CAMTalk: History Series -- How Fish Got to Market

Name: CAMTalk: History Series -- How Fish Got to Market
Start: 2024-05-30T11:00:00-04:00
Location: 27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01930

Schedule

Thu May 30 2024 at 11:00 am

UTC-04:00

Location

27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01930 | Gloucester, MA

with Paul Romary, CAM Docent
Registration required. Free for CAM Members, $10 for non-members
Livestreamed on Facebook
Gloucester emerged as America’s foremost fishing port after the Civil War, but how did tons of its prime export get to market? Historians have written at length on the fishing industry’s exponential growth in the late 1800’s, but they offer scant details on how trains and steamships moved fresh and preserved fish from here to there.
Join CAM Docent Paul Romary for an exploration of what archival resources tell us about this overlooked facet of Gloucester’s fishing saga. Learn about how archival resources at the Cape Ann Museum and other locations can be utilized to answer this, and other, questions.