Willis and Genesta Beal
In this interview, Willis Beal discusses boat building on Beals Island. He talks about building his shop in 1966 and the process of building boats in the winter and lobster fishing in the summer. He ...
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In this interview, Willis Beal discusses boat building on Beals Island. He talks about building his shop in 1966 and the process of building boats in the winter and lobster fishing in the summer. He ...
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On July 23, 2003, Charlie Alley interviewed Barna B. Norton in Jonesport, Washington County, Maine, for the Jonesport Historical Society. Norton, a native of Jonesport born on June 9, 1915, spent his ...
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On June 11, 2004, Charlie Alley and Bill Plaskon interviewed Ernest Kelley and Tuddy Urquhart in Jonesport, Maine, for the Jonesport Historical Society Oral History Project. Ernest Kelley and Tuddy ...
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The oral history interview with Lillian Huntley, conducted by the Jonesport Historical Society, provides a comprehensive account of her family history and upbringing on Beals Island, Maine. The ...
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Valerie Peacock, an education consultant and head of the Eastern Maine Skippers Program from Bar Harbor, ME, speaks about how she came to love the ocean and fishing communities, her background working...
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Tom Duym, from Lamoine, ME, shares his decade-long experience as an educator dedicated to supporting high school students from fishing backgrounds in developing skills and knowledge that are relevant ...
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Toby Stephenson, a boat captain for College of the Atlantic who lives in Ellsworth, ME, talks about his current role as well as the research he has conducted with students to determine the diets of ...
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Tim Sheehan a former teacher from Pembroke, ME, cofounded Gulf of Maine, Inc., a shellfish wholesaler. He talks about the innovative techniques he and his wife have used to recruit diggers and grow ...
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Steven Burns, a lifelong lobster fisherman from Bar Harbor, ME, shares his memories of eventful days on the water, the lessons he learned from his mentor as a young fisherman, and reflections on the ...
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Sonya Corbett, a trap-maker with Sea Rose Trap Company in South Portland, ME, speaks about being a woman in the lobster industry, her transition to trap-making, her involvement with Portland political...
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