Interview with fisher Eddie Oxendine

Fieldwork

African Americans

Catfishes

Interviews

Maritime life

Fishing Equipment and supplies

Fishing tackle

Interviewing

Water hyacinth

Occupational groups

Fishing

Fish traps

Fishing nets

Oral narratives

Life histories

Oral histories

Crabbing

Crab fisheries Equipment and supplies

Fishers

One audio cassette. Interview with fisher Oxendine, recorded at his home. In it, he discusses his family move to Florida; fishing on the St. Johns; fauna and flora of the river, including the effects of the introduction and removal of water hyacinth; fishing methods, folklore, and equipment; hoop nets; shrimping; relations with sport fishers; monkey fishing (using electricity to stun fish); crabbing; and selling fish. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.

State Archives of Florida, Series S1714

1985-02-21

Florida Folklife Program

sound recordings

audiocassettes

Sound

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Tape 48

St. Johns River Survey

McDonald, Mary Anne

Oxendine, Eddie, 1951-

Oxendine, Kenny

African American

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