10-2017 | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | New Bedford, MA |
John Pelicas describes in detail his work and life as a marine mechanic at R.A. Mitchell, where he has worked for 31 years. An immigrant from Portugal, he comes from a fishing family and has always been a part of the community on the waterfront. He discusses dangers if the job, fishing regulations, various engine fabrications, his deep commitment to the job, difficulties with computerized engines and what he sees as a bright future for the fishing industry. |
Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
John Miranda | Laura Orleans | 02-10-2017 | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | New Bedford, MA |
John Miranda describes family life in Portugal, his immigration to America in 1980 and his training in engineering in both Portugal and the U.S. He discusses working for R.A. Mitchell for three decades, engineering changes in the fishing industry over the last 3 decades and his hopes for the future of fishing in general. This oral history was produced in 2017 as part of the Workers on the Waterfront Oral History Project conducted by New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center with funding from an Archie Green Fellowship provided by the Library of Congress. |
Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Jenifer Sanabria | Corinn Williams | 06-08-2017 | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | New Bedford, MA |
Jenifer Sanabria emigrated from Honduras to New Bedford, MA nine years ago and currently works in a packing line at a seafood factory. The company works with a variety of fish including filleted codfish, the process starts from when the boats arrive with the product, and they are processed, filleted and packaged for distribution across New England. She has a family back home that she has committed to providing to for the rest of her life. |
Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Shareen Davis | Patricia Pinto da Silva | 10-21-2006 | NOAA Fisheries | Chatham, MA |
Shareen Davis is deeply connected to the coastal town of Chatham, where she was born and raised. Growing up in a large family during the 50s, 60s, and 70s, Shareen navigated the challenges of a struggling household. Her family's ties to the fishing industry ran deep, with her maternal grandfather being a pivotal figure in her life. Despite societal gender distinctions of the time, Sharleen defied expectations and embraced a strong voice for fairness and equity, advocating for those who needed support. |
Women in the New England Fisheries |
Arlene Hartford | Patricia Pinto da Silva | 10-22-2006 | NOAA Fisheries | Unknown |
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. |
Women in the New England Fisheries |
Anne Shankle | Sarah Wise, Kim Sparks | 07-29-2018 | Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, NOAA Fisheries, Bristol Bay Native Association , NOAA Preserve America Initiative | Nakenk, AK |
Anne Shankle grew up in Michigan, and moved to Naknek Alaska in 1996 while building her own house from scrap parts leftover from seafood processors. She subsists off the land, and lives off the grid with her dog sled team. Ann has extensive knowledge of medicinal and native plants, and discusses how she has subsisted in Naknek, which includes harvesting berries, plants and herbs from the tundra. Anne also talks about when she commercially fished for sockeye salmon, as well as fished for crab in Kodiak. |
Women in Alaska Fisheries |
Annette Caruso | Kim Sparks , Kitty Sopow | 06-17-2017 | Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Fisheries Science Center , Bristol Bay Native Association , NOAA Preserve America Initiative | Naknek, AK |
Annette Caruso is a retired fisherwoman who has participated in both the drift and set net commercial fishery. In this interview Annette talks about environmental changes she’s witnessed, including tundra fires, increased bear activity and increased tundra cotton. She also discusses her personal history in the area, including how her grandparents and mother grew up, as well as how she got started drift netting with her father. |
Women in Alaska Fisheries |
Brenda Thomas | Natalie Springuel | 03-03-2018 | Maine Fishermen’s Forum, Maine Sea Grant, The First Coast, College of the Atlantic, The Island Institute | Rockland, ME |
Brenda Thomas, a former schooner boat captain from Rockland, ME, sails traditionally on national historic landmark schooners such as the S/V Isaac Evans. Thomas, as someone who has spent two decades on the water, speaks about her spectrum of positive and negative experiences of fishermen interacting with the boating communities. |
Voices of the Maine Fishermen's Forum 2018 |
Bob and Diane Williams | Galen Koch | 03-01-2018 | Maine Coast Fishermen's Association, Maine Sea Grant, The First Coast, College of the Atlantic, The Island Institute | Rockland, ME |
Bob Williams, a lobsterman, and his wife, Diane Williams, live in Stonington, ME and first met at the Fishermen’s Forum 38 years ago. They return every year for their anniversary. In the interview, they discuss the rising value of property in their area, their experiences living in coastal Maine, and the changes in the culture and economy of Stonington since the 70s such as the decline of jobs such as quarry work, ice chipping, and factory work. |
Voices of the Maine Fishermen's Forum 2018 |
Anson Kelley | Natalie Springuel, Kaitlyn Clark | 03-02-2018 | Maine Fishermen’s Forum, Maine Sea Grant, The First Coast, College of the Atlantic, The Island Institute | Rockland, ME |
Tyler Childers and Anson Kelley, lobstermen and high school students enrolled in the Eastern Maine Skippers Program in Jonesport, ME, are old friends who speak about their experiences in the Eastern Maine Skippers Program, their current work trying to improve bait quality and pricing, their current fishing locations, and the locations they plan to fish in the future. |
Voices of the Maine Fishermen's Forum 2018 |
Avery Waterman | Natalie Springuel, Kaitlyn Clark, Galen Koch | 03-02-2018 | Maine Fishermen’s Forum, Maine Sea Grant, The First Coast, College of the Atlantic, The Island Institute | Rockland, ME |
Avery Waterman, a 20-year-old lobsterman from North Haven, ME, speaks about where he predominantly fishes for lobster while highlighting the changes he has noticed since he began lobster fishing, his current concerns of the impacts of government decisions related to the lobster fishery, and the reality of commercial fishing in North Haven. |
Voices of the Maine Fishermen's Forum 2018 |
Bobby Ingalls | Natalie Springuel, Teagan White | 03-02-2018 | Maine Fishermen’s Forum, Maine Sea Grant, The First Coast, College of the Atlantic, The Island Institute | Rockland, ME |
Bobby Ingalls, a lobsterman from Bucks Harbor, ME, speaks about the lobster and scallop fishing in his area and tells humorous stories about some of the trouble his fishermen friends and family have been in. Focusing on the changes in his community, Ingalls describes the impacts of come-from-aways, fishing in the 70s, and the competitive side of offshore fishing. |
Voices of the Maine Fishermen's Forum 2018 |
Qui Lam | Linda VanZandt, Linh Lam | 01-15-2012 | NOAA-NMFS, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute | Houma, LA |
Qui Lam is a Vietnamese-American shrimper living in Houma, Louisiana. Mr. Qui Lam was born in 1961, one of eight children, near the city of Rach Gia, South Vietnam. His father’s name was Bung Lam. His mother’s name was Hui Trang. Mr. Lam is of Chinese and Vietnamese descent. At a young age, Mr. Lam traveled with his father by boat to the market to help buy merchandise to resell in his stores, which were later taken by the Communist regime. After 1975, Mr. Lam began shrimping to earn a living, in addition to growing watermelon and potatoes. Mr. |
Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History |
Leslie Hood | Barbara Hester | 02-17-2012 | NOAA-NMFS, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute | Long Beach, MS |
Leslie Hood is a commercial fisherman in Long Beach, Mississippi. |
Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History |
Thomas Gonzales, Sr. | Barbara Hester, Louis Kyriakoudes | 03-21-2012 | NOAA-NMFS, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute | St. Bernard Parish, LA |
Thomas Gonzales is a retired commercial fisherman from St. Bernard, Louisiana. |
Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History |
George V. Jackson, III | Barbara Hester | 05-24-2012 | NOAA-NMFS, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute | St. Bernard Parish, LA |
George V. Jackson, III (b. 1957) is a third-generation commercial fisherman working out of St. Bernard, Louisiana. He was born on February 13, 1957, in New Orleans, Louisiana to George Jackson Jr. (born September 28, 1934, in New Orleans) and Odurna Jackson (born December 12, 1937, in New Orleans). His father was a part-time commercial fisherman, concurrently with being a baker and a millwright. In the late 1960s, his father became a full-time commercial fisherman. His father’s family worked at Jackson Brewery in New Orleans and fished. |
Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History |
Cuc Huynh | Linda VanZandt, Khai Nguyen | 06-01-2011 | NOAA-NMFS, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute | New Orleans, LA |
Cuc Huynh is a Vietnamese-American shrimper and tuna fisherman, living in New Orleans East. Mr. Cuc Huynh was born in 1964, one of nine children, near Phu Hai in Binh Thuan Province, South Vietnam. His father’s name was Tich Huynh and his mother’s name was Em Thi Phan. Tich Huynh served as a soldier in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnamese Army). Mr. Huynh learned to fish from his father when he was thirteen years old. His mother bought and sold fish in town. After the Communist takeover in 1975, Mr. Huynh quit school to fish for food and survival. |
Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History |
Joseph Gregory Ladnier | Louis Kyriakoudes | 01-25-2012 | NOAA-NMFS, University of Southern Mississippi - Northern Gulf Institute | Bayou LaBatre, AL |
Joseph Gregory Ladnier, who goes by Greg is owner/operator of Sea Pearl Seafood Co., Bayou La Batre, AL, which specializes in wild caught American shrimp. |
Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Oral History |
Lindsey Parker | Stephanie Scull-DeArmey | 04-08-2010 | Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum, University of Southern Mississippi | Brunswick, GA |
Interview with Lindsey Parker born on December 18, 1956 in Atlanta, Georgia. Parker teaches at the University of Georgia as a Marine Resource Specialist and worked on TED development. |
Turtle Excluder Device Oral Histories |
Robert A. Welsh | Betty Richards | 06-06-1978 | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | Dennisport, MA |
Track 1: Born in 1903, Mr. Welsh, a retired judge, describes his experiences growing up in Provincetown, Massachusetts. He talks about how is father became a lawyer and judge in Provincetown. He describes his youth and life in Provincetown in the early 1900’s, his experiences with the artist Charles W. |
Tales of Cape Cod |
Randy Cushman | Joshua Wrigley | 08-14-2013 | Maine Coast Fishermen's Association, The Island Institute, Maine Humanities Council | Port Clyde, ME |
Randy Cushman is a fifth-generation fisherman from Port Clyde, Maine, with a rich family history in the fishing industry. His family's involvement in fishing spans several generations, with numerous relatives, including his three brothers, nephew, grandfather, great uncles, and great-grandfather, all having been fishermen. Cushman's family lineage traces back to Robert Cushman and his son Thomas, who were among the passengers on the Mayflower. However, the family's fishing roots began with Apollos Cushman, the first family member to settle in Maine, specifically in Bremen. |
Maine Coast Oral History Initiative |
Gary Hatch | Joshua Wrigley | 09-11-2013 | Maine Coast Fishermen's Association, The Island Institute, Maine Humanities Council | Owls Head, ME |
Gary Hatch, a lifelong resident of Owls Head, Maine, comes from a lineage of fishermen. His formative years were spent learning the intricacies of lobster and flounder fishing, a tradition within his family. Hatch's career in fishing expanded when he was introduced to seining by an older fisherman, a method that deepened his connection to the sea. His affinity for the coastal environment was not only a source of livelihood but also a passion that led him to explore the shorelines and waters of Maine. |
Maine Coast Oral History Initiative |
Kelo Pinkham | Joshua Wrigley | 09-18-2013 | Maine Coast Fishermen's Association, The Island Institute, Maine Humanities Council | Boothbay Harbor, ME |
Kelo Pinkham is a seasoned fisherman with deep roots in the fishing industry, tracing his family's involvement back through generations. His career spans various facets of the industry, including flounder, cod, shrimp, and lobster fishing, primarily in the Gulf of Maine and the Sheepscot River. Pinkham's mother contributed to the family's fishing legacy by working in a fish processing plant. Throughout his career, Pinkham has witnessed significant shifts in fishing practices, the introduction of regulations, and the fluctuation of fish populations. |
Maine Coast Oral History Initiative |
Gary Libby | Joshua Wrigley | 08-22-2013 | Maine Coast Fishermen's Association, The Island Institute, Maine Humanities Council | Port Clyde, ME |
Gary Libby is a seasoned fisherman with deep roots in Port Clyde, Maine, a town with a rich maritime history. Born into a family with a longstanding connection to the sea, Gary's lineage includes coasters and merchant captains, and his family has been an integral part of the area for generations. His life has been shaped by the ebb and flow of the ocean and the fishing industry that has sustained his community for decades. |
Maine Coast Oral History Initiative |
Tom Bonner | Michael Kline | 02-09-1986 | Talking Across the Lines | Tucker County, WV |
Thomas “Tom” L. Bonner was born in Gladwin, West Virginia in 1921. Bonner took part in West Virginia’s Civilian Conservation Corps and went on to serve in the United States Air Force during World War II. After the war, he returned home to Tucker County, where he lived with his wife, Freddie Rachel Waybright Bonner. Tom was working as a local bus driver when devastating floods struck the region in the fall of 1985. |
Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings |
Bob Kaler | Steve Warrick | 07-12-2000 | Long Island Traditions | Patchogue, NY |
Bob Kaler, a lifelong resident of Patchogue, New York, has spent most of his life in the area and on the same street. He transitioned into crabbing after the decline of clamming in the 1970s. During his clamming days, he engaged in raking for hard clams. When he is not crabbing, Bob works as a bait musseler on the North Shore of Long Island in the spring. He has been involved in crabbing for twenty years and describes the area and his boat as beautiful, dubbing his boat "Paradise" to reflect the surroundings. |
Long Island Traditions |
Lisa Carroll | Zachary Mason | 10-15-2000 | NOAA Heritage Program, University of Maryland's Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Information System | Tequesta, FL |
Interview with Lisa Carroll – Owner/Operator of Jupiter Dive Center |
Decades of Change in the Florida Reef Tract: An Oral History Project |
Warren E. Bailey | Nancy Egloff | 10-26-1981 | Woods Hole Historical Museum | Woods Hole, MA |
Warren E. Bailey, born and raised in Woods Hole, has been deeply connected to the fishing industry throughout his life. He grew up on North Street and attended school in the village. At the age of 17, he started working for Sam Cahoon at his fish market. However, his plans to immediately join the service during World War II were delayed, and he continued working for Sam Cahoon throughout the summer. Bailey eventually enlisted in the Navy and served in World War II. After his military service, he returned to the fish market in Falmouth, where he continued his work. |
Oral History Collection - Fishing and Fisheries |
Mark Ring | Molly Graham | 12-16-2019 | NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Cape Ann Partnership for Science, Technology, and the Natural Environment | Gloucester, MA |
Mark Ring was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, in 1957. He graduated from Manchester High School in 1975. Growing up, Mark's father ran a marina, and he had uncles who were commercial fishermen. He spent his teenage years fishing on a skiff and lobstering with his uncles. After high school, Mark moved to Gloucester and fished - gillnetting and swordfishing - during the 1970s and 1980s. He fished in Mexico, and from the Caribbean to Newfoundland. Since the early 1990s, Mark has been lobstering out of Gloucester. |
Strengthening Community Resilience in America’s Oldest Seaport |
Ann Molloy | Molly Graham | 10-16-2019 | NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Cape Ann Partnership for Science, Technology, and the Natural Environment | Gloucester, MA |
Ann Molloy was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in 1965. Her ancestors all came from Sicily, where they fished. She graduated from the University of Northern Colorado and began to work for the family business, Neptune's Harvest, a division of Ocean Crest Seafoods, Inc. as a bookkeeper and is now in charge of sales and marketing. Ann is a big advocate for Gloucester's Working Waterfront. |
Strengthening Community Resilience in America’s Oldest Seaport |
Rosalie Parco | Molly Graham | 10-24-2019 | NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Cape Ann Partnership for Science, Technology, and the Natural Environment | Gloucester, MA |
Rosalie Parco was born in 1926 in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Both sides of her family immigrated from Sicily, and included many fishermen. She graduated from Gloucester High School in 1944, and attended Kathleen Dell Secretarial School in Boston. Then she met her husband, Anthony Parco, founder of Ocean Crest Seafoods and Neptune's Harvest Fertilizer in Gloucester, a family business that is still in operation today. |
Strengthening Community Resilience in America’s Oldest Seaport |
Dudley Winthrop Hallett | William Pride | 03-29-1978 | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | Falmouth, MA |
Born in 1902, Mr. Hallett describes his childhood experiences from 1907-1909 while vacationing in South Dennis, Massachusetts. He also describes his experiences living as a summer resident in Silver Beach, North Falmouth, Massachusetts from 1910 to the 1920. He describes the costs of rentals and food in 1907, his experiences with Captain Howard Kelley family in South Dennis; his great uncle Joyce Taylor in Hyannis who was a prominent realtor and business man; Mr. Hallett's life as a child and teenager in Silver Beach, North Falmouth and the affluent neighbors who were summer residents. |
Tales of Cape Cod |
James Nadler | Unknown | 08-09-2007 | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | Stockbridge, WI |
James Nadler discusses lake sturgeon spearing construction with the interviewer. James also discusses his experiences sturgeon spearing and changes in spearing over time. Interviewer identity unknown. |
People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Joe Orlando | Molly Graham | 08-23-2019 | NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Cape Ann Partnership for Science, Technology, and the Natural Environment | Gloucester, MA |
Joe Orlando was born in Sicily in 1964. When he was nine, Joe and his family immigrated to the United States and settled in Gloucester. After high school, he started fishing with his father. Six months later, he became a skipper, and has been fishing out of Gloucester ever since. |
Strengthening Community Resilience in America’s Oldest Seaport |
Thomas Balf | Molly Graham | 10-09-2019 | NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Cape Ann Partnership for Science, Technology, and the Natural Environment | Gloucester, MA |
Tom Balf is an environmental professional with diverse experience in regulatory policy, environmental management, and sustainability in the corporate, consulting, and non-profit sectors. His current consulting work, as founder of Oceanvest, LLC, focuses on projects that support sustainable fishing communities, maritime technology applications, and 21st century working waterfronts. He is the former executive director of Maritime Gloucester. |
Strengthening Community Resilience in America’s Oldest Seaport |
Carleton R. Crosby | Renée Magriel | 11-14-1977 | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | East Harwich, MA |
Dr. Crosby was born in Brookline in 1895. He reads from the introduction to his unpublished memoirs for approximately 10 minutes. This section deals primarily with the train trip from Boston to Buzzards Bay and then on to the Chatham depot, the ride from the depot to their summer home in East Harwich, and his earliest memories as a child during the summer with his family and relatives. Dr. |
Tales of Cape Cod |
Gladys Ashburn | Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | 12-10-2003 | Talking Across the Lines | Irvington, VA |
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Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Ken Corbett | Ron Bruch, Kathleen Schmitt Kline | 03-27-2008 | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | Oshkosh, WI |
Ken Corbett served as a state warden, with significant contributions to law enforcement and conservation efforts in Wisconsin. He began his career as the first warden in Clinton, Ohio, where he established a reputation for integrity and dedication. Corbett's tenure was marked by his involvement in various law enforcement activities, including addressing illegal activities and maintaining public order. He worked under notable figures such as O.K. Johnson and others in law enforcement. |
People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Gladden Schrock | Joshua Wrigley | 06-26-2013 | Maine Coast Fishermen's Association, The Island Institute, Maine Humanities Council | South Bristol, ME |
Gladden Schrock is a multifaceted individual with a diverse professional background. He has established himself as a herring fisherman, author, and playwright. His life's work has been significantly influenced by his experiences in the herring stop-seine fishery, which he began in the 1960s. Schrock's career has been rooted in South Bristol, Maine, where he has witnessed and contributed to the evolution of coastal life. His insights extend beyond fishing to encompass the sociocultural transformations within his community, including the interactions with Amish and Mennonite groups. |
Maine Coast Oral History Initiative |
Jode Hillman | Rachel Dolhanczyk | 07-02-2013 | Bayshore Center at Bivalve Delaware Bay Museum & Folklife Center | Port Norris, NJ |
Jode Hillman, a professional decoy carver, has been in the profession for about seventeen years, with the last six years being professional. He specializes in making cedar decoys, which are primarily used for duck hunting. However, many people also collect these decoys as decorative items. Hillman's interest in the bay, duck hunting, and life on the marshes is deeply rooted in his family history. His father's family, the Hillmans, were avid fishermen who would often visit Fortescue for fishing trips during the weakfish boom years. |
New Jersey’s Delaware Bayshore |
James Salce and John Sherwin | Walter Blogoslawski | 08-25-2015 | NEFSC Milford Lab | Milford, CT |
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Milford Lab Oral Histories |
Joe Evjen | Matthew Forrest | 06-19-2020 | NOAA's Office of Coast Survey | Silver Spring, MD |
Joe Evjen was born in 1967 in Gainesville, Florida. His father served briefly in the Navy, and his brother attended the Naval Academy. Evjen was active in the Boy Scouts and developed an early interest in orienteering. He pursued a degree in surveying and mapping at the University of Florida and became interested in the Coast and Geodetic Survey. Evjen graduated in December 1990 and joined the NOAA Corps in January 1991. |
Mount Mitchell Oral History Project |
Malcolm Soverino | Oliver Dyche, Cole | 04-10-2011 | Nantucket Historical Association Research Library, Nantucket Lighthouse Middle School | Nantucket, MA |
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Nantucket Lighthouse Middle School Interviews |
Eva Cushman | Joshua Wrigley, Scott Sell | 09-04-2013 | Maine Coast Fishermen's Association, The Island Institute, Maine Humanities Council | Port Clyde, ME |
Eva Cushman, born in 1924 in Camden, Maine, was a long-time resident of Port Clyde, Maine. She moved to Thomaston with her parents shortly after her birth and attended Thomaston schools where she met her future husband. Her husband worked on the mailboat Nereid, which traveled from Thomaston to Monhegan to Boothbay Harbor and back. They married in 1941 and had seven children together. In 1946, they moved to Port Clyde where her husband worked as a lobsterman, fisherman, and clam digger. |
Maine Coast Oral History Initiative |
Dave Relyea and Joe Zahtila | Walter Blogoslawski | 08-20-2015 | NEFSC Milford Lab | Bayville, NY |
Joe Zahtila and Dave Relyea are two significant figures in the history of the Frank M. Flower shellfish hatchery in Bayville, Long Island. Joe Zahtila began his tenure at the hatchery in the 1960s, starting as a hatchery technician responsible for general maintenance and working with shellfish. Over time, he evolved into a key player in the hatchery's operations, contributing to the development of new methods for growing shellfish, particularly oysters and clams. Dave Relyea started at the hatchery a bit earlier, in 1964. |
Milford Lab Oral Histories |
Dan Harriman | Galen Koch, Matt Frassica | 03-01-2018 | Maine Fishermen’s Forum, Maine Sea Grant, The First Coast, College of the Atlantic, The Island Institute | Rockland, ME |
Dan Harriman is a fisherman who operates the state’s last mackerel weir in Cape Elizabeth, ME. His family came to the US from Denmark in the 1980s. He speaks about his experience fishing and discusses the issues he sees in the fishing industry such as unsustainability and lack of access. He believes these challenges stem from knowledge not being passed between generations and suggests that change needs to come from the bottom up. |
Voices of the Maine Fishermen's Forum 2018 |
Frank Heller | Galen Koch, Teagan White | 03-01-2018 | Maine Fishermen’s Forum, Maine Sea Grant, The First Coast, College of the Atlantic, The Island Institute | Rockland, ME |
Frank Heller and Jack Collins, two friends and prospective aquaculturists from Brunswick, ME, share anecdotes from their life including how Heller broke his leg while walking on Popham Beach, was treated by the same doctor as Stephen King, and few years later, broke his wrist in the same location as the leg. Both men are interested in organic ocean farming and discuss the information they learned at the Forum about oyster aquaculture and seasteads. |
Voices of the Maine Fishermen's Forum 2018 |
Donald Wagner | Matt Frassica, Kaitlyn Clark | 03-02-2018 | Maine Fishermen’s Forum, Maine Sea Grant, The First Coast, College of the Atlantic, The Island Institute | Rockland, ME |
John McMillan, the owner of McMillan Offshore Survival Training and resident of Belfast, ME, and Don Wagner, one of his employees, offer the Drill Conductor Course to lobstermen. Both focus on the importance of safety training in the lobster industry and include stories of the gratitude people have expressed at knowing what to do in emergency situations, particularly when their training was able to save multiple lives. |
Voices of the Maine Fishermen's Forum 2018 |
Bruce Fernald | Galen Koch | 03-01-2018 | Maine Fishermen’s Forum, Maine Sea Grant, The First Coast, College of the Atlantic, The Island Institute | Rockland, ME |
Bruce Fernald, a lobsterman from Little Cranberry Island, ME, speaks about his concerns for the future of his island community and the Maine lobster industry. He emphasizes the importance of getting internet out to islands to provide other options for making a living. Fernald also talks about how none of the young people in his family want to fish and that six generations of lobster fishing will end with this generation. |
Voices of the Maine Fishermen's Forum 2018 |
David Myslabodski | Galen Koch | 03-03-2018 | Maine Fishermen’s Forum, Maine Sea Grant, The First Coast, College of the Atlantic, The Island Institute | Rockland, ME |
David Myslabodski, who was born in Mexico, lived in Israel, and is currently living in Rockland, ME, is a seaweed consultant. He describes his efforts to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of growing and processing seaweeds and speaks in detail about the economy, demand, production, and tensions in and around the seaweed industry in Maine. |
Voices of the Maine Fishermen's Forum 2018 |
David, Cynthia, and Emily Thomas | Matt Frassica, Teagan White | 03-02-2018 | Maine Fishermen’s Forum, Maine Sea Grant, The First Coast, College of the Atlantic, The Island Institute | Rockland, ME |
David, Cynthia, and Emily Thomas are from Islesford, Cranberry Islands, ME. David is a retired school teacher and lobsterman, Cynthia works at the island library, and their daughter Emily attended college and now works in Nova Scotia, CA, though she grew up on the Cranberry Islands. They speak about the diversification of Islesford, temperature impacting the location of lobsters, and changes in island life, such as setting up reliable internet service but losing the island store. |
Voices of the Maine Fishermen's Forum 2018 |
Carl Schwab | Teagan White | 03-01-2018 | Maine Coast Fishermen's Association, Maine Sea Grant, The First Coast, College of the Atlantic, The Island Institute | Rockland, ME |
Carl Schwab, a retired fisherman from Port Clyde, ME, who was not born into a fishing family, speaks about how he began to summer in Maine and work on fishing boats. He speaks about his experiences fishing for different species such as lobster, herring, and shrimp and the differences in his personal experience of fishing with his children’s growing up in this way of life. |
Voices of the Maine Fishermen's Forum 2018 |
Chris Bartlett | Matt Frassica, Galen Koch, Kaitlyn Clark | 03-02-2018 | Maine Fishermen’s Forum, Maine Sea Grant, The First Coast, College of the Atlantic, The Island Institute | Rockland, ME |
Chris Bartlett, a marine extension associate with the University of Maine Sea Grant from Eastport, ME, whose work has focused on commercial fishing and aquaculture, speaks about the economic and social changes in Eastport during his time there. He describes the old method of locating fishing spots by using multiple landmarks for triangulation, the impact of changing technologies on the fishery, and his work with the Ocean Renewable Power Company to assess the environmental impacts of tidal power and communicate effectively with the local communities. |
Voices of the Maine Fishermen's Forum 2018 |
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree | Galen Koch, Corina Gribble | 03-02-2018 | Maine Fishermen’s Forum, Maine Sea Grant, The First Coast, College of the Atlantic, The Island Institute | Rockland, ME |
Chellie Pingree, a United States congresswoman from North Haven, ME, whose work focuses on fisheries policy issues, speaks about her work speaking to local lobstermen and how this year’s conversations have focused on concerns about the future of the fisheries with warming temperatures. She describes her own concerns for the future of her island community and the values and necessities of island life. |
Voices of the Maine Fishermen's Forum 2018 |
Theodore A. Young | Susan Greene | 07-11-1978 | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | Eastham, MA |
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Tales of Cape Cod |
Salvatore "Sam" Novello | Molly Graham | 08-02-2019 | NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Cape Ann Partnership for Science, Technology, and the Natural Environment | Gloucester, MA |
Captain Novello was born in 1943 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, where he has lived all his life. Son of Captain Joseph Novello and Lena (Parisi) Novello, Sam is the last descendant of the Novello and Parisi fishing families who still earns his living as a fisherman. As a child, Sam went to sea with his father, uncles, and cousins – over one hundred family members - on their fleet of eight wooden fishing vessels. |
Strengthening Community Resilience in America’s Oldest Seaport |
Al Cottone | Molly Graham | 08-02-2019 | NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Cape Ann Partnership for Science, Technology, and the Natural Environment | Gloucester, MA |
Al Cottone was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in 1965. His parents immigrated from Sicily, and his father was a life-long fishermen. Cottone graduated from Gloucester High School in 1983, and has been fishing out of Gloucester ever since. |
Strengthening Community Resilience in America’s Oldest Seaport |
Sebastian Parisi | Molly Graham | 08-31-2019 | NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Cape Ann Partnership for Science, Technology, and the Natural Environment | Gloucester, MA |
Sebastian Parisi was born in 1940 in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Both sides of Parisi's family emigrated from Italy, and many of his ancestors and relatives worked in the fishing industry. He graduated from Gloucester High School, worked as a mechanic for cars and diesel boats. Parisi served as an aircraft mechanic in the Air Force from 1960 to 1964. Later, he earned a teacher's certificate and taught at vocational schools for over twenty years. |
Strengthening Community Resilience in America’s Oldest Seaport |
Mildred B. Paine | Renée Magriel | 09-06-1977 | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | Harwich, MA |
Part 1: Born in 1893, Mrs. |
Tales of Cape Cod |
Mary Hinckley Crane | William Steere | 10-31-1977 | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | Barnstable, MA |
Born in 1914, Mrs. Crane talks about her ancestors coming to Situate and moving down to Barnstable in 1639. |
Tales of Cape Cod |
Roy Coats | Unknown | The Port of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
Roy Coats was born on January 31, 1914, in Ladora, Iowa. He graduated high school in Des Moines, Iowa, where his family moved after his father's business failed during the Great Depression. Coats enlisted in the Navy in 1933 after a prolonged waiting period and trained in San Diego. He served on the USS Chester and the USS Houston, both heavy cruisers. After his naval service, he transitioned to a civilian career and began working at Cal Ship on Terminal Island in February 1941, where he worked in shipbuilding during World War II. |
Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project | |
Walter N. Lewis | Frank Rudd | 06-02-1978 | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | Osterville, MA |
Born in 1906, in Ostrerville, Mr. Lewis recalls that his paternal grandfather was a peddler and grandmother was a nurse who worked for wealthy summer residents. She was a Bliss and her family owned substantial land in Centerville. His father was a carpenter and shell fisherman. His mother took in washing and ironing. Mr. |
Tales of Cape Cod |
Vanessa Forbes | Melody Hunter-Pillion | 05-31-2018 | North Carolina State University | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Vanessa Forbes is a horticulture agent with the University of the Virgin Islands Cooperative Extension Service. She works with the community, including farmers, homeowners, schools, and non-profit organizations, addressing issues related to agricultural commodities and home plants. Vanessa's work involves providing assistance and guidance to help individuals and organizations manage their horticultural needs. She has a diverse range of responsibilities and is involved in various aspects of horticulture, demonstrating a broad understanding of the field. |
Droughts and Hurricanes in the U.S. Caribbean |
Philip Powell | Molly Graham | 01-29-2020 | NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Cape Ann Partnership for Science, Technology, and the Natural Environment | Gloucester, MA |
Philip Powell was born on June 11, 1965, in Woburn, Massachusetts. His family moved to Swampscott, Massachusetts, where he currently resides. Powell's father, born in Somerville, Massachusetts, in 1935, immigrated from Poland. His mother’s family came to the United States from Germany in 1941, settling in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Powell’s early life involved extensive outdoor activities, including family fishing trips and camping. His father, a banker by profession, introduced him to fishing, a passion that Powell pursued from a young age. |
Strengthening Community Resilience in America’s Oldest Seaport |
Vito Giacalone | Molly Graham | 08-23-2019 | NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, Cape Ann Partnership for Science, Technology, and the Natural Environment | Gloucester, MA |
Vito Giacalone was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in 1959. Vito is a third-generation fisherman in Gloucester, and started in the fishing industry as a youth. In the late 1980's, Giacalone took a break from fishing to work in construction, until he came back to commercial fishing in 2000. He serves as the Policy Director for the Northeast Seafood Coalition and President of the Gloucester Fishing Community Preservation Fund. He and his wife Jenny own the fishing vessel Jenny G. and Fishermen's Wharf Gloucester. |
Strengthening Community Resilience in America’s Oldest Seaport |
John Bonnell | Betty Richards | 03-28-1978 | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | Orleans, MA |
Born in 1892, Bonnell describes his experiences living on Cape Cod including bullraking, digging clams, and tautog fishing; transportation to the Cape by train, early automobiles and motorcycles; early electric lights and kerosene lanterns; dentistry on the Cape in the early 20th century; Billingsgate Island; rum runners, and being the captain of a charter fishing boat. |
Tales of Cape Cod |
Kenneth Coombs | Ernestine Gray | 07-31-1978 | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | Mashpee, MA |
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Tales of Cape Cod |
Emma Marshall | Betty Richards | 02-28-1978 | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | Provincetown, MA |
February 28, 1978 interview with Emma Marshall of Provincetown, born July 1893. |
Tales of Cape Cod |
Mary E. Madeiros | Frank Rudd | 05-25-2018 | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | Cotuit, MA |
Madeiros describes her experiences living on Cape Cod in Cotuit in the 1920's, including bootleggers, silent movies, the Barnstable Fair, travelling medicine shows, the one room schoolhouse in Santuit, MA, travelling peddlers and local businesses, doctors and medical care, and Christmas celebrations. |
Tales of Cape Cod |
Heaton Vorse | Betty Richards | 05-16-1978 | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | Provincetown, MA |
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Tales of Cape Cod |
Judge Henry L. Murphy | Frank Rudd | 06-29-1978 | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | Centerville, MA |
Judge Murphy was born in Hyannis in 1907. His father and brothers owned Murphy Brothers Bakery for over 40 years. Judge Murphy as a child started at 5:00 am in the bakery, then school and then back to the bakery in the late afternoon. The bakery delivered fresh baked goods each morning via horse and wagon. He remembers graduating from law school during the depression and finding it difficult to find work in Boston. |
Tales of Cape Cod |
Howard Atwood | Unknown | 10-03-1977, 10-04-1977 | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | Wellfleet, MA |
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Tales of Cape Cod |
Helen F. Snow | Betty Richards | 11-15-1977 | The William Brewster Nickerson Cape Cod History Archives | Truro, MA |
Mrs. Snow was born in Orleans in 1896. She is a Mayflower descendant from Nicholas Snow who came on the ship Ann to Plymouth in 1623 and who married ConstanceHopkins who came on the Mayflower as a child. |
Tales of Cape Cod |
Michael Cowdrey | Matthew Barr | 09-01-2001 | Unheard Voices Project | Sneads Ferry, NC |
Michael Cowdrey was raised in Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, where his early years were defined by a robust engagement with the fishing industry. His father, a former Marine from Michigan, and his mother, also a Marine, met in Sneads Ferry and chose to pursue a livelihood in commercial fishing. From a young age, Cowdrey's life revolved around the fishing community, beginning his active participation in the business at merely eight years old. He gradually assumed greater responsibilities, eventually managing fishing operations independently. |
Wild Caught: The Life and Struggles of an American Fishing Town |
Robert Curry, Jr. | Unknown | The Port of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
Robert A. Curry was born in 1931 in Toledo, Ohio. In 1939, his father moved to San Francisco, California, and the family relocated to Los Angeles in 1940. Bob grew up in the transportation and trucking industry. The family’s transition to the West Coast marked the beginning of their involvement in the trucking business. Bob’s father founded California Cartage Company during the war years, around 1943-1944, focusing on transporting aircraft parts between Los Angeles and San Diego. |
Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project | |
Darlene Czeskleba | Kathleen Schmitt Kline | 06-05-2007 | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | Unknown |
Darlene Czeskleba, born in 1933, spent much of her life in Wisconsin. She married Donald Czeskleba in 1951, three days before he joined the Marines. During Donald's service, Darlene joined him in California for about a year and a half before they returned to Wisconsin. The Czeskleba family settled in Wild Rose, where Donald became the manager of the State Fish Hatchery, a position he held from 1956 until 1987. Darlene supported her husband's career, managing their household and raising their children. |
People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Carolyn Currin | Joseph W. Smith, Don Hoss, Ford Cross, Douglas Vaughan, Jeff Govoni | 10-24-2023 | NOAA Fisheries | Beaufort, NC |
Dr. Carolyn Currin began her tenure at NOAA's Beaufort Lab in 1983, initially serving as a technician under Dr. Jud Kenworthy. Her career trajectory saw her later collaborating with Dr. Peter Hanson on the Status and Trends Program. In 1986, she pursued a Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, conducting her dissertation research at the UNC-Institute of Marine Science in Morehead City, NC. Her research concentrated on the recovery and restoration of salt marshes. After completing her doctorate, Dr. |
NOAA Beaufort Lab Oral Histories |
Martin Cox | Unknown | The Port of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
Martin Cox, an historian and maritime enthusiast, has dedicated his career to uncovering the rich history of the Los Angeles Steamship Company (LASSCO). Born in England, Cox's interest in maritime history was sparked during his youth by a brief mention of LASSCO in a book. This curiosity led him to relocate to Los Angeles, where he extensively researched the company's history. Cox's research involved thorough investigations at libraries, archives, and utilizing online resources, including eBay, to collect brochures and other historical materials. |
Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project | |
Buddy Davis | Matthew Barr | 07-17-2000 | Unheard Voices Project | Sneads Ferry, NC |
Buddy Davis has spent his life in Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, where his family has deep roots in the fishing industry. His father and grandfather, originally from Davis Shores, were also fishermen. Davis began accompanying his father on fishing trips at a young age, around six or seven years old, and by the age of fifteen or sixteen, he started running the boat himself. His three sons and one daughter have also been involved in the fishing business, with his sons participating in shrimping and his daughter marrying a fisherman. |
Wild Caught: The Life and Struggles of an American Fishing Town |
John Farchette | Kelcie Troutman | 03-12-2024 | Department of Planning and Natural Resources Division of Coastal Zone Management , NOAA's Office for Coastal Management | St. Croix, USVI |
John Farchette is a park ranger for the East End Marine Park on St. Croix. He has served on the Board of Directors for the St. Croix Archaeological Society for over two decades, and he has helped lead educational tours for local schools on the island. |
Oral Histories about Great Pond lagoon, St Croix as part of the Great Pond Restoration Action Plan |
Carlos Farchette | Kelcie Troutman | 03-18-2024 | Department of Planning and Natural Resources Division of Coastal Zone Management , NOAA's Office for Coastal Management | St. Croix, USVI |
Carlos Farchette is a retired Department of Planning and Natural Resources officer and currently serves as the chairman for the Caribbean Fisheries Management Council. He is also a secretary for the St. Croix Fishery Advisory Committee. |
Oral Histories about Great Pond lagoon, St Croix as part of the Great Pond Restoration Action Plan |
Robert Mitchell | Laura Orleans | 02-10-2017 | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | New Bedford, MA |
Bob Mitchell was born in Boston in 1943. His father, also named Bob, started the R.A. Mitchell marine engines and generators supply company in New Bedford, which he [son Bob] took over and is now largely run by him and two of his daughters on the New Bedford waterfront. Mitchell talks about his engines apprenticeship in England, after high school, with the Lister engine company, and his return to New Bedford to work with his father. |
Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Tor Bendiksen | Fred Calabretta | 02-03-2017 | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | New Bedford, MA |
Tor Bendiksen discusses what it’s like to be involved in a family-owned business that manufactures fishing gear such as nets and trawls for commercial fishermen. He made his first fishing trip at the age of thirteen aboard his father’s trawler. He understands from first-hand experience how fishing gear works and the needs of his customers. He discusses how fishing regulations have evolved from when he first stated fishing to what they are today. The regulations have a tremendous impact on how he designs his custom fishing gear. |
Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Robert Hicks | Laura Orleans | 03-31-2017 | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | New Bedford, MA |
Robert Hicks is a fifty-two year old Plant Manager of Crystal Ice in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He has been working at Crystal Ice since 1989, starting as a laborer and working his way up to Plant Manager. In this interview he describes his family history in the business, his early days at Crystal Ice, changes in the plant over the years, types of ice the plant makes, icing the fishing boats, other projects of Crystal Ice, and his favorite and least favorite parts of the job. |
Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Tony Vieira | Fred Calabretta | 06-09-2017 | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | New Bedford, MA |
Tony Vieira is a 46-year-old marine electronics specialist and the owner of T & K Marine Electronics in New Bedford, MA. He describes his work history in the marine electronics field, his company, and the work he does on a day-to-day basis. He also speaks about the changes in technology and the industry he has seen over the past twenty-five years. |
Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Sarah Fortin | Fred Calabretta | 02-03-2017 | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | New Bedford, MA |
Sarah Fortin describes herself as “a Jane of all trades.” She’s now 29 and has been working at Reidar’s since she was in high school, first starting part time after school to learn specific skills, and then went full time and has been there ever since. |
Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |
Sebastian Ayala | Madeleine Hall-Arber | 03-23-2017 | New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center | New Bedford, MA |
Sebastian Ayala is a forty-three year old foreman at the Norpel plant in New Bedford. He has been working at the Norpel plant for almost fifteen years, working his way up to a foreman position. In this interview Sebastian describes coming to New Bedford from El Salvador and his work at Norpel, including various positions in the factory as well as safety concerns. |
Workers on the New Bedford Waterfront |