“Fame”

Excerpt from “Fame”, a documentary on wooden boat builder Harold Burnham of Essex, MA. Director and Videographer Albert Viator. Music by Ye Mariners All. Part of the Massachusetts Folk Arts Archive at www.massfolkarts.org.

Joshua Slocum

Joshua SLOCUM (1824 – 1909) Joshua Slocum was the first man to sail around the world alone in a small boat. He personally rebuilt an 11.2 metre sloop-rigged fishing boat that he named the Spray. On April 24, 1895, he set sail from Boston, Massachusetts. More than three years later, he returned to Newport, Rhode …

Shipbuilding in Essex, Massachusetts

PublicResourceOrg – This film chronicles life in the village of Essex in Massachusetts — a town famous for its hand built wooden fishing boats. Scenes give a complete account of the building of one of the boats, a 70-foot trawler, the St. Rosalie. Traditional singing and dancing accompany the various stages of the work. U.S. …