A series of interviews of Ralph Stanley conducted by David Spurling

Ralph-Stanley-17-Oct-1995-OHS-Meeting-1-complete.mp3
Identifier:
16601  
Accession #:
1142
Title:
A series of interviews of Ralph Stanley conducted by David Spurling
Subject:
Description:
David Spurling interviewing Ralph Stanley about his life.

Interview 1: Stories of boatbuilding, family life, voyages, and historical events.

Interview 2: Details of shipbuilding, historic events, details of lost seamen, and Southwest Harbor specific historical events.

Interview 3A: Stanley family history, details of other Southwest Harbor families, specific vessel details, and stories of foreign voyages including being on the pepper trade from India.

Interview 3B: Stories of sailing, navigating a dangerous rock at Cranberry Island using dories, stories about Admiral Byrd of Arctic exploring fame, stories of rum running, and a story about Christopher Lawler.

Interview 4: Stories of the Robinson and Nickerson families, a story about Emily Robinson.

Interview 4: A story about a Cole Robinson sailing disaster and reading of several newspaper accounts of Mount Desert Island citizens.
Address:
338 Main Street
Place:
Southwest Harbor
State:
ME
Country:
USA
Date:
1996

Other Attachments

Ralph-Stanley-28-Nov-1995-OHS-Meeting-2-complete.mp3
Ralph-Stanley-20-Feb-1996-OHS-Meeting-3a-complete.mp3
Ralph-Stanley-2-April-1996-OHS-Meeting-3b-complete.mp3
Ralph-Stanley-30-April-1996-OHS-Meeting-4-complete.mp3
Ralph-Stanley-21-May-1996-OHS-Meeting-5-complete.mp3

Citation

“A series of interviews of Ralph Stanley conducted by David Spurling,” Southwest Harbor Public Library, accessed November 24, 2024, https://demo.digitalarchive.us/items/show/12751.Item 16601

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