A SERIES OF CONVERSATIONS WITH PHIPPSBURG STORYTELLERS
Moderated by Bob Keyes from Colby College
We are videotaping the Conversations and they are available to watch through this website: phippsburgstories.org. John Morse, Terry Watson, Bill Perkins, and Phippsburg Boatbuilders are up now.
Next Storyteller in Our Phippsburg Conversation Series
April 18 – Robin Wallace (“But Girls Don’t Fish”)
When Robin Wallace was 23 and a young mother, her lobsterman husband Keith asked her to help out as a stern man. “I thought I was going for a day.” Twenty-five years later, Robin retired after a quarter century of lobstering, tuna fishing, and gill-netting. Come hear how she helped Keith grow his business, raise two daughters (who caught the fishing bug, too, at least for awhile), and haul up to 59 strings in one day, each with 8-10 traps. “That was a long day.”
All events will be held from 2-3pm on Saturdays at the Small Point Baptist Church, 1754 Main Rd.
Conversations will be videotaped and available on our new website, phippsburgstories.org.
This program is co-sponsored by Phippsburg CARES, Totman Public Library, and the Phippsburg Historical Society
Please join us!
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Phippsburg CARES, the Phippsburg Historical Society, and the Totman Public Library have launched a new website—phippsburgstories.org. The goal: “By using stories to celebrate our past and present, we hope to build the mutual respect and understanding our community needs to address future challenges.” The stories showcase how Phippsburg has adapted to change over time — reinventing itself after the collapse of industries such as ice, lumber, ship-building and shipping, and the recent decline of various fisheries.The Phippsburg Stories project is being led by a group of volunteers: Kate Cart, Ann Donahue, Susie and Dave Duncan, Jill Jensen, Adam Kernan-Schloss, Judy Mullins, Elisabeth Paine, and Robin Wallace. Please contact if you would like to join us … or have an idea about whose story we should tell.