Rhode Island
Interviewee | Collection Sort descending | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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John Moore | Oral Histories from the New England Fisheries |
John explains what it is like to be part of a fishing family. He discusses his decisions to enter fishing while still obtaining a bachelor's and master's degree. |
Lisa Colburn | Narragansett, RI | NOAA Fisheries | |
Mary O'Rourke | Oral Histories from the New England Fisheries |
Mary is a net maker and former fisherman. Project Leaders: Lisa L. Colburn and Kate E. Yentes |
Lisa Colburn , Azure Dee Westwood | Narragansett, RI | NOAA Fisheries | |
Ellen Schomer | Oral Histories from the New England Fisheries |
Ellen is a former fisherman. She speaks about what it was like being a woman in the fishing industry. Project Leaders: Lisa L. Colburn and Kate E. Yentes |
Lisa Colburn | South Kingstown, RI | NOAA Fisheries | |
Anonymous | Oral Histories from the New England Fisheries |
She was the wife of a fishermen. She discusses her husband's history in fishing and family ties to other fishermen.Project Leaders: Lisa L. Colburn and Kate E. Yentes |
Azure Dee Westwood | Rhode Island | NOAA Fisheries | |
Anonymous | Oral Histories from the New England Fisheries |
She describes her life as the wife of a fisherman and how regulations have changed their life plan. Project Leaders: Lisa L. Colburn and Kate E. Yentes |
Lisa Colburn , Azure Dee Westwood | Narragansett, RI | NOAA Fisheries | |
Tracey Bowen | Oral Histories from the New England Fisheries |
Tracey Bowen, the wife of a fisherman, describes what it was like when her husband became a fisherman. Project Leaders: Lisa L. Colburn and Kate E. Yentes |
Lisa Colburn , Azure Dee Westwood | Newport, RI | NOAA Fisheries | |
Maryellen Brown | Oral Histories from the New England Fisheries |
Maryellen Brown, often referred to as Mary, is a resident of West Kingston, Rhode Island, living at 35 Erica Court. She is forty-nine years old and moved to Rhode Island from Connecticut when she was fourteen. Maryellen is married to a fisherman and has been involved in the fishing community since she was fifteen. She has been married for twenty-five years and has lived in her current residence for eleven years. Maryellen is also a mother to three children. |
Azure Dee Westwood | Narragansett, RI | NOAA Fisheries | |
Scott Drabinowicz | Oral Histories from the New England Fisheries |
Scott is the captain of a long-lining vessel and he speaks about his involvement in fishing. Project Leaders: Lisa L. Colburn and Kate E. Yentes |
Olivia Marcus | South Kingstown, RI | NOAA Fisheries | |
Junio Filippini | Oral Histories from the New England Fisheries |
Junio, a former fisherman, is originally from Brazil. He speaks about what it was like fishing in Brazil compared to when he fished in the United States. Project Leaders: Lisa L. Colburn and Kate E. Yentes |
Kate Yentes | Narragansett, RI | NOAA Fisheries | |
Elizabeth Kordowski | Oral Histories from the New England Fisheries |
Elizabeth is currently working at a Port Agent in Point Judith, Rhode Island. She speaks about her involvement in the fishery from working as a sternman to her current position. Project Leaders: Lisa L. Colburn and Kate E. Yentes |
Lisa Colburn , Azure Dee Westwood | Narragansett, RI | NOAA Fisheries |