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Interviewee Sort descending | Collection | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Karen Bell | In Their Own Words |
Karen Bell is a dedicated member of the Cortez fishing community in Florida. Born and raised in Bradenton, she has always had a deep connection to Cortez, spending Sundays at her grandmother's house, where large family gatherings and delicious meals were a regular occurrence. Karen's father and uncles were fishermen, and she grew up surrounded by the sights and sounds of the fishing docks. Karen's father eventually transitioned from fishing to working at the AP Bell fish house in the early 1960s. In 1986, after completing college, Karen moved to Cortez and began working at the fish house. |
Michael Jepson | Cortez, FL | Florida Maritime Museum at Cortez, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Humanities Council | |
Mark Taylor | Vanishing Culture Project |
Oral history interview with Mark Taylor. |
Michael Jepson | Cortez, FL | Florida Humanities Council, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Maritime Museum | |
Marvin Carver | Vanishing Culture Project |
This interview with Marvin Carver covers family, fishing, fish camps and net spreads. He also had a bridge tender's job in Cortez. |
Michael Jepson, Wayne Nield | Cortez, FL | Florida Humanities Council, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Maritime Museum | |
Orie Williams | Vanishing Culture Project |
Orrie Williams' family has been in Cortez since 1905. His father had fish house and Orrie drove truck for him. Williams talks about his family in Cortez, the Burton store and the 1921 hurricane. |
Michael Jepson, Wayne Nield | Cortez, FL | Florida Humanities Council, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Maritime Museum | |
Paul Taylor | Vanishing Culture Project |
In this interview, Paul Taylor talks about his family, his fishing life, living in the Ilbion Inn and his views on fishing. Taylor's father came to Cortez from North Carolina. |
Michael Jepson, Wayne Nield | Cortez, FL | Florida Humanities Council, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Maritime Museum | |
Ralph Fulford | Vanishing Culture Project |
Ralph Fulford is the son of 'Tink" Fulford, a fisherman, who had the Dixie Fish Co. and later the Fulford Fish Co. Ralph ran the fish house from 1946 on. He talks about the processing and operation of a fish house. Also, he discusses his part in founding the Cortez Historical Society. |
Michael Jepson, Wayne Nield , Al C. Taylor | Cortez, FL | Florida Humanities Council, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Maritime Museum | |
Raymond Guthrie | Vanishing Culture Project |
In this interview, Raymond Guthrie discusses his family history and fishing experiences. He did seine fishing and stop netting. Guthrie talks about animosity from other fishermen. He fished and did mowing work, and some boat building. |
Michael Jepson, Wayne Nield | Cortez, FL | Florida Humanities Council, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Maritime Museum | |
Raymond S. Pringle, Jr. & Raymond S. Pringle, Sr. | Vanishing Culture Project |
Oral history interview with father and son, Raymond Stargill Pringle, Jr. and Sr. |
Michael Jepson | Cortez, FL | Florida Humanities Council, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Maritime Museum | |
Raymond Stargill Pringle, Jr. | Vanishing Culture Project |
Raymond Pringle, Jr. discusses family life, fishing with various others, seine and gill netting. He expresses bitterness about all the regulations imposed on commercial fishing. |
Michael Jepson | Cortez, FL | Florida Humanities Council, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Maritime Museum | |
Raymond Stargill Pringle, Sr. | Vanishing Culture Project |
Raymond Stargell Pringle's family came to Cortez in 1919. In this interview, he talks about his father and fishing with him as a kid. Later, he became a minister. |
Michael Jepson, Wayne Nield | Cortez, FL | Florida Humanities Council, Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage, Florida Maritime Museum |