Gay Crowley
On October 28, 2018, Galen Koch interviewed Gay Crowley at Moosabec Bait on Beals Island, Maine, for The First Coast Jonesport and Beals collection. Crowley, a lifelong resident of Beals Island, grew ...
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On October 28, 2018, Galen Koch interviewed Gay Crowley at Moosabec Bait on Beals Island, Maine, for The First Coast Jonesport and Beals collection. Crowley, a lifelong resident of Beals Island, grew ...
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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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On October 28, 2018, Galen Koch interviewed Helen Beal at her home in Jonesport, Maine, for The First Coast Jonesport and Beals project. Beal, born and raised in Milo, Maine, later moved to Jonesport ...
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In this interview with Sid Look from Jonesport, he describes the facets of his Lobster business (Look’s Lobsters business) and the changes he has seen in the industry within his lifetime. These ...
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This interview is with Ernest and Marilyn Kelley, residents of Jonesport. The couple discusses the history of their family and the various fisheries Ernest has participated in. Ernest fished as a ...
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In October 2018, Galen Koch interviewed Edward (Eddie) Hagan at Coastal Wreaths in Mason’s Bay, Washington County, Maine, for The First Coast Jonesport and Beals project. Hagan is an artisanal ...
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Ralph Smith takes us for a tour of his mussel processing factory and then sits down to discuss how he and his family got involved in the industry of mussel harvesting and selling. Smith shares about ...
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In this interview with Ray Beal, he shows us some old photographs of his family and the area. He also recalls stories of Tall Barney and a boat his father built for him. At the beginning of the ...
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Sonny Beal, a lobsterman on Beals Island, discusses his work with the greater lobstering community. Beal talks about the Lobstering Union, the Jonesport-Beals Co-op, and the Maine Lobster Marketing ...
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Steve Peabody, the Jonesport Lobster Co-op Manager, shares the changes he has seen in the industry from fisheries shifts to bait changes and what it is like to be a manager. He explains the idea of a ...
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