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Interview No. 1475, Lorenzo Cano

Combined Interviews

Interview in Spanish

Interview No. 1476, Raymundo González

Combined Interviews

Interview is in Spanish

Maine Folklife, Vol. 17, Iss. 2, Maine Folklife Center

Maine Folklife Center Newsletter

A new collaboration between the Library of Congress' American Folklife Center and the University of Maine will preserve a unique archival collection that documents the history and traditions of Maine, other New England states the Canada's Maritime Provinces. That collection, the entire holdings of the Northeast Archives of Folklore and History, is part of UMaine's Folklife Center.

The library will acquire the entire collection, preserve it at its state-of-the art facilities and serve it online and in person to researchers from around the world. Digital copies will remain accessible at UMaine's Maine Folklife Center.

The folklife center will contract with …

Transcript Of The 127-Pound Halibut, Robert W. Bush

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Robert Bush recounts the challenges of catching a 127-pound halibut.

Interview No. 1545, Rosa Martha Zarate

Combined Interviews

She recalls crossing the border twice in Tijuana; she details her two distinct experiences with border agents. She details the racial discrimination she felt in the convent from priest and other nuns; her push for Spanish Catechism and more Spanish masses. She remembers meeting Cesar Chavez; details her first protest with him, her revolutionary idealistic music, and her involvement with the Agriculture Movement, as well as the role of chicano priest and nuns in creating a better connection with the people; she recalls being seen as the evangelical voice of the Latin American Church Movement. Rosa’s activism and music labeled …

Transcript Of The Boat Inspection, Nancy Bush

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Nancy Bush recounts a humorous story about a boat inspection by the Coast Guard.

Transcript Of Raising Silver Salmon, James Allen

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Jim Allen recounts raising silver salmon in the creek behind his house.

Transcript Of Battle Stations, Michael W. Cellers

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Mike Cellers recounts stories of finding schools of silvers and his friend "Windy" Wenzinger catching a big Chinook salmon.

Transcript Of Encounters With Blue Sharks, Gerald Johnson

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Jerry Johnson recounts two encounters with blue sharks while dory fishing.

Transcript Of Wrestling With A Shark, James A. Coon

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, James A. (Jim) Coon relates the experience of wrestling with a thresher shark, catching one of the largest sharks ever hooked out of Pacific City. He also describes how the dory’s fishing lines are attached and how they function.

Transcript Of The Origins Of Dory Fishing In Pacific City, Paul A. Hanneman

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Paul Hanneman discusses the closing of the Nestucca River to commercial fishing in 1926 and the beginnings of dory fishing from Cape Kiwanda.

Transcript Of Climbing Haystack Rock, Paul A. Hanneman, Sandy Hanneman

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Sandy Hanneman and Paul Hanneman recount climbing Haystack Rock before it was designated a wildlife sanctuary. Other adventurers include Florence Abshear, Steven Siltanen, and Bruce Erickson.

Transcript Of A Powder-Puff Derby Loss, Paul A. Hanneman, Sandy Hanneman

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Sandy Hanneman and Paul Hanneman recount a powder-puff derby race which Sandy and her rowing partner lost.

Transcript Of Cotton Handlines And Pistols, Paul A. Hanneman

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Paul Hanneman recounts a misadventure with cotton handlines and sharks, as well as one with pistols and salmon.

Transcript Of Salt Water In The Rig, Wendy Hay, Joe Hay

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Joe and Wendy Hay recount a dory launching when their rig filled with salt water and the consequences of that event.

Transcript Of Bernie’S Final Tuna Run, William D. Hook

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Bill Hook recounts the experience of spreading his stepfather’s ashes on the tuna grounds.

Transcript Of The Exceptional Tuna Catch, Paula Hook, William D. Hook

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Bill and Paula Hook describe an exceptional day of tuna fishing.

Transcript Of Damn Fool Kids, Clinton R. Bailey Jr.

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Skip Bailey recounts a humorous story about rough seas, walkie-talkie radios, and young fishermen.

Transcript Of The Blimp Encounter, Allan Jensen

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Al Jensen recounts the experience of encountering a Navy blimp while fishing with his father, Pete Jensen, during World War II.

Transcript Of My Father's Fish Company, Rod Hogevoll

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Rod Hogevoll recounts why his father, Jack Hogevoll, decided to move to Pacific City and establish a fish-buying business. Rod also describes his work in the fish market that was eventually named the Kiwanda Fish Company.

Transcript Of Showing Off At The Derby, Ben Hogevoll

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Ben Hogevoll recounts how showing off at a Dory Derby race with his friend Scott Rabe cost them the win.

Interview No. 1506, Francisco Escalera

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Escalera recalls that his father died in 1954 and his family moved from Michoacán to Guadalajara, Mexico since it was hard to earn a living. He remembers that in this place he got a job with the city government for which he worked for 34 years and in 1959 he got opportunity to go to the U.S. and got a license from his job to be absent for three month. He describes his journey from Guadalajara going to the contract center in Empalme, Sonora, then to the border in Calexico, California from which he was hired to go to Santa …

Transcript Of The Big Tip, Dick A. Yates

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Dick Yates recounts a fishing excursion with three tourists from New Jersey.

Transcript Of Origins Of The Ukranian Fleet, Albert Knopf, Noel Knopf

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Noel Knopf and his son, Albert Knopf, recount the origins of the Ukranian Fleet, a group of California teachers and their children who dory fished in Pacific City during the summers.

Transcript Of An Octopus In My Dory, Don Grotjohn

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Don Grotjohn describes one of his oddest catches, an octopus, and the difficulties involved in extracting it from his fish box.

Transcript Of Of Dories And A Hooked Nose, Don Grotjohn

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Don Grotjohn describes his first dory adventure and subsequent love for and building of dories. He then recounts a not-so-pleasant encounter with a salmon hook.

Transcript Of The Dory Derby Accident, Don Grotjohn

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Don Grotjohn recounts an accident that occurred during a Dory Derby competition.

Transcript Of The Quality Of Life In Pacific City, Ronald M. Kellow

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Ron Kellow discusses the history of his family in the area and describes the quality of life offered by Pacific City.

Transcript Of A Fish Story Of Fish Stories, Michael W. Cellers

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Mike Cellers recounts a call from his friend Steve Rice asking for assistance with getting salmon to shore. With a few twists, the tale turns to great bottom fishing despite a disabled dory in need of a tow.

Transcript Of Saving Greenhorns, David L. Stiles

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This story is an excerpt from a longer interview that was collected as part of the Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City project. In this story, Captain David Stiles recounts the experience of pulling a novice fisherman and his dory out of the surf.