Toward an oral history of Cape Ann: OH 6, CD 9-CD 10 : Domingos, Manuel P., Jr

CD 9 TRACKS: 1. Mr. Domingo's background

2. Father's background, immigration to USA; beginning in fishing

3. Fishing prior to diesel power; dory-trawling, equipment and methods used

4. Trawler described, crew, navigation

5. How dories were used, a typical day catching the fish, storing the catch, etc., marketing

6. Advent of the dragger leads to end of dory-trawling

7. Captain's role, accidents and sickness, captain's word was law

8. Nationalities on ships, Portuguese trawlers

9. Change in fishing with advent of dragger

10. Types of fishing (e.g. swordfishing, longlining)

11. Portuguese fishermen, reasons they are fewer, conditions on board, night fishing (torch-wicking)

12. Reasons people went fishing

13. Gloucester as a port

14. Seining

15. Portuguese immigration - reasons, Portuguese Hill

16. First immigrants - families, attitudes, aspirations, activities, church, politics17 - Gloucester's appeal, growing up in Gloucester.

CD10 TRACKS: 1. Growing up in Gloucester (cont'd) - games, sports

2. Portuguese Blessing of the Fleet, dances

3. Pollution

4. Portuguese Blessing of the Fleet (cont'd) especially recollections of first year, different from Italian Blessing of the Fleet

5. Two ships visit from Portugal

6. Church, Our Lady of Good Voyage, statue, bells

7. United Fisheries operated by Mr. Domingos' father, the Mr. Domingos

8. Fishermen's races, some boats named

9. Portuguese skippers

10. Charles Fernandes' story

11. Portuguese Hill, values of Portuguese people

12. Reasons for diminishing size of Portuguese fleet, comparison between earlier days in Gloucester and present

13. Gorton's Co., frozen foods, cold storage.